The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-24
DEMOCRACY MUST
BE TRUE TO IDEAL
Bryan Tells How Il Should
Conduct Itself in Order
to Win.
AN ADDRESS in HlcAGo
Tells His Admirers, at the Chicago
Dsmocracy's Picnic, That Parry
Must Continue to Stand
for Popular Rights.

ChlCago, July Zl.-W1ll1am jennings
Bryan addressed several thousands of
enthusiastic democrats at the Chicago
democracy's picnic at Brands park In
the outskirts of the city today.
He was received with hearty ap-
plause when he stepped on the plat
form, after a short Introductory speech
by Mayor Harrison.
His Grafton was toned with special;
reference to the possible candidacy of
his supporters came In for some severe
excoriation at the hands Of the speaker.
The subject of Mr.. Bryan's speech was
Democratic Ideal He said in part:
Surely IL there ever was a time
when preaching democratic gospel
ought to be oppOrtune, now is that
time. The character Of our party is
to be determined by the m~annerain
which it meets Its opportunity, andstlle
manner in which 1t meets that oppor-
tuntty will be determined by thesidealS
that dominates It. Will our party hesi-5
tate, or take counsel OF its fears? VIII
1t abandon its championship of the peo-
iplo's interest in the hope Of conciliat-
ing Its relentless foes, or OF purchasing
q few Offices with campaign c%ontribu-
lions that carry with them obligations
to be made good out OF the pockets OF
the people? Esss
THE democratic party must appeal to
the democratic sentiment of the coun-
try, nj this sentiment is far wider
any party. Wherever the ques-
ton has been submitted In such way
that it could be acted upon independ-s
emily, there has always been an YER
Whelming majority in favor Of that
which Is democratic, and our party cas-
appeal successfully to this democratic
spirit II we but convince the p~eople#of
our earnestness and Of our fidelity to
those principles.
The Party's Handicap.
1--WE are handicapped just now bSs
the fact that the last democratic adj
ministration we had was more sub
serv1ent to corporate dictation han
any republican administration that had
preceded 1t, and the record of that adj
ministration has been a milestone about
the party's neck ever since. The influ-s
ence exerted by Wall street over the
administrations policy, the use Of pat
ronage to reward those who betrayed
their constituents. and h employ
ment of the most reprehensible of res
publican methods, made the adnlinfs-s
tration q stencil In the nostrils of the
people. and kept in the republican party
party's course. The odtum which
Cleveland,s second administration
brought upon the party which elected
him did more to defeat the party than
any one plank OF the Chicago platform.
or even han all planks that were most
severely criticized.
THE greatest menace that the party
! has to meet today Is not the probability
but the possibility of the party's res
turn to the position that 1t occupied
from 1892 to 1896. This danger is not
SO imminent al the corporation-eon-
trolled papers make 1t appear. but In
so far as 1t at all threatens It
paralyzes the energies OF the party. and
nullifles its promises. Such q return
would indicate the degradation OF the
party's ideals and the perversion OF its
purpose.
IF the democratic party will stand
erect, face the future with confidence,
defend the rights Of the people, and,
protect their interests wherever at
tackled. whether the attack comes from
f%nanciers, monopolists, tariff barons or.
from tmperialists, It can look with!
confidence for a revolution OF sentiment
that will give us a victory worth the
having; and this victory, whenssits
comes will not end as the victory OF
1892 did, in the decentralization OF tho
party, but In building up a democrats:
Organization which will deal aggres-
sively with all the evils Of government
and f1nd its bulwark in the affections
and condolences of the maases'