The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-08
THE LUST Of EMPIRE
Col. Bryan on Old and New
Issues.
THOU SHALT NOT STEAL
IMPERIALISTS THEY WHO ADVO-
CATE THE GOLD STANDARD.
CHICAGO PLATFORM TO LIVE IN HISTORY
II is Stronger To day than Ever Before. Events
have Now Fully Proved the Justice
of Every Demand Made
Therein.

Therein.
Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. 7.-The third an
nual banquet of the Andrew Jackson
League was held at fremont House to-
night and on this occasion as on the two
former, William Jennings Bryan wac
the guest of honor. The banquet hall
of the hotel was turned into sea of
bunting caught up with festoons of smi-
lax Life size portraits of Jackson and
of the guest of the evening We're hung at
opposite ends of the hall, these being
the only portraits in the decorations.
Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago,
acted as presiding officer. At the table
with him and Mr. Bryan were Congress
men Lentz, of Ohio; and Hinrichensen,
Of Illinois; Mayor Maybury, of Detroit;
Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee; Mayor Tag
CART, of Indianapolis; William Il.
Mcknight, of Grand Rapids, Mich;
Charles X. Ladd, of Kewanee, Illinois;
Captain VIM. z. Black and National
Committeeman Thomas Gahan, of Iii
nois.
The exercises of the evening were OPP
ened with a short address by Mayor
Harrison, who before he resumed his
seat, introduced as the first formal
speaker Of the evening Congressman
w. III. Hinrichsen. who spoke in re-
sponse to the teast Party Fealty."
80 G8fg gTessff1H I1entz expfaiHed TO MS
hearers what Makes President
Great" Captain VIM. p. Black, of
Chicago, followed, responding to the
toast of ''The Soldiery of the Republic"
Then came the three visiting mayors,
William Maybury, of Detroit; Taggart,
of Indianapolis, and Charles X. Ladd, of
Kewanee, Ills, all three making brief
talks. William f. Mcknight, of Mich
igan, then spoke on The Young Democ-
racy" and the address of Mr. Bryan
closed the evening. 1t was as fol
lows:
''Tbe Democracy of the nation is still
defending Jeffersonian principles with
.tacksonlan courage, and mas no thought
of departing from the principles enun-
ciated at Chicago in 1896. That plat
form will live in history and the hour of
its adoption will be remembered as the
hour when the money changers were
driven from the Democratic temple.
There will be no turningu back. The
platform will be added to as new con-
ditions, force new issues into the arena
OF politics, but nothing will be subtract
ed from it, Events have vindicated
every position taken by the platform.
Arbitration was advocated in that plat
form and arbitration is stronger to-day
than it was in 1896.
'"That platform denounced govern
ment by injunction and the sentiment
against government by injunction is
increasing. That platform denounced
the trusts and declared them to be Il
menace; that menace is greater to-day
than ever before. That platforms warn
ed the people that a conspiracy was on
foot to give to the national banks Il
monopoly of the issue and supply of
paper money; that conspiracy is now
known to everyone.
THAT platform denounced internation-
nj bimetallism as delusion and n
snare, and its condemnation has been
justified. That platform pointed to indc-
pendent free coinage us the only means
of restoring the double standard. who
doubts it now? That platform named
16 to / as the proper ratio, and that
ratio stands to-day as the only ratio at
which bimetallism is possible.
''Other platforms have been forgotten,
but that platform is fresh i'll the mem
ory of friend and foe, because it was
clear and positive upon every public
question. To those who believe in
equality before the law the Chi
cago platform is still an inspiration; it
is a terror only to those who seek 10
Use the Government for personal and
private ends.
1T has been attacked at two points,
but the attacks will not harm it. Some
who opposed the platform in 1896 have
promised to return to the party on con-
dition that the party will drop the money
question and confine the fight to the
trusts. The offer will not be accepted
What confidence would the people have
in our sincerity if we should declare
against trusts in general, but enter into
a treaty of peace with the greatest of
all trusts-the money trust? If we
should attempt to centre the fight upon
the trusts the Republicans would adopt
as strong antitrust plank as we, be-
cause no party would dare to
defend the trusts. In such
hght the trust magnate would be
found supporting both parties and con-
tributing to both campaign funds provid-
ed the trusts We're guaranteed the priyi-
lege of naming the Attorney General
and Judges. The trusts opposed the
Democratic party in 1896 because the
Chicago convention took the party out
of the hands of the Wall street crowd.
and adopted platform which precpitat-