Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-04
RECIPES FOR SUCCESS
Given at Democratic Love
Feast in Omaha.
DE ARMOND, NEWLANDS
MAKE OPTIMISTIC SPEECHES BE-
FORE JACKSON CLUB.
Latter Says Imperialism is Dead Issue
Tariff Question Only
Of Percentages.
DE ARMOND, NEWLANDS

Before nearly 500 prominent democrats OF
Nebraska at Omaha Friday night. address,
es were made by Senator Francis q. New
lands Of Nevada, Representative David De
Almond of Missouri and Representative
Hitchcock of Nebraska. The occasion was
the thirteenth annual banquet of the jack
son Club Of Nebraska. and was of special
Significance to the democracy of the state
because of a reunion of the factions that
have formerly been known as gold and
silver" democrats.
Representative De Almond. in respond
ing to the toast, What Of the Future?' IN
part said:
ut is question of the ages, and the
ages will repeat 1t until time shall be no
more 1t Is the question of ambition. OF
hope. Of fear, of love, of hate, OF Charity
of seIfishness The question of great and
small, of good and bad. But as assigned TO
me this evening" 1t may appropriately be
treated as q question touching the outlook
of our party.
Tells How Democrats May Win.
'Can the democratic party win the COM
ing national election? Yes. VIII the VIC
tory be ours? That is not so easily answer
a.,
will say and do when next 1t convenes ia
national convention.
ssIf 1t shall wisely address itself to the
issues of the day, asserting nothing or
fensvely, apologI zing for nothing, anu shali
name for it's nominees men VINO ought 10 pe
and therefore will be acceptable 10 lts ram
and file, 1t will win. -
..Rut If i'm folly it repudiates its past-its
recent pastor If 1t needlessly antagonizes
and drives away elements which were mo-
with it or which left il in lis recent past,
the promise of the times and OF condltiohs
will prove deIusive and we shall go down
to defeat.
II have no platform to suggest: no can
didate to commend to the exclusion vi
others AS one who followed enthusiast
tically the party flag. Borne so nobly by
your great Nebraskan, l would DE uh-
willing even with sweeping victory as the
price OF baseness. to say aught or do aught
In reputation of the man VINO ied On ING
millions of devoted democrats who foi-
lowed the party banner in 1896 or 1900.
but 'e8. with its stirring activities Is IN
the great ocean Of time that has been; ana
so it Is with 1900. Today is our day, ana
this Is the year Of our pressing pollticai
duty. and inviting political prospect.
II am one of those who believe that no
man who did not support the ticket In 20
or 1900 can be available for the presidential
nomination In 1904. The reasons Ior TN. tn,s
conclusion are so many and so evident that
any specification would be tiresome as well
as useless But the issues will arouse the
patriotic citizen to a high pitch of zeal and
energy. We shall stand for the reforms SO
ardently desired by many, so vital to
many
Senator Newlands Speaks.
Senator Francis G. Newlands spoke of
Democracy in 1904" After two disastrous
campaigns democracy. he said. though still
strong In the south, was now In power IN
only two of the northern states. Montana
and Nevada. and that northern democracy
had never been since the civil war nu-
merically SO weak in the Senate and House
as now. The contest OF 1904 was to De
in the north and west. and the candidates.
tbs issues and the organization must be Sc
lected with a view to victory there.
AS to candidates-no single man In the
party has so many followers as Mr.. Bryan.
but the country had not sufficiently recov-
cred from the rancor and bitterness or the
two campaigns, in which he led the reform
forces with signal courage and brillfancy,
to permit his candidacy. Mr.. Bryan. recog-
nizlng this condition, had wisely declined
candidacy. His vindicattOn would yet come
meanwhile, he would be the great popular
leader whose influence would be most potent
in keeping the democratic party In its an
cient grooves of devotion to popular rights.
Outside of Mr. Bryan 1t would be difficult
to select man who would be a platform
in himself OF the older democrats all had
last two campaigns. and of late in the
northern states the democratic party has
had no such opportunity In state admins
tration as would bring northern leader
into prominence. The democratic candidate
must therefore. be either new and I'M
tried man. one prominently identified
with past differences. 1t was, therefore,
all the more important that the democratic
party should rely upon careful framing
OF the issues of the campaign and thor
ouch organization of the party.
Imperialism a Dead Issue.
AS to the issues. Mr.. Newlands said that
the last campaign demonstrated that the
masses of the people attached little impor-
lance to the question of imperialism.
AS to the money question. Mr.. Newlands
said that time had indicated the doctrine
Of the democratic party as to the quarti-
tative theory Of money. The results of the
cumulative theory were now largely re-
allied. and until the quantity was threat
ened with diminution no marked issue on
the money question could be made.
The tariff. he said would again be an is
sue. but the democratic party would not
again present the kind Of Issue made by
Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr Newlands said that the democracy
could not wait until the hurly-burly of
convention time to frame its declaration of
issues. The democrats Of the Senate and
resentative body that could be assembled
for this purpose-and they should be Or
ganized for that purpose, as well as for
harmonious action on matters of national
legislation. 1t was more important that
democrats OF the Senate and House should
debate these questions in their party con-
ferences than on the floor OF Congress.
THE signs for success are propitiOus."
said Mr.. Newlands. in closing 1.-The coun-
try Is recovering from its imperial debauch.
The tendency OF republican legislation to-
ward the creation OF privilege and concen-
trated wealth Is viewed with alarm.
1.-THE republican party itself showed It's
fear of the popular Judgment by accepting
as its candidate the only radical leader In
the party though even he mas been COM
PEELED to modify his utterances on aues-
lions of reform; and we have as an illus
tIation of It's weakness the fact that though
determined to maintain its abuses, 1t pro-
poses as Its candidate the only man In the
party who has shown any disposition to
correct them. The party leaders wish the
votes which he can secure. not the domestic
legislation which he favors: and this is an
evidence Of weakness in a popular contest"