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mocracy."
Kansas City, April 22.-william J
Bryan. speaking this morning TO th'
toast Democracy" at the banquet Civ
en- by the Democratic Jackson County
club and the newspaper men Of Mis-
souri, complimentary TO William }
Stone. at which the addresses did moi
begin until long after midnight, bitter
~ arraigned Grover Cleveland and his
supporters who are making the plea
for harmony among Democrats. The
assembly was made up of Missouri
Democrats and the remarks of Mr.
Bryan met with enthusiastic favor with
his hearers. He said in part;
What we need in this nation is NOR
al courage among men. We need
moral courage more than ability and
we want the kind or moral courage
that will fight for honest Democratic
principles. In your junior senator,
William Joel Stone, you have a Mis-
sour man who possesses both NOR.
al courage and ability I am glad
that you have harmony in this state
Il believe the Democrats OF Mis-
souri, give the best idea OF how 70 Sc
cure harmony among the Democrats
Of the nation. / believe in harmony.
The Democratic bed Is wide enough
for all who want 10 come in, but We
don't was to have TO sit up nights 70
keep certain pretenders from picking
our pockets. We invite all who have
strayed from the fold TO come back If
they so desire. but We want them 70
stay in after they come. We have
had enough of Clevelandism in the
Democratic party. We had four years
Of Cleveland. and after his administra,
ton was over We found ourselves weak.
er than We had ever been before be-
cause. We had been betrayed. These so
called thermometers, Cleveland and his
followers, showed their nearness 10 Re
publicRnism by deserving US in our
hour Of greatest need and supporting
the Republican party The Demo
cratic party won a great victory in
1892. which gave our party q great op-
portunity. but Grover Cleveland be-
trayed the Democratic party and car
ried the burden Of his administration
through two national campaigns and
there was not a plank In either plat.
form that was such a detriment 70
me in those campaigns as that bur.
den was. Cleveland had the best Cd
portunity . redeem the Democratic
party ever offered 10 any man since
the time OF Andrew Jackson. but in
stead of being true to his party he
dlsgraced himself. As a PARTY. we
must stand true TO Democratic prin.
clples and if We do | believe that
Democratic victory will some Jay come
and il will be here TO remain when il
comes.
He is Of the highest service to his
fellows. who can give the highest ideal
There has been a lowering of ideals
IN this country. Money j. talked
about morning, noon and night. Com.
mercialism is the curse Of the country
today, and il has Gebauched orr conn
try The foreigner has come To 10.
gard the American simply as A MONEY
maker ard We give cause for the he.
lief that we put nothing beyond wealth
and that money is ruling the country
with an iron hand The nanbao7
and womanhood Of the United States
are more important than money LEI
ferson set higher ideal for us than
that of worship 1f money. ana rofh.
ing but the Ideals Of jefferson VIII av.4.
MI rs oUt OF the slough of desmond
The Democratic party is not The enc
my OF honestly acquired wealth
have heard il said that Democrats h..
ana be honest J deny that as bofrp
nd be honest. I deny thar as befno
false. 4 man can have money and
be Democrat. but if money has hin,
ne has 70 be Republican. Jefferson
believed that money should be subser
Went To the man. and jefferson WAS
an educated man. There 40 rao,,r.
today who think that the e9vca+sr
man Should be sarara+as 49,
the common rahble Jaffe-.o-
believed that the man who va.
too good to take pa~t IN mol
itics was not good enough u live n q
land like this. Jefferson did nor Gro
ate the principles of the Domocrqc,
as they existed long before jefferson
lived. He simply put the princjpIes
INTO hVlns form. There never was
time when the people were more
ready TO accept Democratic Drincin1es
than today. We must appeal tn the
conscience 81 the people. Three zen,
edles for existing evils have been sur
gested 10 me. First. an appeal To the
conscience Of the people: second. by
legislation. and third by revolution
But revolution is not to be thought
o. Revolution is not A remedy in a
country where people can vote. PEG
pie can vote themselves free in this
country and If they could not do that
they could not fight themselves free
Jefferson stood for the neODle AM
'heir interests and Hamilton relievos
that the president and the sena+.
should be elected for life O. durirs
good behavior. The Republican mar
y today is forming not jefferson
clubs. but Hamilton clubs"
Letters OF regret from Richard o.