The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-17
JEFF DAVIS
LAUDs BRYAN
TO THE SKIES

New York. Jan. i5.-senator Jeff Davis
took the unbowed spirit OF William Jen-
nings Bryan by the hand and led II up
10 the heights OF tho temple Of the gods
before an audience gathered In mass
meeting under the auspices OF the Prr5-
gressive Democratic League at Cooper
Union last night.
..God bless that man" he said. in his
arduous labors of campaigning ] am con-
vinced that he has been upheld by the
arm of God and supported by His Spirit
Mr.. Bryan may never be president, put
he will ever stand as model or 'lgnt
thinking and stern endeavor for tie
youth OF this glorious country to proht
by"
The Progressive Democratic League,
that league OF which Augustus Thomas,
the playwright. is president, opened up
It's campaign in the interest OF the Me-
braskan one. with two hot ones from the
Southland as Chairman Harry w. Walk
er. put IL I'm his opening address.
Senator Thomas ID. Gore, the represen-
tative In the senate OF the new state OF
Oklahoma, was the second not one
Cooper Union auditorium was crowded
10 fun capacity when the speakers and
invited guests came upon the PLATFORM.
Harry w Walker. the chairman, ledAoH
with a brief resume OF the merits oil WIZ
liam j BRYAN as the only apostle OF hght
and truth in the Democratic ranks, ana
quoted an eminent Democratic writer
who said that when the Commoner came
home from his enthusiastic cycling OF me
sloho n was as the guardian ngel VINO
should roll the rock away from the tomo
where Democracy lay dead
The audience liked the metaphor ana
checred.
Manton NJ. wyvell read set of reso-
lutions. the meat in which was tnat the
rank and file OF New York state Democ-
racv unanimously demanded the nomlna-
tion of Mr.. Bryan: that he had oeeh
cheated out OF the election once Dy ehoi-
NOUS corruption funds contributed oy
snecial privileged characters. ana thaN
ANYWAY the bill now introduced IN CON
cress compelling the publication OF con-
tributions and expenditures was a Sooo
thing .N i.,
The resolution went through with oniy
one stentorian dissenting vote itorn -
mack of the room Then Senator Jen Davis
stenned 10 the front The senator wlpen
his brow with swife gesture aud began
senator Davis concluded his remarks
then with an exposition OF lis simple
tonic for capitalists. Send them all 10
1ail by God, sir.
senator Gore who is blind, was uien
holped to n place before the desk beIore
No had spoken five minutes he had fuI-
niSle0 enough pOiiNiN<ha Ne~N~
last a whole campaign.
when he said that the beef trust haa
made Il so hard for the cattle men INA,
they had TO eat little cold tongue am
audience yelled in its enjoyment
audience yelled in its enjoyment
II bring you greetings from the mos,
'pemocratic OF all the Western states,
said senator Gore. 'All of okianomn ,, -
.rx,o,,s TO see the Tammany ugef taKe
s,,s ,,a,,,hore ont of the Teddy bear ana |
! think IL can do If 1t gets behind Mr.
Bryan. ,....rot,o, az
"During Cleveland's administration 90
" r,,,sava,t,s administration most OF the
banks closed and in some places II was
declared a holiday, want the senate 10
investigate and determine the names OF
those financial pirates VINO conspn1"
iieye that the panic was the result OF n
anncial cannibalsm-the big uhs s"ai-
lowed the little 'uns."