| Show TELEGRAPHIC THE BRYAN LEAGUE I Celebrating Jackson Day Wllli a Eacqoet la Chicago MR 1HITAX Till HUES OF IIOMJIt Tbe Oralcr Kebiilcm tin Jut Drink las 11U HOIIM Inn Dtm ocrocY li Until CHICAGO Jan 7ln the banquet hitler IhuTremout houie thu Bluer branch ot the Democracy helJ tonight KB banquet In celebration of Jacksjn Day Tbe banquet wan under the auspices of the W J Bryan league imd was held one day In advauco to Jackson day proper ai Ibe dlitlu V gullhed gueit of the league William J Uryan could cot be pretant tomorrow t to-morrow night having au engagement In Omaha Ai thu member ot the league 1 marched Into the hall every member had upon bis left breast the badge of thu league which wat worn tonight rorthB Oral time It la I of purple satin I and bonus suspended from a silver bar I upon wlileh li I printed the name of the II wearer Mr Bryans picture IB on q the badge lu the form or a medallion Ii eet In silver and the background of purple la I relieved by elaburate trimming trim-ming of silver err n l Curler U Harrison the first presl denIal the league was at Ibo ritaj ol the table nnd acted ai toastmaster MrBryan being seated Immediately at hlsrluht Itwaalully midnight when Mr Harris rapped for order and Intro In-tro ucod Mr Bryau The latter wag greeted with treat applause when no roc to pak In response to thu toast Andrew Jackion and frequently throughout his addreai lie WHO compelled com-pelled to pause while his biarers took time lo demonstrate their approval of his sontlmenls EIlYANa ElEECH Mr Bryans address was In part as followi In view of tho fact that the oJub lie der whose autplccs we meet baa done me the honor t lake my name I eel that It In I only IUOllo the cliitinuJ to mysilf to repeat bore what have tali eliewberc namely that my uJgm > ht ulispprovea of the uto of iny name lu connectlou with Democratic or sliver I club My oijoclloo la a twofold one In the first place I belleva that a taoie Is ao much greater than any Individual In-dividual and tuat It ahoulj not be burdened by any mistakes which ho may make The other objection la I a personal one I do not waut to stand lor lour yeara In the attitude of n candidate for the Presidency I do not want zealous friends continually alaruisd lot I should do something to alienate Ramo of hose who liave given me their oou fldencu and support As we urn MnembleJ upon this ccoailon to do honor to the memury of ABdiew Jackson we may properly dli CUBS the relations which should exist between Ibo Democrats who Indorsed the Chicago platform and the soculled Democrats Who aided lu tho election of a llepubllcan President The Democrats who controlled the Cblcaiio convention earned their rlKbt lo the party orgaultatlou and to the party Lame by whatever rule their olalmsmay be measured A Democracy la I a government lu which thu people rule and a Democrat In the broadest tense la I one who believes In this form of government Mea ured Of this liofl ulllou tbOBe who suppolled the Chlca go plalrrm Bro lJmooral bcaule lfl ue7 anU tbe rlRbl of lbe eoplo to ll covern themielvea and tho right ot tho < > American people to legislate fjr themselves them-selves upon all questions regardleta of the wishes ol thosu who live In other lauds 01 Dili campaign has shown the Impos llblllty of keeping luu blmetallits and gold standard advocates In the eame IOlHIcal organizations and It will be amore a-more dilllculi task lu the mture than It has been this year I We are ouK ced cow In Just such a conteal a Ihat tbrougb wblb Andr Jsiltsoa pssiej and we do well on Ibis occasion to take encouragement from I his devotion lo tbe oiuse of Ino r eaple lie calued his greatett victory lu his I fight against I the national bank We at faavu Ibe lame right on band today I A slulemeut issued by the traurr department hear Iho iloso of December Decem-ber showed an available ca < b lulance II of mere th > u6COO000 Of Ih s sum about JSOOOfllIIO WKS In greenbacks and lib ut 31 OJOOOtlln treasury notes I This money 310i either cood ru bad oteii III Is good It ought to be lu circulation among Ibo rcople Intteid of locked up lu the vaults at Washington To keep a balance of 226M > 0000 In the treasury when Ibo money Is I needed among the people Is Inrxcuiable Tho 1101 woy 10 col thl monbY oul omong the people Is first to have the taxes lets than the eipcndlluret In whlcb case tlin amount of the deficit being Hived lo the people taxes Is virtually virtu-ally paid to them In tbu proportion In wbloll thy pay taz oud eolnd 10 loan It out through banks or other agenele Whllo tho Knjubllcnni have nol yet bad an opportunity tj write their politics upon tbe statute books wave w-ave procoded taronoucb 10 IIlIcovor thai the mere announcement ol lit pUblicAn uco lIoe nel oloro pro lurlty If Ibe advocates of free silver Id on evry bok nJ blllne fall uto would have boon attributed to iholr success nnd tho gold standard nliI payers would have been 1 loud In their walling But the Hepubllcun organr although comtiellod tu ohronlclo au Inireaslog number of butdnrtn failures over tbe corresponding period of last year never connect these failures with lljimtiJIcan sucooie |
