Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-27
TIE BRYAN DINNER.

Wiillhm % Dllhu was '0Ss h'6Hs
rendered a banquet aud reception by the
Uaiisd Democracy OF the District of Co.
lumbis. Five hundred democrats par
took of the three dollar dinner, and more
than double that number participated in
the reception and feast Of ofalory which
followed.
While the capacity of The Raleigh
Hotel banquet hall placed q limi, on the
attendance, the cid" was completely
oil as to enthusiasm, sud the long speech
OF Mr.. Bryan, like the half ozso shorter
ones 10 his praise which preceded It, a.
forded opportunity for repeated and con-
tiuued demonstrations Of political accord
and personal regard for the guest OF
honor.
DIR. Bryan utilized the occasion to set
forth at length a clossly-ielsonsl ANAL
ogy between the policies OF President
Roosevelt and those he believes should
be adopted in the administration OF the
government. From this viewpoint Mr..
Bryan's speech was regarded by the
prominent democrats who heard 1t IS q
decidedly important and timely party
deliverance.
Mr. Bryan's analysis Of President
RoosevelPs political views was unique.
Four OF the Roosevelt policies, he asid,
were democratic, and four Of them we're
undemocralic, while there were four
other democratic principles which the
President did not advocate.
"If you ssk me whether the President
is q democrat, must answer that it
would be unfair to him and unfair to
the democratic party to call him demo-
crat. The President is democratic in
spos,"
Mr. Bryan designated the Presidents
democratic and un democratic "spois'
ss follow:
Doctrines Roosevelt hes stolen from
democratic party: Railroad regulation ;
enforcement of law against trusts; in
come tax; arbitration in labor disputes.
Democratic doctrines Roosevelt has
not indUrsed; Tariff reform; elicit m OF
SlnatOrs by direct vote; right of Filipi-
nos to ultimate independence; restraint
of government by injunction.
Un-democratic doctrines which Rcose-
yelt hiss iudorsed; Natioaal incorpOra-
tons of railroads and ether Interstate cor
p)ratiOus; ship subsidy; an asset cur
rency; spirit Of militsrism.
Roosevelt has not prosecuted all The
truats and hiss not recently made any
effort 10 secure additional antitrust legis-
lation."
Secretary Taft admits that tariff re-
vision is Necessary, although ne yields TO
his habit of postponing, and would put
The reform of until sitter the election"
"You will fod that the democrat looks
at public questions from the stsndp POINT
of tho masses and asks what will be best
for the people IS whole, while the re-
publican leaders eulogize the captains Of
industry and regard the employers as 8
sort of trustee to whom the government
should give all that is intended for en-
ployes."
"Why do republican leaders fsvcr CEN
trsliza!ion? Becaus, the great corporate
interests want TO get away from State
legislation"
"The republican leaders have so tied
the country to Wall street that eighty
millions Of people must SILVER when the
Wall street spsculatoIs get cold"
Ia concluding his address Dir. Bryan
said:
"The time is ripe for a democratic
appeal to the democratic sentiment OF
the country. bslieve that in the com
ing Congress our democratic Senator'S
and Representatives will prove them
selves equal to the task imposed upon
them and demonstrate the fidelity OF the
party TO democratic principles. Theu,
with united party, we csn face a divid-
ell opposition snd enter the campaign
with the assurance Of victory. do not
know who will be the democratic nom.
inee but will say that if | AN that
man, | would prefer to make the race
without any national committee, without
any campaign funds, and on straight
principles, that will appeal to the con-
science of the voters. There should be
law that in every campaign the cam
paign funds should be labeled, from
whence they come, how much, and to
whom will 20 the benefits"
Others spoke also. From Commits
siOner J. J. Hsgan, Of New York, came
the word that Tsmmsny will support
Mr.. Bryan as its choice for the presi-
dental nomination, and from John Sharp
Williams came the announcement that
the South puts the democratic party
ahead Of everything else, and that the
time has come when there is harmony
enough in the party that Mr.. Bryan can
be elected.