The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-24
ASSAILS CLEVELAND
BRYAN Scores Ex-PreSident
In SevereSt Terms,
MAKES TALK IN CHICAGO
Nebraskan Alleges That Cleveland
stood In with Corporations and
that odlum still Pursucs
the Democracy.


At Chicago, Saturday, William Jen-
nings Bryan addressed several thou
sand enthusiastic democrats at the
Chicago democratic picnic at Brands
park, in the outskirts Of the city. He
was received with cheers and waving
OF hats when he stepped to the cen
ter of the platform after short intro
ductory speech by Mayor Harrison,
and was frequently interrupted by ap-
plarse.
His GRAFTON was toned with special
reference to the possible candidacy
OF Grover Cleveland in 1904, and his
supporters came in for some severe
excoriation at the hands Of the speak
er. He said in part:
Surely II there ever was time
when the preaching. of the democratic
gospel ought to DO opportune, now is
the time. The character OF our party
is to be determined by the manner in
which II meets an opportunity, and
the manner in which II meets an op-
portunlty will be determined by the
ideal that dominates 1t. Will our party
hesitate or take counsel Of ita fears?
Will It abandon its championship Of
the peoples interests in the hope of
conciliating relentless foes or of pur.
chasing a few officers with campaign
contributions that carry with them an
obligation to be made good out Of the
pockets Of the people? The democrat
ic party must appeal to the democrat
lc sentiment OF the country and this
sentiment is far wider than any party.
Wherever the question has been sub
mEted in way that II could be acted
upon independently, there always has
been an Overwhelming majority In IL
vor of that which was democratic, and
our party can appeal successfully TO
this democratic spirit II we but con. 4
vince the people Of our earnestness
and Of our fidelity TO those principles.
I'VE are handicapped just now by
the fact that the last democratic I'd.
that we had was more
subseryient to corporate dictation
than any republican administration
that had preceded 1t, and the record
Of that administration has been a mill
stone about the party'I neck ever
since The influence exerted by Wall
street over the administrators pol
Icy, the use Of patronage to reward
those who betrayed their constituents
and the employment of the most rep.
rehensible of republican methods
made the administration a stencil In
the nostrils Of the people and Kept in
the republican party many who were
disguised at that partys course. The
1dlum which Mr.. Clevelands second
brought upon the party
which elected him did more to defeat
he party than any one plank of the
Chicago platform, or even than all the
blanks that were most severely criti-
Used. But for the reputation of the
1t would have been Ia
'ossible to make any campaign at all,
nd even the reputation, thorough
nd complete as It was, could not COM
'letely disinfect the party.
THE greatest menace that the par.
has to meet today is in the prob
bility or the possibility of the party's
eturn to the position that 1t occupied
q 1892 to 1896.
III the democratic party would
tand erect face the future with con.
dence, defend the rights of the peo-
lie and protect their interests wher.
yer attacked-whether the attack
'mes from the hnanciers, the mono
olists the tariff barons or from the
nperialists-it can look with conf.
ence for a revolution Of sentiment
lat will give us victory worth haviag,
nd this victory, when 1t comes, will
't end as the victory OF 1892 did-in
e generalization Of the party, but in
e building up Of democratic organ
alton which will deal aggressiyely
lth all Of the evils of the government
ID md Its bulwark In the affections
Il