The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-13
Bryan At COLUMBUS
SPOKE AT THE JEFFERSON-JACK-
SON-LINCOLN LEAGUES
DOLLAR DINNER
CROWD ENTHUsED OVER HIM
A DEMONSTRATION SUGGESTIVE OF
THOSE OF LAST FALL WAS
WITNESSED
WARM PRAISE FOR JEFFERSON
Was Born Among the Aristocracy.
but Was the Champion of the
Common PeOpIe-Other
Speakers.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb 12-The ninety
second anniversary of the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln was celebrated here tonight
by the Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln
league, with a dollar dinner at the Column
bus auditorium. There were fully fifteen
hundred people seated at the tables which
occupied the floor of the immense hall
and 1000 more were seated in the galler-
les which had been thrown open to spec
tators. Many ladies were noticed among
those at the tables The bill of fare was
nCt elaborate. There were no cigars and
no beverages stronger than coffee. It was
O'Clock before the banquet began, and
considerably after before the speaking
started. The feature of the evening was
the demonstration in honor of Mr.. Bryan.
He was received with loud applause when
he entered the hall, but the crowd fairly
went wild when MI. Bryan was introduce
ed to speak. Men climbed upon chairs
and cheered again and again, and it was
some minutes before the demonStra ton
subsidized.
Congressman John J. Lentz, as toast
master, introduced Mr.. Bryan, 1.-The last
time said Mr. Lentz, II had the pleas
Ire of introducing Mr.. Bryan to you, ]
introduced him as the next president
of the United States. I again introduce
him to you as | did then. Following is
an abstract of Mr., Bryan's speech:
Never has this nation been more IN
need than it is today of an earnest and
thorough revival Of Jeffersonian prln-
cfpleS, While other statesmen. appearing
at different crises and meeting the re-
sponsibilities of their respective times
cratic principles.
Jefferson is the only one who formulated
e Democratic code applicable to all times
all situations and all people Though the
champion OF the common people, he was
born among the aristocrats and was as
intimately acquainted with the membtt ;
OF the house of have" as those VINO
struggled to meet by daily work their
daily wants.
He was called dernagogue by his en-
en1es and yet he exhibited a neral cour-
age Which none of his detractors have
ever possessed, and in behalf of a. right
eouS principle he would oppose the world
Two years before he wrote the declara-
ton of independence he prepared sum
mary view of the rights of British Ameri-
ca which was bold reputation of the
authority which England claimed-that
was not the work of denlagogue.
He attacked The laws of primogeniture
ana entail, and saved America from Il
landed electromagnetic was not the
work Of demagogue. He condemned
slavery when the system was popular in
his state and in the nation and he did
emancipation crowned Lincoln with mar
tyrdom and immortality-that was not
the: work of a demagogue. He organ
lied the Democratic party, and by the
strength OF his leadership overt brew an
opposition intrenched in part and buwark
by the business and social forces So
successful was his administration that
his reelection was practically unanimous
and for years the executive chair was
filled by men unto whom he had been a
Gamaliel.
&c
is fast eXtinguishing industrial independ-
ence, we need a revival of the Jefrer-
son1an spirit which demands a govern
ment administered according to the doc
trine of equal rights to all and special
privileges to none
At this time, when cOmmercialism is
soaring the conscience Of the nation:
when the worship of mammon is leading
the people to ignore inaIienable rights;
when the ideals bought with blood and
sacrifice are to be bartered away for the
speclouS and deluSive promises of en-
pire-at this time, I repeat, we need to
have our faith in man as man. and our
love for man as brother rekndled by tie
memory of this mighty patriot. as philos-
pretended the height and depth and
breadth OF government. and whose heart
embraced the human race
The only speakers Who failed to re-
spond were Senators Pettigrew and Car
mack. The latterS speech on jefferson
and Lincoln was read by Congressman
ShanrOth, OF Colorado.
The other speakers and their toasts
Were:t
Our Duty'-Hon. David A. De Ar
mond, of Missouri
Democratic Principles. Past. Present
and Future''-Hon. Alexander Troup, of
Connecticut.
Jackson"-Hon. John P Altgeld. of IL
linois
''Lincoln" Charles A. Towne, of
Minnesota.
The poem, "What Would Lincoln Saw,
written by Dr. Howard S. Taylor. of
Chicago, was read by Benton Childers.
secretary of the Jefferson, Jackson and
Lincoln league.