The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
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Questions 3 eforc the Coun
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SPEEC III MADE Al.
BANQUET IN LINCOLN
Spirit Of Con1lncrcialism, Mr.
4 Bryan # cclares, Should '17 BE-
Conbattcd bysa y. Firm 4 2 Ad- q;
1crencc to Principle and 45
IL Awakening of the the Pub Il
lie Conscience.
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LINCOLN, sNEB., Jdn. 1s--A formal
welcome s 70 w. j. Bryan on, his return
from Europe, taking the form Of a dol.
lar dinner. was held Tonight, and IT.
was attended by nearly 7oo Democrats
Tho dinner was In tended as a testimonial
OF regard and Ssympa thy With NJ r. Bry-ss3
ants political policies and to mark his:
entry into U active pa It patton in ,s the
preconvention campaign. Mr. Bryan
spoke on The Moral Issue" His speech
was heartily applau
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
Mr.. Bryan said ID, s.3 5:tfyg
f.Instead Of talking of con ncesslons and
compromises. It is time for honest and
Aggressive 4; a ctioils5 q are con frontedN
With Al scondition that m 81 well "a larin
3the Ithoughtfuls I and patriotic, We find
corruption everYWl1e ere. oters are
bought lat SO much q head, ,gfrepre reserl ta-.
tlycss insour city governments are, profit IS
inG by their post ions nd U eyensk Fe Z:
lis tho causc The com b hrDial spirit thnt
puts al price, on everything and resolves,
every question sitito 'vy11i IT, pa s'2 ,]SThis
commercalism has given popularity to-
that theory of government which per-
mits the granting Of privileges to Q. ia
vored few, and defends the theory byi
IansattemptH to show thatthe money thus
given directly finds its way indirectly,
back into tho pockets ofsthe Taxpayers
ii"If a party makes certain classes&rich
by Law, will it not naturally turn to
those classes for contributions during.
the campaign? If Congress votes mil
hons of dollars annually to tariff barons.
money magnates and monopolists, is it
not natural that aldermen should traf-
fic in the small legislation of a, city
council, and IL officials high and low
use the government as IL 1t were pr-.
vate asset, is 1t surprising that many
individuals, who are without official po-'
! sition, yielded to the temptatio to sell
the only political influence they have,
namely the ballot? What is theiremedy?
There ia only ono remedy, an appeal to
the moral sense of the country an
awakening of public conscience.
Make No Change.
And how can this appeal be made?
Not by showing greater desire for The
spoils of office than of reforms; but
byiturning a deaf ear to the contemplate
cry OF Anything to win' and by an
nounctngr an honest and straightforward
position on every public question. Is
35"Shall we accept Imperialism as an ac-.
compished fact In order toiapnease those
who. are willing to endorse Government
without the consent OF the governed?'
There can be no thought Of such a sur
render. for who would trust us to deal
with other questions IL We prove false
to the fundamental principles or self
government? "A.
It"Shall we change our position OIL tho
trust question In order secure the sup
port Of the trust magnates?s Not, for a
moment can we think OF IT. We want
the trust ma agnatcs against us. not for
us.
"Shall We abandon our. advocacy OF
bimetalism in order to cnncilinte those
who defeated the party in other cam
palgns? Never, Somci phase OF tho
money question is always bofore Con-
gresss9and no one can predict when
tha coilla &c phase of the money question
will again become acute, No reform Of
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