Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-09

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. S.-The sixty eighth
anniversary of the battle of New Orleans
was celebrated here tonight in an i'm
pressive manner, under the auspices of the
Jackson club. A grand reception and ball
was given in this city, among which was an
deliberately decorated and sumptuous ban
quet to distinguished guests, given at the
Wedden house. Many eminent Democrats
from Ohio and elsewhere made speeches,
and letters were received from S. J. Til
den, Gen. Hancock, Gen. Mcclellan, Gov.
Patterson, of Pennsylvania, GOV. Ludlow,
of New Jersey, II. j. Randall Abram Hevitt,
and scores of other Democratic leaders,. all
breathing the same sentiments. The cels-
bration was brilliant success in all re-
spects. The spirit of the utterances and
of the speakers will be found in the fol
lowing extracts from few:
Conspicuous among the addresses made
was that of Hon. M. A. Foran, congress
man elect from this district, who presided
at the armory meeting, and, among other
things, said: In the near future the Dem
ocratic party will be the peoples servant,
and will remain so as long as it respects
the peoples will. It might be veil
for us, then, as Democrats, to
heed the lesson which the people
have recently given the Republican party.
1t is not enough that we stand between shs
masses and the encroachments of the by
dra headed monopoly; that We throw
around the toiling millions such pretse-
ton as will prevent them being made the
victims of the grinding exactions Of ag-
gregated wealth. More than that IL de-
manded-more even than purity and econo-
nay il. the administration of the govern
ment, and that is that the party should
never seek to dominate the pso-
pie or seek to psrpetrats
its power at the expense of the people, OF
the reward of official position. Is it the
guiding star of true Democracy to seek
officers for emolument or honor? II ia
contrary to the genius and spirit of our
institutions.
The Hon. 81. B. Payne presided at the
banquet and said, in his speech, referring
to national politics: In my Judgment the
peril which more than all others moAasss
the harmony and success of the Dsmo-
cratic party is the wide difference and
bitter conflicts of opinion on the tariff
policy. The difference of opln-
ion exists, and the right 10
differ must be recognized
and conceded. Gen. Jackson in the United
States senate voted for the tariff of 1894,
and subsequently, as president, declared
himself in favor of a judicious tArik !
What, then, is just or iudicious tariff, and
most certainly not high protection, or
tariff for protection only? For such gen
crates and aggrandizes monopolies. Nsr,
on the other hand, is it free trade, or tariff
for revenue only. Free trade, strictly In
tsrpreted, requires uniform ad valorsm
duty on all imports, and the transferring
of every item from the free list. The |
imposing of specific duty mars and de-
feats the working of the theory. Free trade
has never been accepted by the government |
or any civilized nation, and it is impras-
ticabls and impossible. These words, "For |
revenue only" unwillingly inserted in the
platform Of 1880, lost the Democratic |
presidency and all which that loss implied, |
and a like fatality will sassuredly follow |
the repetition of the folly in any further
campaign. frequently we hear Demo- |
cratic speaker, ''timidly," sin subdusd
voice." and as though fearing to eompro-
mise himself, advocate tariff
for revenue, with incidental protection. |
Why such indirection and cowardice, in !
view of the inexhaustible and immsasura-
BILE resources of our country in coal, iron,
copper, wool and corn, abundant, under
the care Of the government to supply not |
only the wants of the present population
of 100000 and 1o0,000,000, which many
of you will live to witness, but of 500 or
one thousand millions which it is probable
the future total census will enumerate, and
of populations Of Mexico and Central and
the Southern republics, whose mar
kets ought long since to have been
opened for our manufacturers
it is difficult to understand why your
statesmen should thus hesitate and vaeil
late in the discharge of their duty. 4
judicious tariff is not one for protsston
only, nor for revenue only; nor, again, for
revenue with Swallowed outlines Of IN in
cidental toll appended to it, but It is a
tariff of both revenue and protection, aid
unseperably so adjusted and perfected as
to do justice to all the great interests of
the country, and injustice to none. In tbs |
bill reported by the commission Of the
protectionists they have made unexpected, |
liberal and generous concession. Il thoss |
inclined to free trade will only meet |
these advanced in like spirit Of fairness, |
4 compromise is practicable whisa viii |
give satisfaction to all classes and with |
draw this distracting question frsn tbs |
domain Of politics.
Judge G. Hadley of CINCINNATI respond |
ed to the toast, personal Liberty AID the |
Rights Of Citizens" He said the RsDab- |
Ecan party is great and noble bsdy Of |
honest citizens, embracing nearly oAs-haf
the American people in number, in virtue, |
and in wisdom but it ia n nRrfT /
of measures rather than Of pIinsi-