Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-16
BRYAN HAILED !,
AS THE LEADER
NebraSkan at Boston Greeted as
Democratic Oh ief- Barring
Roosevelt, He Can Win.

II BOSTON. March 16 T. George Fred
Williams, welcoming William Jennings
Bryan ut Il dinner here. referred to
Mr.. Bryan as the acknowledged lead
er of the national Democratic party"
saying also:
i mo ten years of our history have
brought to public man Il surcr vim
dication of his principles and policies.
saving perhaps the first ten years of
the last century when tie Democratic
party took the place of the Federalist
party in our national politics."
Turning to Mr.. Bryan, the speaker
said:
Il have no right sir, to place you in
the position of a candidate for office
until you have authorized ii, but l take
no undue advantage of my position
and believe l represent the sentiment
of the Massachusetts Democracy when
| say that the success of our party
rests upon your shoulders whether you
will it or not.
IF President Roosevelt abides by his
refusal to become a candidate, no Re
publican, unless he be more radical
than the president, can prevent the
election of William Jennings Bryan to
the presidency"
Mr.. Bryan was given great demon
stration, all those present standing and
cheering repeatedly Chairman Fee
ney introduced him as the foremost
figure in American craftsmanship" and
expressed his doubt If any office which
Mr.. Bryan might hold would make
him any dearer to the American people.
| After acknowledging the greeting
Mr.. Bryan referred to the fact that
tional orator. He then remarked,
but if l err at all l err on the side Of
conservatism
Taking up the accusation that he
was the author of the Democratic plat
form of 1896, Mr.. Bryan declared that
he wrote but little of that platform
and deserved little Of the credit for
it, but that he bad had more to do with
the platform OF 1900.
Il think" asserted Mr.. Bryan. that
If we had had Il vote unpurchased and
unintimidated in 1896 l would have
been elected by an overwhelming ma
jority."
He went on;
Il shall not discuss the amount of
fraud that was perpetrated in 1896, but
we had against us the largest corpora
ton fund that was ever used in Il cam
paign. If a man voted our ticket he
did so because he believed in it and
because he had the moral courage to
do so. / would thousand times rather
be q defeated candidate with the fol-
lowing l had than hold an Office and
have to thank corporation and intimi-
dation. 1t is better to have run and
lost than never to have run at ALL"
No one rejoiced more than he in the
vindication that has come to Demo-
cratic ideas, for dearer to him than
any office was the triumph of the
things for which they had been fight
ing.
"And | rejoice so much,' said Mr..
Bryan, "that ] never lose an opportu
nifty to thank the president for what he
has done. The president was one of
my opponents. No one ever used
harsher language than he did toward
our cause. Yet | want no man in the
community to anticipate me in hearty
conmendation of anything he does that
| believe is right. l do not know what
the presidents attitude will be in the
coming campaign, but it is certain that
he cannot take back what he has said
about our ideas.
Ten years ago they called our ideas
insanity, yet on no question that we
ever discussed have we been more vim
dicated than on our idea that more
money would make higher prices and
better times
Mr.. Bryan was given second ova-
tion when he concluded his address.
He left soon for Providence. r. l.