Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-25
OF W. J. Bryan's Address
at Nantasket
Beach.
NAMES A FEW ISSUES
Both Past and Present.
CarmaCk on EX-
panSion.

Boston, July 2J.-Nearly 1000 Demo-
Gratis gathered at Nantasket yesterday
and participated in the harmony"
meeting, arranged by the New Eng
land Democratic League, the new po-
liticaI organization which is expected
TO develop its strength in the fall cam
paign. Mayor L. y. Collins, of this
city, acted as moderator" as he eX-
pressed it, and presented in order Ed
ward NJ. Shepard. of New York: Sen
ator Edward w. Carmack, of Tennes-
see, and William ]. Bryan, of Ne
braSka, who eXpOunded and discussed
the issues of this campaign to the
marked satisfaction of the audience.
Colonel w. y. CASTOR and Charles 5.
Hamlin, rival candidates for the Demo-
cratic gubernatOrial nomination in
Massachusetts, were both present,
while Lewis Nixon, of New York. and
Representative Wilson, of that state,
and John Il. Thayer, of Massa-
chusetts, Were conspicuous among the
guests.
Weather Favors the Gathering.
The weather of the morning was
cloudy and threatening, but at noon
the sun appeared, and as Il result the
crowded. Hon Henry +. Hollis. sec
retary of the League, who was the ac-
tive spirit i'll arranging the meeting,
marShalled his forces at the boat, leaV-
ing for NantaSket shortly after IL a.
H., the party including all the organ
ization's guests. 1t took an hour to
make the run down the harbOr, and
onarrivalthe party was escorted to the
Rockland House, where IL meeting OF
the League was held.
Spreakers Hold a Reception.
\ reception by Bryan, Shepard and
CaFmack followed and then at ]: 10
800 members of the League sat down
to a banquet in the great dining room
of the hotel. Among those at the din
ner was Miss Ruth Bryan, who is ac-
cOmpanying her father on this trip.
At the conclusion of the dinner the
crowd repaired to the mammoth tent on
the lawn in front of the hotel. In
few minutes every seat was taken, and
the canvas at the sides was removed
in order that hundreds who were un-
able to get in might see and hear.
WHAT BRYAN AND CARMACK SAID
Nebraska Leader Says Something of Har-
mOny, Carmack of Ex pan sion.
The speakers appearance ON the
platform was the signal for loud and
continued applase. Mayor Collins
promptly introduced Edward NJ
Shepard, of New York, who was fol-
lowed by Senator Carmack The pre-
sentation of Bryan developed great
enthusiasm. Cheers greeted him as he
stepped to the front of the platform
and he was several times interrupted
by demonstrations of approval. He be-
gan his speech with many remarks
on harmony, of which the following is
the pith:
In view of numerous harmony din
nerS, and the diScord they have Gre
ated, it may not be out of place to con-
slider the basis of harmony The word
harmony is euphonious, and the idea
which it conveys is delightful one.
Harmony is but Il synonym for order
and is not the result of chance but a
product of ineXOrable law. Harmony
III government is the result of fixed
and Interchangeable rules jefferson
states two of these ruIes-namely. alb
solute acquiescence in the will of the
majority and frequent elections-the
second aids the first by giving hope of
a remedy from present ills, however
greyiouS.
After stating that there were always
two parties-Ale Democratic and aris-
tOcratic-the speaker proceeded: There
can always be harmony among Demo-
Gratis who have the purpose that JEFF
fersOn had and are willing to employ
the methods that jefferson employed
There can always be harmony among
Democrats who believev in govern
ment of the people and are willing that
all the departments of the government
shall be operated by the people and for
the benefit of the people. Differences
of the mind can be reconciled; differ
ences of purpose cannot. Between
on who is at heart an aristocrat and
one who is in reality Il Democrat
there is 4 great gulf fixed
He then proceeded 10 argue that the
Republican party was the aristocratic
party in this country.
He closed his speech by enumerat-
ing the different issues for the past
ten years and stating those which We're
up now, among which he gave promi-
nence to Imperialism, the trusts, the
proposed asset currency and govern
ment by injunction"
Carmack's speech was largely de-
voted to arguing that what is known
as expansion now is not at all the
kind of expansion believed in and exc
cuted by the Democracy in past years.