The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-02
SENATOR NEWLAND
 OUTLINES POLICY Nearly 500 Democrats of Me- braSka Gather in Omaha WHAT WE NEED IS UNITY  Nevada Senator Says Party Policy Should Be Adopted In Both
 Branches of Congress and
 Strictly Followed.
WHAT WE NEED IS UNITY


 Omaha, Neb., January 1.-Nearly 800 democrats of Nebraska tonight celebrated the ninety-ninth anniversary of Andrew Jaekson's victory over the British at New Orleans, and the thirteenth annual banquet of the Jacksonian club of Ne braska
 The event was the best attended and most enthusiastic of any in the history or the club. The speakers included Sen ator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada, Congressman David DeArmond of Mis- souri and Congressman Hitchcock of Ne braska
 Senator Newland's Speech.
 Senator Francis G. Newlands spoke of Democracy in 1904" He said in part:
 After two disastrous campaigns democ- racy, 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, since the civil war, been numerically so weak in the senate and house as now The con- test of 1904 was to be in the north and west, and the candidates, the issues and the organization must be selected with view to victory there.
 As to candidates, no single man in the party had so many followers as MT. Bryan but the country had not sufficiently reeov- cred from the rancor and bitterness of the two campaigns in which he led the reform forces With signal courage and brlliancy, to permit his candidacy. Mr Bryan recoe- nlzing this condition had wisely declined candidacy. His vindication would yet come. Meanwhile he would be the great popular leader whose influence would be most potent in keeping the democratic party In Its ancient grooves of devotion to popular rights.
 Outside of MT. Bryan 1t would be diff ficult to select a man who would be a platform in himself Of the older demo- crats all had been identified with the diff ferences of the last two campaigns. and of late In the northern states the demo- cratic party had had no such opportun- ity in state administration as would bring a northern leader into prominence. The democratic candidate must, therefore, be either new and untried man, or one prominently identified with past differ ences. It was, therefore, all the more inn portant that the democratic party should rely upon careful framing of the issues of the campaign and a thorough organiza- tion of the party"
 The Issues-lmperiaIism As to the issues, MT. Newlards said that the last campaign demonstrated mat the masses of the people attached little importance to the question of n- perialssA It was clear that the intense commercialism of the past decade had blunted the sensiblites and conscience of the American people. The colonial system was now established and would have to stand it's trial, and whilst the democracy would not fail to reassert the time-hon ored doctrine of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, and its applicability to other people as well as our own, the issue would have little practical effect in the coming campaign.
 The Money Question.
 As to the money question, Mir New lands said that time had vindicated the doctrine of the democratic party as to the quantitative theory of money The re- publican party in 1873, when gold was at its lowest ebb of production, had hardly sufficient to satisfy the demand of the arts demonetized siver-gods traditional ally and complement. The result was the panic Of 7S and the consequent depression till 1S, when silver was partially re- stored by the Bland act.
 III 1855 when, although gold had increas- ed In production the demand for it on the part of other countries then drifting to the gold standard. was so great as to drain our gold, the gold withdrawal was supplemented by the silver withdrawal through the repeal of the Sherman act, and so our country, deprived by these two forces of sufficient circulating medium, struggled on the shoals of bankruptcy and distress from 1893 to 1898. The in- of afc time unanticipated, was a relief and today we have per capita circulation of s as against s2 in 1896, an increase of one third 1 We contended for quantity in 1S96 and were told that quality alone would give | relfer. None came, however, until in 1S9S and subsequent years increase In quan- 1 tity vindicated our theory and the wis dom of our demand. The results of the quantitative theory were now largely re- alized, and until the quantity was threat ened with diminution no marked issue on l the money question could be made. The 1 democratic party would. remain true to it's l ancient tradition of bimetallism. and be | ready to reassert 1t when dimnution in the quantity of money either as the result of an increased demand for gold at the diminished production of gold. required | 1t, but until then. though the party would | show its friendliness to silver, when op- l portunity offered. bimetallism would rest in abeyance as an active political issue | Silver would yet be restored to it's old po- sition as money metal but the time was not now.
 The Tariff.
 | "The tariff would again be an issue but the democratic party would not again present the kind of issue made by Mir l Cleveland It was safe to say that the redcal. uncompromising views of Mir 1 Cleveland did incalculable harm both to the country and to thejdemocratic party. The Morrill, tariff act Twas passed during the civil war as a frevenue measure | though in many reYpects 1t was highly | protective in char5cter. It's character as revenue produfer was so pronounced that it was difficult to dispose of the sur 1 plus acumulating i,} the treasury. and the republican party fself was considering a voluntary reduytion. Mir. Cleveland 1 threw down a chfflenge, involving radi- cal changes it wal taken up by the re- publican party an4the issue of protection was forced to tlh front. MT Cleveland was beaten, anf the republican party, flushed with vi4lbry. passed the Mckinley l act, the rates jf which were in excess of those of the Horriil act. Thus MT. Cleve- lands challebge led to an increase instead | of reducf fion in existing rates. The | country sRrprised by the increase and re- senting v put MT. Cleveland and the democratic party again fin power and the result <as the Wilson bill a protective measuM with less rates than the Me | LyipI>vybj1I hut in many respects greater