Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-31
BRYAN In KAW TOWN
Nebrsskan is Guest Of Honor Of Young
Mems Democratic Club.
WARM PRAISE FOR LA TOILETTE
He Says Wisconsin Man Represents
Reform Republicans.
FIVE GOVERNORS ARE PRESENT
Hon. Joseph w. Folk and Four of His
Predecessors Attend.
SPEECH ny JUDsON HARMON
Intimations that Party Has Honors
in store for Cincinnati Man
Are Greeted with
Applause.
ARM PRAISE FOR LA TOILETTE
He Says Wisconsin Man Represents
Reform Republicans.
FIVE GOVERNORS ARE PRESENT
Hon. Joseph w. Folk and Four of His
Predecessors Attend.
SPEECH ny JUDsON HARMON

Applause.
KANSAS CITY. March sO.-Democrat
from all parts Of Missouri to the numbei
Of 200 attended a banquet in Convention
hall In this city tonight under the auspices
Of the Young Mems Democratic Club Of
Missouri, at which William j. Bryan and
Judson Harmon were the guests Of honor
and principal speakers and the recipients
Of frequent ovation from the 1900 persons
who thronSed tho great hall. Each ban
uueter paid 81 for tho privilege of attend
ing, even the distinguished guests insisting
upon the democratic prcrogative of paying
for their plates. and the affair was prob
ably the mast elaborate political feast
ever attcrt ptcd IN Tho state Democratic
clubs IN 81. Louis. ST. Joseph and other
cities of the state sent representative dele
cations 70 the dinner. Among the guests
We're four ex-governors of Missouri-T T.
Crlttenden. David r. Francis. Senator VII
liam J. Stone aud Alexander M. Dockery-
together WITH the present governor, Joseph
w Folk. All of the candidates for state
offices were present
The meeting was essentially a Bryan af-
fair spontaneous enthusiasm marking every
mention Of his candidacy for the presi-
dency. The reception accorded Mr. Har-
mon was no less cordial. and suggestions
promising him high honors from his party
were enthusiastically received.
Praise for La Toilette.
MIR. Bryan's opening statement that I'VE
have met to begin the campaign of 1903
and te present. those principles and poll
ces which ought to appeal to progressive
republicans as wen as to traditional dem
ocrats," was the keynote OF his speech and
showed the important significance he and
his followers attached to the meeting to-
night A feature Of Mr.. Bryans speech
was his approval of Senator La Toilette
as the republican candidate for president.
He said:
''lf the president had picked oat Senator
I.aFolette, a real reformer. IL the repub-
lican party had rallied TO Senator La
Follettes support. Il could have eompalled
the confidence Of reform republicans. sena-
tor kaFoliette has record as a reformer,
hes' As toAs s,otp6xate 'dohilnatiotf in his
own state for a decade"
Tho speaker said that without the sup
port Of the administration Secretary Taft
would scarcely have a state in the con-
vention. and with the presidents support
he IS having an uphill fight. Mr. Bryan
the president could find among his cabi-
net officers. but that Secretary Tafts su-
periority over his colleagues is due not 10
his positive virtues, but to the fact that
one OF the rest of them has any reform
tendencies whatever. Mr.. Bryan said the
Roosevelt sentiment is strong i'm the Mis-
sissipp and Missouri valleys and argued
that the democratic ticket is entitled to
the support Of this sentiment in the coming
campaign
Harmon ON swollen Fortunes.
Mr. Harmon was greeted with tremen-
dous applause when he rose TO speak.
The democrats had almost unbroken
control OF the government during the first
seventy years while the population and
I;S D;ssith nSot 9f the country INCREASED tenfold
wealth or trusts7
they are game. If there has been a fair
chance for all and no favors they Will
abide the result, all those, and they are
as they feel they should They cannot
be stirred against those who have done
bSVer PeT]naps, ] atter all, wealth might
70 their children But let there be no
ulfairness especially on the part of the
Tor, the common benefit, but which has
Increased the gains of some at the cost
Of the others, and then you have a condi-
tt0n which drives the unsteady to social
ism and spreads discomfort among the
people creating the risk OF hasty and in
We know now what an enormous fund
the republican committee had twelve
years age. 4 was charged that the
troubles of the times were due TO the re-
peal Of the Mckinley tariff, though they
began under Il and Il was replaced by one
"a sign Most OF @ thai fSnS eame reiIsgn from
intereAs which demanded greater support
franz the government The election was
though the money question was para
mount. SO these interests were promptly
invited 70 come and write their own
they proceeded 10 do and with no stingy
Careful estimates show that for every
dollar the government gets on goods i'm
ported the men favored by the Dingley
law set Ss u Swollen profits on their
products.
TO make the injustice worse the cardinal
principles OF tariff taxes which the demo-
Gratis ivlVe always followed have been dis
reger,led that the amount of the tax
SHOULD depend on the needs Of the govern
Vent economically administered; that the
tchief burdens should be laid on luxuries:
that duties should be according to value
only and not 80 much for each article
which makes the poor pay the same for
cheaper gtades as the rich pay for the
higher grades.
In short, the amounts taken from the
people for established and successful man
ufactures By virtue OF these excessive
tariffs are simply graft. Prot. ttion has
become a false pretense.
The history OF the republican party since
slavery was abolished and the interests
which have always controlled It belle the
expectation OF any relief from il. Now Is
the time 70 put the democrats in commits
sion. They alone can and will. with fair
ness TO all, with wisdom and care for the
interests OF the entire country. set right
what Is wrong and afford the fun measure
of relief Let us not, by lack OF harmony
OF wisdom. show. ourselves unequal TO the
opportunity or unworthy OF the confidence
OF the people
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