Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-12
SENATOR GORMAN.

Seldom has such representative gather
ing of public men been seen a. That which
met in The foyer Of the Academy Of Music
in Baltimore last night ut the dinner given
by the business men of the city 10 Senator
A. F. German. About 200 subscribers and
invited guests were present, among the lal
ter being Senators Bayard, Jones, McPhcr.
son, Jonas, Hampton, Lamar, Peudetou,
Groome, Vest and Camden. Gov. McLane.
of Maryland; Representatives Cox. Post,
Commander H. II. Gorlinge and others.
The first toast was ''The chairman Of the
national democratic executive committee, q
leader 10 whose thorough and skillful organ
ization We are happily indebted for the bril-
liant victory of last November" Senator
German, in responding, said !: Il must share
with many persons the credit which you
give to me. We may well congratulate
each other upon the result. The admins.
tralion of Grover Cleveland will fulfill the
just expectations of all who supported him.
He has no need to make new pledges We
can safely rest upon the assurances given
in his letter accepting the nomination for
President. His conduct as Governor of the
State of New York is a sufficient guarantee
lildI Will Uc ODSeTV6u. we
may be assured that under his administra
ton the country will be governed with wis
dom and prudence, and with the signal
purpose of promoting the welfare of the
whole people of the United States"
The second toast. Estate of Maryland"
was responded to by Gov. McLane.
The third toast, THE democratic party
founded by Jefferson, associated with all
hot &c ,vln in, ha oil 70
demand OF the present, and every hope OF
the future" was responded to by Senator
Bayard of Delaware, whose appearance
was received with strong demonstrations of
qualification.
Mr.. Bayard began his speech with the
following: "My good friends aud brother
democrats: Every man must accept his fate
and his toast, and I am here with glad
heart to accept mine 10 night. Applause
There was a wise man, aud not less wise
because he was witty, who happened to he
a Clergyman of the Church of England. I
mean the one, and only, Sydney Smith,
who said that he world was filled with round
holes and square holes and good govern
ment depended upon whether round men
got into round holes or square men got into
square holes, and it has seemed TO me thai
Maryland has helped to prove that Sidney
Smith was right when it put arthur ?. Cor.
man in the executive craftsmanship Of the
national committee. Applause. So we
made the first step in sensible organization
for victory. We had square man in
square hole and he perfectly filled it. APP
plause. And, gentlemen, in my private
opinion he is square man out of that hole
or in it. Applause. Aud it strikes me
more that he will he a clever man who
ever manages to get him in hole al
all. Applause and cries Of good The
more | think Of what has been done
the more / stand less in EMULATION be-
fore the result then in humble graft.
tude TO every man that conduced TO it.
Applause. And if the sharers of merit are
to urportioned, to whom | ask you in this
bread country shall fairly and justly be as
signed the chief need than TO him who
slood the ceure Of Importantly, the centre
Of inquiry, the centre Of anxiety, than thu,
quiet ,self.austained, self.sustaining mau that
Maryland has produced and given to the
uuiou." Applause and cries Of good"
Senator Pendleton responded to the toast,
Civil service reforn-Gov. Cleveland is its
hest practical exponent, and we look TO his
administration to enforce all the laws that
secure it, and to inaugurats Others which
will widen the scope Gifts operation until
the corrupting spoils system shall cease to
be even a possibility in our political life"
Col. John Il. Fellows responded to the
toast, Grover Cleveland"
The constitution of the United States"
vas responded to by Senator Lamar, Of Mis-.
sissippi.
The sixth toast, THE State CT New York
the Empire State" was responded TO by
Hon. s. 5. Cox, who said lie thanked God
he had lived to see this day.
Letters ofregret were received from Presi
dent elect Cleveland, Vice President-elect
Hendricks, Senator Garland, Hon. w. H.
Barnum, Hon. A. S. Hewitt, Hon. John S.
Barbour, Gen. Mcclellan, and others.