The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 14, 1897, Page 2

~ ONLY ONE DEMOCRACY. William J. Bryan Defends the Majority’s Right to Rule. DEFENDS PARTY LOYAL'Y. Those Who Renounce Its Creeds Cease to be Democrats. MONEY QUESTION NOT SETTLED. Republican Success Has Only Aggra- vated Hard Times. DESERTERS ARE NOT MISSED. Chicago, Iil., Jan 7.—In the banquet hall of the Tremont house the silver branch of the democracy held to-night its bar quet in celebra- tion of “Jackson day.” The banquet was under the auspices of the W. J. Bryan league, and was held ove day in advance of Jackson day proper, as the distinguished guest of the league. William J. Bryan, could not be present to morrow night, having an engagement in Omaha. The banquet ball was tastefully and lavishly decorated with greene, cut flowers and the national colors, and presented an extremely hand- some appearance when, at 10 o'clock, the doors were opened to the 300 followers of Mr. Bryan. As the league marched into the hall every member bore upon his left breast the badge of the league, which was worn to-night for the first time. It is ot purple satin, and hangs sue- pended from a silver bur, upon which is printed the name of the wearer. Mr. Bryan’s picture is upon the badge in the form of a medal- lion set in silver, and the back- ground of purple is relieved by elaborate trimmings of silver. Carter H. Harrison, the tirst pres ident of the league, was at the head of the table, and acted as toastmaster, Mr. Bryan being seated immediately at his right. It was fully midnight when Mr. Harri. son rapped for order, and ina few pleasant, well chosen words intro- dused Mr. Bryan. The latter was greeted with great applause when he rose to speak in response to the toast of “Andrew Jackson,” and fre- quently throughout his address he was compelled to pause while his hearers took time to demonstrate their approval of his sentiments. Mr. Bryan's address was as follows: “In view of the fact that the club, under whose auspices we -neet, had done me the honor to take my name I feel that it is only just to the club and to myself to repeat here what I have said elsewhere, that my judg- ment disapproves of the use of my name in connection with democratic or silver clubs. My objection is a two-fold one. In the first place I think that a cause isso much greater than any individual that it should not be bur- dened by any mistakes which he may make. Whilea man lives he is liable to err, and his errors are apt to injure any cause with which he is closely identified. During a campaign a cause may be identified, for the time being, with candidates for public office, but when the cam. paign is over and the candidate no longer stands in a representative ca- pacity, I believe it is wise to disas- sociate him from the cause as far as possible, in order that public atten tion may be centered upon princi- ples and policies rather than upon men. The other subject is a personal one. Ido not want to stand for four years in the attitude of a candi- date for the presidency. I do not want zealous friends tobe continually alarmed lest [ should do something to alienate some of those who have given me their confidence and sup port. In the past I have spoken out upon public questions which, in m judgment, needed to be discussed. and I desire to occupy the same po sition in the future. When the next { occasion to do boner to the memo-| ry of Andrew Jackson, we may prop. erly discuss the relation which should exist between the democrats | | who endorsed the Chicago platform and the socalled democrats who | aided in the election of a republican ; president The dewocrats who cou-| trolled tke Chicago earned their right to the ebtion 204 } arty ganization and to the party iby whatever right their claims may | A is aj | government in which the people rule. In other words, it is a government jsuch as Lincoln described: “A gov- name | | be measured. democra | | }ernment of the » people, by the people | and for the people; aud a democrat | jin the broadest sense is one who be- | jlieves in this form of goverment—I | mean actual, sincere, heartfelt be-| lief, not a formal and enforced sub-| mission to that form of government. | Measured by this definition. those who supported the Chicago platform | are democrats because they assert the rights of the people to govern themselves, aud the right of the American themselves upon all questions, re-| gardless of the wishes of those who live in other lands. In a technical sense democracy is outlined and defined by the democratic party. The democratic party of the United States in national convention, assem- bled according to custom, adopted a platform which received the sane tion of nearly two thirds of a very large proportion of the demo- erats of the nation. ‘That con- vention had a right to define democracy in a party sense, and we have aright to declare that those who indorsed that platform are dem- oerats, and that those who refused to support the platform are not dem ocrate. It is strange that there should be any contest over this point. It is strange, too, that those who secured for their candidates less than 1 per cent of the popular vote of the United States, should insist that they were entitled to be called the real democrats, and then urge their claim to respectability in num- bers on the ground that the majori ty of them voted for the republican candidates. If the minority hasa right to give a party definition of democracy, then there may be as many definitions as there are individ uals. If those who bolted the Chi cago nominees have a right to call themselves better democrats than those who supported such nominees, then the bolting democrats who bolted the bolting ticket, and yoted for the republican nominees have a right to call themselves better dem- ocrats than the bolters who support- ed the bolting ticket. RIGHTS OF THE MAJORITY. The right of the party organiza- tion belongs to the majority. and the right to the party must also belong to the majority. There should be no difficulty in understanding the relations which should exist between the democrats who remained in the party, and those persons who went out of the party. A party is defined as an association of persons who agree upon an important question or questione, and who unite to give ef fect to their ideas. The money| question became the paramount is-! sue of the day; the democrats in| convention took a position upon the question, and made a gallant fight in defense of the platform edopted If the money question was now con- | sidered settled another issue could be taken up and a new alignment | made. But the money question is not! settled. The contest for the resto ration of the money of the constitu-| tion will go un with renewed vigor. | People who advocated free silver before the election advocate it now. The election has decided the presi- dency for four years and it had de- termined the complexion of congress for two years, but it has not over- thrown the conviction of those who believe that the gold standard isa conspiracy against the welfare of people to legislate for] ae 1S Dae tet tee te nee Heavy avd shelf Hardware, HAR erat hale Sli decing facpag fun lp teen A Thumbscrew Torture to the BIGG CIATICA. 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Not only is this separation be- tween the gold standard democrats | and free silver republicans a neces sity, but it ought to be desirable to both sides. If the gold standard democrats are as bad, politically, as we think they are. we ought not to care to affiliate with them, and if those who supported the Chicago platform are half as bad as the gold bugs say they are, they are apt to contaminate all those who associate with them. In my opinion there should be no compromise of the is are content to; The demo- | | the vaults at Washington. To keep a balance of $225,000,000 in the | Treasury when the money is needed among the people is inexcusable. The only way to get this money out among the people is first, to haye the taxes leas than the expenditures in which case the amount of the deficit,being saved to people in taxes is virtually paid to them in propor- tion in which they pay taxes; and, second, to loan it out through banks or other agencies. We now havea surplus of about $125,000,000 above the reserve. For the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1895, the expenditures exceeded the receipts nearly $43,- 000,000; for the year 15896, a little more than $25,000.000. “If the repubjicans attempt to increase the reserye they must ex- pect ‘o increase the expenditures of the surplus in the treasury. I think we are eafe in assuming that they | are hostile to the greenback, not be- cause it is inferior to the bank note, | i | Well on this occasion to take encaur- | publican crgane, ; Subject and refused to declare them- sues involved in the late campaign, | but because the national banks de- aud no terms short of absolute sar- | sire to retire the greenbacks with render to those who deserted us.! bond and then draw upon the bonds If any democrat becomes convinced | the interest which the people asa that the gold standard ia necessary, | whole, now saye on the greenbacks. or becomes a defender of truste, he | ean leave the party and join the! bolting democrats or the republi- | yet had an opportunity to write their — If Sie olting gE | policies upon the statute book, we e etren of his hfs eS | have proceeded far enough to discov- to endorse the Chicago platform and ' er that the mere announcement of } 7 1 * labor with those who seek to carry | republican success does not restore it into effect, we will welcome such | prosperity. If the advocates of fone a democrat back to the fold. i silver had won, every bank and bus H iness failure would have been attrib- “We are engaged now in just such | uted to their auccess and the gold- a contest as that through which An-/ etandard papers would have been drew Jackson passed, and we do! loud in their wailing. But the re- PROSPERITY NOT RESTORED. “While the Republicans have not JACKSCN AS A PRECEDENT. } although compell- agement from his devotion to the | ed to chronicle an increasing num- cause of the people. He gained his} ber of business failures over the greatest victory in his fight against | Corresponding period of the national banks. We have she nover connect these fail same fight on hand today. The| republican success. national bank is seeking to fore a} “During the month of November, retirement of the greenbacks snd | 1896,seven National banks failed,and then monopolize the issue of payer/in the month of December eight money. The republicans, during she } more closed their doors. 1 find up campaign jast closed. avoided this | On examination of statistics that De last year, ures with tae due to the local causes is evident | from the fact that the same com | | plaint comes from other nations. | “The press dispatches state that) | the holiday trade in Germany was a! |disappointment to the merchants | |The fact that Senator Wolcott of | iC i by ‘the President-slect as an ambassa- rdinary to bring Eu | ‘rope to bimetallism is an evidence olorado bas been sent ab 'dor most extrac that the gold standard is still con | | cealing its blessing from the Ameri | {f the gold standard is} of lean people {the standard | should we ris why! k a return to barbarism | civilization | by chasing z international bime | jtallisn:? If Se lin stirring up er r Woleott suecee a silver agitation in| | England ke will be accused of dis | jturbing business and destroying | confidence in the great canter of} nee, London. If bis} jerrand proves a fruitless one, it will | financial contd | only give additional evidence that | \the United States must act 2lone. “If, in other words, our opponents succeed in bringing bimetallism they will relieve us of a great deal of Ja | bor and enable us to turn our at | tention to other reforms. If, on the/ other band, they fail in their effort to restore biwetallism after confess ing that bimetallism is desirable, we may expect the American people to jjoin with us in the opening cf our mints to the free and unlimited coin age at 16 tol, without waiting for the aid or consent tion. of apy other na i j THE DUTY tATS. It will be the duty of the Jackson club to point out from time to time the effect of republican poiicies eo ;8° that the work of education will extend over four years instend of being crcwded into a few campaign months. The members of this club should not be deterred by the charge that they are agitators. The Dem ocrats were never afraid to agitate against the McKinley bill;the repub licans were never afraid to agitate against the Wilson bill; the bankers are now agitating,through their con- ferences, conventions and through the press, against our present cur- tency system. Why should those be silent who believe thut the gold standard is ruinous to the masses? “This club and similar clubs can also keep before the people the pro gress which is being made by the trusts. They can secure such State legislation as is possible, and bring what influences they can to bear up- on those officials who are charged with the enforcement of the law. “Let me call attention to another work which the clubs can do. They can encourage the support of those newspapers which are opposing the gold standard. No newspaper can long exist without readers, and un leas the advocates of free silver are willing to support newspapers which represent their ideas they must ex pect to be without newspapers. “And I might suggest as another work that the clubs can perform that that they can be prepared to make such a canvass of their respec- tive localities that they will know whether a sudden increase in the vote meaus that there is usually a large stay at home vote, or whether it means that all the votes cast are not represented by legal yoters. “Chicago is the great metropolis of the Middle West, and you who live in Chicago wil) exert a large in- fluence upon the polities of the States tributary to this city Ire joice that the Demoeracy of Chicago is supporting the principles of Jef ferson and Jackson, and I rejoice that the Democrats of this city are determined to continue the fight for Democratic principles in the face of all opposition. “Ibid them God-speed in their work, and, as I believe in the ulti- {mate triumph of the right, I can eccourage them to believe that their OF DEMOCRATS campaign opens it will be time enough to select a candidate, and | ‘he producing masses, nor has it| we can theu select a candidate suited | Changed the convictions of those| to the conditions then existing and| “BO believe that trusts must be fit for the work then to be done, | #bolished and corporations made to| Fully appreciating : .< biz comph-| obey the law. ment paid me and deeply gtatefeh This campsign has shown the im | \ therefor, 1 stil! repeat oe 7 L aegsins ci keeping bimetallists' tion that my name be no 7 hected with the names of clubs. TWO KINDS OF DEMOCRATS, Aswe are assembled upon this longer con. | ‘and gold standard advocates in the }-ame political organizations, and it will be a more difficult task in the future than it has been this year. To use 8 common illustration, aj | Selves either for or against the retire- |ment of the greenbacks. But when they come to apply their ideas to legislation, they must disclose their views “A statement issued by tbe treas- | ury department near the close of December showed an ‘available cash ‘balance, including gold reserve’ of | .000,000. OF this, more than $ sum about $30,090,000 were in |greenbacks and about $36,000,000 {in treasury notes. This money is jeither good or bad. 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