The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-03
HARMONY is NOT
THE ONLY THING
Bryan and Stevenson Shout For
Kansas City Platform.
BIG BANQUET AT DES MONIES
OLIVE BRANCH NOT EXTENDED
TO BOILERS OF 1896.

Des Moines. Ia. April 2-Three hun
dred Democrats attended the Jefer- /
sonian banquet tonight and the demand |
for tickets could not be met. The
attendance was representative OF the
| Democratic party throughout the state. !
The principal speakers were w. D.
BRYAN and former Vice President 4.
Z. Stevenson. w. R. Hearst, who hao
been announced as a speaker, sent
| letter which was read. in which Ae
urged continued devotion by Democrats
/ 20 the political principles OF JelLeisoH'
Mr.. Stevenson, who spoke first, gave
I his views as 20 the proper policy lot
the Democratic party in the coming
/ presidential campaign. He said ll
/ part.
Harmony. like happiness, is not Sc
cured by seeking for it, it comes as
/ the reward of right-doing. Harmony IS
/ a thing to be felt, not thing 10 DC
/ talked about. The mere mention OF
/ harmony suggests differences that peed
/ reconciliation. and the talk of harmony
3 among those who disturbed it. left the
party and lent their influence 20 the
4 enemy. naturally recalls the issues that
created disturbance and naturally suS-
! gests the inquiry whether the prOdigals
/ have rcpented or demand repentance
. Of the party.
Difference Still Exists.
THE difference which existed ON the
money question still exists, for while
/ the Republicans are Boosting that The
money question is settled, money Is
| tight On the great financial cenJers ana
/ the fnanciers of this country are re-
I sorting 10 extraordinary methods TO
get enough money into circulation 10
/ carry on business.
ION the trust question the same line
of cleavage appears. The men who
threatened a panic if silver was re-
stored now threaten a panic If the
trusts are disturbed. and the trust
magnatcs are casting about for q Dem
oCratic candidate so much Like a Re
publican that the trusts can rest easy
I no matter which candidate is elected.
"ReOTganiZa ton means retreat, and
/ retreat means decentralization and dis
ester From The low standpoint OF eN-
pcdiencv retreat could not b- justified.
The party poIled nearly a million moro
votes I'm support of the Chicago and
Kansas City platforms than were pollcd
by Cleveland. even before hts political
crimes were exposed.
Sordid Arguments.
There is a s5rdidness about the ar
guments made by the reorgauizers that
ought 10 disgust any well meaning or
high minded citizen. IL is really in
sulting to a man 10 intimate that NE
thinks IL is more important that We
get control of the administration than
we administer power I'M accordance
with Democratic principles and I'M the
interest of the people AT large.
To say that "A right principle must
be dropped because the party has suf-
fered defeat i'm support Of the principle
is as ridiculous as il is cOwardly.
While circumstances determine the
emphasis that should be placed upon
particular issues, no party can afford
20 abandon righteous position once
taken for fear that to maintain il would
be- unpopular"
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
Mr.. Bryan referred Co Governor Cum
minis as at the head of protest m
Iowa against the domination of the
Republican party by the corporations,
and said!
He is going to try to cngraft the
Iowa idea in the national Republican
platform. While he seems destined 10
fail In his purpose, and while he NAY
support the Republican ticket no mat
ter how OdiOus the domination of his
party by corporations may become let
US encourage him. for every word that
he speaks I'm favor of tariff reform or
antitrust legislation viii have an edu-
cationaI influence. His words will go
on making converts even though he
may recant rather th3u leave his par
.sH... |H.. D. q
Republican, but by showing some SYM
pathy with the people as against the
corporations he has proven that he is
much nearer the Democratic party than
the men who left us i'm 1896, who. in 1897
boosted Of the support they had given
20 the Republican party and Who now
make their return 10 the party COnun-
! gent upon the party's abandonment OF
the peoples interest.
Governor La Toilette of Wisconsin
has shown some restiveness under Re
publican methods. These are publications.
, Of the influences that are at work and
they encourage US to make our appeal
10 the awakened conscience Of the pe0-
pie"
Letter Read.
A letter was read from A. G.. Walsh
, of OttumWa. secretary of the national
committee, IN winch ne stated lndL IN
the Kansas City platform is to be
found "a Democratic expression of
Democratic principles made by Demo
+ Gratis without corporation dictatiOn and
p without corporation control He main
. tanned that the party had much to lose
b and nothing to gain by repudiatng that
platform.
Tie banquet proper was announced
as a gathering Of Democrats without
regard 10 differences of opinion as 10
party policy, but in the afternoon a
Z meeting of Kansas city platform adj
herents was held at which an Organi-
4 cation was formed and a central COM
r mittee created to work for insertion ir
D the next state platform the principles
Of the Kansas City platform
Mr. Bryan attended the meeting and
! endorsed the movement. The DemOc-
racy of America does not want bar
, mOny, he told those present. The
Z Democracy Of America wants the tri-
e umph of Democratic principles
BOOST FOR HEARST.