The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-26

New York January 24.-Wiliam ].
Bryan was banqueted by the Robert
Davis association at their club house
in Jersey City tonight after which he
delivered a political speech before a
large crowd in St. Mary's hall.
Mr.. Bryan was escorted to Jersey
City at $50 o'clock by Congressman
DAILY and City Attorney Minturn, of
Hoboken. Dinner was served immedi-
ately. Mayor Hoes, of Jersey City,
presided, and thirty men of local prom
inence were seated All the tables with
Mr.. Bryan. The dinner was wholly in
formal and no speeches We're made.
Mr.. Bryan later held a reception,
shaking hands with several hundred
persons.
AT s o'clock Mr.. rryan and those
who sat with him at dinner were led by
drum corps to ST Marys hotel, a
short distance away. The hall was
crowded.
Referring to remarks of Mayor Hoos.
who introduced him, Mr.. Bryan said
he did not want the people to think
that he was expecting to be the candi-
date of the democratic party in the
next campaign or that he was striving
for anything in the way of office, be-
cause he said he was in politics for
many years to come. He rejoiced in
the fact that he was still a young man
which to fight republicans.
Mr.. Bryan received a most hearty re-
ception from $500 persons, to whom he
spoke for nearly two and half hours
upon silver, trusts and imperialism.
The warmth of his greeting seemingly
surprised and cheered him. Deafening
cheers were followed by three for Mr..
Bryan himself, which were immedi-
ately drowned by three cheers for "Ou.'
Next President"
Mr.. Bryan indicated his surprise at
the generosity of the reception, saying
that it had been stated that the ''silver
question had been buried So quick
was the response of the audience, a
large portion of which arose and
drowned the voice of Mr.. Bryan with
it's cheers that the speaker hesitated.
He criticised the republican party for
it's allegiance to "HannaiSm" and said
it's emblem is the dollar mark. No pol
icy of the republican party is now gen
uine unless you can see stamped upon
it the dollar mark; it puts the dollar
mark above the man.
The republican policies, he said, are
good for some. The elections of SO had
been great benefit to some people, but
not to the great majority of the peo-
pie. These policies, as they progressed
would be good for less and less pro-
portion of the people. The republican
party was now seeking lnnuence upon
the standard of wealth, and only the
man who has money can expect to gain
a place for life in the republican ad-
| miniStration.
Mr.. Bryan dwelt upon the allegiance
of the republican party to the prin-
ciples of Hamilton, though once it had
preferred the ideas of Thomas Jeffer-
| son.
Mr.. Bryan paid his respects to Mr..
Hanna. His remarks were exceedingly
ironical and were included in that sec
| ton of the speech which he devoted to
| trusts. He said that the republicans
| had so amended the Lords Prayer that
when in the morning they go through
| their devotional exercises they say,
"Oh, Hanna, give us this day our daily
| opinion" He then showed Mr.. Hanna's
! opinions with reference to the trusts
to be, according to different speeches
made by that gentleman; first, there
are no trusts; second, they are neces-
! sary; third, if there are any trusts
We'll take care of them
He recited the benefits from an in
come tax and why it would be just to
enact such a law, but advanced no new
proposition in it's favor. Then he told
of the number of times the free silver
question had been reported dead. In
fact he saiiS-" Il have nothing to do
with the silver question; that question
is bigger than any man. They VIII
never be able to bury it,
Mr.. Bryan closed with a discussion
OF Imperialism" repeating his IA
miliar arguments.