The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
BRYAN BANQUET
IN WASHINGTON
Great Enthusiasm and the At
tendance Only Limited by
Capacity of the Hall.
DONKEY AND THE ELEPHANT
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
GREAT PARTIES.

Washing Ion, nov Zb--W Imam j.
Bryan was tonight rendered a banquet
and reception by The United Democ-
racy of the District of Columbia Five
hundred Democrats partook of the
thTee-dollar dinner and more than dou-
bic that number participated in the re-
ception and feast of oratory which fol-
lowed. While the capacity of the Ra-
leigh hotel banquet hall placed a limit
on the attendance. the lid was COM
pletely off as to enthusiasm, and the
long speech of Mr.. Bryan, like the half
dozen shorter ones in his praise which
preceded it, afforded opportunity for
repeated and continued demonstrations
Of political accord and personal regard
for the guest of honor.
The Democratic Donkey.
Mr. Bryan's subject was THE Point
OF View" and his speech consisted of
illustrations of the difference i'm the
point of view from which questions are
examined. Before taking up the seri-
Gus presentation Of this subject he re-
ferred TO some of the remarks made by
preceding speakers. and apTOpOs Of Mr..
Hagan's suggestion that TammanY
tigers would make better playthings
for children than Teddy bears. he said
that party emblems. as we'll as political
toys. had their places. and he spoke a
word in defense of the Democratic don
key. 1.-The donkey" he said, lis really
a better emblem than the elephant for
a party. This was impressed upon my
mind when ! visited other countries. /
found that the donkey is resident of
. every country, and that everywhere he
Is serving the people, and that, too.
the common people.
Not an Aristocrat.
''He is not an aristOcrat. Whether
you visited the mountains of the west,
the densely populated regions of the
Orient. the fertile valleys of the Nile,
or the sacred soil of the Holy Land,
you will find the donkey-patient, per
sistent and always at work. The ele-
plant, ION the contrary. is only to be
found i'm certain ATTITUDES, and is sell
dom seen except on dress parade. If
greatness is to be measured by service.
instead of by size or appearance, the
position Of honor must be given TO the
faithful donkey. As the Democratic
party is becoming a universal party
and is everywhere justifying it's claims
TO the confidence of the people by tie
service ii is rendering them. it is en-
tirely appropriate that. it should prefer
the donkey to the elephant for an en-
blem."
Doctrines Appropriated.
After dealing humorousIy with the
charge that the Republicans were
stealing Democratic thunder. he pro-
Ceeded to point out the things which
the president has borrowed, the Dem
ooratic doctrines which he has ignored
and the un-Democratic doctrines which
he has advocated saying: THE presi-
dent has advocated railroad regula-
ton. which is a Democratic doctrine.
but he has not gone as far as Demo-
Gratis would have him go, and the Re
publican leaders are not willing 20 go
as far as the president goes lie las
taken some steps toward the enforce
ment of the law against trusts In this
respect he has been following Demo-
cratic doctrines. although ne has lot
prosecuted all the trusts and mas not
recently made any effort to secure ad-
dittOnal antitrust legislation. Here
too, the Republican leaders don't sup
port the presidents position. The
president has advocated an income tax:
this is Democratic, but none of the
leaders of his party have yet ATTEMPTED
10 carry out his recommendation on
this subject, and Secretary Taft. HON
he has designated as his heir apparent
is not i'm favor of an income tax at this
time.
Arbitration Democratic.
The president has also recommended
arbitration as means of settling labor
disputes. This doctrine was taken PCd-
lily from the Democratic platform, but
It seems to be as Unpopular with the
Republican leaders as other Democrat
&c doctrines.
Here are four policies which the
president has endorsed. when are dis
tinctly Democratic and which we're be- /
ing urged by the Democratic party for |
from five to twelve years before tie |
president ever said a word in their ia |
Vor, and il is a significant fact thar
they are the very things that nave Civ |
en- him popularity. Surely no Demo- |
crat will find fault with Democratic 1
policies which are so just and lcceS- |