New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13

Checks Enthusiasm at Chicago DIM
ner in His Honor.

-ic,,;.o.o sa,+ ,7"I want to make my position
perfectly clear: want 10 say to you 'hat ~ ~.
am not announcing candidacy. nut am NO.
permitting candidacy
In these words William Jennings Bryan @
nninistered a check 10 the enthusiasm which at the
jefferson Club banquet, given tonight IN MI
Rr,an's honor greeted the speeches advocating ms
nomination for the third time for President.
At the dinner covers were laid for three hundreo
guests and among those present were Congress
man H T. Rainey, of Illinois; Ollie NJ James, OF
Kentucky: Mayor Edward F. Dunno of Chicago
Judge James B. Tarvin of Covington. KY; samuei
Alschuler of Aurora. H.; e L. Masters president
Of the Jefferson Club Clarence s. barrow and other
Chieagoans william Prentiss was POSTMASTER.
He introduced as first speaker Congressman Rainey'
of Illinois who spoke of Our obligations as a
World Power at Home and Abroad congress
man Rainey's address had as Its keynote uaoe
expansion and the need OF tariff revision
He concluded amid applause, with expressions OF
admiration for Mr.. Bryan and wishes for a peas
ant tour and mis- safe return ito those Whom ne
loves and who love him.
Mayor Dunno was cordially greeted as ne rose 10
speak The progress OF NduIllClPdi
He said, in part:
We have met tonight to do honor and wish bon
voyage to our distinguished and ADMIRED sues 81
cause at all times and under all CHROMOSOMES,
and in every place in which o ne end paced man
before mammon.
Mayor Dunno then discussed the progress mace
toward municipal ownership in chicago since the
snrins election of 1905. saying that he had no
doubt that the plan which he had submitted to the
CITY Council would if adopted, bring about munich
nal ownership of the street railways at very
early date.
Ollie NJ James of Kentucky, brought out round
after round of applause by the eulosy OF Bryan
and the plea for Democratic harmony with which
he closed a speech, in which he declared that
BRYAN had long ago declared in favor of crushing
the trusts, reforming the tariff and bringing TO
arbitration all International disputes.
In brief address Judge ]. B. Tarv1n. of Coving-
ton KY declared for MIR. Bryan as the standard
bearer of Democracy in 1908.
Mr. Bryan then rose, and greeted with an
enthusiastic demonstration. He spoke on De
mocracy vs.. Capitalization his speech being, in
part as follows;
leaders of remedies proposed by the Democratic
party makes # opportune to draw distinction
and the principles of those who view subjects OF
government from different standpoint
There are two forces constantly at work in every
nation force tending to bring the government
esTry the go d from the people 70 60
little farther back we may start with propositon
one. that government is a thing created by the
is embodied in our Declaration of independence,
which declares that governments derive their just
opposite theory is that governments imposed
by the few upon the many Such rest
entirely exempfy either theory. Nearly all. if not
IL.
two theories but in every government there is a
tendency either in one direction the other.
and an arbitrary and irresponsible government as
the night, then most governments would represent
the twilight. The twilight that precedes the dawn
gradually brightens into day. The twilight that
important therefore. that the tendency of a gov
eminent shall be toward the light.
the contest between democracy and Capitalization
like game of football. in which the govern
ment may be carried this way that way accord
ing as II is in the hands of side the other
the ultimate goals being at opposite ends of the
In this country opposition to the rule of the
legislation, which removes authority from point
near TO the people. to, some point more remote
from the locality to centre further away may
R be Se f rests ths sopn s
the people best govern where they are best ac-
snd With the propositions epoa which they are to
act. Every attempt to take authority away from
a community and vest it in some power outside
of the community, contains certain amount Of
infdelty to the democratic theory of government.
In some States the police control of the larger
cities is taken out OF the hands Of the people living
the State No matter what theory this r; done
it is consistent with confidence in the capacity
10 be used as a precedent for further weakening
of the power of the people to control their own
The Jeffersonian Democrat would not take from
the performance of its legitimate duties but he
recognizes that The consoiidatisH OF ali the gov
safety of the nation ana would endanger the per-
petuity Of the Republic ne ot Pe sto N the pres
governments recognizing In the eonstil utonai di-
vision of those powers the strength of free govern
i The advocate of centrazation always optinis
,ic when the dangers of Capitalization pointed
out He is not afraid that any harm can come to
the American people and yet no enthusiastic al
traying his dstrust OF the people, - ,aoo,o
should think for themselves and then select rep
Feseniatves TO carry out those thoughts they be
the people. and they do not hesitate to build BAR