Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
WITH HIS SlLvERY 0RAT0RY.
Distinguished xounx Statesman ana
Soldier is nnnqueied by the Jack.
aon Club OF tho Windy city and
Eicctrifcs His Henrer. with ~
Mastery Enort-"rhe Ie to ! Ratio
Stands IosDny. IS

~-N~No w " Siss iASiQ 1T HOUSE
night and on this occasion, as on the
two Former. William j. Bryan was the
guest of honor The banquet hall OF
the hotel was turned into a sea OF
bunting, caught up with festoons or
smilaN. LIES size portraits Of Jackson
and of the guest Of the evening were
hung at opposite ends of the hall, these
being the only portraits used in the
decorations. Mayor Carter H. Harrf-
son, or Chicago, acted as presiding Of
icer, and at the table with him and
Mr. Bryan We're Congressman Lentz,
OF Ohio. end Hinrichson, of Illinois,
Mayor Maybury, of Detroit: Mayor
Ross. OF Milwaukee; VIM. +. Mcknight.
of Grand Rapids, Mich; Charles k.
Ladd, of kewanee, III; Captain VIII
liam T. Black and National Committee
man Thomas Gahan, OF Illinois. ~.
The exercises of the evening opened
with q short address by Mayor Harrir
son, who before he resumed his seat
introduced rs the first formal speaker
OF the evening Congressman w. H..
Hlnrichson, who spoke in response TOT
the toast Party Fealty.'
Congressman Lentz explained to his
hearers What Makes n President +
Great" E11s7 7t , Z
Captain William p. Black OF Chicago,
followed responding TO the toast of
The Soldiery OF the Republics Then
came the three visiting Mayors, VIM
Aiaybury, OF Detrot Taggart, OF IIi-
dianapolis. and Charles X. Ladd. or
kewanee, M. all three making brief
talks. William f. Mcknight, of Mich
igan. then spoke on 1.-THE Young Demo-
cracy:" and the address OF Mr.. Bryan
closed the evening. 1t was as FOL-
lows:
COLONEL BRYAN'S ADDRESS.
The Democracy OF the nation is
still defending Jeffersonian principles
with Jacksonian courage and has no
thought OF departing from the princi-
PIES enunciated at Chicago in 1896
That platform will live in history and
the hour OF its adoption viii be re-
membered rs the hour when the money
changers were driven from the Demo-
cratic temple. There will be no turn
Ing back. The platform will be added
10 as new conditions force new is
nothing will be subtracted from it.
Events have indicated every position
taken by the platform. Arbitration
was advocated in that platform and
arbitration is stronger to-day than it
was in 1896.
WHAT THE PLATFORM DID.
The platform denounced govern
UIStlt ny luJuTCLlOE ana the sentiment
against government by injunction is in
creasinG. That platform denounced the
trusts and declared them to be men,
ace that menace is greater to-day than
ever before. That platform warned the
people that n conspiracy was on foot
= the tr7reiorrsrt tb7s11iks II nonup--
oily OF the issue and supply OF paper
money: that conspiracy is now known
TO everyone.
THAT platform denounced interna-
l. 1ks,f1 Il
snare and its condemnation has been
justified.
That platform pointed to inpend-
ent free coinage as the only means of
restoring the double standard; who
doubts 1t now?
proper ratio and that ratio stands to-
day as the only ratio at which bimetaI-
lism is possible.
Other platforms have been forgot
ten. but that platform Is fresh in the
memory OF friend and foe because 1t
was clear and positive upon every
question. To those who believe In
equality before the law the Chicago
platform is still an inspiration; it is a
terror only to those who seek to use
the government for personal and pri-
vate ends.
PROOF AGAINST ATTACKS.
ct has been attacked at two points,
but the attacks will not harm 1t. 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 IL we
should declare against trusts In gener-
al. but enter into a treaty of peace
with the greatest OF all tr,ists-the
RIO - 4
centre the fight upon the trusts the
Republicans would adopt as strong an
antitrust plank as We. because no
party would dare 10 defend the trusts.
In such q fight the trust magnates
would be found supporting both par
ties and con, i5uting literally to both
campaign funds, provided the trusts
were guaranteed the privilege OF nam
Ing the Attorney General and the
judges. The trusts opposed the Demo-
cratic party In 1896 because the Chicago
convention took the party out OF the
hands of the Wall street crowd and
adopted platform which precipltated
the plutocracy which the party had
held in solution for several years.
GOLD AND SILVER.
"The Gold Democrats had an oppo~.l
tunity to chush out the trusts dur!nr
Mr.. Cleveland's administration, hus
they did not do 1t. The Gold Republic
vans are having their opportunity nors
but they are not improving IL. The
trusts VIII fan when the gold stas1ft~
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