The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-20
S. GUILD AID ROOSEVELT
Nm. j. Bryan Declares the Democratic
Party Should Support Him in
His Reform Work.

HIS Reform WORK.
Lafayette Ind, Jan. l3.-Several ma
tional leaders of the democratic party !
and many prominent state democrats |
broke bread last NSht at the eighth I,
annual banquet OF the jackson club, |
held in honor of the memory of Andrew
jackson Following the feast there
we're addresses in which Wiliiam j.
Bryan received the largest snare OF APP
pause, but National Chairman Thomas
'rtpgart was also accorded an oFsitioii.
More than 800 persons sat Gown at
HE frs, table.
James X. Risk acted as POSTMASTER
and introduced the speakers When the
BANQUET was over and The puo,lc was
admitted letters OF regret We're fe'iu
fro,u several prominent men who We're
nor able TO attend One of these was
rom Melville t. ingalls,, president OF
! the Big -Four railroad. In his letter far.
! ingalls, suf gasted an income tax as
i proper solution of the problem OF taHa-
/ ion.
letter from Norman e Mack was
read pledging the support o! me east
Mayor George r. Durgan of Latay-
! cite was the first speaker. He spoke
on the subject. Our City.
Mr.. Taaqart's Address.
Mhcn National Chairman Thomas
raggart arose there was burst Oh ap-
plausc Mr.. Taggart said in part:
"A
the national committee by the unanimous
vote of that, body. and was given au'n 1.a
ily TO name such committees as WIZ
necessary to conduct the campaign. |
exercised the authority after full con-
sultation with our distinguished candidate,
and the executive committee saVe ''o n ,.e
jancey Nicoll also was selected by me; ana
the officers OF the executive committee;
especially MI sheeha i NE hS. rsoma, an" in
,rrcsts dcvoting their entire time to the
work of the campaign .,;
1t is but fair that l should say on TINS
occasion that received from the cXecu,
tive committee not only earnest ana loyal
cooperation, but from every memp ,ra, q.
All times courteous and considerate treat
M, There was never the slightest
friction nor an unpleasant incident &C
CURED between any member OF tnat CON- ON
.he slightest attempt on It's part nor on
the part of any member to usurp any OF
the functions Of the national -, CHAIRMAN ,hn nan
icct by partisan newspapers oeeH II
duty to make tins statement
He thanked those who were active
in the campaign, paying specia
tribute TO Mr.. Bryan, and continued:
Parker in the Campaign.
Judge Parker's nomination was favored
, bv many who hoped that the nomination
OF an eastern man of high character VINO
hal not faltcrcd in supportso of the party
nominees in 1896 and 1900. whose official
and personal life was without blemish
would win an old time victory. unfortu-
nately or for!nna5ely as you nappen wa &c
csDo,lSed by many prominent men, some
of whom had contributed to the election OF
Mckinley and Roosevelt.
I a platform had been adopted; MI. Phf
+ kcr was then named. and then came th'
!, celebrated gold standard elcsram, ant
Henry G. paws fnS was ca npmlna'S wb iep fo
lowed the results proved that large pro
: portion of democrats were not satisile'
: with the work of the ltional convention
+ still | do not believe that any candida,
on any other platform could have bee
+, elected. There was no objection TO MI
/. Parkcr's personality but those who wer
q in the battle of 1896 felt that they ha
G been called uron to retreat rather tina
t to advance, and declining to retreat, re
= VOTED. .
BRYAN Praises President.
q w j. Bryan was the last speaker of tn
: evening. For some time the applaus
" greeted him as he arose, and with smllin
It cnuntenancc he began speaking.
= Mr. Bryan spoke in part as follows:
,e What the democratic party most need
today is 10 be animated by the spirit {
n Andrew Jackson as il approaches pendin
proplcms. Il suffered 9v t, q, a'
'e of that defeat is to he found in the fa'
y that it lacked this spirit It cannot b,
ID becomes in reality a Jackson party, an
BE like "Old Hickory" is ready to take, Il
"a peoples side on every question, witho'
q
ol the prospects of immediate success. I'll
e. partys position upon the labor quest.c
lie is The only one consistent with the party
IN purpose.
.ir And what OF finance? The gold dem
IN Gratis blame the silver plank for the d
fcats of 1896 and 1900. hope that no OF
will attempt to make the scapcsoat agai
The platform adopted last July was who
ly silent upon the money question.
Judge Parker declared m unq !!,a.
:. democrat prominently identified with I
eS cent campaigns supported the ticket
order to secure the other reforms +
party pollcd 1,2iO 600 less votes than it
Ia, in either of the two preceding campaign
10. Not only must the city own the natur
40 monopolics of the city, but the nation al
III the state must for the same reasons, II
m low the same course In regard to t
is monopolcs that come within their sphe
by of operation.
he The Railroad Issue.
,er The consolidation of railroads. the 81
lr- ing Of rebates. the making Of dscrimir
m tons the watering of stock, the chargi
ic of excessive ties and corruption of pr
of lie oflic.als-all these are combining
~. ~ force upon the public the consideration
lliS the railroad question.
lg- President Roosevelt is Just now nntcri
on on a contest for the regulation of railrc
to rates, and the democrats ought to heart
support him II the position ne is TAXI
"a IL with democratic assistance he succeed
co. in securing more strict regulations OF
ur- railroads engaged in interstate CONNIE
80 tnt pubic w III itSN'N'' Wv anu
Try democratic party will share in thc cree
ar IL even with democratic assistance he f
The democratic party will profit by the
in ucational work which he Is doing and
~ railroad question will be made still m
se, acute While am anxious that COVE
has mcnt supervision and regulations shall
re- fully tried, l find myself inclining to
arer belief that pubic ownership IS the Q
permanent cure for the evils which h
grown out of the controlling of the art
les of trade by a few individuals who hi
only their pecuniary interests in view
who exploit the public to the extent [
the traffic will bear It, I believe that
federal ownership of trunk lines and
hip state ownership of the network of le