Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
A " AR TO
THE DEATH
IS NOW ON
Silver Democrats at Des
Moines Caucus Decide
Gold Men Must Repent.

Gold Men Must Repent.
BRYANADDSFUELT OFIRE
Defense of Kansas City Platform is
Warmly Applauded-Rryan Declares
That Organization of Every Precinct
in State is First Step to BE Taken.
Des Moines. April 3.-(Special,l-I
Alleging that the free silver democrats
do not want the sound money men
back in the party unless they come REL
penting OF the error of their ways,
William Jennings Bryan,one time cam
diatc Tor the presidency of the United
States Oh the democratic ticket, and
still the idol Of large portion oil Iowa
democrats. delivered an address late
yesterday afternoon in parlor | of
the Slavery house. before fifty of the
faithful under the leadership of G. F.
Rinehart, OF Newton. whose motto is
never surrender
Mr.. Bryan did not arrive in Des
Moines until late in the afternoon and
+! it was still later before he had eradi-
Gated the stains OF travel from his gar
msuts and entered the room. When he
! did come he was given an ovation
Purpose of the Meeting.
The banquet last night was minor
| affair compared with the meeting yes
/ terday afternoon. 1t is not meant to
point of numbers. it was glowing sue
i cess and is a tribute to the men who
engineered it. But it served as the
loadstone to draw free silver democrats
together, and it did it. The banquet
was intended to send everybody away
happy but the real purpose OF the
gathering was accomplished some
hours before the feast. 1t has, never
been plainly stated before what the
real purpose of the function was, but
/, all doubts have been swept away since
the caucus and it is grizzly announce
; that political war to the death is or
in earnest. The real purpose was tt
swallow the democratic party organi
} cation whole before the other fellows
had chance to get nibble, and from
the way matters are progressing, il
I will work beautifully.
Bryan Introduced.
t After being introduced by G. F. Rine
' hart, Mr.. Bryan plunged into the sui
ject He said he took it that the gath
ering was for the purpose of fighting
there are three kinds fighters-thos
who fight when they see fight comm
. those who fight when the fight is OF
E and those who fight after the DANCE
= has passed.
a The men who are gathered here tc
Il day are the men who see the tigh
= coming" said Mr.. Bryan, land | take
that the fellows who will fight afte
!. the danger is passed are at home.
In We OIden Time.
= Mr.. Bryan drew word picture c
"a conditions in the democratic party dul
4 ing the time of Hamilton and Jeffe
son. Then it was fight between tn
people with Jefferson as their stan'
n, ard bearer and aristocracy on the othe
o side with Hamilton as it's exponen
e. This same condition exists today e:
ID cept that in the place of the aristo
lie racy there is plutocracy whose chit
al delight is to sell its daughters for
title. This Mr.. Bryan regarded as goc
st evidence in support of his theory. Tt
81 respect for titles is growing, accordin
OF to the Nebraskan, coupled with di
~ trust of the common people. 1t
Id something which has to be met al
Te Mr.. Bryan wanted the democratic pc
to ty real democratic party, to gra
iff ple with the matter. He would rat
On er go down in defeat championing Il
mt peoples rights than to win and negle
oy them.
es THE contest" said Mr.. Bryan"
he between power and the masses. Pc
lp- err makes a still hunt, but when pa
&C. ty is battling for the people it is il
es possible to pursue these tactics.
re- 1895 and 1896 we had to make an c
en- fight while the corporations, d
railroads and the banks. under t
ID. leadership of the administration ST
reilly fought us. believe that fig
ant ended with the adoption OF the Chit
go platform, which is in keeping wi
:, our ideas of good government. A
~ vet they tell us we were defeated.
IA months before the election the me
sanguine never dreamed of castinf me
~ than 100000 votes, but when the b
~ lots were counted we had $4,000
% Let them not treasure it up against
iio' that we were unsuccessful. 1t CON
with poor grace from these men, W
have stabbed the party. (Vocif ere
applause). From 1896 to 1900 the
80 was not day but what these PEG
~ were fighting us and yet every st;
and territory in the union. with
& two exceptions indorsed the Chico
av- platform, and when they got to X
act sas City they found a question
i'm greater than any economic profile
asst The people favored Imperialism as
issue and they made that paramou
When the election was over t
again said we had been beaten beca
of The money question. but it cor
Tor with poor grace from them. They
the ones that fought us.
nor my theory is that there is sue
mi. thing as consistency in the nun
tate mind. The same thing that made
tariff reformer made me a monor