The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-22
CLEVELAND A MARK
AT WHICH BRYAN's DENUNCIA-
TIONS ARE HURLED.
WITH HIS BITTER INvEcTIvE
HE ARRAIGNS THOSE PLEADING
FOR PARTY HARMONY.

Leader Whose Presidential Aspira-
tions Were Defeated Gives Furth-
err Views Regarding the ex-Presi-
dent Whom He Considers Largely
Responsible for His Defent-Ban-
quet to senator Stone at Kansas
City-SenatOr Made Plea for
Democratic Unity.
Kansas City, April 21.-william j.
Bryan, speaking this morning to the
toast Democracy" at the banquet
given by the Democratic jackson
County Club and the newspaper men
of Missouri. complimentary to Senator
William j. Stone, at which the ad-
dresses did not begin until after mid
night, bitterly arraigned Grover
Cleveland and his supporters, who are
making the plea for harmony among
Democrats
The assembly was made up of repre-
sentative Missouri Democrats, and
the remarks of Mr.. Bryan met with
enthusiastic favor. He said in rart:
I'VE invite all who have strayed
from the fold to come back if they so
desire, but we want them to stay in
after they come. We have had enough
| of Clevelandism in the Democratic
party. We had four years of Cleve-
land and after his administration was
over we found ourselves weaker than
we had ever been before, because we
| had been betrayed.
Near to RepubIicanism.
'These se-called harmonizers. CIeve-
land and his followers, showed their
nearness to Republicanism by desert
ing us in our hour OF greatest need
and supporting the Republican party.
The Democratic party won a great
victory in 1892, which gave our party a
great opportunity, but Grover Cleve-
land betrayed the Democratic party
and it carried the burden of his ad-
ministration through two national
campaigns and there was not a plank
i'm either platform that was such a
detriment to me in those campaigns as
that burden was.
Cleveland had the best opportunity
to redeem the Democratic party ever
offered to any man since the time of
Andrew Jackson, but instead of being
true to his party, he disgraced him
self. AS party we must stand true
to Democratic principles, and if we do,
/ believe that Democratic victory will
some day come, and it will be here to
| remain when it comes.
Ideals Arc Failing.
HE is of the highest service to his
fellows who can give the highest ideal.
There has been a lowering of ideals
in this country. Money is talked about
morning, noon and night. CONNER
cialism is the curse of the country to-
day, and it has debauched our coun-
try. The foreigner has come to re-
gard the American simply as money
maker and we give cause for the be-
lief that we put nothing beyond wealth
and that money is ruling the country
with an iron hand. There never was
time when the people were more
than to-day. 1 would not give one
Democrat who really believes in DEM
ocratic principles for a whole barn
yard full of Democrats and compromis-
ers who pretend to be Democrats"
Senator William j. Stone said in the
course of his remarks:
I'VE are apart, let us get together.
The platform is the creed Of the party,
and the man who does not subscribe
to Ii does not believe in the Democratic
party"
Speaking of next years campaign, he
said:
There will be no abandonment or
reorganization, and no man unworthy
to hold up the old jefferson flag will
be named, and, If he does, God pity us,
for we will be defeated"