The Forrest City times., 1901-01-18
BRYAN'S DEPARTURE.
Late Presidential Candidate Now
 a Private Citizen.
Tn Parting, Lauds Democratic Prin- cfples and Denounces Policies of the RepubIicans-Mis-
 sion of Democracy.

The Jackson day banquet of the Bry- an league of Chicago was an affair high ly edifying and enjoyable to over 500 leading democrats of that city. Elab- crate preparations were made at the sherman house for the reception of the late candidate for the presidency, and upon his arrival he was greeted with a tremendous ovation. Mayor Harrison was toastmaster, and in in- troducing Mir. Bryan he said:
 "we meet on Jacksons day because 1t is the proper day on which to empty a bump CT in memory Of our partys founder. Thomas Jefferson, to pledge a renewal ot our faith in the wisdom and the patriotism of our patron saint, Andrew Jackson, to | grasp by the hand in token of our affection and esteem the gallant leader who. with out fear and without reprOaeh, without | excuse to friend or apology to foe, has | borne the party standard in the last two | national campaigns.
 Our party lives as strong to-day. as un- l broken in rank and alignment. as unswerv- | ing in purpose as devoted to the cause of | free institutions, as in the days when 1t | had just received the indorsement of | majority of the citizens of the nation. De | feat means little to party if 1t stands for the tfulns TOT the triumph OI JuSNlCts lpI correct principles of government The | democracy represents the government a | established by the fathers. If the time | has come when there is no further purpose | for the party to serve, the time is here | when the form of government outlined | by the declaration of independence and | formulated by the constitution has out | lived its usefulness.
 | Shame be 1t to American manhood that | the confession must be made, but there are those to-day who waver in their de- votion to the old-time principles of govern | ment For six generations the American | youth was taught to believe in the right | aousness of the ideas laid down in the dec l laration of independence. in the exact jus | ice of the theories outlined in the consti- | tution And yet but few days ago the | attorney general of the United States de- clared, without a blush-yes, with all the l bravado of a New Jersey trust lawyer | that if the constitution had become bar 1 rier to the expansion of the republic. as the | despotisms of Europe expand, 1t was high 1 time to cast it aside as so much worn out | rubbish.
 Tn all the history of our land there was | never greater need of a peoples party than there is to-day. The republican party Is in control of all the branches of the fed eral government. Supreme in it's absolute dominion of the government, 1t is in turn controlled by the most corrupting forces | that have ever swayed a great national l party. Great measures introduced in the upper and lower houses of congress bear upon them all the earmarks of poodle.
 For whatever ostensible purpose they | may be introduced. scratch beneath the surface and you will find the true cause the wish to pander to the insatiate greed and lust that are to-day preying upon the great mass of our citizenship. Whether il be tariff duty or subsidy, in either case l It Is proposed to pour riches into the Iap | Q A wit fq act tribute from those grooming under too heavy q burden of taxation.
 "The purest-hearted and the wisest- minded In the ranks of the republican statesmanship protest with vigor, but their protests go all unheeded; the most infu- ential of the republican newspapers thun- der editorially, but their opposition brings no result. Campaign debts are to be paid campaign obligations are to be honored l luscious melons are to be cut and the | mouths of the leaders who held the knife are watering in advance. It is a far cry rom the government of a Hanna to the governmental ideas of a Washington a Jefferson and a Madison.
 What nobler purpose could We demo crats proclaim in this dawn of the twentf- eth century than that holding to a contin- ued belief ip the justice and the righteous ness of the theories of government upor | which this nation was founded, we conse- | crate our party and its untiring efforts tC the redeclaration of the principles enun- l ciated by our fathers in Independence hal a century and a quarter ago and to q | reatiirmation Of the constitution of tho 1 United States, a redeclaration and a reaf. 1 firmation which shall not be mere words but which shall finally restore those ideas | in the executive chamber and in the coun. l ell halls of our nation?'
 Mir. Bryan's Speech.
 When Mr Bryan was presented every man in the hall jumped to his feet
 waved his napkin aIoft and yelled till he was red in the face. As soon as or. der was restored the famous Nebras- kan said:
 This is the fifth consecutive Jackson day banquet which have celebrated with this club, and appreciate the honor which the members have done me in giv- Ing my name to the club and am grate- tul for the support which they have given to my candidacy in two campaigns. take this opportunity. however. to ex- press the hope that this club and others which have borne my name will substi- ute for my name the name of some dem- l ocratic saint or name descriptive of principles rather than men.
 ''I am now a private citizen, with ex- cellent prospects of remaining such. I in- tend 10 continue actively in the discus sion of public questions and do not de- sire to be embarrassed by being placed in the attitude of candidate for any of- flee. In selecting journalism as the best field for usefulness, I am aware that l am placing myself in a position where I can give more aid to others than to myself. but the field is chosen deliberately. be- cause l am more interested in the pro- mitigation of democratic principles than i am in enjoying any honors which my countrymen can bestow.
 still Full of Fight.
 "The democratic party was never in better fighting condition than it is to-day. and l rejoice that in the course of na- ture l have many years in which to par ticipate in the amending struggle between human rights and the usurpations of | greed. Our party stands for well-defined and positive policies. and is prepared to | wage an aggressive warfare against the plutocratic tendencies of the republican party. for the republican party to-day is 1 reproducing the evils against which Jef- ferson contended a century ago and against which Jackson fought 80 years 1 later.
 | Tt is not necessary to discuss the sub-