The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-18
nEMoCRATIC DECLARATIONS,

The annual banquet of the Iroquois Club
at Chicago, few evenings since, was an
occasion of much good feeling and for sound
Democratic declarations, in harmony with
the past and the present of the party. 1t is
well in festive hall and forum for Demo
Gratis to be Outspoken upon all questions
which are to come into general discussion
before the people in 1884. The elections in
1882, and more recently, bear cheering testi-
mony that the Democratic party, after March
4, 1885, is to control the destinies of the Re-
public. TIE people everywhere declare that
the Republican party must stand aside.
As party it is identified
with every species of viciousness that has
disgraced the history of the country for
years past, and since the Democratic party
is 80 soon to take the helm, it is well that
the people should know and become tho
roughly familiar with the principles upon
which the Democratic party will govern.
The traditions of the party are all that
could be desired. 1t started right. 1t was
founded upon everlasting principles OF
justice and liberty. Colonel William F.
Villas responded TO the toast, Democracy"
at the banquet, and IN giving a historical
retrospect of the party, said: "On the one
hand were those who distrusted the people,
and favored strong, centralized form of
Republican government; on the other hand
were those who believed in the people, and
regarded the institutions of Government as
valuable only inssmuch as they subserYed
the common welfare of equal humanity.
The latter formed a popular party, whose
foremost banner was flung 10 the breeze by
the hand that penned the Declaration
Independence. For half a century after the
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson that party
bore with gigantic ease the
new world upon its shoulders )"
The Democratic party to-day Is
stronger than when Jefferson mapped out
the grand highways of its progress and the
people find it necessary to the perpetuity of
their liberties, aud hence it is being called
from exile to emInence. Colonel Villas called
upon his comrades to plant the old stand
ard OF Constitutional Democracy and beat
the long ROLL Summon the hosts of Liberty
aud set your ranks in order! Ifany fear the
battle, send him to the rearl If any will
not serve God, bat prefer Mammon, give
him safe conduct 10 the enemy! Invoke in
the house Of counsel the faith and philan-
thropy of Jefferson; bring again to the field
the daring slscrity Of Jscksonl And in the
sunlight of our Nations destiny, 60, where
Democratic principles lead the way to fight
the peoples enemies and win the peoples
victonesl'' But the question is, What
is II to win victories for the
people in these days of peace7
It is 10 defeat the Republican party. When
the Republican party goes down the rights,
interests aud liberties of the people are ex.
allied. The Republican party is the creator
and protector OF monopoly. The Democratic
party will inaugurate an aggressive and
relentless war against the dominion OF
monopoly and the oppression of ubiquitous
taxation and unjust laws" Colonel Villas
said:
Many forms OF his y rsnny beset us. But one
oversksdow ell h est demands the earliest
redress. and challenges the greatest effort. It's
long feloniou entac bsve ound their pre-
hensile g'ip upon every m Dde OF primary produc-
tion, eve 20 Ircs veal u. hey are fastened
upop IL Isr1es, all d4 IeItnd conditions. 1t Is