The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-03
ADLAI STEVENSON
ALSO MADE "A SPEECH
Appealed for Solid Front to the Conn
mon EnemY-Mr. Bryan Says
That Defeat ls Better Than
Victory Gained BY Any
sacriflcoof
Principle.
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"a DIES MONIES. IA, April 2-Threo hun
drod Democrats attended tho Jefferson
ian banquet here tonight and the de-
mnnd Tor uokots could not Bio met, The
8attendnnc CO WIS representative OF tho
Dcmocrat ito party throughout tho State.
The principal speakers were Yilliam J.
Bryan and Former Woe President Ada
3. Stevonson. William Randolph Hearst,
OF New York. who has been announced
as speaker, sent letter In which he
urged continued devotion BY Dom ocrats
& to the political principles Of Jefferson.
{ Mr.. Stevenson gave his views az to the
proper policy for the Democratic party
In tho coming Presidential campaign. He
said In part:
I'm the approaching struggle for po-
1ttical supremacy, appeal will b made
more earnestly than ever before to Dom
ocrats 10 present an unbrokon front, An
appeal to all, regardless OF past party
affiliations. who condcm favor!tisul in
legislation: that favoritism which enrtohes
the few at the expense OF. theEmany; to
4 oil who. by w1ee legislation, would curb
tho power Of tho trusts, that constant
menace to honest bus1neBB enterpriBe and
to popular government: TO all who con-
denim extrayagant and wasteful expendt-
lures OF the public money: to eli who
condemn the latter-day policy Of foreign
conquest; In n word, to all who would
restore the safe and economical methods
in government established by the found
5ers OF the repu bile. = #
4f MIR. BRYAN's SPEECH.
II Responding to the toast Democracy. :"
Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as follows:
while this banquet has not been adj
vanced as harmony banquet, It is
tS,n
than hi gh priced banquets which are held
for the purpose Of securing a select au-
dlonce for the men who have not recent
" appeared on the stump in behalf OF the
Democratic party.
rEIar rmony, like happiness. ls not se-
cured by seeking for It; 1t comes as the
reward OF right doing. Harmony is q
thing to be felt not o thing to pc talked
about, The mere mention OF harmony
suggeats differences that need reconcllia-
ton, and the vociferous talk about har-
rnony among those who disturbed It, left
the party and lent their influences to-
the enemy, merely recalls the issues that
created that disturbance and naturally
suggests the inquiry whether the prodi-l
gals have repented or demand repent
ance OF tho party.
..Tho difference which existed on the
money question still exists, for while the
Republicans are boasting that the money,
question is settled, money Is Tight In the.
great financial oenters, and the flnanciers
OF this country are resorting to extra
ordinary methods to get enough money
into circulation to carry on business.
"Ontho trust question the same line OF
cleavage appears. The men who threat.
ened pa mic II silver was restored, now
tlrea ten panic II tho trusts are dis.
turbed and the trust magnates are cast
ing about for}a Democratic candidate so
much like Republican that the trusts
can rest easy no matter which candidate
Is elected. 33
Reorganization means retreat. and re.
treat means decentralization and disaster,
From tho low standpoint Of expedlence,
retreat could not be Justified. The party
polled nearly million more votes IN.