VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2.
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BANQUET OF NEBRASKA DEMOCRACY
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all parts of Nebraska bnnqueltcd ropo, of the democratic party. No
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banquet having been arranged as a
rocoptlon to Mr. Bryan upon his re
turn homo from his Europeau tour.
All tho details of the banquet and ro
coptlon had been "arranged by a local
committee under tho chairmanship of
Dr. P. h. Hall and tho hundreds of
guests were loud in tholr p'raises of
tho completeness of every arrange;
mont. In point of numbers it was
tho largest banquet over served In
tho middle west, 700 democrats being
floated at tho tables. Tho dining room
of tho LIndoll was handsomely decor
ated with bunting, and pictures of
Jcfforson, Jackson, Washington and
Lincoln wero prominently displayed.
Local democrats wero seated at ta
bles in tho convention hall of the
hotol In ordor that tho visiting demo
crats might havo seats at tho tables
in tho dining room. When the raonu
had boon properly "discussed the tables
woro removed from tho dining room
and tho upstairs banquottors wero ad
mitted boforo tho speaking began.
' James Manahan of Lincoln officiated
:ns toastmastor. His "badge of au
thority" wa3 a blackthorn stick which
Mr. Bryan brought from Iroland. Mr.
Manahan's introductions wero witty
and oloquont and added greatly to
tho onjoymont of tho evening. Ho
conducted tho banquot in a novel
manner, treating tho guest of honor
as a distinguished foreign envoy who
had newly landed among tho peoplo of
Nebraska and as each speaker fin
ished, tho toastmastor In a neat
speoch Interpreted tho address to the
ylsltor who was for tho momont re
garded as a man of another country.
In this way humorous and pointed re
, marks woro made that captured tho
banquottors.
ri In his Introductory remarks Toast
.jnastor Manahan, after calling the as
sembly to order with his blackthorn,
said In part:
"Follow Citizens: We havo with
us tonight, as guest, a distinguished
man from Europe. Ho comeB in . a
jnannor, as envoy extraordinary of
tho czar of Russia, tho emperor of
Germany, tho pqpo of Rome, and tho
.king of Ireland.
"Aa special representative of tho
' last named ho has presontod to me as
-"baton of my authority this black
thorn shillolah from tho auld sod,
cut from tho bog whore Bryan Borou
Xought tho battlo of Clontarf.
"Wo aro honored in tho opportunity
of entertaining him to whom clings
tho homago and the inconse of the old
"World.
"It is my agreeable duty to act as
jnastor of coremonles, and to do what
I can to mako his excellency feel as
much at homo as possiblo in this
strange company. As gonoral inter
preter I will endeavor to explain to
Jim tho meaning of this occasion, and
ltitorpret tho speeches that are de
livered at him as tho evening prog-
"Lot it bo understood, Monseignour
Bryan that whilo these walls are not
decorated like a Parisian cafe, and
while this dinner is not served in
courses and the wator we drink does
not sparkle like ehampaigue at Sher
ry S, WO Offer !lo Jinnlniw I?
said. The bravo soul rates itself too
highly to value itself by the splen
dors of its tables and draperies. It
g ves what it hr.tht and all it hath
Hut its own majesty can lend a better
grace to bannocks and fair water than
belong to city feasts
"This affair Is democratic. You had
Oil Cure for Cancer.
ba cases without PMn or abflRuremonf W
now honks iv t i nib M..n.Y "r.irvncnt Tholr
- vyvn Bum ireo to the af
flicted.
public and not learn that its very
brightest pages toll the story of the
people's lovo for the principles of
domocracy. You see boforo you the
domocracy of Nebraska; moie you
see tho patriotic democracy of tho
west; moro, more you seo the very
soul and conscience of tho unterrlfied
domocracy of this nation. You have
feasted in sumptuous banquot halls,
you have talked with czars and kings
and emperors and pop'es; you havo
stood In the presence of this earth's
highest monarchs, but you have never
stood among better, braver men than
you do tonight in Nebraska. From
among these very men, at a time when
democracy's sky was dark, there came
a splendid spirit' .of righc and a
heroic man of might with a noblo pur
pose to fight for tho holy cause of hu
manity. "It requiros courago to defy intimi
dation; a higher form of courago to
resist temptation; it requires the very
bravest soul to do both right m a
storm or vituperation. And that is
tho kind of courage that enobles" tho
democracy of Nebraska today.
"Those veterans hero know tho
moaning of loyalty to party, they are
reasonable, but determined; they are
charitable, but just; they aro resting
now, but not asleep. They are not
hero worshippers, but thoy are tho
kind of men on whom a leader may
rely with confidence, feeling sure that
ajl tho time while he maintains tho
truth and his own integrity, he can
in the fiercest fight and darkest night
feel their arms about him, and their
heart's beat In sympathy and sup
port." The toasts and responses upon the
program wero as follows:
"We Have Kept the Faith," W. &.
Thompson, Grand Island.
"Principles, Not Men," W. D. Old
ham, Kearney.
"Just Democrats That's All," H.
B. Fleharty, South Omaha.
"Signs of the Times," A. C. Shallen
berger, Alma.
"Fusion, Good and Bad," C. J
Smyth, Omaha.
"Tho Salt of the Earth," G. W.
Berge, Lincoln.
"The Moral Issue," Mr. Bryan.
MR. THOMPSON.
The toastinaster introduced Mr
Thompson as ''one of the ablest," who
has fought' long and constantly for
democratic principles. Mr. Thompson
said in part:
"The word 'democracy' thrills and
Inspires. It speaks of homo and the
land we love. Tho mission of the dem
ocratic party is to recognize, uphold
and defend these homes against the
encroachment of organized wealth on
one sido, as represented by the re
publ can party, leading to a control
by the few of every artery of the na
tion s resource, sapping and despoil
ing tho sacred rights of the many
that bounties may be scattered to
those who 'toil not, neither do they
spin; and on tho other side the de
struction pf independent thought and
action as taught by extreme soXism
'The despoiler of our nation's hon
or must be driven out. He who wouM
rob and steal must feel the keen en
forcement of the criminal statute
They who have grown rich through
in fh3?le 8 S?nty then concen? at-
ito n n woalth c,ontrary t0 the stat
ute, to the people's injury should
tonger be sheltered, but" should be met
with the confiscation of property 2nd
punished for their crime, and the
Kalt of the law that '&?&
iZs? zm s: as-
was written, it wna VlgVl!atform
I Poses that the Kansas city XK
was adopted. It must be for these
purposes that the St. Louis platform
will be written. True democratic doc
trine and a candidate selected who
has been loyal in the past and will
falter not in the future. This is de
manded not only on lines of consist
ency, but .also on those of practica
bility. If a minority party would win
it must hold what it has and draw
unto it others. For these reasons we
aro in favor of bimetallism and gov
ernment issue of money and opposed
to asset currency. We are opposed
to a trust fostering tariff and in favor
of an income tax. We are opposed to
the importation of foreign pauper la
bor and for the elevation of that
which we have. We are opposed to
the acquisition of foreign territory by
force and in favor of the strict en
forcement of the Monroe doctrine. In
favor of tho enforcement of the law
as to irrigation, that independent
homes may bo had by our peoplo. We
are in favor of enlargement of the
powers of the interstate commerce
commission, that just rates of trans
portation may be had, Desire that
criminals may oe prosecuted and .dis
honest tnen turned out of office, re-gardlessof-
political affiliation. We aro
opposed to using the military, either
national or state, as a menace to la
bor, and in favor of a "board of arbi
tration for the adjustment -of. differ
ences between capital ' and, labor. .
"The condition of national politics
-s such as to awaken an ever increas
ing desire for tho coming conflict on
the part of democrats." '
W. D. OLDHAM.
Mr. Oldham, a member of the su
preme r.Olirfc Pnmmlflslnn rlnnlnrorl
that principles were above 'men; that
wuup .iuoji come ana go, tne runaa
mental principles of democracy go on
forever. What democrats need is con
tinued devotion to the principles upon
which the fathers of the republic
builded; strict following of the path
trod by them; adherence to the land
marks of the founders of democracy.
He recalled that during the last cam
paign in Nebraska democrats made a
plea for a non-partisan judiciary, and
although their plea was not heeded,
democrats wero so consistent that he
himself, being a member of the court,
felt a hesitancy in his political speech.
Notwithstanding, however, he was
ready to give a reason for his demo
cratic faith, and promised that when
time, removed his political stammer he
woqld he found ready.
, . JMPw FLEHARTY.
MrjcFleharty was introduced as a
young minister from Kansas who
was t so1, gentle and kindly spoken that
he moved up to South Omaha and en
tered upon the practice of law." He
said in part:
"It is because of exaggerated re
ports and of the intentional misrep
resentation of4 the attitude of the
democracy of Nebraska that I pro
pose the toast 'Just Democrats; That's
"Wo are not blind to the fact that
i?f? m mp?Isn of 1896 many demo
crats did not agree with the platform
adopted by the national convent!
and refused to support the party in
that campaign. Those who refused
because of honest convictions have
my sincere respect. I cannot help but
admire a man whose loyalty to lite
hini iS,atr?s enou&h to com e
?H??.?band011 th0 associations and
friendships of a lifetime. Such men
owe no apologies to anyone and are
as welcome in the councils"? the
Party now as ever. Those who refused
the Party their support from sS
motives are at least entitin, t tS ?
charitable, sympathy
On nnaHeS GardInnl RlchilfeS bestOW
on all the world when he says w
sins are those of circumstances that
all pervading atmosphere wherein oSr
spirits like the unsteadyyrfaard par
take of hues that tint and food that
nurtures.' Whilo those who refused
their support for financial considera
tions or from feelings of disappoint
ment and motives of revengewell
tney may bo democrats still, but we
insist that they bo mighty still."
Referring to Mr. Bryan the speaker
said:
"Let the democracy of Nebraska say
to him that wo are 'just democrats,
that's all.' That we who haVe admired
him as a statesman and loved him as
a friend, are no- alarmed by gloomy
prospects. It is always darkest just
before the day, but the dawn dissi-
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