Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-01-03
FUSIONISTS FEAST.
messrs. Bryan and X ern Deliver Nota-
BILE Speeches at IA banquet Given In
Lincoln. Neb.

BILE Speeches AT a banquet Given In
Lincoln, Neb.
Lincoln, Neb, Dec. 27.-The annual
banquet of the Jetfersonian club of
Lincoln last night brought together
nearly 300 representative men of the
democratic ana populistic parties of
Nebraska, together with a number of
leaders from other states. William j.
Bryan made his first appearance at
public gathering since the election
and the greeting accorded him was
never more hearty.
Aside from the remarks of Mr..
Bryan, the event of the evening was
the speech of John w. Kern, defeat
ed democratic candidate for COVER
nor of Indiana, who aroused the ban
queters to a high pitch of enthus-
iasm, not only by his laudation of
Mr.. Bryan, but by his outspoken crit
icism of those democrats whom he
accused of contributing to Bryan's
defeat. His denunciation of demo-
Gratis who offered ''gratuitous coun-
sci to the democracy" though he
mentioned no names, was accepted
as IA reference to eX-President Cleve-
land
Mr.. Bryan, whose subject was
"Principles Live" said in part:
AT this banquet. surrounded by
neighbors who have been my friends
for ten years, | may be pardoned for
saying a word of personal nature.
Five times you have voted for me for
public otfice-twice for congress,
once for the United States senate and
ttx+i . hn Il,
candidate ever received more loyal
support than you have given,
whether | shall ever be candi-
date for office again is a question
which must be determined by
events. No one can speak with GER
tainty of the future, for ones des-
tiny 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 responsible
ity of office.
"The holding of public office should
be an incident and not the extreme
aim OF the citizen. 1t should not be
an end, but the means for the accom-
plishment of a purpose.
because it would have enabled me to
give effective aid to certain reforms
which | believe to be necessary to
the public welfare, but defeat-even
A second defeat-does not lessen my
interest in this reform, and time may
prove that my work is to advocate
rather than TO execute.
The Commoner will give me an
opportunity to participate in public
discussions, and | am sure that an
editorial pursuit will furnish as much
Intellectual enjoyment as l could
have found in the White House, and
n addition thereto will give me more
lime for home pleasures.
THE principles for which we con-
tended in the last campaign still live
and we who believe in them must
continue to fight for them. An cleo
ton does not change principles; il
only determines what principles shall
be for the time being applied"
Mr.. Kern, who spoke in response to
the toast The Rank and File"
praised Richard Olney, David b. Hill,
Bourlle Cochran, Robert f. Pattison,
Alexander X. Mcclure, Arthur p.
JOIIlldn, IltHlN NdittISOn ana OCneF
gold democrats for their course in
the late campaign and their pat
riotic protests against the advance
Of the hosts of Imperialism, and con-
tinued:
at is in no spirit of bitterness,
however, | add that there were a few
men, once prominent in democratic
ranks, who in the midst of all the
stormy scenes of this mighty contest
remained silent, except that now and
then they took occasion to furnish
aid to the enemy by making public
denial that they were in sympathy
with the cause of the people.
For the sake of the future welfare
Of the party ! shall attempt no harsh
criticism of the course of these gen
tlemen, but | will not forbear saying
here and everywhere that they need
not be surprised if 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 re,
luctant ears"