The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-02-21
Mr.. Bryan to Democrats.


From the Baltimore sun Thursday.
The sneech which Mr.. William Jennings
BRYAN delivered Tuesday night at the banquet
rendered him by the Maryland Democratic
Association at the Eutaw House was not com
pleted when The Sun went to press, and the
following summary of his remarks are gwen
Mr. Bryan said it gave him great pleasure
to meet the Democrats of the association, and
continued:
''My work is mainly done through my pa
per, and through its readers | am able to com
mune with a majority of those who vote the
Democratic ticket. | expect to continue this
work as long as | live. | ask for no other OPP
portunity than this. am as much limited as
If were in prison and | could not escape the
work | am trying to do even if desired to.
want to discharge a debt of gratitude and OBJ
legation which will take my lifetime.
II want to give you word of encourage
ment. not that think you need It, but 1t will
help in your earnest and devoted labors.
These things we are contending for believed
in before they were worded in our platform.
Thev are not properly called 'Bryanism.
have invented nothing. They were Demo
cratic principles before the name of Bryan
was known at all. Principles are greater than
men. have fought for these principles be
cause believed them right, and will continue
so 10 fight More than this, | am certain we
will one day win victory on these principles
So far as the double standard is concerned my
reasons Tor adhering 10 TINS uoc'rlhe are "
cause | am convinced it is the right one. Per
manept success can only be built on touuda-
lions Of merit
The Democratic party has now a good
opportunity. l want It 10 measure up 70 ~
great opportunities. don want the Demo
cratic party so near the kepuollcan Parry that
dissatisfied Republican will see no difference
between the two. To-day the Republican
party IS absolutely dominated oy the coFPo'
ate interests OF this country; no p'eee o.
teglslauon can DE passeu pS tiia' Pa't win
out the consent OF the great trasl mas mates
Mr.. Bryan denounced the hlSlnS Trust elH
as worthless and OF no ana to the people
Monday morning Ar. hnoN gave OUT "H u
'erNew stating lnAt 'Ae Aum'nls'Ia''"1 :, VIZ
no" sat'shed wiz tue progress u'"'e- N""i
mentlng On tins MI bryan said
be ANTITRUST legislation We no" nave j.
not as drastic as NJ. hnoX was az hrsi "lilng
60 have II. They don dare % DO any'hihs
against those interests ne '1ne WI 'I .l
Maeh me PeoP'e VIII ny ''"hS' -
neu 'ue! uo 800 W 49,. NY
a party that does not sell Us principles %" Tue
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ms : Ine 1ppo't,uu'.. ~ " 9
parry anu III. W
lns l's principles loi isN Peot'e 'e' ~ S''i'N
up aud advocate them Just a soon "a the
trust magnaies believe something realty threat
ems the trust system yoa Will hear 'he panic
CRY again.
am saliShed mat me eoheeij'5 ".''H %,
wealth i Decoh'us 80 s'eA' tN4' '"s ""'s
soon coming "heh We can Win ''tiO,i' Uo'
with sham Democrats, but wIlh real Demo.
Gratis. II once We can get eon'n'. ~ 'aaT
years, ne vail have 50 ma"y reforms on the
statute books that tue krpuoHcao party ~"
not get IA power again Ia a gehe1A''h: