, 1886-11-18
CARLISLE'S SPEECH
At the Annual Banquet of the
IrOquois Club.
Severe Snowstorms East De
layed Trains.
Deliberations of the Cattle
Growers Convention.
The Club.

following are among the most widei,
known who accepted and were present
Hon. John &, Carlisle, Hon. j. u. Beck
Hon. Edward S. Bragg and Hon. j.
Sterling Morton. The following letter o.
regret was received
Executive MANSION, WASHINGTON.
Nov. -, 1856. -E1pard Fornpan, Esq.
Corresponding .SecI etary: My DEAH
SIR u regret exceedingly that official
duties, Just at this time unusually e~xactinr
and important, prevent my acceptance OF
your invitation to attend the fourth an.
nual banquet of the ~lroquois club, on the
18th inst. | am much impressed with
the present Importance of a thorou Oh and
timely discussion by the people Of the
various questions which are related to
good government and the prosperity of
the country, and which, because they are
so related, concern the welfare and success
of the Democratic party. In the work
which must be undertaken of presenting
these questions to the Judgment of our
citizens in such a as will remove
misapprehensions and aid a correct con-
%clusion, | believe that the Iroquois club
will prove a most effective instrumental
ity. Hoping that the approaching ban
quet will be the occasion of pleasure, as
well as of interest and usefulness, ] am
yours, sincerely,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Among other prominent persons who
sent letters of regret, are A. s. Hewitt,
S. S. Cox, X. =. Flower, W. c. Endi-
colt, Perry Belmont. Governor }. NJ.
Hill, Fitz Hugh Lee, A.. G.. Thurman
and Eitz John Porter. After the ban
quet, at which about $50 guests and mem
bers of the club sat down, the following
toasts were made and responded to as in
dicated Treasury surplus and tariff,
Hon. j. B. Beck; The public lands and
the peoples heritage for homes, Hon.
w. j. Sparks; The great republic,
Hon. W. W. Fuller; The president of
the United States Hon. Edward C.
Bragg; Monopoly shall not rule, Hon.
j. Stirling Morton; The s~anctity of the
American home, the safeguard of Ameri-
can liberty Hon. Jas. Il. Doollttle;
The Democratic party" L. }. Kinne;
The young man in politics. Hon. F..
W. Lehman; American industries, their
growth and prosperity cannot lie promo.
ted by unnecessary or unequal taxation,
Hon. }. q. Carlisle.
John q. Carlisle. of Kentucky, speaker
OF the house of representatives, made the
leading address of the evening. The
toast to which he responded was "Ameri-
can industries; their growth and prosper
ity cannot be promoted by unnecessary or
unequal taxation. Although the toast
asserted a self evident truth, began Car
Isle, I'VE cannot afford to ignore the fact
that even in this age of philosophical
speculation and practical knowledge. there
are men IN the front ranks Of literature,
politics and business who seriously con-
tend that the government can make its
citizens rich and progressive by taxing
them. All taxation Carlisle declared,
no matter how it may be disguised or
in what manner its payment may be en-
forced, is ultimately a charge upon labor.
He emphatically stated that substantial
equality in the adjustment of rates of
taxation and uniformity in the designa-
ton of articles upon which it shall be
imposed are not only %attalnablc but cs-
sential under the present system of tax
ing for protective purposes. y few have
become very rich; but many have become
poor, and the gulf between luxury and
penury is growing wider and deeper
day by day, But with the power of taxa
ton exercised only Tor the purpose of
raising revenue for the support of the
government, the principles of subtantial
equality and uniformity can be recognized
and enforced, Carlisle concluded in the
following words:
NO matter vino may desert or who
may ialter. the great fight for reform will
90 on. This country docs not belong to
either %monopolists or communists, and
the people will save it from both. The
people in spite of all combinations and
conspiracies will ultimately see that the
true principles of Justice and equality pre-
vail in the legislation OF the country.
Evcd to prevent the continuance of long
prevailing, existing and constantly in
creasing evils. they will not rush from one
extreme to another. but will proceed care
fully, deliberately, and resolutely TO cor
rect inequalities, remove unnecessary
burdens, and open paths that lead to
peace and prosperity. While Tree trade
is impracticable, industrial and ommer-
cial emancipation can and will be accom-
plished by wise and moderate measures of
reform, without interfering with any pri-
waite enterprise or i%niuring any public in
tcrest. To this, some of us at least, are
irrcvocably pledged not only by the tradi.
tons annd declarations of the political
party to which we belong. but by a sense
of personal and official duty, which can
not be disrcgarded without bctraying the
confidence reposed in US by the people.
Whether in public or in private life, |
shall stand by that pledge and, to the ex-
tent of my abilities and opportunities,
contribute In every way to the early ant
complete triumph of revenue reform.
w. \. j. Sparks. COMMISSIONS OF the
general land office, in speaking upon the
public lands-thc peoples heritage iol
homes, ~ gave his views upon the proper
policy to be pursued by the government
in regard to each class of the public lands
lie referred first to the lands that ha'
. been granted to railroads, He held tina
while the obligations OF the government
so far incurred must be carricdout, thu
effects of this doubtful and mistaken lane
grant legislation must not be so magnitie'
that while requiring of the government
strict compliance with its part OF the con
tract, the corporations shall be allowc'
, unlimited license to violate theirs. 1t wa
true that it takes two parties to make
bargain, and it was equally true that tn
failure of one party to the contract Is
: release of the obligations of the other. ii
was prepared TO say that in grant
amounting to 100 and 10000, 900 acre
there has been no such compliance wit
the law by the companies as bind
the government TO any legal obligation
in respect to the granted lands. Is
the Northern Pacific railway alone nnarl