The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-19
BRYAN CANNOT
STAND GROVER
Policy Of Former President
Cleveland Denounced.
TRUE DEMOCRATIC GOSPEL
ADDRESS OF THE NEBRAsKAN
AT CHICAGO.
TRUE DEMOCRATIC GOSPEL

n HICAGO, July lS.-William J. Bry-
an addressed several thousand
enthusiastic Democrats at the
Chicago Democratic picnic at Brands
park today. He was received with
cheers and waving Of hats when he
stepped upon the platform. After
snort mt OductOry speech by Mayor
Harrison, Mr.. Bryan spoke and was
frequently interrupted by applause.
In his address he made special ref
erence TO the possible candidacy of
Grover Cleveland in 1904, and the lat
ter and his supporters were excOriated
by the speaker.
Mr. Bryan arrived in Chicago early
~ the day and was escorted by the
Chicago Democracy Marching club TO
the Auditorium, where reception was
rendered all the speakers of the day.
After luncheon and a parade through
the streets fifty trolley cars bore the
Democrats to the picnic grounds. Other
speakers who followed Mr.. Bryan were
Mayor Reed of Kansas city, jeremiah
=. Sullivan of Iowa, d. J. Campau of
Michigan, and T. f. Ryan of Wiscon-
sin Charles A. Walsh of Iowa was
absent. and his address was read by
city Clerk Edward NJ. Lahoff.
Democratic Gospel.
The subject of Mr. Bryans speech
was THE Democratic IDEAL" He said,
in part:
Surely. if there ever was a time
when the preaching Of the Democratic
gospel ought to be OppOrtune. now is
the time. The character or our party
is to be determined by the manner in
: which II meets an opportunity, would
be determined by the ideal that de-
I dominates it. VIII our party hesitate
or take counsel of its fears? VIII it
/ abandon its championship of the peo-
pies interest in the hope of conciliating
! relentless foes or of purchasing a few
! offices with campaign contributions
that carry with them an obligation to
be made good out of the pockets of the
people?
The Democratic party must appeal
to the Democratic sentiment of the
/ country. and this country is far wider
than any party. Wherever the ques-
ton has been submitted in such a way
that il could be acted uDon independ-
emily there has always been an over
Whelming majority in favor Of that
which was Democratic, and our party
can appeal successfully TO this Demo-
/ cratic spirit II we but convince the
people Of our earnestness and of our
: hdelity to those principles.
Crack at Cleveland.
we are handicapped just now by
the fact that the last Democratic adj
ministration that we had was more
any Republican administration that
had preceded Il. and the record of thai
administra ton has been a milestone
about the partY's neck ever since. The
influence eXerted by Wall street over
the administra tons policy, the use of
patronage to reward those who be-
trayed their constituents and the en-
plOyment of the most repreheRsible Of
Republican methods make the admin
istratiOn n stencil in the nOstrils of the
people. and kept in the Republican
uarty many who were disguised at that
party's course. The Odium which Mr..
! CleVeland's second administration
/ brought upon the party which elected
him did more to defeat the party than
any one plank of the Chicago platform
or even than all the planks that were
most severely criticised. But for the
reputation of the administration it
would have been impossible TO make
/ any campaign at all, and even the re-
| pUdiation. thorough and complete as Il
/ was. could not completely disinfect the
party.
Remote Probabilities.
"The greatest menace that the party
/ has TO meet today is not the prObabil
/ ". but the possibility OF the party's re-
, turn To the position that il occupied
/ from 1892 to 1896. This sanger is not so
! imminent as the corpOratiOn-contr
| papers made il appear. but i'm so far as
/ il threatens, il paralyzes the energies
! Of the party and nullifies its promises.
! Such & return would indicate a degra-
/ dation of the party's ideals and a per-
| version Of its purpose.
"If the Democratic party will stand
| erect face the future with confidence,
/ defend the rights Of the people and pro
tect their interests wherever attacked
whether the attack comes from the
! inaciers, the monoDolists, the tariff
/ bar0ns or from the imperialists-it can
/ look with confidence for a revolution
I Of sentiment that will give US a vic
| tory worth having, and this victory.
| when IL comes. viii not end. as the vic
! tory OF 1892 did-in the generalization
of the party. but IN the building up Of
| Democratic organization which will
! deal aEgressively with all the evils Of
government, and find it's bulwark In
the affections and confidence of the
| masses"