Evening journal., 1903-02-19
This Is How
Wanamaker & Brown,

/ tr0dUced himself because Jas he put IL.
there was no one in the community
who wished to take the responsibility. ."
lie then referred to a later meeting
in the Auditorium. when the crowds
were turned away.
Il do net come as a candidate for
office and not even a sa leader" MIR.
Bryan said he was glad the party is diff
ferent than It was ten years ago re-
member when my boy was born / was
a great admirer of Grover Cleveland
and Mr.. Carlisle. If l had named my
boy after a politician ] would, have
named him Cleveland Carlisle Bryan,
and You can imagine how / would feel
now. Mr. Bryan said that he would
predict that no man would ever be-
candidate ON the Democratic party who
is ashamed that he stood ror the Kan
sas City platform.
Speaking OF the harmony meetings,
he said: II have been asked to attend
several of these meetings where Cleve-
land was present, but / have refused
them on the ground that he has helped
10 elect two Republican presidents,
and had rather meet an open enemy
than a hgpocrite. He has made the
Democratic party a scapegoat, and will
will drive out ten votes for every one
that he brings into the party.
He said that he had about made up
his mind to accept the next invitation
to attend a meeting where Mr.. Cleve-
land is to speak on the condition that
he will have the subject Grover Cleve-
land ""I think l could handle the sub
ject in such a way that Grover Cleve-
land and I will never meet at another
harmony meeting" The speaker said
he had a right to speak of Grover
Cleveland, as he has borne his sins in
two campaigns.
Mr.. Bryan next directed his remarks
relative to purity in politics and in
this connection said:
Il have heard that affairs in Della
ware have not been exaggerated
through the public press and that more
votes are purchased in the State in pro
portion to the total vote than any
either State in he Union l have also
heard that Democrats were not free
from this. This should not be- Rather
awaken the proper conscience and all
the money in the world cannot purchase
Delaware. Show the Republicans how
a campaign should be run and / dare
say that you will bring many who have
grown tired of present conditions in the
party. Set before the Republican party
"a higher ideal than the purchase OF
men. Maybe if you do this it will be
the turning point in the history of the
State, and little Delaware may lead the
way to purity in politics"
Mr.. Bryan, in conclusion, said he
was not a candidate OF even a leader.
but would continue TO fight for his
cause. 1t was TO battle for principle
that he was present.
you owe me nothing and | owe you
everything he said. while l have
lost in the Presidential nght. / owe
much to the American people for the
great struggling masses have made
me what 1 am and have placed me
where I am.
Il only ask that ] may continue in
the fight until death. and only pray
that it will be my fortune to be where
the fight is thickest They have said
lDdl 4 wanted 20 run the government
I love my country too well for that, and
my greatest desire is to see the Demo
cratic banner waving beside the Stars
and Stripes. granting freedom at home
and respect abroad"
There were prolonged cheers as Mr..
Bryan took his seat
Mr. Handy next introduced John G.
Gray, who responded to the tost. 'The
democratic Party-May Her Democracy
/ Never Grow Less"
Howell S. England responded to the
toast. "The Democratic League" and
he was followed by ex-Congressman w
H. Berry, Of Chester, ON "The National
Plum Tree"
Tho closing toast was responded to
/ by Josiah Marvil and his subject was
! Delaware Has Never Sold a Seat in
! the United States Senate"
Mr.. Bryan was the gvest of Josiah
Marvil last night, and left this morn
/ ing for Carlisle, Pa. where he wil
visit the Indian School
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