Evening journal., 1901-06-06
.HE CRITICISES
SUPREME COURT
William Jennings Bryan Dis
CuSSeS "The Outlook"
ALSO The REORGANIZERS :"
Says Latter Must Have a Bic Change
Of Heart Before They Can
Lead
ALSO The REORGANIZERS .

hanSdS City June O.-Wllildm j..
Bryan addressed the Jackson County
Democratic club last night, taking for
his subject THE Outlook" The Audi
torium. holding 1,500, was not large
enough to meet the demands of the oc-
oasion Mr.. Bryan was especially Sc
we're in his arraignment OF the supreme
court because Of its recent decision.
He said in part:
81 believe we have the best govern
ment ever conceived by man, and that
it will remain the best government, II
the supreme court will leave 1t alone.
In discussing the outlook for eur party
will say that the two things which we
must ever advocate are organization
and principles. A minority well organ
ized is more effective than a majority
unorganized. The organization must
have the confidence of its supporters.
We were well organized in 1896, and
had the confidence of our supporters.
l believe that our stand in 1896 saved
the Democratic party from absolute an.
initiation We were organized in 1900,
and our supporters believed us to be
honest.
"There were men, purporting to be
4 Democrats, who did not support us
& during those two campaigns. Now
these men are suggesting a reorganiza-
. ton These so-called reorganizers,
who did not represent 20 per cent Of
q our Democratic voters in 1896. and who
4 represented a smaller percentage of
our number in 1900, would now domi-
nate the party. Some Of you may
q think that | am not liberal in my views
81 on the subject of organization. l be-
& lieve that we must have principles and
adhere to them. A man who support
cd the Republican party in 1896 must
4 have a big change of heart before he
81 tries to lead the Democratic party. The
line is so clear between the Democratic
and Republican parties that no man
can make a mistake. The party must
convert the men who have been op
posing it, and it must not be convert
81 cd By them.
"If the supreme court decision on
our insular possessions, by which nine
men. by a majority of one. decided tc
convert this republic into an empire
had been given before election, the re
suit would be different. The American
people have not yet voted on imperial
ism. We charged it, but they denied
It. Since the election the people have
q learned that our charge was right We
should not resort to expediency. Only
principles will win. My philosophy il
N that l can afford to be in the minority
but cannot afford to be wrong.
1T takes more than five supreme
court judges to annul the constitution
: Of the United states. Ny objection tC
that decision is that you cannot carry
out the logic of it without destroying
the liberties Of the peoples affected by
1t. Justice Brown says that the Porte
Ricans can trust congress. We would
not like 10 trust congress without oul
constitution. I do not object to i'm
perialism because an emperor is neces
E sarily bad, but because he denies th'
people their only source of power.
"The decision of the supreme cour
strikes at constitutional liberty JUS
tice Brown says that perhaps the Port
Ricans will have liberty of speech lib
erty of the press and other liberties
that we enjoy. | don't believe in per
haps' rights"