The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-11
BRYAN TO HIS FELLOWS
SPEECH TO MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS
ON UNITED STATES SENATORS.
CorporatiOns Alleged to Control the
Upper Branch Of Congress-Ju-
dicial Convention.

DETROIT. Mich. March 10.-without the
presence of William Jennings Bryan. who
made an address at the morning session,
to-day's Democratic state judicial conven-
ton at the Light Guard Armory would
have been featureless. Judge George l..
Yaple, of Mendon, who is the nominee for
Supreme judge for term of ten years, to
succeed Judge Frank A. Hooker. was NOM
mated without any other name being pre-
scented to the convention. For regent of the
State University Wellington B. Burt. of
Saginaw, was left in undisputed possession
of the field before the first ballot was COM
pleted DR.. Welsh and Mr. Dickson were
candidates again for a second vacancy on
the board of regents but were defeated by
Willis j. Abbott. of Battle Creek, editor Of
the Pilgrim Magazine.
The resolutions adopted merely bespeak
the support of thoughtful citizens for
those principles Of government which find
expression through the national platforms
of the party" This is the only reference
made to nationa! platforms. The initiative
and referendum is demanded and the re-
cent coal strike is taken as an indication of
the necessity for the municipal ownership
of public utilities. The resolutions depre-
cate judicial participation in the manipu-
lating of conventions and the activities of
ante-convention politics. Pride is expressed
in the State University and the Democratic
party is pledged to continue its efficiency
by every means in its power consistent
with economy. No mention was made in
the convention of Democratic presidential
possibilities.
In addressing the convention Mr.. Bryan
said:
mo Democrat has reason to be despond-
ent. We must not work WORK, on on the the principle pie
buildinS on the right ground. There never
was a time when there was greater need
for the application of Democratic principles
learned more about some other things than
about future candidates for the presi-
dency. I found that many Republicans
were fighting against man named Al
dicks | found that In some places three
quarters of the voters had received money
for their votes. But 1 could not draw the
line between Addicks, who wanted TO buy
a senatorship with his own money and run
il for his own interests. and other men
who buy Office for corporation and run II
for the interests of the corporation. What.
senatorshps with the money OF corpora
lions and go TO Congress slaves OF the
corporations? The Senate would not even
take up for consideration the House bill
for the control of trusts. These men are
worse than Addicks. If you wanted any
thing from the Delaware man you would
talk to Addicks but In these other cases
you would have to go TO the masters of
the officeholder. / can't draw distinction
between the men who sell their votes for S.
and the one who makes a million trading
in party policies. / remember case where
j. p Morgan made millions on a matter of
Republican policy. Ali the difference be-
tween Addicks and the rest is that he con-
fessed openly to what the others do Sc
cretly.
81 have been accused of preventing har-
mony. No man wants harmony more than
| do, and no one has suffered more for
lack of IL than l 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.
never said anything about him so hard as
did President Mckinley, who said: .Cleve-
land is trying to make money the master
and all things else the servant / am not
ashamed of my humble part / may have
had in driving out Of the Democratic party
a man who tried to make money the master
and everything else the servant. / want
him in some other party than ours.
would be glad to help organize one for his
exclusive USE.