The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-25
BRYAN IN THE EAST
ADDRESSED NEW DEMOCRACY OF
NEW ENGLAND.
BASIS OF HARMONY HIS TOPIC.
BUT HE WANTS NO FELLOWSHIP
WITH PLUTOCRATs.


without EquivocatiOn of Any
Kind-The Sure Way to Get at the
Trusts Is to Reduce the Tariff.
PIutocratic Democrats, Who Fail
ed the Party in the Past, Cannot
Harmonic 1t NOVA Case of the
People Versus the Democrats.
Shepard and Carmack Spoke.
Boston, July 24.-Nearly 1000 Demo-
Gratis gathered at Nantasket to-day and
| participated in the harmony" meet
| ing, arranged by the New England
Democratic League, the new political
organization which is expected TO de-
velop It's strength in the fall campaign.
Mayor p. A. Collins of this city acted
as moderator" as he expressed it, and
presented in order Edward NJ. Shepard
of New York Senator Edward w. Car
| mack of Tennessee and William j.
Bryan of Nebraska, who expounded and
discussed the issues of this campaign
to the marked satisfaction of the audi
ence.
| Col. w. A. CASTOR and Charles S.
Hanlin, rival candidates for the DEM
| ocratlc gubernatorial nomination in
Massachusetts, were both present,
while Lewis Nixon of New York, and
Congressman Wilson of that state and
John R. Thayer of Massachusetts were
conspicuous among the guests.
The weather of the morning was
cloudy and threatening, but at noon
the sun appeared, and as a result the
afterno on boats to the beach were
crowded.
Hon. Henry F. Hollis, secretary of
the league, who was the active spirit
| in arranging the meeting, marshalled
| his forces at the boat, leaving for Nan
] tasket shortly after IL o'clock, the
party including all the organization S
guests. 1t took an hour to make the
run down the harbor, and on arrival
| the party was escorted to the Rock
| land House, where a meeting of the
| league was held.
A reception by Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Shep-
| ard and Mr.. Carmack followed, and
then, at LIS, 300 members OF the league
| sat down to banquet in the great
dining room of the hotel. Among those
| at the dinner was Miss Ruth Bryan
| trip.
At the conclusion of the dinner the
! crowd repaired to the mammoth tent
| on the lawn in front of the hotel. In
a few minutes every seat was taken,
and the canvas at the sides was re-
moved in order that hundreds who were
unable to get in might see and hear.
The speakers appearance on the
platform was the signal for loud and
continued applause.
Senator BaiIeY's Position.
Before the speechmaking began.
Mayor Collins read letters of regret
from George S. Boutwell,, and Senator
j.. w. Bailey of Texas. Senator Bailey
said:
Without yielding any of my con-
victions upon disputed questions, l am
ready to welcome every Democrat
| back into active party service, and
only demand of them that they will
bow to the will of the ma jority. and
| support the nominees of our next ma
| tional convention. All Democrats agree
with each other upon the main
and permanent principles of our
government, and they ought to be
willing to submit their differences over
issues, however, important. to the as
sembled wisdom of our party, and abide
by the decision when fairly reached.
Upon no other basis can any organiza-
ton be maintained. and there Is no
organization to which this test can so
easily be applied as the Democratic
party. The Democratic party affilia-
ton ought to be determined upon what
we have been pleased to call the fun
damental principles of the government,
and surely it ought, to be easy for men
who agree upon those principles to sub
ordinate their differences upon issues
of day or decade, and act cordially
and tremendously together"
Mayor Collins promptly introduced
Edward M. Shepard of New York, who
spoke as follows
Shepard Urges Cooperation.
Mr.. Shepard urged that Democratic
differences over the silver question
should not prevent cooperation of
Democrats upon questions practically
pressing for determination at the
polls.
Passing to the Philippine question
the speaker said the only Philippine
question with which we can deal con-
Germs the use which, in that future
which we still control, we shall make
of the American sovereignty which our
military power has established in those
tropical islands of the East. "And that
question even a Republican President.
in effect comedies to be an open one"
IL lHNOlNSSb 5dtu MT. SnepdrQ, tine
American doctrine Of self-government,
of government by the consent of the
governed.
IF, in our land, south of Mason and
Dixons line, or north of it, there be
things inconsistent with our doctrine
which we have inherited and cannot
remedy at this time. we should not. in
deciding upon the future of the Phil
ippines, increase the area and aggra-
vate the embarrassments of those in
constituencies"
The Dominant QUESTION.
The Philippine question, however,
was not the dominant issue. The DOM
inant question, Mr.. Shepard said, is
whether or not there shall be contin-
ued to a number of great and enor-
mously rich interests the special priv
ileges which the Republican tariff con-
fers upon them. The American people
are to-day thoroughly ready to deprive
the great monopolistic interests of the
country of the special tariff privileges
which they enjoy. Upon the reduction
or abolition of duties upon articles
whose manufacture or production is
to-day effectually monopolized. the
the American people are overwhelm-
ingly agreed.
Regarding the trusts, Mr.. Shepard
said the Republican party would pass
no bill having any real effect. for
the reason that they dare not disturb
the tariff situation and that with
out notifications OF the tariff there
Is no present and practical remedy
for these evils. Nor Is there any solu-
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