Show I i I BRYAN TALKS I OF Has Little Personal Regret Because of Defeat 4 PREFERS EDITORSHIP TO THE PRESIDENCY PRESIDE CY I II 4 I 5 3 5 Believes Beli ves He lie Can ean So Aid iel in the Struggle for the Right Lincoln Neb Dec Dee 26 The annual banquet of the club of Lincoln held tonight at t the Lincoln hotel brought together nearly representative men of r C the Democratic and Populist parties of Nebraska to together together together gether with a number of leaders from other states The dinner afforded an opportunity to o William J T Bryan to make his first appearance at a public gathering since he the election and the greeting accorded him nm was never neer surpassed In point p int of heartiness in his home borne city His ad adress address address dress ress received the closest attention and the he applause was great Aside from the ovation to Mr Bryan and his speech the event of the even og was as the speech of John W v Kern defeated t Democratic candidate for governor of Indiana who aroused the rs to a high pitch of en enthusiasm enthusiasm not only by his laudation of Mr Bryan but by the outspoken ism cism of those Democrats whom he ac contributing to Mr 11 Bryans defeat His denunciation d of those Democrats who offered gratuitous counsel to Democracy though he men mentioned mentioned no names was accepted by the th crowd as a reference to former torm r President Frost Prest dent Cleveland It was after tier 10 when the din dinner nor ner was finished and the speaking be began beSan San gan Mr r Bryans ns Speech Mr Bryan whose W subject was w Prin Principles Principles Principles Live said in part At this banquet surrounded by neighbors who have been my friends for tor years I may be pardoned for say saying saying saying ing a word of a personal nature Five times you have voted for tor me m for pub public lie lic offices twice for tor congress once for forthe forthe forthe the United States State senate natt and twice for forthe forthe forthe the presidency and no candidate c te ever more support you have bave given gien Whether I shall hall ever be a candidate for office again Is IB a question which must be determined by events No one can ean speak with certainty of or the future for tor ones destiny is Ia not known until his lifes work Is completed I 1 shall be content if it Is my lot Jot to aid in the triumph of the principles while others enjoy the honors and bear the responsibility re responsibility pon of office S The holding of public positions should be b an aD incident t and nd not the aim for tor the citizen It Zt should not be an end but the means for the accomplish accomplishment ment of a purpose The presidency seemed desirable be because because because cause it would have enabled me to give to certain reforms which I 1 believe to be necessary to the public welfare but defeat even a second defeat does not lessen my in interest interest Interest terest in this reform and nd time may prove that rimy ray work is to advocate ad rather than to execute The Commoner me will wUl give ve me an op opportunity opportunity opportunity to participate in public dis discussions and I km ia in sure mire that an edi editorial editorial tonal position will furnish as much intellectual enjoyment as I could have hav found In the White House Hou e and in addi add addition addItion tion thereto give me more time for home pleasures The Tb principles for which we con contended contended contended tended in the tha last 1 t campaign still live anti and Dd we who believe b lle in tn them must con continue continue continue to fight light for tor them An election Continued Hi on Page rase 2 DHIAN THUS OF HIS FItS 4 Continued from page L 1 does not change chang principles It only determines what principles shall be for fotr forthe the th time being applied The believers in IlL tariff reform did not nt abandon their faith when the high tariff doctrine was wag endorsed at the pils neither did protectionists when their cause suffered loss Jose The advocates advocates cates of the gold standard continued the fight for lot foe L y five years in spite of the platform declarations of all parties in favor of ofa ofa a double standard Shall Shil we who i eliee in bimetallism lose Jose courage because our opponents have profited ai increased volume of money thus admitting the economic plea for h w we e have been contending The defenders of tats lid did not net lose when hen all law com 1 i in restraint of trade Shell e up the light fight because monopoly jias triumphed by stealth must we wei i w advocate an imperial policy be bei i tuse of our opponents having won a aV V by denying that they are im A colonial system in rives a surrender of our theory of i and the people will under this thin as soon as the system is isi i iut at into operation If we were to con Milt our immediate convenience and we would never oppose wrong f any kind tor all warfare involves a ai i but this is our L and must be transmitted unimpaired to posterity We have no 4 twice lOice therefore but to stand stead steadfast fast come what may If Lt we are successful in reversing po poetical tendencies and in carrying the back to its old foundations MC ve shall rejoice in the victory and andI andl I l roat by iy the reforms secured I am that we shall ultimately win winI iut I ut If the trend toward plutocracy can canot ot be e checked it is still better that ve should join hands with those who are ignoring the inalienable tights rights of man Itt Kerns Address John W Kern of Indiana spoke to the toast The Rank Hank and File He said aid in part The Democracy of o Hendricks was f he Democracy of the Kansas City If living his voice would nave have rung out In the last campaign in 1 of those principles always dew dent 0 his heart But while the party Is still the conservative party as I was in the days of Hendricks and andS andi 4 S i ready now as then to strive to find Ion ground upon which all fern Dem Democrat fernS who believe in constitutional S government may stand in coming con conict it is today holding no parley with deserters Its ears are closed against words of advice gratuitously offered by alleged Democrats who vote the Republican ticket or those who inthe in inthe the great struggle of 1900 withheld both vote and nd voice from the cause of he lie poe and could see in that mighty contest only a painful and distressing situation There is no occasion for crimination ned and recrimination as between Demo Demot t raa but always be gen generous p erous and rivalry as to who will vIiI render the most effective service m in the work of building bonding up the party organisation Mid strengthening the party line for the coming conflict He spoke in praise of Olney Hill 4 John De ft Witt Warner Pat Gorman Watterson and other sold gold Democrats for their ir in the late campaign and their patriotic protests against the advance if the hosts of imperialism and con continued conI I It is m in no spirit of bitterness how howe however e ever er that I add there were a few men once in Democratic ranks who in the midst of nil all the stormy scenes of the mighty contest remained unmoved and silent except that now nd then they took occasion to furnish ild and comfort to the enemy by mak V e public denial that they were In thy with the cause of the people I jr r to express their regrets that such 3 and distressing issues were Before the people For the sake of the welfare of the party I j shall at attempt attempt tempt no harsh criticism of the course of these gentlemen but I will not for forbear forbear bear saying here hee and everywhere that they need not be surprised if any gra gratuitous gratuitous counsel which they may seek i thrust upon the millions of loyal i 1 Democrats who fought the good fight md and kept the faith shall fall upon re ears earsA A Tribute to Bryan 5 j The speaker asserted that the rank and file of the party pany in 1900 was the 1 same ame rank and file voting for bimetal bimetallism and tariff reform in and d iv I 9 J it I i is tile rank and ill die he lie eon con conin j in which jIrd of the domination 4 f a fe few men in i took look pos poe poston 7 ton of the t he Democratic party and andna na l it in every nery sense a party of the t i I ti luion hr hc for the u of In diana and I believe for the rank and file of the Democracy everywhere I Irant want rant to say to all men who are inter interesting esting enting themselves in fri party organization tion or reorganization that any attempt in any quarter at any time to belittle the splendid and heroic service render rendered ed toy ky that tha t magnificent leader emit great tribune of the people William Jl J Bry Bryan Br Bran an in the campaigns of and or to cast or reproach upon him himin in any degree however slight meet with quick and stern rebuke from the millions of Democrats followed his banner in these memorable contests While the rank and file of the great Democratic party has honored other leaders it loves J T Bryan and will tolerate no action which contemplates plates his humiliation or looks to his retirement front from the th field neld of active pol politics |