The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
BRYAN is STILL LEADER
Altgeld Dubs Him a Modern
Andrew jackson.
THE SPIRIT OF HAMILTON
1t Prevails Wherever There Is Bribery
and Debauchery in Courts and
Legislation = Private Mo-
nopoly a Crime.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. What the MEM
bers of the Jacksonian club Of this city
they have ever held took place tonight
| in the dining room of the Paxton hotel.
Democrats from all parts of the state
| were present and with them many lead
| ing populists, including all the state
| officials. Ex-Governor Altgeld Of Illi-
nois, eX-Vice President Stevenson Of
Illinois and Congressman Sulzer of New
York, as the guests of honor, made the
principal addresses. Mr.. Altgeld had
vensons subject was 1.-THE Democratic
Party and his address was de-
voted to the history Of the
party and an argument against
expansion Mr.. Suffers subject
was 1.-THE Day We Celebrate" In the
course of his speech Mr.. Sulzer declared
that he stood squarely on the Chicago
platform and he stated that he brought
from the earnest democrats of the East
their fraternal greeting and their mes
sage of hope for union and harmony in
the ranks and triumphant victory for
their grand old party in the years to
come. Mr.. Altgeld was the only one of
the speakers who made any direct ref
erence to free coinage, and he only
briefly. The subject did not receive
much attention from any of the speak
ers. The two or three references to w.
j. Bryan as the democratic candidate
in 1900 created great enthusiasm A let
ter from Mr.. Bryan expressing regret
at his inability to be present was heart
lily cheered when read Other speakers
during the evening We're Congressman
elect John S. Robinson of Nebraska, T.
j. Doyle of Lincoln and Dr. A. M. Hip
pie of Omaha, the retiring president of
the club. Over 300 persons participated
in the banquet.
that the principles of repubicanism
We're being eliminated from the govern
meat and moneyed aristocracy was be-
ing enthroned. He said there was a
demand in high places for Hamilton
ISM Then he went on to show that
Hamilton was an advocate of monarchy
and that he always opposed popular
government. He said:
During the recent campaign Mr. De-
pew came, to Chicago under the aus
pices of the Hamilton club to deliver a
partisan address at the Auditorium.
Federal Judge Peter S. Grosscup
mounted the rostrum for the purpose
of introducing the orator and told the
audience, among other things, that the
light of Jefferson was waning-that on
the dial plate of our nations history
this hour was Hamilton's; that Hamil-
tons great name exactly fitted these
times, etc.
MY friends, must we admit that
Judge Grosscup was right? Let us look
around again. The great state of Ohio
has just indicted Hamiltonian sena-
tor for bribery and debauchery in Sc
curing a high office. A grand jury in
Pennsylvania has just indicted another
Hamiltonian senator for robbing the
treasury of the state. Almost every
great trust appears to have one or more
Hamltonian senators as standing con-
veniences. In the house of representa-
tives, where the voice of the people was
supposed to be heard, we find a pen
stoned ringmaster of monopolies sitting
the voice of the peoples representa-
tiVes and reducing republican congress-
men to a condition of pity and con-
tempt.
Two years ago horde of Hamilton
ian statesmen went to the capital of
Illinois and not only sold out the people
but robbed the state of everything in
sight.
Wherever you find dirty finger
marks in the temple of Justice or a
foul odor in the halls of legislation,
there you will find Hamiltonism.
''Verily, the spirit of Hamilton fits
these times, but what shall be said Of
judiciary that openly rejoices over the
fact that an era of corruption has en-
ve1oped the land; that the betrayal of
the people has become a science, and
that the robbing of the people has be-
come fine art?
"And now we are to widen the
sphere of this class of statesmen by
giving them a chance to rob the Fill
pinos. Heaven pity those poor peo-
pie. The Spaniards took what was in
sight; but the HamiItonite, with his
bond jobbery, enters the womb of the
future and plasters his mortgages ON
generations.
Mr. Altgeld spoke of the "maudlin |
talk of an alliance with England" say |
ing it would be but repeating the story |
of the lion and the lamb. Taking up |
the financial question, claiming it to be |
the basic and central question of the |
age, he said that the ratio of 16 to l |
must be adhered to, as the opening of |
that question would delay remonetiza-
ton of silver for a century. He de- |
nounced private monopoly as a crime.
He declared in favor of municipal own
ership of such monopolies as gas,
water and street railway systems and
ownership of railroads. The
country needs few Andrew Jacksons
one In William Jennings Bryan.