Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-12-16

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PHILADELPHIA REIOICES.
AN oLp-riME GATHERING OF PROMINENT
pkMochArs AT THE CONTINENTAL no.
rhl.--spEtchEs BY MEssRs. vAux,
RANDALL, McANDLAss, AND OTHERS.
Especial Despatch to the world.l
PnILADELpnrA, December 3--Tbe
Democrats of this city held n banquet
at the Continental Hotel this evening
to celebrate the recent Democratic
victories. 1t has been so long since
the Democracy OF this city and State
have had any "iust cause for such n
social gathering that the proposition
to celebrate the recent victories in the
style of days gone BY was responded
to with enthusiasm. One hundred
and fifty guests sat down TO three
bountifully laden and beautifully dee.
Grated tables. After more than three
hours devoted to the discussion of the
dinner the Chairman. Richard Vaux
called. nOrder, gentlemen and said
GENTLEMrN; In this city of Pbila.
delphia for many wears past no oppor-
tunity has been afforded for Demo
Gratis voluntarily to assemble and ex-
press their 10Y at the success of those
essential principles Of the party,which
undcrlie constitutional governments,
and which the late victories have SO
remarkably re-aflirmed. One would
think from the continued absence Of
any opportunity thus 10 congratulate
ourselves at the success of the Demo.
cratic party. there had been A loss of
4 interest in its principles. We have
been so long waiting for their recoeni.
ton by the people that. now they have
again triumphed in the country. we
rejoice. Therefore. a number of the
/ Democrats of this CITY believing that
the opportunity had occurred for them
to unite as members of the marty, 10
rejoice together over the results Of the
late elections in twenty.four States
agreed to celebrate these victories
in the banquet at which YOU are now
assembled. We do not claim to rep
resent the organization of the Demo
cratic party, either in the CITY or State
What we claim is, above and beyond
il, the courage and the manhood to ex.
press before the people of Philadcl.
phia, and the State. and the Union. on
This occasion, our devotion to Demo
cratic principles in our beliefthat their
final triumph will bring the Govern.
ment back withinthe limitations which
the Constitution ordained by the faith
crs prescribed for its action. Weak
ness is often the result of lack of op.
portunity to express courage, and prob
ably the Democratic party of Phla-
delphia has suffered from this cause
Whatever opinions may be entertained
as to the cause of the late victories
which we now celebrate, we at least
believe that those of our fcllow-citi.
zens who united with us in the cleo
tions, who were not of our party. while
they asserted their own individual in.
dependence of character paid the high.
cst tribute 10 this Great oraan;va,;on
which undcr its tr;els has Sainta;ned
itself and now at last after patient
waiting can reioicein its triumphs. We
are content with the mass of the par
~ IN This State and IN other States 10
wait until The time shall come when
Itbc RESPONSIBILITIES arc nloced mon
tbe Democrats marty ~ odm;n;sior
inc tho Government We have con
6dence thai 4 will he ,,ue 10 he min
cinlos and tbo;r final tr;umnh y 90
sured bv the victory we now have mi.
Ited 10 celebrate
i Mr. Vnux,s remarks were oroe,ad
with con,;nued annlanso
/" The first toast
The Democratic partv-ts o;ms
land ends are for The welfare Of ,he
whole peoplc its anita oon;sms arc class
and snecial nrivileges for tho honef;t
Of The few while tIc corrun,;op. usur'
nations and abuscs of ,he Radical
party are without parallel since gov.
/ ernmcnt was declared TO derive ali is
l;ns, nowers from the consent oc ,ho
governod- Wv
wos resnondcd to bv Mr. w n WI,
Ito. who said
This occasion of rejoicing was some
rccompcnsc for fidelity 70 n marty
which had always been devoted 10 tot the