The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
Democrats Speak in Kansas City, CUES DOLLAR DINNER
 WAS GREAT SUCCESS Ihousands of Missourians Fill
 the Hall. N-brsskan Expresses Hope sor His Party and oAsoaa Exposes shs Evils of rroseetson rria-
 eiples Put Forwara by
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 Kansas City Mo. March 30.--Demo: crats from all parts Of Missouri to the number of 1000 attended banquet ir Convention Hall in this city. tonight under the auspices of the Young Men'i Democratic Cub of Missouri. at which ". Bryan and Judson Harmon of Ohio were the guests of honor and af repeated ovations from the ts.00d parsons who thronsed the hall.
 Each banqueter paid 91 for tho priv ilege of attending. even the dlstin- Rulshed guests insisting upon the Dem oc-atic prerogative of paying for their plates, and the affair proved to be one of the most elaborate political features that was ever attempted in the State.
 Democratic Clubs in St. Louis. St. Joseph and other cities of the State seDt represenkative delegations to the dinner. Among the guests were four sx-Goyernors Of Missonri-T IT Crit tenden David R. Francis Senator Wil- liam J. stone and Alexander M. Dock cry, together with the present Cover nor, Joseph w. Folk.
 The meeting was essentially Bryan affair. spontaneous enthusiasm mark inR every mention of his candidacy for
 speech of ssr. Harmon.
 The reception accorded Mir. Harmon was no less cordial and suggestions promising him high honors from his party were enthusiastically received.
 When Mf. Harmon arose to speak he was greeted with cheering.
 It has been long time, sad Judge Harmon, Asince the Democrats have had cause to rejoice. Boys who were hys years old when the party elected ss s last president . will vote this year: year: doubtful States doubtful have been lost Dessrters have outnumbered recruits, Never before during the existence qf' 4 ing the war period ~heH many states eild not vote has It met two defeats In ssS ssSsssio , t hss ssss s,l haa s tires 2Rly ffoin dissolution.
 This series of defeats was started by dfssensfons and the restoring hand of time has been greatly stayed Ry tte skill of Republican politicians In fQoling the people, which circum- stances combined to make most efrec-
 .sTh6 last Democratic administration, had to commence with treasury left had already begun under the Republi- cans. When. these came back the storm had been weathered and the great resources. of the country quickly responded 10 the touch of people whose intelligent Industry and Varied enterprise had no rivals. aai
 ;sfRaigl1tway the Republican polftic- ians claimed all the credit. They raie- ed the cry. and kept t up, that Demo cratic rule brings had times and He- publican rule good times. They could not remember the panic of 1873 when the sDenlecraflc party was all hut ex- tinct after the defedf of Greedy. They tried to deny until forced to admit issue bonds durIng the time of Benja- min Harrison, Their newspapers. plat forms and speeches during all these faa alA q .t<.4.a ike the sbefpre taking and after taking in euTe-a,l adserttsementss awhile; and thousand Of the people ali ever the land were fooIed.I have met many of them. The impression a menace and were only let live in the country on sufferance. They really ought, to go off to the PhiIipines. or spIlie other place where they might talk but not vote and be ruled instead of served by their betters.
 "A Jury was being impanelled in the Federal Court in the case of John lSerns. A man from county where kesns used to live was called, and this being brought out. he was excused journed he drew kerns aside and said Why, John. aren't they even going to let us Democrats sit on juries any
 '..Tne Republican emblem should lens ago hove been changed to a tur- key cock with tail feathers full sli the erains of the held are from
 The Justice of God.
 Tt alWay th ought it mean and un- patriotic to make political capital out Of pubiics mifortune. And I believe avery Democrat in the country feels. as I do. that he would rather stand an plying on the streets, cars standing idle on sidetrackss. mills and factories aiyzed and inc old and dependent pinched In the provisions which indus try or direction has made for them. has beieVe i s every 'e fair oIrs man ~ viii s saw as I do. 1t is the Justice of God, who hates all slanderers and false boast CTS; that trstruck these while in full
 aTbey say 1t was the Boer war that brought on the trouble, the Japanese war. the earthquake. anything You for us that it certainly was not the ee. DenosEats: ger And when they say 1t was ho u ey conIesS tnSy hase years and siandering tile Democrats
 But can the Repub licanss be acqut ted of all responsibility? Such di . turbances always imply previous con diticns of disorder. Tn this case we are told of swollen fortunes the ore been roundly abused and 1t Is said that exposure of their dotngs and designs has aggravated If it did not cause the general prostration of confidence which we now suffer. Of course ex- posture of wrongs cannot justly be blamed for anything because they should always be brought to the light | whatever the result. But how comes | it that these. were allowed to spring | up and grow to such sizes that ex- posing them disturbs the whole coun- try? If this Is traceable to the ac- tion or inaction of the public auth or- 1 tiles then the necessity and cOnse- | quences of beIated exposure reach back | to the same responsible source.
 \, The Democrats had almost unbrok- en control of the government during | the hrst seventy years, while the pop | uiation and wealth of the country Incl | creased tenfold. Did anybody during | all that time ever hear of swollen | fortunes, predatory wealth or trusts? | I've have always had rich men and ! very rich men, for wealth is relative, | and we shall always have them. | should be ashamed of our people if | with their great and varied advantages !