The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-28
DENOUNCED THE
REORGAN|zERS
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Bryan's Bitter Arraignment
of the Gold Wing of the
Democratic Party

= New York. Jan. 27.-Every seat in
{ the Madison Square Concert Hall was
taken last night when William j.
Bryan began his speech on Moral Is
sues" In the audience there were
many women, while the body of the
hall was more than half filled with
clergymen. There was no presiding
officer Bryan being escorted to the
platform, where he was gIeesed with
prolonged applauso He said in part:
II have preferred to speak indepenn-
emily of any organization, because 4
do not care to embarrass any friends
or supporters who may differ from me
in opinion. Both ] and they, therefore,
are left to pursue in the future, as we
have in the past. the course that seems
to us best.
e II do not speak with authority; 4 am
: not a. cand date for any office; | am
only private citizen. and | can prove
by the editorial pages of nearly all OF
our leading newspapers that | have
excellent prospect of remaining pr
vitae citizen during the remainder OF
my life.
"The trouble with our government
today is that it is too much Influenced
in its operations by men whose only
loyalty is loyalty to-the money bags
".Wnl II pay?' has been substltuaed
for is II right?'' and as consequence
our legislative assemb.ies-city. stase
and national-are becoming auctian
rooms in which COVE. nmental pfivii-
eyes are knocked down TO the highes.
bidder.
"oue evidence. that our party was
honestly seeking to secure justice "
the masses In 1895 and 1900 Is TO %
found in the fact that our campaign
funds were Insignificant in both cam
pairns. In 1892 the Democratic party
collected iafge campaign fund from
the corporations. 1t spent more thah
$1,000. coo in the two states OF ne"
York and Indiana alone-aTi what was
tie result? The most plutoerauc au-
m.nistration this country mas eve
known. we witnessed a surrender q
organized and predatory wealth, so ao-
iect and 90 complete that seven years
~ exile from power nave not entirely
removed the stan ir1m the party. ioa
ask why / am opposed to the reorgah
ization of the Democratic party. BE
cause | want my party to dehne TIE
rights of the people; want IT TO Dc
the fearless champion of their inter
cots. | want ii to present the moral
issue involved in public questions ana
10 appeal TO the public conscience.
when the next Democratic conven-
zion undertakes TO write platform
it win find the last one a model OF
clearness and conciseness ard or non
est. square dealing; and l hope tha'
the delegates TO the convention WIZ
he instructed by the various states
10 indorse 1t.
.And how about candidates? IL
does not matter much what the name
of the presidential candidate is, bus
II does matter what ne stands for, am
In what direction he is going TO leau
the party. Let the Republican party
he challenged to meet the moral issue
presented-this is democratic, THIS IS
patriotic. Let this be done, and unless
reason and love of country have ned
we shall fight without being ashamed
If we lose it will be but temporary
defeat and will bring no disgrace with
II III we win the victory will mean
much for our country and for the
world"
Ia nttik r.