Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-09
DEMOCRATS AT A BANQUET.
Notable Gathering at the Anpua
jackson Celebration at Boston.


BosToN, Jan. s.-The annual "Jack.
SOM banquet of the leaders of the Demo
cratic party of Massachusetts, in celebra-
tion of the anniversary of the
battle Of New Orleans, took
place at the Parker House this after
noon. More than 200 gentlemen identi-
ned with the Democratic organization
/ were present. Among them were ex-
GOV. Butler, eX-Mayor Palmer, Gov. Alb
! Dett OF New Jersey, Hon. Bradbury John
/ IarboX, and eX-GOY. Garcelon of Maine.
Gen. Roger \. Pryor was expected. but
sent a letter eXcusing himself. A tele-
/ gram was received from 5. j. Tilden. and
letters from Gen. Hancock, Speaker Car
llsie, Hon. 5. S. Cox, Gov. JARVIS of North
Carolina, Gov. Hoadly of Ohio, Gov. Pat
tlson OF Pennsylvania, Gen. Durbin Ward
0fOhlO, Gen. ROsecrans, Geo. II. .Pendleton,
senators Bayard and Mcdonald. Henry
B. Payne, of Ohio, Congressman Norris
of Illinois, and many others. The chief
speeches of the afternoon were those of
Gen. Butler, Gov. GarcelOn, Mr.. Brad
bury, Gov. Albeit and Thomas J. Car
gan. The ensuing Presidential cam
palgn and the tariff question were dwelt
upon at length by the speakers. Gen.
Butler received tremendous ovation
when he was introduced. After an eIabo-
rate consideration of Gen. Jackson's
character and the quality of his Democ-
racy, Gen. Butler said: "When Gen.
jackson desired anything done bv "A
foreign nation it was done, and no British
Minister dared to snub him. Il will do it
If ! please, or l will not do
1t If l do not please Applause,
When Gen. Jackson spoke to France.
France answered. Great applause and
laughter When Thomas Jefferson took
in his hands the destinies of this country
with hostile Congress, without waiting
to consult it when the exigency came, at
themOment when Napoleon would sell or
England would take Louisiana, the De-
mOcracy under Jefferson took that vast
region, which added an empire to
this already great empire, and it was
the cause OF adding empire to empire till
Texas, New Mexico and California were
ours. Massachusetts had voted once for
a Democratic President-she voted for
Jefferson when he did not need her
vote-but she is, and ever will be, a
Democratic State, because her people are
a working, lah0ring and bread-earning
pOpulacc. We must rely on skilled labor
for all we have. We have" he continued.
''nO great lines of railroads. We have
no interests by which we can
make few men very rich
at the expense of many, and we can win
only through those industries that require
intelligence, education and strength of
mind, and those men who have those are
in our workshops, and are coming into
our business from day to day, and
from year to year feeling their indepen-
dence and knowing their rights, and it is
as certain that their votes will take Mas
sachusetts in hand and make her DemOcra-
tic as it is certain that the sun will rise to-
morrow. Applause. 1t may not be
this year, it may not be next,
although l think it will be both. Whether
it wifi, or Will not, it is sure to come, and
God help those people who stand much
longer in the way of the power of the peo-
pie of Massachusetts. Great laughter and
applause. The people are marching on
toward the Democratic goal Of Equality of
rights, equality Of burdens and equality
Of privileges to all men under the law.
These are becoming the watchwords
which VIII lead Massachusetts to victory.
''NOw a word as to the Democratic pros
poets for 1884. What is the hope OF
Democracy this year? 1t is this
recognize that it will be
q calamity to the country if Democra-
cy does not win in 1884. Why do | say
calamity? 1t is because from the very ma
tuTe of things, and | am not here to cast
aspersiOns or make inVidiOuS remarks but
iIOln Llit very IdLtlIG VI Tue llDueE LilE
government of the Republican party, ally
ing itself to capital, men have been made
richer and richer and the poor poor. until
the time has come when that condition of
things must not, can not exist any
longer. Applause. True, l am told
that this country is growing rich.
So il is, very rich. There is
more wealth, but the wealth is more con-
sOlidated. The wealth of the many makes
IttfIa CHI f.,c IL,
OF the few does make great show in
statistics. We understand that all the
time. Now l say this thing must be
stopped. We seek to tear down nobody:
we seek to strike down nobody, but we
are determined that nobody shall pull us
down appiausel, and it will be as / have
said, misfOl tune TO the country at large
if we don't win, because in case we win
this needed reform, this emancipation
Of the people, this equalization of rights
of which / have spoken, Will be accom-
plished in the statesmanlike, quiet, Ordi-
nary course of legislation by the people
and for the interests of the people; but if
combined capital, If a combination of
property takes from Democracy the guild
auce of this people for four years longer,
God in His infinite mercy can only tell
how this reform will be brought about
four or eight years hence"
Ex-Governor Garcelon made a re-
markably attractive address, speech so
sharply calling the Democrats to immedi-
ate and practical good works, that it
ELECTED a few Kisses. The text was that
Democracy must reform with a rigid
determination the abuses they pro-
fessed TO see in the present admins
tratIOn Of national affairs. Swarming
for office like hungry set OF cOrmOrants
would, he said, never convince the people
of the sincerity Of the Democratic party.
lie cited the grounds of the Jeffersonian
and JacksOnian Democracy, and cOun-
selled a policy OF close adherence to these
tenets. otherwise his party deserved to