The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-17
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His Fight in Esll Blast Following
Speech It chleago Jackssn
Day Banquet.
STICKS TO 1885 PLATFORM
Praises Roosevelt for Adhering 70
What He Calls Tencts Of the
Democratic Party.

William j. Bryan spoke Mt the Jack.
sou day banquet In Chicago. The Nc
braskan praised President Roosevelt
for having encroached OH the Demo
cratic platform by Endorsing many III
the principles OF the Bryan party. aud
political wise ones have since declared
tails looks as II the Democrats stand
ard bearer were outlining his campaign
with the idea that his opponent will he
q candidate who will not reflect the
Roosevelt policies.
Mr.. Bryan reatiirmed allegiance to
the platform Of 1896. pointing out how
Democracy had grown stronger ia the
advocacy OF the principles enrnciated
then. lie did not refer to IL to !. but
declared that the Democrats mt that
time advocated '%quantative currency -
and then added: ''rhe men who de-
spised the 'JOAcent dollar In 1896 are
now hungering and thirsting for the
dollar without any cent in t."
The Nebraskan at the outset OF his
remarks signif1ed his Willingness to lead
the Democracy again when be said:
l shall ask no editor of q subsidized
press whether l shall ever be a candidate
OF not. I shall ask no trust magnate
whether he prefers some other candi-
date. There Is only one body to which
/ shall submit the question. and that 10
that great body Of voters in the Demo
cratic party, and these voters know bet
ter thar any self-styled or constituted
leaders what they want done BY the DEM
ocratic party.
Taking up the Platform adopted ut
the Chicago convention In 1896. when
he was first nominated for President.
Mr.. Bryan said:
Did we not denounce the trusts in nj
and is not our position stronger to-day
than it was then? Did we not demand
regulation Of the railroads then and is
not our position stronger to-day than it
was eleven years ago. Did we not de-
mand tariff reform then and has not tho
sentiment continued stronger now ttan
then: Did we not demand arbitration
between labor and capital? Who denies
tfdl III ROSillOu Ou Nndk SuOJeNl IL not
stronger now than it was eleven years
ago?
Did we not then denounce government
by injunction as an attempt to destroy
the laboring mans right to trial by jury?
Who denies our position is stronger Upon
hat subject to-day than it was them
A Republican President has Endorsed
our platform on the railroad question. \
Republican President has accepted our
platform on the trust question. A Re
publican President has indorsed our con-
tention on the subject of arbitration. and
4 Republican President has said in his
last message that if things get much
worse he will nave to indorse our position
on government by injunction.
Dur position on Imperialism is strong
ri now than il was seven years ago. when
it was announced. | repeat that there
is not one single Democratic doctrine
that is not stronger now than it was then.
] will 90 further than that. There is
NOT one single Republican doctrine that
is as strong now as it was then.
Are you surprised that | am happy?
Who has more reason to rejoice than I
have? Some Democrats have criticised
me because | haye praised the President
where he has done things Democratic.
What else could | do: 1t was only JUS
tice to praise him when he took his place
upon a Democratic platform and to an
nounce to him that he couldn't drive me
Of of the Democratic platform by get
ing on it.