The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-13

BALTIM"KE, Dee l. At the banquet in
h nor ut Senator German, Thursday night
Senator Bayard, in responding to the third
toast, after reference to the qualifil ation>
and achievements of Mr German, spoke to
tie s-n ilneaI The Democratic Party as
Founded by Thomas Jeifarso4.' Referring
to Mr. German the chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Democratic Ma
tional committee, Mr.. Baya,rI paid him a
warm tribute He then cited the historic
works of jefferson, and said:
When this same plain NIrgiuian came to
speak oil his immortal halhllWora lie said tn,
Declaration of iniepen leuce was but the
perfected transcript of his summary IF t4je
rights Of American liberty. tAlplause ]
And SO this thought and this truth, which
believe came from high, CAME 10 the
heart of this man. flashed from peak to peak
OF popular opinion until its light ilTadatdd
Us on the 4th day OF November last. Lap
pause Jefferson made the claim for Ih-
erty of conscience, made the claim for lib
erty Of speech, made the claim for liberty OF
person. these claims he followed unto thet
utteImOst demonstration. What was, after
all. the meaning of those claims! 1t was q
question that ever will be asked among men
in organized societE-hy what cOntriVance
and by what human methods Will you eKer
else and preserve a restraint upon mans
power over his weaker t4othert How snail
the liberty Of the individual be preserved
That was the question asked, and i'll my
Judgment the Democratic organization OF
this country is the best and more practica
answer. Applause Jefferson never faiei
70 feel himself and call himself, i'll every
power he exercised, a trustee of the people
There was his strength, and there was thu
peoples safety applause. All public
Inwer is a trust. Applause
The next toast wss, Civil Service Reform
Governor Cleveland is the best practical
exponent of IT, ana we look to his admins
tratiOn to enforce all laws that secure it, and
to inaugurate others which will widen the
scope of its operations until the corrupt5ne
spoils system shall cease to be even possi
bilty in our political life"
Hon George H. Pendleton, in re,pouse
after payn high compliment to Senator
German, said the election of Governor Cleve
land is a harbinger Of good to all the people
of this country. He referred to Governor
Clevelands public expressions on the subject
of civil service reform, and said
that his administration would not end unit
the spols system has ceased to be possihi-
ity in American politics
Letters of regret were received from
President-elect Cleveland Vice President
elect Hendricks, Senator Garland, Hon. W
II. Barnum, A > Hewitt John $ Barbour
Gen. Mcclellan and others. also telegram
Of congratulation were read from CLEVELAND
and Hendricks and clubs of the produce anc
maritime exchanges, New York
Watterson Speaks for the South.
New YORK, Dec l3-Henry Wattersol
writes as follows to The World in reSponst
to inquiries as to his opinion about Presi
dent Cleveland's cabinet:
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 6-The south set
up no sectional claim whatever and wants
only an honest administration Of the govern
ment The president-elect will, | doub
not, construct his cabinet fairly. Their
is plenty of good material in every part O
the country, and, to say nothing of indlvid
ious distinctions. the list of representative
and capable men is too large for indiyidua
| specification. There are but two cabine
| places in which the south is particularly in
terested, One is the department of justice
which needs reforming and the other is TIN
| postottice department, which has never deal
| very literally by the south with respect T.
| the fast-mail service.
HENRY WATTERsoN.
kilograms are also published from GOV
Patterson, of Pennsylvania; Waller, of Con
necticut; and H. W. Grady, editor Atlanta
Constitution. These gentlemen agree tina
cabinet making is exclusively Mr.. CIeye
lands prerogative and express confidence il
his ability to attend to his own affairs Mr.
| Grady thinks the postotiice and judicial de
| partments are those through which the souti
| has suffered most and thinks the selection o
| Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia to fill on
| of these offices would be wise.
| Timber from Illinois.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 13-The Bankers Month";,
for December suggests for secretary of th
treasury in the Cleveland administration
Lyman J. Gage, vice president of the FRS
National Bank of Chicago, and president 0
the American Bankers association 1t say
Mr.. Cages reputG ton as banker is secons
| n that of no other banker in the JnteG