The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
BRYAN TALKS
OF HARMONY
Is PRINCIPAL SPEAKER At DEMO.
CRATIC CAMP MEETING.
BAILEY SENDS HIS REGRETS
New England League Has Banquet
to Bring Before Public Demo.
cratic Congressional Candidates

Cratic congressional Can0IoateS
Nantasket, Mass, July 24.-Great
tents on the shores of Massachusetts
bay, for four hours were thronged to-
day by crowds listening to the dis.
tinguished orators from various parts
OF the United States. as they deliver
ed addresses Upon the present politi-
cal situation from the democratic
standpoint. The entire program was
intended to give the New England
members of congress, which embraces
England, n fitting Introduction to the
public. To this end the list of speak
ers was made as notable as possible,
and the league was able to present
Hon. p. A. Collins, former consul gen
aeral to London, and now mayer of
Boston, a presiding officer; w. j.
Bryan, twice democratic presidential
candidate; Edward M. Shepard of
New York, recent democratic candi-
date for mayor of that city, and Sen
ator E. w. Carmack of Tennessee, to
make addresses. Senator J.. w. Bailey
of Texas was expected to attend, but
he sent a letter instead.
From the first the committee tried
to keep constantly before those inter
.ested the fact that the league did not
propose to boom any candidate for the
presidency. To quote Senator iHol-
lis: ".' - "5H- d.
The New England league is simply
organized to harmonic all democrats
and to conduct the congressional cam
paign in every one of the New Eng
Ian states. We expect to elect a
democrat in ex-Speaker Reeds dis
in Rhode Island. There will be no
issue Of gold or silver" .
Hour Of Banquet.
The hour scheduled for the banquet
was l O'Clock, and it was planned that
the public exercises should begin an
hour later. For an hour or more
following breakfast, Mr.. Bryan was
"at home" to a few friends at the
hotel. There vas no y.ublic reception.
At 10 o'clock Mr. Bryan went to Ire
mont temple to address the Newspa-
per Protective association. The Dth-
er members of the parity occupied the
time in various ways, n shortly af-
committee, the visitors went to the
steamboat wharf to embark for Man
tasket. r
On arrival here the party proceeded
at once to the Rockland house.
After the banquet at the hotel, the
committee repaired to the tent for the
speech-maklng. Mayor Collins, who
presided, made a brief address and
read letters from George s.. Boutell
of Massachusetts and Senator Bailey
of Texas.
MIR. Bryan's Speench.
Hon. William ]. Bryan responded to
the toast, The Basis CT Harmony"
He said in part:
"In view of numerous harmony Gin
.ners and the discord they created. it
may be out of place to consider the
!hasis of harmony The word 'har-
mony' is euphonioals and the idea
which it conveys is a delightful one.
Harmony is but a synonym for order
and is not the result of chance, but &
product of memorable law.
"To attempt to patch up an apparent
harmony between those who are not
in sympathy with democratic purposes
is not only a waste of time, but would
prove disastrous. The men who de-
serted the party in 1896 may be divid-
ed into two classes-those who left
because they understood the issue pre-
scented, and those who left because
they did not understand the real is
sue Of the contest. Until the former
are completely changed in their SYM
pathies, they cannot return to the
party without injury to it. The latter
will be reconciled to the party when
they themselves become aware Of the
real character of the life and death
struggle now being waged between
%plutocracy and democracy. I say
plutocracy because the aristocracy Of
today is one of wealth rather than of
birth. and it includes not only those
who have been alienated from the
common people by the possession OF