The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-16
mighty army to defeat its dangerous

as Jefferson" When he said that Je6-
ferson stood above Adams and Otis,
and was the most intellectual Democrat
that ever lived, a hundred voices shout
ed: mol no! Bryan! Bryant"
Mr. Williams whispered something to
Mr. Ridpath, and the latter said: II
accept the suggestion" and bowed to
Colonel Bryan.
John S. Crosby spoke on Civil Lib
erty."
Judge James P. Tarvin of Kentucky,
President of the Ohio Valley Bimetallic
League, responded to the sentiment,
1.-The Power of Organized Wealth" He
said in part:
Il would define the Chicago platform
of 1896 to be a formulated protest
against the existence and abuses of
organized wealth. 1 think that is the
whole meaning I think that the Ma
tional Democratic Convention of 1900
will adopt a platform even more spe-
officially and emphatically a protest
against the existence and abuses of or
ganized wealth. 1t will reaffirm the
declarations of the Chicago platform of
1896. 1t will declare the purpose of the
party to prevent the organization and
operation of trusts. 1t will declare
| against Imperialism. Further, it ought
to declare against any alliance with
England. 1t ought to declare that a
! monarchy and republic cannot be
| linked together; that human freedom
and human slavery cannot march to-
gether. 1t should be remembered that
no English army has ever fought for
freedom, and that no English soldier
has ever died for it's cause
There should be a repeal of general
corporation laws. There should be alb
solute Government control of railroads
and telegraphs There should be public
ownership of public franchises Organ
lied wealth is the enemy of human free
dom, and organized wealth in this land
has become a public enemy. 1t cannot
exist under a free Government. because
1t cannot exist at all unless it controls
the Government, and through the Gov
eminent dictates to the people. 1t can
not exist if it is less than the Govern
ment or subordinate to the Govern
ment''
The next speaker was Jerome O'Neil,
who spoke ON 'Labor's Hope"
Ex-Congressman Charles A. Tcwne
spoke on "Americanism'
In introducing Mr.. Bryan. Chairman
Brown said that Abraham Lincoln had
come out of the West to save the ma
ton, and that another man had come
from the West also to save the nation.
Mr.. Bryan began in a calm, clearvoice,
and was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause. He referred to the gathering
as probably the largest banquet ever
given in the United States, and spoke
OF those present as being true to the
principles of democracy as written in
democracy's latest creed'' a statement
which provoked cries of Bravo"
Referring to the Croker banquet os
two night ago. Mr.. Bryan said: GA
Democrat has right to pay whatever
he pleases for dinner if he has the
money. The character of a political
banquet rs determined not by the cost
Oh 1t, but by the sentiments which are
woven into the post prandial oratory."
Then, taking up the political conven-
TONS OF 1896, Mr.. Bryan spoke of the
secession from the two leading parties.
Those who left the Republican party
after the st. Louis convention he said.
TOOK name so different from the Re-
pubMcan name, that no one would mis-
take the one for the other. They made
a bold and earnest fight, and since that
campaign they have neither gone back.
nor, standing outside, have they at
tempted to write the platform of the
party which they left
AS compared with the action of the
silver Republicans, Mr. Bryan held I'D
the course of the national Democrats.
and said: There can be no harmony
between those whose opinions are as
antagonistic as the opinions set forth
IN the Chicago platform and the IN
annapolis platform. All that we ask
is that those who come into the Demo-
cratic party shall be part of the Dam
ocratlc party. We simply insist that a
man cannot be political bigamist He
cannot be welded to the name of our
party and to the principles of some
other party. We simply ask that he
Shall get a formal divorce, either from
our name or from their principles
Continuing, Mr.. Bryan declared that
the Chicago platform was written bv
the representatives of the Democratic
party in the most Democratic conyen-
ton that has been held in a quarter of
a century, and that every plank of it
is stronger to-day than it was whea
the platform was written" He added:
Those who believe that we should
invite into the Democratic party all
those who cannot share in the purpose
and the aspirations of that partv-T
cannot speak for others, I speak for
myself-are wrong, and l say that T
would not abstract from 1t a single
plank to get back every man who left
it. Nor do believe that we could draw
people to us by cowardice. The day FOR.
ambiguity has passed. That platform
means something and if you ask me
why it was that in the campaign of
1896 the hearts of the people were stir
red as they have not been lately stir
red, will tell you that it was because
the struggling masses found in that
platform an inspiration and aggregated
wealth found in it a menace to every
man who robs his neighbor for his own
benefit 1t was those who have in
trenched themselves by abuses of Gov
eminent who objected to that docu-
ment, and well they might object. be-
cause that platform was aimed at every
abuse of Government, and I was glad
that / was supported by those who
would have only asked me for lust laws
am glad the six million and a half !
who voted for me simply wanted me to |
get other peoples hands out of their |
pockets (applause), and not to get their |
hands into others pockets
After reviewing the various planks |
of the Democratic platform of 1896, Mr.. |
Bryan spoke briefly of the Republican |
legislation under the present Admins I
tration, speaking particularly of the
war revenue, the stamp tax and the I
failure to reach the incomes of the rich |