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Show LETTER OF Which Has Been Declared De-clared to Be Unorthodox Unortho-dox Doctrine Washington, Aiprll 13 The letter C William J. Bryan, written from Brazil, n ml to be read tonight before tho Democrats who atten-d tho Jefferson day banquet here and those at a Elm liar functlou in Indianapolis the letter let-ter which caused a commotion among the local banquet committeemen at its initial reading because of what jfc'iiio of them termed its "unorthodox "unortho-dox doctrine," Is as follows: 'I thank you fr the invitation to the .lefferson-Dny banquet. While I shall not return to the United States in time to attend, I can join with you in spirit tho more heartily because of what I have learned by visiting other countries. "I le seen everywhere the influence influ-ence exerted by hla teachings. In Hons that further argument Is hardly hard-ly necessary on any subjoct; we may tiow tAke Judgment against the Republican Repub-lican party by confession. 'Please present mv compliments to the Democrats assembled in memory of the sage of MontWUo. I take it for granted that yonr gathering will not aJJourn without the adoption or n resolution urging the ratification by all the states of the income tax amendment to the federal constitution. constitu-tion. "The time is ripe for a return to Jeffersonian principles, and I trust tho representatives cf our party will make a record which will secure us a majority at the coming congressional congression-al election. With the advantage Coined, the Democrats will have an opportunity to outline n program and with a program in harmony with Jef-fei-rtonlan Ideas, the Democracy will orter the presidential campaign wth promise of success." Democrats Disagree. Washington, April 13. Prominent Democrats ot tho senate are loath to comment on tho letter of W. J. Bryan, Bry-an, which was sent to Cotter T. Bryde, to be read at the Jefferson dinner din-ner tonight. When approached for statements today, to-day, a number of Democrats said they did not agree with Mr, Bryan on the money question, but they thought tho chances for Democratic succe were too bright to be Jeopardized now by taking issue with the three-time standard-bearer of Democracy. mi- ukim'u iu wiucn i am just now Hjoiirniug I find illustration of his ideas of conquest ' He contended that we should conquer the world with cur Ideals rather than with our arms, and in this cose, we are affecting a conquest of Brazil. Her constitution is modeled after ours; she has copied fnm ns tho federal system of government, govern-ment, which united control of local affair; with national supremacy; her frg, like ours, has a star for each Ftate, nnd her school system Is bring nindu to conform more and more to ours I 'These victories too. cement friendship, friend-ship, instead of arousing enmity. "Hall to Jefferson, " the world's ' schoolmaster, whoso views continue ! their majestic march around t the 1 earth. "B'tt in our own country, as well as i ahroad. his principles are triumphing. triumph-ing. Jfe taught that th art cf gov-eroment gov-eroment is the art of beinp honest, mJ Fuch new investigation proves th? folly of UioEe who refuse to learn of him. "He was tho fop of monopoly in every form, and his name Is the one which can, with most propriety, be Invoked In-voked when the trusts are attacked sod when a contest Is being waged for the application of the principles 0r .pular government "I am Fo'far away from home that 1 am not fully informed aa to the recent re-cent events, but I hnve Just read of cue Jeffersonlan victory, namely, the Miction of an investigating committee commit-tee by the house instead of by tho Rpakcr. and, better still, each party stlects its members of the committee. TLIs establishes an important precedent prece-dent which, if allowed, will make investigations in-vestigations real and effective. , "I notice, also, that we seem likely to win a victory agaln6t the meat trust. Monopoly prices have at last provoked a popular protest, nn.l now that the (people are looking for reni-eiiy. reni-eiiy. there is hope that they will accept ac-cept the Democratic remedy. It is not unnatural that they should use the boycott, even If they punish themselves them-selves while they are inflicting punishment pun-ishment on their oppressors; but I am sure they will, in Ihe end, find legislation more satisfactory than abstinence ab-stinence from meat and join the Democrats Dem-ocrats in declaring a private monopoly monop-oly not the moat trust only but every ev-ery private monopoly indefensible and intolerable. "But there is another Item of news, vliich hns Just come to my attention. President Taft, in hLs Lincoln speech at New York. February 12, attributes I be present high prices mainly to the increase In the production of gold and 'be consequent enlargement of Lid volume of money. This unexpected indorsement of our party's proposition proposi-tion in 1J96, when we demanded moro luoney as tho only remedy for falling prlcen, Is very gratifying. How valuable val-uable that a1 miss Ion would have been f" us if it had been made during the campaign of that yt:ar. when the Republican Re-publican londers were denying that I he volume of money had any Influence Influ-ence on prices, and asserting that It did not matter whether wo had much money or little, provided it was all f,c-od. Wc may now consider the quantitative quan-titative power of money established biyond dispute and proceed to the consideration of other questions Hut the President and his predecessor hnve admitted the correctness of the Democratic position on so many ques |