The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
GULF is FIXED.
No Harmony Possible Between
the Democratic Factions.
Until the Seceders Experience a
Change Of Heart.
BRYAN MAKES SPEECH
At the Banquet Of the New Eng
land Democratic League.
Held in a Big Tent at Nantasket
Beach, Mass.
BRYAN MAKES SPEECH
BAILEY SENDS LETTER
Occasion Marks Beginning of
Congressional Campaign.

Congressional Campaign.
Nantasket, Mass. July 24--In a great
tent on the shore of Massachusetts, bay.
for hours today, throng of men and
not a few women, listened to distinguish
ed orators from various parts OF the
United States as they delivered address,
es upon the principal political issues
from the Democratic point of view.
The speechmaking followed a day ban
-auet, the first to be given by the re-
Gently organized New England Demo-
cratic league, in the Rockland hotel, at
which about 300 were present. The en-
tire programme was intended to give
the league, the membership of which en-
braces many of the leading Democrats
of New England, a fitting Introduction
to the public. To this end the list of
speakers was made as notable as posi-
BILE and the league was able to present
P. A. Collins, former consul general to
London, and now mayor of Boston, as
presiding officer, and VIM j. Bryan,
twice Democratic presidential candidate;
Edward M Shepard of New York, re-
cent Democratic candidate for mayor OF
that city, and Senator E. w. Carmack
of Tennessee, to make addresses Sen
ator ]. w. Bailey of Texas was expect
ed to attend but he sent erinstead.
From the first the committee tried to
keep constantly before those interested
the fact that the league did not propose
to boom any candidate for the presi-
dency. To quote Secretary Henry Z.
Hollis: THE New England leSgue is
simply organized to harmonic AL DEM
ocrats and to conduct the congressional
campaign in every one of the New Eng
land states. We expect to elect a Demo-
crat in ex-Speaker Reeds district in
Maine, and also to get one district in
Rhode Island There will be no issue
of gold and silver"
The hour scheduled for the banquet
was 1 o'clock and it was planned that
the public exercises should begin an
1nf n icti fcI,1 fc
not reach Boston until this forenoon.
For an hour or more following break
fast Mr.. Bryan was 4sat home" to few
friends at the hotel. There was no pub
lie reception. At 10 o'clock Mr.. Bryan
went to fremont Temple to address the
Newsboys' Protective association. The
other members of the party occupied
the time in various ways, and shortly
after IL o'clock, under escort of the COM
mittee, the visitors went to the steam
boat wharf to embark for Nantasket.
On arrival there the party proceeded at
once to the Rockland house.
William J. Bryan responded to the
toast THE Basis of Harmony" He said:
MR.. BRYAN'S ADDRESS.
I'm view of numerous harmony din
ners. and the discord they have created.
1t may not be out of place to consider
the basis of harmony. The word 'har-
mony' is euphonious, and the idea which
it conveys is a delightful one. Harmo-
ny! How it s0othes the ear and call up
mony, whether among the heavenly
bodies whose movements make the
music of the spheres or among the
bodies terrestrial with their conflicting
interests and varying moods, who can
resist it's claims or dispute it's sway.
Harmony is but synonym for order,
and is not the result of chance, but a
product of inexorable law. The musi-
clan must learn the scale and properly
arrange the notes, or harmony, no mat
ter how earnestly wooed. can never be
won.
Harmony in government is likewise
the result of fixed and Interchangeable
rules Jefferson states two of these
rules-namely, absolute 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 greivous. If he were liv-
ing today his observation would proba-
bly, suggest a third rule. namely, the
ascertainment of the will of the meth
DDS so direct, SO fair and so honest that
the minority cannot doubt that that will
has been actually expressed.
Jefferson also laid down the rules by
which, and by which alone real har-
mony can be secured within a party.
say real harmony for that harmony
cannot be considered worthy of the
name which, like the harmony temper
arily existing between the confidence
man and his victim, is purposely en-
ployed for deception and injury.
THE great founder of the Democratic
party whose profound philosophy
sounded all the depths of human nature
and measured the height and breadth
OF human government, not long before
the end of his eventful life, said in g
letter to Mr. Lee, that there were bul
two permanent parties, the aristocratit
and the Democratic: that these two
parties existed in every country, an6
that where there was freedom to think
speak and write, these parties woul6
become apparent. With the aristocratit
party he classed those who fear an6
d1strust the people and wish to draw
all power from them into the hands OF
cratic party he classed those who iden.
tify themselves with the people, have
confidence in them, cherish and con
slider them as the most honest and safe
though not the most wise, depository
of the public interests Every we'll in
formed student of history will recognize
this distinction. In every community
you can draw a line Separating the aris
tocrat from the Democrat 1t will mo-
be perpendicular line. nor will it bs
a horizontal one: it will not separa t.
those of illustrious lineage from thos,
of humble birth; it will not separate tn,
rich from the poor; it will not separat,
the educated from the uneducated i
will not be long lines of vocation or oc
cupation: but it will separate thos
with the tastes, spirit, assumption ant
traditions of the aristocracy' from thos
who believe in a government controlled
by the people and favor political ant
legal equality
A GREAT GULF FIXED
There can always be harmony anon
Democrats who have the purpose tina
Jefferson had and are willing to EN-
ploy the methods that Jefferson EN-