The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-19
WILLIAM r. HEARST
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is NOMINATED FOR PRES1DENI I
OF THE UNITED STATES
At Rally 10 Jefferson Jackson -Linoclr
Meague-Bryan's Bitter Attack on
Alleged Democrats Who Garry
Knives Up Their Sleeves.

Knive. Up Their Sleeves
d sally of &aders of Democracy was
held in Columbus, O., on Thursday, Feb
ruary ", under the auspices OF the JEFF
ferson-J Jackson-Lincoln League, organ
lied a year ago by ex-Congressn1an John
m fentz and others. At this barbecue
rally there were twelve hundred invited
guests William Bryan received an en-
thusiastic ovation. In the course of a
bitter attack on alleged deserters from
the Democratic party he asserted that il
there is any one man in the country who
has suffered on accou1. of the lack of
Democratic harmony he is that man, and
charged that it was the opposition of al
legged Democrats within the ranks of his
party that brought him to defeat in 1906
and 1900
He said that he knew all the men who
had gone astray in those years. and that
since that time they had suffered severe
heart-burning.
IF it is such a serious affair to change
party allegiance" Mr.. Bryan said, Il
hope these men will stay out of the Dem
ocratic party. There can be no harmony
between Democrats who carry knives
for each other and hate each other.
There is a better chance to make Dem
ocrats out of Republicans than out of
Palmer and Buckner Democrats.
These men can never be in harmony
with us, unless they or we change out
political convictions. . still believe in
the platform adopted at Chicago in
1906 and in Kansas City in 1000. have
no thought of surrenderinR my convic-
tons Our principles were true then:
they are true now. would not change
them if ! could. Neither would surren-
der my principles to win any victory,
however great, for my party 4 party,
like a man. needs character and a
membership that Knows wl1a, is right
and will do it in the advocacy Of political
principles
Mr.. Bryan said he did noe propose 20
take his Democracy from any Demo-
cratic leader who received his eraining
from Wall street.
Mr.. w. R. Hearst, who had been in
vited 90 address the banquet. sent his
regrets in a telegram in which he said
in part:
The history a a country is .eally the
history of q few great men. ln these
men are crystallized the country. real
life and worth. Theirs is the genius chat
gives expression and reality to the con-
sictions and principles of the people
whom they represent. The three names
that you have chosen to be reverend in
unison are the greatest names in the
American peoples history, save. of
course, the foundation came q Wash
ington.
"Wasfingtos stands apart He +epre-,
sents the struggle against foreign su-
premacy.
The three slen whors yov meet %
honor are the representatives of plans
and thoughts and beliefs of &1e Ameri-
can nation as free nation.
washington made American self
government possible but Jefferson.
Jackson ana Lincoln directe8 American
government inse its popular democratic
channel y1d made it true
Until very recently. Jefferson. Mck-
son and Lincoln could possibly be sailed
typical of both Of our great political
parties. All three of these men stood for
the rights of all the people, and their
views have been represented in every
great movement until these latter days
1t can not be denied that today one
of the political parties has divorced it
self form American principles and from
these great American statesmen.
1t is the duty Of the Democratic party
to return the power of the government
to the people by allying itself with those
popular political forces best able to ac-
compllsh that result.
What force in the United tSates is
today most in harmony with true DEM
ocracy and best able to compete with
this financially organized usurpation of
government
To succeed. the Democratic party