The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-19
LATygR DAY
 IA MANCHA Bryan ASSailS Cleveland'S
 Record. THE NEBRASKAN IS BITTER Words Cheered by Big Crowd
 in Chicago. Twice-Beaten Candidate Lays His Failure to the Record Made by Cleveland During Last T-rm
 As President.

Cook County Democracy this afternoon. Mir. Bryan referred in vigorous terms to the last administration of Grover Cleve- land, declaring that it had been mill- stone around the neck of the party that elected him, and making other references equally uncomplimentary to the former President
 The picnic was attended by several thousand Chicago Democrats and MT. Bryan's address was frequently inter- rupted by vigorous applause.
 Among the other speakers during the day were Mayor James A. Reed of Kan sas City; Jeremiah B. Sullivan, Demo- cratic candidate for Governor of Iowa; Congressman South Trimball of Ken lucky; Mayor Harrison of Chicago; Samuel Alschuier of Chicago and l.. E. McGann of Chicago.
 Preceding the addresses at the picnic. parade was held through the streets lead ing to the grounds.
 Mr. Bryan's address, the subject of which was "The Democratic Ideal" fol- lows:
 '"The ideal controls the life and gives it not only direction, but form and con- stancy. An ideal permanently pursued crystalizes into character and becomes the vital part of the individual. If you know mans ideal, you know the man, and can judge with reasonable accuracy what he will do in a given case.
 Value of Ideals.
 "No one can over-estimate the value of an ideal, because 1t measures the differ ence between success and failure.
 "An ideal is as important to a party as to an individual, and must in the end de- termine not only the party's character, but the party's destiny.
 "The party ideal is the ideal of those who dominate it's councils and control its action; and in any party worthy to be called Democratic, the controlling force should be a majority of the voters of the party So in the case of the individual, so with the party the character Is formed not by few decisions, but by a multi tude of acts all in harmony with gem eral purpose, and all influenced by the ideal. As in the case of the individual 1t is impossible to follow one ideal, part of the time and an opposite ideal the rest of the time, so with the party, there must be a constant effort to apply the same principles and the same methods to all questions and issues
 'The distinguishing features of any party that deserves to be known as a Democratic party, is it's faith in the people, its desire to advance the welfare of the people and its willingness to have the people. control their own affairs. A democratic party seeks to administer the government, according to democratic principles and it's ideal of a free govern ment is a government in which every de- partment, legislative, executive and judi cial is administered according to the doctrine of equal rights to all and special privileges to none.
 Hypocrisy Creeps in.
 "A party with such an ideal is more closely scrutinized and more quickly crit icised than a party which makes no such pretention because the world is inclined to measure party by the standard which it sets up for itself. "A party really Dem ocratic cannot do what another party might do with impunity because It's own teachings would be turned upon it's con- duct and hypocrisy added to its other sins.
 Never before in the history of the country has there been greater need for Democratic Party with truly Demo- cratic ideal. The aristocracy which Ham. iltcn led against the Democracy of Jeff ferson's day, and the plutocracy which Nick Riddle led against the Democracy of Jacksons day have combin- ed to assault the Democracy of the present day. have combined to as- sault the Democracy of the present day, and these assaults are supported by a metropolitan press more subservient to capital, more widely read than the pa- pers of 1900 or 1892.
 ''In 1896 the Republican Party, under the leadership of Mark Hanna. became the open ally of organized wealth and a victory was secured by use of means which, when known, must be repugnant to every believer in the doctrine of self government. The purchase of votes, and the coercion of employes-all these things fn Nyff av. n1o OtN known in this country before.
 "As result of that election Mammon was enthroned. the manufacturers were permitted to write the tariff schedule without regard to the interest of consum- CTS. The finanicers were allowed to dic- tate the policy of the Treasury without regard to the interests of the country at large and the trust magnates were per mitted to bankrupt rivals stifie competi- tion and extort without limit. When the Spanish war occurred the syndicates in complete possession of the United States reached out for new fields to conquer, and they are now using the American army and carpet basser to exploit the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands. whose reverence for our institutions has thus been converted into hatred for our flag.
 The Time Appointed.
 Surely If there ever was a time when the preaching of the Democratic gospel ought to be opportune. now Is the tune. And yet the time of greatest opportunity is also the time of greatest danger, for an opportunity unimproVed is worse than lost The character of our party is to be determined by the manner !n which 1t meets an opportunity. and the manner In which 1t meets the opportunity will be determined by the ideal that dominates it. Will our party hesitate or take coun- sel of its fears. Will it abandon it's championship of the peoples interest in the hope of conciliating relentless foes or purchasing a few offices with cam paign contributions that carry with them an obligation to be made good out of the pockets of the people?
 This gathering of the Democracy of the second city of the Union ought to have it's influence in determining the party {