The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-08
BRYAN AS THE
GUEST OF HONOR
Speaks at the Chicago
Banquet.
HARPS ON THE MONEY TRUST
AND SAYS SILVER IS YET 4
BURNING ISSUE.
Incidentally the Nebraskan Repeats
Previous Speeches in Which
He Opposed Ex-
pansion.
1ARPS ON THE MONEY TRUST
AND SAYS SILVER Is YET 4
BURNING ISSUE.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

CHICAGO. Jan. THE third annual
banquet Of the Andrew Jackson League
was held at the fremont House here
tonight, and on this occasion, as on the
two former, William J. Bryan was the
guest Of honor. The banquet halls Of
the hotel were turned into & sea Of
bunting caught UP with festOons Of
smilax Life-size portraits Of Jackson
and Of the guest Of the evening were
hung in opposite ends Of the hall, these
being the only portraits used IN the
decorations Mayor Carter II. Harrison
Of Chicago acted as presiding officer,
and with Mr.. Bryan were Congressman
Leutz Of Ohio and Hinrichsenof Illinois,
Mayor Maybury Of Detroit, Mayor Rose
OF Milwaukee, Mayor Taggart OF In
dIanapous, William T. Mcknight OF
Grand Rapids, Charles K Ladd OF he-
vance, III, Captain William P. Black
and National Committeeman Thomas
Gabau Of Illinois.
The exercises OF the evening were
opened with 4 short address by Mayor
Harrison, who, before he resumed his
seat, introduced as the first speaker OF
the evening Congressman H1nrlchsens
who spoke IN response 70 the toast
Party FeaIty" Congressman Lentz
explained 10 his hearers What Makes
d President Great.
CAPTAIN William P. Black OF Chicago
followed, responding TO the toast or
The SoIdiery Of the Republic. Then
came the three visiting Mayors, al
three making brief talks
William 2. Mcknight Of Michigan
then spoke on The Young Democracy,
and the address OF Mr. Bryan closed
/ the evening. Bryan said in part:
/ The Democracy Of the nation IS still de-
/ Tending JeLersOD1an principles Win
/ Jacksonian courage and mas no l1O4sI II
/ Of departing from the principles eQun-
/ cfated At Chicago IN 1896. That PLATFORM
I will live in history and the hour OF rs
| adoption Will De remembered as the HoCE
when the mOney-chGugeFS were driver
/ from the Democratic temple There Viii
/ be no turning back I1a platform Viii
/ be added 10 as new conditions force new
/ issues into the arena OF politics, but uotn-
/ ing will be SubtraCted from II Events
/ have indicated every position taken oy
/ the platform Some who opposed the plat
/ form IN 1886 nave promised 10 return %
/ the party on condition that the party
| drop the money question and CONNIE the
/ fight 70 the trusts. The offer Will not De
/ accepted. What confidence would the PEG
/ pie have in our sincerity If We should de-
/ clare against trusts IN general bUL enter
into treaty of peace with the greatest
Of all trusts-the money trust II We
/ should attempt 20 center the nShC on the
/ trusts the Republicans would adopt as
/ strong an antitrust plank as We because
/ no party would dare TO defend the trusts.
The Gold Democrats mad Al opportunity
/ to crush out the trusts during Mr.. Cleye-
( land administration, but they did not do
| It. The Gold Republicans are having their
/ opportunity now, but they are not i'm
{ proving It.. The trusts viii fall when the
4 gold standard IS overLhrO~n, and not IN
/ I'll then The second point Of attack is
/ the ratio. Why insist upon Is to II they
[ ask. l reply first, because It is the best
/ ratio, and, second. because it's opponents
| have no other ratio TO offer. Our party
/ cannot ignore the issues raised by the
war It must speak out against mill
/ tarlSu now or forever hold Its peace. A
| large standing army is not only an ex-
/ pense 10 the people but 1t IS q menace 10
| the nation, and the Democratic party viii
| be a unit in opposing it.
A word IN regard to Imperialism Those
who advocate the annexation Of the Phil
| lpp1leS call themselves eXpauSlOniSrS, but
they are really imperiaIisCs. The word
/ expansion would describe the acquisition
| Of territory TO be populated BY homo
/ geneouS people and 10 be carved into
I States like those now in existence An
| empire suggests variety IN race and di-
! verstry IN government. The imperialisrs
/ do not desire 10 cIoChe the FtipInoS with
/ all the rights and privileges Of American
/ citizenship; they want TO exercise SOW
| ereignty over an alien race and they ex-
( pect to rule the new subjects upon q the
CRY entirely at variance with cOustitu-
( ttOnal government. Victoria IS Queen Of
Great Britain and Empress OF India
1 Shall We change the title OF our execu-
| tive and call him the President of the
I United States and Emperor Of the Phil
ipptnes?
What excuse can be given for the adop-
/ ton Of a colonial pOliCy2 Secretary GAGE
/ disclosed the secret in his Savannah
/ speech 1 think we might be justified la
/ calling Mr.. Gage the keynote Of the adj
[ mtntstration because we look through him
| 10 learn what is going on within the ex-
ecut1ve council chamber. He suggest ed
that philanthropy and 5 per cent" would
go hand in hand in the new venture
These are the two arguments which are
always used in favor Of conquest Phil
anthr0py and per cent The one chIoro-
forms the conscience of the conquerOr
and the other picks the pocket Of the
conquered.
Some say that philanthropy demands
that we govern the FiHptnos for their
own good, while others assert that We
must hold the Islands because Of the Pc
cuniary profit to be derived from them
I deny the soundness Of both arguments
ForCible annexation will not only be
criminal aggression Ito borrow Mr. Nc
kinIey's language Of i year ago.. but il
will cost more than it is worth and the
whole people will pay the cost while d few
Will reap all the benefits. Still weaker is
the argument based upon religious duty
The Christian religion rests upon the
doctrine Of vicarious suffering and atone
meut; the colonial policy rests upon the
doctrine of vfcarfous enjoyment