The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-15
WILLIAM r. HEARST
is NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
At Rally Of Jefferson JacksonLlnocln
League-Bryan's Bitter Attack on
Alleged Democrats Who Carry
Knives Up Their Sleeves

\ rally of leaders of Democracy was
held in Columbus, O., on Thursday, Feb
ruary L. under the auspices of the JET
ferson- Jackson-L Lincoln League, organ
lied year ago by ex-Congressnan John
]. Lentz and others. At this barbecue
rally there were twelve hundred invited
guests. William J. Bryan received an en-
tlusiastic ovation. In the course of
bitter attack on alleged deserters from
the Democratic party he asserted that if
there is any one man in the country who
has suffered on account Of the lack OF
Democratic harmony he is that man, and
charged that it was the opposition of al
legged Democrats within the ranks Of his
party that brought him to defeas in 1896
and 1900.
He SAID that he knew all the men who
had gone astray in those years, and that
since that time they had suffered severe
heart burning.
IF it is such a serious affair to change
party allegiance Mr.. Bryan said. I
hope these men will stay out of the Dem
ocratic party. There can be no harmony
between Democrats who carry knives
for each other and hate each other
There is a better chance to make Dem
ccrats out Of Republicans than out of
Palmer and Buckner Democrats
j heSe men can never be i'll harmony
with us, unless they or we change out
political convictions. | still believe in
the platform adopted at Chicago in
1896, and in Kansas City in 1900. | have
no thought of surrendering my convic-
tions. Our principles were true then !;
they are true now. | would not change
them if | could. Neither would | surren-
der my principles to win any victory,
however great, for MY party. A party,
like a man, needs character and a
membership that knows what is right
and will do it in the advocacy of political
plIlClpies. 90
Mr.. Bryan said he did not propose to
take his Democracy from any Demo-
cratic leader who received his training
from Wall street.
| Mr.. W. r. Hearst who had been i'll
vited to address the banquet, sent his
regrets i'll telegram in which he said
in part
The history OF country is really the
history of a few great men, In these
men are crystallized the country's real
life and worth. Theirs is the genius that
g1Ves expression and reality to the con-
v1ctlons and principles of the people
whom they represent The three names
that you have chosen to be reverend in
! unison are the greatest names IN the
American peoples history, save, OF
course, the foundation name of Wash,
ington.
Washington stands apart. He repre-,
sents the struggle against foreign SIT.
premacy.
The three men whom you meet tc
honor are the representatives of plan.
and thoughts and beliefs of the Ameri
can nation as a free nation.
| Washington made American self.
/ government possible, but Jefferson
Jackson and Lincoln directed American
government into its popular democratic
/ channel and made it true.
| Until very recently, Jefferson, Jack
/ soil and Lincoln could possibly be callet
| typical of both of our great politica
parties. A three of these men stood fol
the rights of all the people, and their
views have been represented in every
| great movement until these latter days
| 1t can not be denied that today one
| Of the political parties has divorced it
/ self form American principles and from
these great American statesmen.
1t is the duty OF the Democratic part,
to return the power of the government
to the people by allying itself with those
popular political forces best able to ac
complish that result.
What force in the United tSates is
today most in harmony with true Dem.
ocraoy and best able to- compete with
this financially organized usurpation ot
government
To succeed, the Democratic party
must work under the inspiration of~tht
great names and thoughts of Jefferson
| Jackson and Lincoln. And it must WORK
IN cooperation with the organized man.
hood and independence OF this country
the great Democratic force of today. q
! AT this gathering Ex-Governor Bude
Of California nominated Mr.. Hearst fol
President of the United States in an ad
nlirable address, in which he said:
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