, 1879-01-09
Ohio Democracy Given Triple
, Vent ut the State Capital.
Senator Thurman Treats Of Past His
tory and the Possible Future.
But Is Significantly Silent as TO
the Currency Question.
4. jackson the Original 0rccnbaclker.
According 10 Ton, Ewing.
Gov. Bishop Braathes Considerable Patriot
ism into the Programme.

Epecfa, Dfspatch to The TfibHne.
CoLuMuus, o., Ian. a-About 10I persons sat
down to banquet eivet tonight By the Young
Mrn's Democratic Club. During the evening
latter uss read from Senator Thurman e1prcss-
ipg regret that a severe cold had prevented bis
attendance. Tho letter Ia a8 follows:
Mr. rilunMAH's LRrrAn.
WAs,fNoToN CTrr, Jan. 6, 131V.-.Hfssrs. John
D. Sullivan, Il. D. !!tJMer, aud o'her. Comm T.
tet, cn',smb,a, 0:-Mr DEAR Sins: fully ex-
pcctcd to attend tho banquet on tho stl Inst.
at Columbus, md to erIoy that reunion Of
political and personal friends on day so mem
orMbtc in the history Of tho Gepnbl,c, AMI 80
last moment. and 70 my great rcgset, find
that II will not be III nv power to hare TINT
pleasure. l an Just beginning 10 recover from
aseyerr cold that has afflicted me for week or
II WOULD t,o tmI,rl.tlent for me, In such ex-
trcnleiy cold weather, to make trip requiring
$40 mica travel and crossing tho mountains
twice.
toast, "Jncksonian Democracy tho ttlcne on
which | wus appointed to speak. Ut course
sumo other speaker Will take inJ place, and do
justice to the subject; bnt the privilege may be
accorded to me OF jott1ng down sotno very brief
antl pertinent observations. I Wish to recall ut
tcntion to some Of the tnuet marked character-
isties 0t tho Democracy IT tho tins OF Andrew
Jarkson. I retor u the time when ho was a
tho Presidential chair.
j. The Democracy were then emtntntlY, II not
preeu'inent'y. distinguished BY their. devotion
Not s .1 a,t NJ VIZ. 1tS st snS sSa sr na
ishel by every true democrat. Subsequent
events chll,cd. md at length for a titnc slts-
pended. Il In the South, but the l,appteet cir
t!iu influence Of Democratic prineipIcR) t. that
tic turc Of the Union Is everywhere rcatorcl,
nnl that ita preservation Is liked psiueiplo OF
the Democratic party In The s.n.th. -.
love Of The Constitution. 1t sought to prescryu
It In alt ito vIgnr aud hcBciirence by giving #
national an rational Interpretation; md It Int
tlc.l, 'aanfully an.! constantly, agalns. Those
| convert tho Government Into an unlimited cen
| trallxcd tlesputtsm; md, oil the otlIer hand,
against nll tho yccs TINT mcnaccl tho existence
OF tic Union. And, permit 'nr to sav, that tho
principles at .1ackson'au Democracy, IN this re-
spcct, nfc as important today ~ tloY ever wero
at any period Of our hfstary.
3. Tie .]acksontnn Democracy wcro the de-
otherwise; Tor tho very foundation ot tho paEty
| was tue d0ctrin1 OF cqunl rights. 1'y whatever
na,l,cs they may have bcon called, there hayo
bccn, aud l,csfiaps eyer will b., but two great
iug nothing but eaual rights, and M ontos,ug
purity whose leaders have cvcr sought, md eycr
Will seek, aoet!al privileges created by law Who
| can forget tho 1reat b4tilu fought by the
tho bank of the UnEtod States, ond who can fall
ltp feqt .that A. lotps5ato struggle aganst fur
Maiaarc powsrtul combination os capital and priv
ilegc than was presented BY TINT institution is
now inlpendingt Win tho Democracy oE to.day
follow tho example oct by their iat'lrrs, Ut III.
flexible opposition to specinl privilege, or will
they prove rcSrc4'lt IN thy principles the history,
and thr ;a. traltions u , THUR party. Th' = M
t'wn belief Is that 1t Will ba answercd US
ought tn he. aDa that tho Democrats oF today
will proyo themselves to BE-, what their fathers
r"s s stene @ SSt n ao. ~ essss IT, d. d.
strnCtiso OF wrun1s aud ubAcs, antl eDtaservn.
tIvn ct al! shat ahould exist III free Republic.
4. Tho "Jacksonla11 Democracy were a party
of JAcksol1s Administrator Clint Is, Ills TX:
penxes of tho Government exclusive Of pay.
incnts In discharge Of tho public deht) wrfc hit
fifteen n,illons, or thcrcabonts. Now, or OF.
t!iAry ant,al expenses are nearly ten times that
sim. What a gontraatl While our population
l,us Increased but iIlt!n more than tal5ee-lolh,
our cxpcnscs hayo Increased nearly ten-lold. Ii
It not high tisnc that Nc should return 10 the
economical principles aud practices of the
Jaeksnlilan DctnufracF! ....
These points, few IN n,mhcr but transcentlcnl
IN IMPORTANCE hayo tslougtt It nsopcr to noIe
fur thu consideration Of Gur friends. Others
might bc stated, but these most suffice for IT,
ticnticmcn, I know that tho banquet wilt bt
enjoyed by those who attend II; tr!!st Tint Il
| VIII IHufH QEAEHClAe ~ U%HNF8 NJ WFlIs 4Tl}H
that H. influence Will ba felt tn revlYtnR Jack
H0nfa1t Democracy, md In combining tho opt,on
lenss Of the Republican party In o Qrand etloF
to free the country from sntstulc and corruption
~ ' ~ X. d. ruunxAn.
0RH. EwiNG's sFBEcIL
Al the closo Of tl1s rcadng of tho T,mrma,
letter, Gen. Tom Ewing addressed ths as4cu
blags ~ follows:
| We arc rlirt to commemorate the public III.
OF 0ns who, next tu Jefferson, best rc1,rescntct
tbs fundamental f.leu Vi Detuocratic uoyprn
to nonc" Our Republic at lts brtll Gust oll IL.
: muss obvious DEVICES Ut governments by w!c!
nristocrartes through oil tune have subiugatct
tho masses. Orders Of nobility. laws ot Dr,n,o
ttcrs, exemption OF CLASSICS OF intufrsta fron
: taxalion-all Hcre awnpt away. but Ia Wnss,
iaKton tlrst term our 1arclathrrs untort1uatel.
trlusptuutul hers u srIun VI tiu Hunk Ut Eli
htatrs," aud stt! tn That private corporation tn
sovereign powcr to t,uku uuHcY. an.l thus t.
rule Tue business of the people W ehaugns q
| hamilton and thu lnYrTs Ut i slra,Ig uoyprll
tncnt favored tl,s bnns ~ dh! Madison nns
most Vi the State Rights Republicans; All
Nashi,'gto'' to-, who % aat rI, resricss at ahn'
Ut jclEeEs0n alone saw and conlcatIttt IN 1t tt
cs.i princ!p!e Ut III alfance between the Gov
urntucut ind class, anl tbs surrender 1T
| hofRtEtHH lfeIDnaltfG W u 1AsuEtta lGWt WHIT
: would in lnc Irec.t q tnuncy arisrocracy surl
u las ever ant behind Rl tllr0ncs a,Ni chairs I,
r staic, an, u',sehlnK Itself by thu subtle device
! VI power, brought t1le masses tu poverty aBt
/, | thu nattuIs to decay.
= Renewed IN 1siD without serious oppostton
except from Jrlfersan, wllu stubb0ttlly u,ufil
t taine,l that thu tirnvrul tioyrsntnent niun
. slluult la@ue tAs bIper currency, tho lan
4 reartlcd the end OF its second lease VI p,wcr Il
/, ttIs last term Ut Antltew Jackson. Established
by the Faihcrs OF thu Republic; ltaconstltutiol
t ullty settled hy tbs Suprc,ua Court; It's pnwc
j mud IT, eapital swollen fuus-fpsd; .ustaued y
tho press, by tho great cnulBlercial anl luau,l
il featuring Interests, BY oil the Wing party, un,
i by n powerful wing VI ting 4len'oeracY-a r.
: neEaa ot 1ts charter segnled . turcgone eunrLu
:. sou. Every consideration of pal u roln*orA an
/ Vt #Jmtnls.1atlon SUCCESS .uppc4ird t1 Jack
/ kun IL let tbs hunk 4lune. A weak ulaN, or
t strong but sc!ttl. niaN, ur ola wlu kaw no cyi
i ps,,wlple4 In baak money aud Government all
: uute with the bank, xol!hi haYe. favored ur ..
G lu!rae.xl In renewal 4 H. ill., tiut, daalss
: | marty Ctvrx Ntar- Iu1(tnati.. Williams n,