Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
DEFEAT NOT FAILURE
So Declares Bryan in a Speech to
the Jefferson Club.
KERN's PERTINENT PHRASES,

AInN . EhhllNLN LHGApL0t
Defeated Candidate For Governor OF
Indiana Pays HIS Respects to s.AI-
legged Democrats. who "Desertcd
the Cause of the People,
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 81. The annual
banquet Of the Jeffersonian club, Of
Lincoln, last night at the Lincoln hotel
brought together nearly 800 represent /
alive men of the Democratic and Pop
ulist parties OF Nebraska, together with
a number of leaders from other states.
William J. Bryan made his first APP
pearance at a public gathering since
the election, and the greeting accord
cd him was never more hearty and
spontaneous in his home city. His adj
dress received the closest attention,
and the applause was frequent. Aside
from the remarks OF Mr.. Bryan the
event of the evening was the speech OF
John w. Kern, defeated Democratic
candidate for governor of Indiana, who
aroused the banqueteRs TO high pitch
of enthusiasm, not only by his lauda-
ton of Mr.. Bryan, but by his outspoken
criticism of those Democrats whom he
accused of contributing to his tBry-
an's) defeat His denunciations of
Democrats who offered sgratuitous
counsel to Democracy though he men
toned no names, was accepted by the
crowd as reference to former Presi-
dent Cleveland.
Mr.. Bryan, whose subject was ,Prln-
ciples Live" said in part:
"At this banquet, surrounded by
neighbors who have been my friends
for ten years, may be pardoned for
saying word of personal nature.
Five times you have voted for me for
public office-twice for congress. once.
for the United States senate and twice
for the presidency and no candidate
ever received more loyal support than
you have given.
whether 1 shall ever be a candidate
for Office again is a question which
must be determined by events. No
one can speak with certainty of the flu
ture, for ones destiny is not known
until his life's work is complete
shall be content if it is my lot to aid
in the triumph of the principles while
others enjoy the honors and bear the
responsibility of office.
The presidency seemed desirable be-
cause it would have enabled me to give
effective aid to certain reforms which
believe to be necessary to the public
welfare, but defeat-even q second de-
feat-does not lessen my interest in
this reform, and time may prove that
my work is to advocate rather than to
execute.
THE Commoner win give me an OPP
portunity to participate in public dis
cussion, and / am sure that an edi-
torial pursuit will furnish as much in
tellectual enjoyment as / could have
found in the White House, and in adj
dition thereto will give me more time
for home pleasures.
The principles for which we con-
tended in the last campaign still live,
and we who believe in them must con-
tinue to fight for them. An election does
not change principles; it only deter
mines what principles shall be fer the
time being applied"
( John w. Kern, of Indiana, spoke to
the toast 1.-THE Rank and File. He
said in part:
The Democracy of Hendricks was
/ the Democracy of the Kansas City con-
vention. If living his voice would have
rung out in the last campaign in be-
half of those principles always dear to
| his heart. But while the Democratic
Dsssey y still the conservative M as
it was in the dsrYs of lIendrichs, it is
as ready now as then to strive TO find
common ground upon which all DEM
ocrats who believe Kin constitutional
government may stanM in coming COM
ficts. 1t is today holGNpg no parley
with deserters Its ears <ss<e closed
against wordy of advice grst7,isS.s.<ss,sy
offered by alleged 35Ssaaperats who yats
| tha Republican ticIel or bv tbaa. =.
the greae Struggle OF 1900 VINO wIrtit
held both vote and voice from the
cause of the people and could see in
that mighty contest only painful and
distressing situation"
Mr.. Kern spoke in praise Of Richard
Olney, David B. Hill, Bourke Cochran,
John Dewitt Warner, Robert E. Patti
son, Alex. X. Mcclure, Arthur P Cor
man, Henry Watterson and other gold
Democrats for their course in the late
campaign and their patriotic protests
against the advance of the hosts of
imperialism, and continued.
IL Is III 10 spirit VI bttttlAISo ~ "
ever, I add that there were few men,
once prominent in Democratic ranks,
who in the midst Of all stormy scenes
of this mighty contest remained un
moved and silent, except that now and
then they took occasion to furnish aid |
and comfort to the enemy BY making /
public denial that they were in SYM
pathy with the cause Of the people, or
to express their regrets that such
painful and distressing Issues we're I
before the people For the sake Of the I
future welfare of the party 1 shall at
tempt no harsh criticism of the course
of these gentlemen, but | win not |
forbear saying here and everywhere
that they need not be surprised il any |
gratuitous counsel which they may |
seek to thrust upon the millions of /
loyal Democrats who fought the good |
fight and kept the faith shall fall upon |
reluctant ears
The other speakers were w NJ. |
Morning of Lincoln, r. L. Metcalfe of |
Omaha, Governor W. A. POINTER, Rev. /
T. W. C. Cheeseman Of Ashland Con-
gresham A. C. ShaIlenberger, David |
Overmeyer of Kansas and Charles Is. |
Ladd of Illinois.
Mr. Bryan left today for a tour in
Kansas and Texas, combined with |
which will be hunting trip On the
Gulf Of Mexico near Galveston. He |
will return in time to speak at Omaha
Jan Z and at Chicago Jan. s.