The age-herald., 1899-07-08
Large Number of Ladies Lent
 Grace to the Occasion.
ALLEN w. THURMAN POSTMASTER
s esp Leaders Speech-"Weakness of McKinleyism, Cowardice of Alger- ism, Brutality of Hannaism,
 Corruption of Crokerism"

Columbus, O., July About 1000 people attended the dollar dinner given in honor of William Jennings Bryan by the Young Mems Democratic Club in the auditorium tonight. It was the largest banquet the To- cal democracy has had since that given in honor of the seventy seventh birthday of the late Judge Allen Thurman in the same hall ten years ago. The affair was strictly democratic in simplicity all classes being represented. There were also large num- Der of ladies in the assemblage. The floor of the immense hall was almost entirely oc- cuped by the long rows of tables laden with variety of delicacies At the table with Colonel Bryan were seated Hon. c. T. Cal lahan and George Fred Williams, of Massa- chusetts; Judge Tarvin, of Kentucky; Hon. Allen W. Thurman, of Columbus, the toast master, and a number of others prominent in state politics. The appearance of Colo nel Bryan was greeted by an outburst of applause, which was renewed when he arose to respond to the toast. Democracy" Col onel Bryan said:
 Bryan's Speech
 T congratulate the club upon having
 
 l shall be no retreat by the democratic party. The Chicago platform applied Jeffersonian principles to the questions then before the country. Every plank In that platfrom was democratic 1 plank, and not one plank could be taken rom the platform without injuring the party chances of success. Some times we hear a suggestion that the silver plank should be dropped or amended. but as a rule those who threaten to get off the platform are really the persons who were never on the platform. Those who aided in the adoption of the Chica- l go platform are still true to its prin- ciples and multitudes of those who op- posed it's adoption have been converted to 1t within the last three years.
 "The money question is neither dead Inor sleeping. The trust question is not a new one, and yet it has grown in in- crest and choice because the trusts kye grown in number Attorney Gen.
 Griggs is reported as saying: If
 hing is done to control the trusts
 be done by the states
 te Legislation Insufficient
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 hat state legislation
 federal government
 he trust as soon as it's
 eyond the limit of the
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 Flaw in existence. If that
 Sufficient he can recommend
 |ch are sufficient. If the con-
 will not permit the extinguish-
 trusts he can recommend an
 ient to the constitution confer
 Ipon the federal government am- oPower to enable the government to destroy the monopoly principle in in ha it's administration could extinguish it's trusts if 1t desired to do so. It is is powerless to deal with the question be- cause it mortgaged itself to the trusts to obtain the money necessary to carry the last election. When the methods employed in the last election are under stood no one need wonder that the at torney-general is undisturbed by the watering of stocks, the discharge of travelling men and the extortion prac- ticed on the consumer"
 Anti-Imperialism
 The latter half of Mir. Bryan's speech was devoted to imperialism with this conclusions: Let us give to the Fih- pinos the same assurance of indepen- dence that we have given to the Gu bans. Let us assure them of our inten- tion of establishing stable government which, when established, will be their government, not ours. Let us assure them that we shall stand by them like an elder brother and say to other na- tions, hands off,
 Let this republic work out it's destiny,"' Other speakers were George Fred Will liams, Hon. c. T. Callahan and Judge James F. Tarvin.
 Judge Tarvin placed the responsibility for the trusts upon the gold standard and the protective tariff, and declared that with free silver as the main issue the democratic party would prevail against "the weakness of McKinleyism, the cowardice of Algerisn the brutality of Hannaism and the corrup- tion of Crokerism," adding:
 Those who voted for the Chicago plat form in 1896 and others who are now in sympathy with that platform will not toI- crate any trade or dicker for the purpose Of obtaining the vote of New York"
 Mclean Candidate for Governor An interesting feature of today's conven- ton of the democratic clubs was the an- nouncement that John R. Mclean would accept the nominat tion for governor. which is believed to sign the formal beginning of his candidacy. The convention. with abou, 100 delegates in attendance, elected Genera, J. B. Findlay of Buckrush permanent chairman and adopted resolutions re- affirming the Chicago platform and de- mand'ng the renomination of that fearless