Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-22
BITTERLY ARRAlGNEO az WILL
IAN J. BRYAN IN A KANSAS :
CITY SPEECH.
Ex- PRESIDENT A BuR0sl
Nebraskan Declares "cievelandism'
More to Blame for Democratic De
feat in Recent Campaigns Than All
the PIanks in the Pianorm-Demo
cratic Bed Wide Enough for All VIII,
Destire to Return to the Fold.

Kansas City, April 22.-William ]
Bryan speaking to the toast, "Democ
racy" at the banquet given by tn:
Democratic Jackson County club and
the newspaper men of Missouri, com
plimentary to William J. Stone, al
which the addresses did not begin un
til long after midnight, bitterly ar
raigned Grover Cleveland and his sup
porters. who are making the plea fol
harmony among Democrats. The as
sembly was made up of representative
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
moral courage among men. We neeG
neral courage more than ability, and
We want the kind of moral courage
that will fight for honest Democratic
principles. In your junior senator
William Joel Stone, you have in Mis-
souri, man who possesses both moral
courage and ability. l am glad thai
you have harmony in this state. | be
lieve the Democrats of Missouri give
the best idea of how to secure har
mony among the Democrats of the na
ton. believe in harmony. The
Democratic bed is wide enough fol
all who want to come in, but we do not
want to have to sit up nights to keep
certain pretenders from picking out
pockets. We invite all who have
G. UnA frOv hn 10 hno
they SO desire, but We want them tC
stay in after they come. We have had
enough of Clevelandism in the Demo
cratic party. We had four years OF
Cleveland, and after his administra
tion was over we found ourselves
weaker than we had ever been before
because We had been betrayed. These
so-called thermometers, Cleveland and
his followers, showed their
Nearness to Republicanism
by deserting us in our hour of greatest
need and supporting the Republican
party The Democratic party won q
great victory in 1892. which gave oul
party a great opportunity, but Grovel
Cleveland betrayed the Democratic
party and l carried the burden of hi
administration through two nationa
campaigns, and there was not planl
in either platform that was such
detriment to me in those campaign
as that burden was. Cleveland ha'
the best opportunity to redeem thu
Democratic party ever offered to an.
man since the time of Andrew Jack
son. but instead of being true to hi
party he disgraced himself. AS
party we must stand true to Demo
cratic principles and if We do be
heve that Democratic victory vii
some day come and it will be here t
remain when it comes.
He Is of the highest service to hi
fellows who can give the highest idea
There has been lowering of ideals i
this country. Money is talked abou
morning, noon and night CONNER
clalism is the curse of the country tt
day and it has debauched our countr!
The foreigner has come to regard tn
American simply as moneymake
and we give cause for the belief ths
We put nothing beyond wealth an
that money is ruling the country wit
an iron hand.
Never swerve in your loyalty
Democratic principles. ! would NJ
give one Democrat who really believe
IN Democratic principles for who
barnyard full of trimmers and cor
promisers who pretend to be Dem
Gratis"