The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-13
BOOM FOR W. R. HEARST
AND A BITTER ATTACK ON ALLEGED
DEMOCRATIC DEsERTERs.
Features at a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
coin Barbecue, at which j. III. Budd
and w. j. Bryan Spoke.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. IA presidential
boom in behalf of William r. Hearst and
a bitter attack on alleged deserters from
the Democratic party by William ]. Bryan
were the dominating notes at the barbecue
given tonight by the Jefferson-Jackson-
Lincoln League. organized a year ago by
former Congressman John j. Lentz and
others. Twelve hundred people, men and
women, were present.
The programme of toasts follows: Toast
masters address of welcome. John j.
Lentz, Columbus; Local Self-government
for Cities" Mayor Tom l.. Johnson. Cleve-
land; 1.-The Plain People and Their Cham
pions," Ex-Governor James H. Budd, Cali
fornia: 1.-The Test of Democracy" w. J.
Bryan, Nebraska.
Ex-Governor Budd said: ST might say
that L have no objections to any people
asking to be leaders who themselves,
though not openly supporting the parties
of trusts and tariff exactions, have split
the ranks of their friends and led to a VIC
tory that ought not to have been at any
time carried. / want them in the ranks.
1 want them to fight with us. but want
the banners in the hands Of such men as
Lentz or Bryan or Johnson OF Bill Hearst,
of New York.
Each locality has its men that It looks
upon as champions. and L find that in the
far East those conservative men who desire
out their champions. But 1 have not seen
name mentioned by them under whose
smirk Of labor you could not strike the iron
this State you have champions like Lentz.
You have champions like Tom Johnson,
whom We have all heard And we in the
West have our champion, the man that
believe next to yourself has done most for
the cause OF the common people, the man
who in the fight when the treasurers de-
serted you came to your succor and stood
an able lieutenant under your orders, the
man who has fought all his life for ma
tional eight-hour law, for an income tax,
for education and national appropriations
for schools: the man born I'm our State and
native son whom we regard one of the
greatest of the times is William Randolph
Hearst, congressman-elect Of New York.
There are others, many others, but for me
these are enough. i do not wish to go
farther because l know that might fare
worse"
most enthusiastic of the evening. He as
serted that If there Is any one man In the
country who has suffered on account of
and charged that il was the opposition of
alleged Democrats within the ranks of his
party that brought him to defeat in 1896 and
1900 He said that he knew all the men
that since that time they had suffered
severe heart burning. IF it is such a seri-
Gus affair to change party allegiance" Mr.
Bryan said, at hope these men will stay
out of the Democratic party. There can
be no harmony between Democrats who
carry knives for each other and hate each
other. There is better chance to make
Democrats out of Republicans than out Of
Palmer and Buckner Democrats. These
men can never be in harmony with US un-
less they or we change our political con-
victions. still believe In the platform
adopted at Chicago in 1896 and in Kansas
City in 1900. 1 have no thought of surren-
dering my convictions. Our principles were
true then, they are true now. 1 would not
change them IL / could. Neither would
surrender my principles to win any victory,
however great, for my party. A party,
like a man, needs a character and a MEM
bership that knows what is right and will
do 1t in the advocacy of political princi-
pies"
Mr.. Bryan said he did not propose to take
his Democracy from any Democratic leader
who received his training from Wall street