The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-09
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
Its Memory Inspires Several Orators
at Cleveland, o., to Vex the Air.


CLEVELAND JAN S.-The sixty-eighth an
niversary of the battle of New Orleans was
celebrated here tonight in an imposing
manner under the auspices of the Jackson
Club. grand reception and ball was given
in the City Armory, which was deliberately
decorated, and sumptuous banquet
to distinguished guests at the Weddell
House. Many eminent Democrats from
Ohio and elsewhere made speeches, and let
tiers were received from S. J. Tlden, General
Hancock General Mcclellan, Governor Pat
tison of Pennsylvania, Governor Ludlow of
New Jersey, S. J, Randall Abram Hewitt,
and scores of other prominent leaders, all
breathing the same sentiments The celebra-
ton was a brilliant success in all respects.
Hon. NJ. A. Foran, congressman-elect from
this district, presided at the Amory meeting.
He said in his speech that the Democratic
party would soon become the peoples sery-
ant, and remain so as long as it respected the
peoples will.
Hon. Fl. B. Payne presided at the banquet,
and said referring to national politics; In
my judgment, the peril which, more than
all Others menaces the harmony and success
of the Democratic party Is the wide differ
ence and bitter conflicts of opinion on the
tariff policy. A difference of opinion exists,
and the right to differ must be recognized
and conceded. General Jackson, in the
1924, and subsequently, as President, de-
clared himself in favor of judicious tariff
What, then, is just or judicious
tariff? Certainly not high pro-
tective, or TARIFF for protection
only, for such generally aggrandizes monopo-
lies. Nor, OH the other hand is it free trade,
or tariff for revenue only. Free trade,
strictly interpreted, requires uniform ad
valorem duty on all imports and transfer
ring an item to free the list or the imposing
of a specific duty mars and defeats the work
ing of the theory of free trade, and has never
been accepted by the government of a civil
lied nation, and is imprastcable and impos-
sibe. These words for revenue only" un-
wisely inserted in the platform of 1880, lost
the Democracy the presidency and all which
that loss implied, and like fatality will as
suredly follow a repetition of the folly
in any future campaign. Frequently
we hear q Democratic speaker
timidly in subdued voice, and as though
fearing to compromise himself, advocate
tariff for revenue with incidental protec-
ton. Why such indiscretion and cowardice?
In view of the inexhaustable and unmeas-
urable resources of our country in coal. iron,
copper, wool, and corn abundant, under the
fosteNpg care of the government to supply
the wants of not only the present population
of 000NQ00, or 100 900 600, which many of
you will live to witness, but 500 900 or
1000, GOO, 900 which in the probable future
the national census will enumerate,
and of the populations of Mexico and
the central and the southern republics
whose market ought long since to have been
opened for our manufactures it is difficult
to understand, why our statesmen should
thus hesitate and vacillate in the discharge
of their duty. A judcious tariff is not one
for protection only, nor for revenue only,
nor again, for revenue with the shadowed
outlines of an incidental tail appended to it,
but it is tariff for both revenue and protec-
ton, one and inseperable, SO adjusted and
perfected as to do justice to all the great in
terests of the country, and injustice to none.
teo .ther"ssbill reported by the
commission, the protectionists have
made unexpected liberal and generous
concessions. If those inclined to free trade
will only meet these advances in like spirit
of fairness and compromise, it will give salts
faction to all classes and withdraw this dis
tracing question from the domain of poll
tics.
Judge George Hoadley responded to the
toast, Personal Libertyand the Rights of the
Citizen" He told his hearers what in his
opinion was the duty of the Democratic
party.
General Durbin Ward, of Lebanon, c., re-
sponded to Democracy and the Union"
Jefferson and Jackson were made to do the
usual duty required OF their "maneS" In
eulogising the Democratic party he said; ats
expulsion from power was the tocsin of civil
war, and its return to power will sound the
anthem of reconciliation and peace"
w. W. Armstrong, of the Plain Dealer,
responded to the toast. 1.-THE Democratic
press" Closing his speech, he said of its sub
ject: st believes this is, as it should be, the
government of the people and for the people,
not the government OF tficeholders, for office
holders; and against the undemocratc
American, pernicious doctrine that seeks to
quarter an irresponsible horde of Office
holders perpetually upon the Treasury, the
Democratic press protests and will protest,
lett be advocated and defended by whom it
may"