Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-10
Addresses State Democratic
Judicial Convention.
RAPS AT CLEVELAND
SAYS HE NEEDS PARTY ALL HIS
OWN.
Declares Democracy Cannot Succeed
While Adherents Are Trying to
Cut Each Others Threats.

DETROIT, Mich, March 10.-W. J..
Bryan OF Nebraska this morning addressed
the state democratic judicial convention in
Light Guard Armory. The fact that Mr.
Bryan was to speak attracted to the arm
DRY more delegates and spectators than last
nights indications about the hotels seemed
to forecast for the attendance.
There was no candidate seeking any OF
the three nomipations at the disposal OF
the convention. which State Chairman
Thomas E. Barkworth of Jackson called to
order soon after II o'clock.
Stanley E. Parkhill Of Owosso was tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. Parkhill declared
that opportunism Is but another name for
twentieth century republicanism. He said
further: Nineteen hundred years ago the
greatest champion Of human rights that the
world has ever known was taken into
lofty place and offered all the kingdoms OF
the world If he would worship at the feet
of his tempter.
To-day rejuvenated democracy Is
being offered power and glory If it will fall
down and worship the golden calf that is
the god of Wall street, but trust that this
modern champion Of the peoples rights will
reply to the strong men Of the east, who,
like the tempter Of old, have brains and
power, but whose souls are spelled with the
mark Of the dollar, as did the great leader
Of men. Get thee behind me- Satin
principles do not change. What was
right yesterday, last month. last year, ten
years ago. Is right today and will be right
forever"
Mr.. Parkhill then introduced Mr.. Bryan.
who said:
mo democrat has reason to be despon-
dent We must not work on the principle
of exped1ency. We must be sure we are
building on the right ground. There never
was time when there was greater need
for the application OF democratic princi-
pies than today. Down east, in Delaware, I
learned more about some other things than
about future candidates for the presidency.
Il found that many republicans were fight
Ing against man named Addicks. found
that In some places three-Quarters Of the
voters had received money for their votes.
But l could not draw the line between Adj
dicks, who wanted to buy senatorship with
his own money. and run it for his own in
trests and other men who buy office for
corporation and run it for the interests Of
the corporation.
What, my friends, do you say of men who
buy senatorships with the money Of cor
porations and go to Congress as slaves OF
the corporations?
1.-The Senate would not even take UP for
consideration the House bill for the control
Of trusts These men are worse than Ad-
dicks. If you wanted anything from the
Delaware man you would talk to Addicks
but IN these other cases you would have to
Il can't draw a distinction between the
men who sell their votes for IS and the one
who makes a million trading in party poll
cies.
Il remember a case where ]. P. Morgan
made millions on a matter of republican
policy. All che difference between Addicks
and the rest is that he confessed openly to
what the others do secretly. I have been
accused Of preventing harmony. No man
wants harmony more than do and no one
has suffered more for lack Of it than I
have.
But you can't keep in one organization
men who want to cut each others threats.
They accuse me of saying hard things
about Cleveland. I never said anything
about him SO hard as did President McKin-
ley, who said: Cleveland Is trying to make
money the master and things else the SER
want
II am not ashamed Of any humble part I
may have had in driving out Of the demo-
cratic party a man who tried to make
money the master and everything else the
servant I want him in some other party
than ours. I would be glad to held orga-
nize one for his exclusive USE" nsr