The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-16
The Third Annual Banquet at
The Palmer.
A Long Letter From Uncle
Sammy,
And Another From Senator
Bayard.
Pow-Wew OF Iroquois.

Pow-Wew of Iroquois.
Chicsgo, 15.-The Iroquois clut
of this city, composed of gentlemen
prominent in the Democratic party
gave its third annual banquet at The
Palmer House this evening. Local
attendance was very large, IN add
ton to which there were distlng
uished gentlemen from al! parts o.
the country. Mr.. Ersklne NJ
Phelps, president of the club intro
ducing the speakers of the evening,
and speaking Of the career OF the
Iroouois. said: "This club has ex>
erted its influence for reform in poll
tics, and especially upon the great
Question now before the people,
tariff reform. Believing that Il IS
the only sure road to prosperity in
this country, now that the wheels of
commerce throughout the length
and breadth oil the land are clOgged
by the butdenGus system Of protect
i've taxes, we feel the people should
understand and so act upon this i'm
portant issue as to enable themselves
to compete in the markets OF the
world and cause the American flag
again to float triumphautiy on every
sea as of yore, under Democratic
auspices" After an address by
Col. w. G. P. Breckenridge of Ken
lucky upon the sentiment, 1.-THE
Republic an iudivisi ble Upion OF in
distructible States" the following
letter was read from ex Governor
TiIden:
LETTER FROM TILDEN.
"sGentlemen, I have had the no l.
or to receive your invitation to the
Third annual banquet ofthe Ir0quois
Club, to respond to the sentiment
of the Federal Constitution. [ have
also received private letters asking
a written response to the sentiment,
IN case am prevented from attend~
ing. I have been for some time,
and an still, exceptionally epgr0Ssed
with business which [ have no
power to defer Or abandon. I there
fore must communicate with you in
writing, and my answer must be
brief. On the formation OF the
Federal Constitution, GOveurneur
Morris, who had been conspicuous
member of the convention, be-
ing asked what he thought
Of the Constitution, replied that
depends upon how il is construed.
The Democratic party originated in |
a resistance by the more advanced !
patriots of the Revolution to the
efforts which were made to change
the character OF our government by
false construction of the COnstitu~
ton, impressing on the new System
q mOnarchial bias. Mr.. Jefferson'S
election in 1900 rescued our free ma
tionalities from the period which
surrounded them, and secured sixty |
years OF administration mainly in I
harmony with their design and true
character. When an attempt was
made to break up the Union and to
dismemb Der the territorial integrity
of the country, the people were
to make nearly choice |
between these calsmities and the
dangerous influences OF civil war
upon the character of the gov
eminent. They periodically and I
wisely resolved to save the Union
first, and to repair the damage which
our political system might sustain,
when the more imminent dangers
had been provided against. The
first work was successfully accom-
olished. But twenty years have
Jincs elapsed and the work OF re-.
Itoring the government to It's
original character is not yet accom-.
olished, Our wise ancestors had
warned us that if we fell into civil
IiscoYds our free system was liable
o persist in the struggle by sn
change Of its characters.
lot only have the best traditions OF
he patriots who won independence
nd established freedom lost their
uthority, but cur cherished political 8,
ystem is slowly ioSiu4 it's hold upon
Ife under The fungus gro9ths of
alse constructions and corrupt
ractices. G0Vernmept Itself has
ecome a msnacipg fsctor IN
he elections. as long ago
s 1876 I expressed the opinion that I
ne opposition muss embrace at the {
eginnins u TIE canvass, two
birds OK The voters to maintain a J
majority at the election. IN this 7
istory repa3ts itseif. In most coun. s
ries tho government maintains
self by force OF fraud. Even IN the !
comparatively popular system of 9
England the monarch has until t
.tely controlled 4 majority Of Par /
ament, aud frequently decided t
ections by court favor jobs and {
,opev. taken from the N Tic tceass 9
~. This Is q hard saying, but re- |
mt publication OF toe papers Of her Ii
,cess6d statesmen ]esYe no doubt r
bon toe subject. In our own coun- o
Y the government, instead of s
andiuc as an impartial arbitrator d
Aid tbs confi6ts Of maturing s
Unions and eontending inter a
is, las Itself descended a
to the arena, equipped With al 4
e weapons of pRFtizaBsbip, its NY p
ads of oficaholders, its alliance Il
ith or against vast pecUniaTy In q
rests, its unlimited command of Il
oney levied from its dependents q
ID contractors, have sufficed to de. s.
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