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Show BRYAN ON. DEMOCRACY. A few days ngo Col. Wm. J Hryun uddrefsed ihn Detnncrailc Slut"' con-ferenco con-ferenco In Topeka, KansMS, upon the subjeel of "Denioetncy." Wo desiic to refer briefly to his hddrcss, believing his Ideas will he Interesting to our readers. In refeirlui: to tlio platfoim of the Democratic party Mr. Urian tie dared thai he stood Himirely upon tin I JIiicmK" phttfnrin of 1800, and licit tin Democrntlo party in 10d0 would not retreat re-treat from that position, lleflaldi "Wo are not only holding our own, but wo aro golnliiK buck those Dcniocrats who left us wllhout fully understanding the nature of tho struuulo." Mr. Uiyan eoutlutied: Sonieiliues wo hoar plena for harmony har-mony front those who opposed t he party In 1M)H, hut harmony losiead of hrhm a tlilntf hoped for, It at last a thine r. allzedt not a pretended harmony be-iwt'i-nihose eniertaluloir aniaRonlMtlc principles, hut an iiciual Iminiouy he ween those who am united In a common com-mon purpose nKtlust a common em-my. Tim Democratic party was never more linrnnmloiH. and hs h it iuony can ooiv b-dl-tiirlied by admiilltm within the fold those who are ai varianru with lis principles and aspiration, Tim Diniocralle platform nf 1000 will be written 1V thnn who stood upon he nlalfornrof 1800, not. by those who tried io overthrow the Democralh-papyin Democralh-papyin that eninpalun. The failure .which attended those, who organized Hie ohl pany and wrote the Indian-apnlls Indian-apnlls platform, nutfhl to resintln I hem from pmlferinK their services as phiiform-niakt-rs fur sums years to come. Mr. Drynn declares tho ovonts of the past two years hud clearly Indicated the principles of tho Dcuioeraiic party In 1300, and iriiihfiilly cliarac'eilzi-il tlio trusts as "the products of Republican Repub-lican methods." Aueut this matter he further said: If the Hepilhllcan party irnes Into tho iii'ict campaign upon n jilalform do-feLtlliiK do-feLtlliiK I lie trusts, It will initiiuoiilze sentiments which nro rapidly griiwluc atrnliiHi them even in the ranks of that party. Ho denounced militarism, the tendency ten-dency of tho McKliHey tultiiEti Isi ration tnwnrd liiiporlalNm and referred to tho depurliiii) of thu Republican party from Its former principles of frcodoin, sayliu: The Ropuhllcan party came Into existence ex-istence In an nl tempt to apply the Declaration of Iiulepuudence to tho hlnok uiHiii It seems likely tn an out of existence for lis refusal to apply i he s.iiiii) principles to a brown man only Hall black. The Democratic party next year will stand fm .the freedom of thu people, the siunu lis In 1603 nnd will Imvo tho added strength of Democrats, wlm now regret their desertion in 1800, and of Republicans who arn delisted rvlih tho MclClnley adnilulstratlon. Wm. J. Bryan will be tho logical candldato ot tho party. |