The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-22
Mr.. Bryan Says That He Be-
trayed His Party.
CURSE OF COMMERCIALlSM
Has Debauched the Country-Country
Now Ready to Return to Principles
Of Democracy NO Abandon
ment, No Reorganization.
(By Associated Press.)

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KANSAS CITY. MO, April 2l.--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 COM
plimentary 10 Senator William J. Stone.
at which the addresses did not begin UNI
til after midnight, bitterly arralgned
Grover Cleveland and his supporters who
are making the plea for harmony among
Democrats. The assembly was made up
Of representative Missouri Democrats, and
the remarks of MIR. Bryan met WIN en-
thusiastic favor with his hearers. He said
In part:
I'VE invite all who have atrayed from
the fold to come back II they desire but
we want them to stay In after they come.
We have had enough OF Clevelandism fl
the Democratic party We had four.
years Of Cleveland and after his admin.
1strauon was over we found ourselves
weaker than we had ever been before
because we had been betrayed. These So
called harmonizers. Cleveland and his
followers, showed their nearness to Re.
publicanism by deserving us in our hour
of greatest need and supporting the Re-
publican party. The Democratic party
won a great victory In 1899. which gave
our party great opportunity, but Gro.
YER Cleveland betrayed the Democratic
party and 1t carried the burden of his
administration through two national cam.
palgns. and there was not plank in either
platform that was such detrimcnt to
me In those campaigns as that burden
was.
Cleveland had the best opportunity to
redeem the Democratic party ever Of
fered to any man since tho time OF An
drew Jackson, but instead of being true
TO his party. he d!sgraccd himself. AS a
party. we must stand true to Democratic
principles. and II we do, believe that
Democratic victory will some day come
and 1t will BIO here to remain when II
comes.
He Is Of the highest service to his fell
lows who can give the highest IDEAL
There has been a lowering Of ideals in
this country. Money Is talked about
morning, noon and night Commercial
Ism Is the curse Of the country to-day
md 1t has debauched our country The
foreigner has come TO regard the Amer-
can simply as a moncy-makcr and We
gave cause for the belief that we put
nothing beyond wealth and that money is
ruling the country with an iron hand
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There never was a time when tho
people were more ready to accept Demo-
cratic principles than to-day I would
not give one Democrat who really be-
lleves in Democratic principles for
whole barnyard full Of Democrats and
compromisers who pretend to be Demo-
Gratis
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
1t does not believe in the Democratic par
ty.''
Speaking of next years convention he
said:
There Will be no abandonment or re-
organization, and no man unworthy to
hold up the old jefferson flag will be
nominated. and II he is. God pity US. for
he will be defeated"