The daily gazette., 1882-03-16
SECOND EDITION
IPGqaO1s Club BanQuct I'm Chicago;
Letters and Speeches.

AEo4uOh1 OAuD h1m4uog IN Cnhe0Ko3
Letters and Speeches.
CHICAGO, March 15.-At the banquet
Of the Iroqnols Club, tonight, the fol-
lowing letters were read:
LETTER FROM SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
GREYsToNE, Yonkers, N. Y, March.
l.-Gentlemen:--L have received your
letter conveying to ma an invitation to
attend the banquet of the Iroquols Club
Ia Chicago, on the 18th inst, the ami
veIsary OF the birthday Of Andrew
jackson, and TO respond to the toast,
"Democracy." II will not be practlca-
BILE for me to be present with you on the
occasion, but 1 cordially sympathize In
the homage which you propose to pay
the memory Of that greet soldier-states-
man. he represented the exultant na-
tionAllty Of sentiment which has always
characterized the Democracy, and man
ifested, in great public crisis, his own
lnvincible determination to maintain the
territorial integrity of our country aud
the indissolluble Union of the States.
He likewise represent the benefcent
JeffersonIan philosophy, which prefers
that nothing shall be done by the Gen.
eral Government which the local au-
thorities are competent to do, and moth
ing by any Government power which
individuals can do for themselves. The
great contests of his administration
arose out Of his efforts TO resist the usur-
patton by Congress Of powers IN dero-
CATION Of the rights Of localities and of
Individuals as ell as OF the Constitu-
ton. will remember that, IN the de-
bate, in 1882, on the vote of the bill to
recharter the Bank of the United States,
Mr.. Webster, with all his eloQuence,
denounced and deplored the spectacle oi
the Executive disclaiming the power
and dismantling the Government oi
which be was the head.
The UvergroWth of abuses and arroga.
tion Of authority which now conceal, q
they have distorted our political system
would have seemed, fifty years ago
when the debate occurred, as incredible
TO Webster 80 they would be to Jack
son. The Government can never bI
restored and reformed except from thI
} inside and by the active, intelligen
: agency Of the Executive. We mus
hope that Providence, 10 its own goo,
time, will raise up man adapted sD,
: qualified for the wise execution of thi
great work, and that the people will pu
him In possession of the Executive aC
!; ministrAtion, through which alone thl
! noble mission can be accomplished az
the health and life OF our political sy
tenn be pre- served and reInvigorate,
!. : Your fellow citizen. t..I .-..
SAMUEL j. TILDEN.
l. / -nAxr amy rar
l. Senator Bayard's letter, referring
his regret at being unable to attend sal
Q he hoped soon 10 come here aud me-
d The 1roquois Club. Meanwhile, as men
= bers OF the grand army Of the Nation
Democracy, let US each and all ende
! Vor, with simple and steady fidelity,
Ia uphold the political principles viii,
alone can preserve the liberty and hsp
II ness CT our people and maintain d
i Government over them, giving securi
If to all and special privileges and poWe
,, TO none. Let us steadily all measur
9 tending to the Capitalization of Powe
u and insist upon it's Limitation and dl
Z tribution, so that individuals and mil
critics may be secured in their right
\ Let US denounce any construction of ii
. Constitution that permits perveTsio
3 and prostitution Uf the sovereign powC
: Of taxation from the actual needs of th
a public treasury to the emolument
!, favored individuals or classes, no lnattC
under what delusive pretext IL my
sought; and, whilst we see to IL that pN
: perty shall have ample protection undC
the law, 1t shall be prevented from b,
coming the governing power in mould
ing the law.