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Show I : JEFFERSON DAY I IS CELEBRATED i 1 Jollification at Chicago Over Election of Mayor Dunne. NOTED OBAfORS PRESENT PRINCIPAL THEME WAS MUNICIPAL MUNICI-PAL OWNERSHIP. CHK-AUO, April 13. Subjects of nation' na-tion' significance to tho Democratic I ;triy were discussed by foremost orators of the party at the Jeffersonian ; ' baJKjuet hold at the Sherman House to- ; niRht In commemoration of the birth day of Thomas Jefferson. The dinner, din-ner, however. in a measure, resolved re-solved itself into f Jollification over, the election of Mayor Kd'ward F." Dunne, who is a director of lie club, and was among the speakers who responded to toasts. AH f the speakers In their discourses referred re-ferred "to municipal ownership and to ataynr Dunre's recent election on that nhitform. ........ William J. Bryan and George Williams of MSLsmacbunens.. were the principal fpeakcra. Mr. Bryan clioeo for his subject, sub-ject, Thomas Jefferson." and his remarks were grcoted with unstinted applause. Ir. Bryarv took advantage of the .occasion Ho congratulate Mr. Dunne on his recent election as chief executive of the city of C'htcaga. 1 - - - ...... , Mr. Williams took for his theme "Equal Kiphts to All and Special. privileges to . None." Mayor Dunne's Speech. flavor Dunr.e spoke on "Municipal Ownership." After a lengthy discussion of this subiect, Mavor Dunne ended his remarks bv appealing to the Democratic party to incorporate a municipal ownership owner-ship plank in ihe platform to be adopted t the next national convention of the party. Hi speech in part was as follows: fol-lows: . "The Democratic party von in the I pprlngr election because its platform plam- v. clearly and truthfully declared for principles which were for the best interests in-terests of the people. It. lost last fan becaifse its platform was a compromise and because the people believed that it I dealt in platitudes rather than princi ples. The results of these two elections should teach the lesson to the men who Hand high in the councils of Democracy that evasion, insincerity and retrogression should have no place in the platform or tho Democratic nartv. The party must take and hold to advanced positions. It must keep pace with the march of events. It must declare against monopoly in an and all forms; against special privileges W every guise. "Private corporations have seized ana taken possession of the means of transportation trans-portation and the conveyance of information, informa-tion, llpht and power, all of them monop-lies monop-lies requiring the use of public property. By possession of these monopolies they have been despoiling and plundering the people of this country. "The people have at last awakened to the fact that such monopolies re unfair, iniquitous and dangerous to the republic. The blow struck in Chicago will be followed fol-lowed bv blows of like character throughout through-out the cities-of the United States. It will also be followed, in my humble judgment, judg-ment, if the Democratic party is wise and prudent, and incorporates n its next platform a ringing declaration in favor of government ownership of interstate railroads, rail-roads, telegraphs and express transportation, transporta-tion, by a decisive victory in favor of the common people of this country. I. 'If the protective tariff be abolished 1 and the government takes possession or the means of transportation, of.convey-ance of.convey-ance of freight, express packages and ln-. ln-. formation, every dangerous trust in I America will die a natural death in five I ears." ' 3 Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland was the I next speaker. He also spoke of municipal I ownership. Among others who spoke during the f evening were J. Hamilton .Lewis and Clarence S. Darrow. Mr. Lewis spoke on J "A Constitution to Fit the Institutions." |