Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-14
FORPARTY HARMONY
Keynote of Jefferson Day Ban
quet of Democrats.
HEARST WING MAY JOIN
John Temple Graves Promises Its
Support if Peace Prevails.
TWO PLATFORMS OUTLINED
Speakers Include Leaders in Con-
gress-Insurgent Movement De-
clared to Have Been a Failure.

! Democratic union and harmony were
plislted and democratic victories in 1910
and 1912 were predicted at the Jefferson
day banquet given last night at the New
Willard Hotel under the auspices of the
national democracy.
After eloquent democrats had pointed
| to the united democracy in the House
| and to the signs of healed wounds In
democratic ranks throughout the country,
John Temple Graves put climax on the
harmony talk. Speaking OF William Ran
dolph Hearst and the independence
League, he promised that it would stand
with the democratic party in the coming
elections for the best principles or an
harmonious democratic party.
/ The heaviest oratorical artillery was
trained on the republican administration
| in the White House and in Congress. and
| for four hours shot and shell We're poured
j into the camp OF the enemy. When the
| fire was over 1t seemed to the diners that
| ALL they had to do was to advance, with
but slight opposition, to full possession of
the House breastworks in the next Con-
gress and of the White House fort in the
next administration.
Two democratic platforms were outlined
during the course of the evening, ana
upon either of them, it was preolcteu. tne
democratic party could mount from the
classification of the minority to that OF
the majority.
Representative Champ Clark, minority
Header of the House, proposed this plat
form:
'.Cut all appropriation bills % per cent.
| Cut the tariff to revenue basis ohis
Restrict the federal government to us
proper functions. Trust barons must go
out of business or must go to jail.
Senator Cores Platform.
Senator Thomas p. Gore of Oklahoma
proposed another, and even shorter, state
| ment of principles for the coming fights.
Here it is:
Less tariff, more trade. free ships, no
trusts, no graft. no Taft
| There was also talk of insurgent fail
ure. The Insurgents of the republican
party, it was charged, had failed to &C
complish the reforms which the country
demands. Representative Rainey of Illi-
no:s, summed up the sentiment OF the
banaueters of last night.
I'VE gave the insurgents chance to
depose Cannon, but they refused he de-
clared eve gave them chance to re-
peal the tariff law and they wouldn't do
it. They shut off the gasoline from the
Speakers automobile the other day and
that is the only SiCtoiS tllcS hdNC Idu.
There are two kinds of insurgents-or-
binary insurgents and progressive insur-
gents An ordinary insurgent is a man
who knows his District ought to be
represented by a democrat and is afraid
to say so. a progressive insurgent is
republican who knows he ought to be
democrat but doesn't see how he can
come back without republican votes"
No presidential booms were launched
last night. Only once was there near
approach to it, and that was when Rep
resentative Francis Burton Harrison of
.>ew York declared that the Governor of
Ohioi-Judson Harmon-was the most pop
ular democrat OIL the day. There was a
round of applause at the mention Of
Gov. Harmon's name.
Those who sounded the keynotes of
democratic harmony were democrats
| prominent I'm the nations affairs. AS
| toastmaster. Representative Clayton of
| Alabama made the first reference to the
! "united democratic party and declared
| that the insurgent .expediency of the re-
| publican party cannot make a vicarious
| sacrifice to save the party. Representa-
/ tive Francis Burton Harrison maintaiped
| that the democrats are harmonious and
united, while there are fifty-seven varie-
| ties of republicans.
Shively Assails Tariff.
Senator Shively of Indiana pronounced