St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-08
TIL FEAST OF REASON.


was a certain success and unanimously
so pronounced.
TIL FEAST OF REASON.
An Impromptu and Enjoyable
Series of Toasts.
When the feast was finished and the
cigars began shedding their fragrance
throughout the halls President Ankeny
arose and made the opening address.
He explained the absence of Congress
man Breckenridge on the. ground that
he mistOOk the date, and that doubtless
half of the population of Washington
was now celebrating Jackson's birth
day instead of battle anniversary.
They did not know the difference. A
pleasing eulogium on Gen. Jackson fol-
lowed, the speaker quoting: 1.-The fame
OF Gen. Jackson is like a mighty river,
growing deeper and stronger as 1t rolls
onward" .'l1e proposed the sentiment:
MAY God forever preserve to the Amer
lean nation the treasure of the name
party rose and took the toast amid wild
applause.
Cheers and applause greeted Mayor
Ames as he was called out and brought
to the center of the room. He was
proud, he said, to- belong to an Organi
zatien of which President Cleveland had
said he was also proud. He eXtOlled
the character of jackson, and attributed
to him the well known political aXi0ms,
is he honest, is he capable? The sim
plicitv of Old Hickory was a fruitful
theme with him, which he elaborated i'm
the shape of popular Democracy, with
outpolitical reference. jackson was
great, big commoner, who sprang from
He brought no purple robes
to his high office, but went
there with the simplicity of a man. And
the major thought he was more of a
Jack oman than was healthy for Repub-
,icanlsm, and he believed the vote he
received in the last campaign was given
on the JacksOnian principle that it was
time the people assumed power. Pro-
eeeding, he paid a tribute to Abraham
Lincoln which elected great applause,
but when he carried the figure down to
Grover Cleveland the cheering was ire
RlendOuS.
The major was then made toast mast
ter, and the first called upon was Judge
LOehren, with the request that he speak
to the toast, jackson as Lawyer"
sion. and his tribute to the career of the
ssldier-herO was spontaneous and
hearty. To his sterling honesty and
Integrity he pfincipallv7addr him
self and he regretted that the;wGrld was
deprived of his learning exhibited in
the supreme court of Tennessee.
Hon. T.: Nj. Wilson in response to
| stJackspnian Democracy. began WitI;a
regret that the CHESTS could not have
the pleasures listening tes that famous
orator who had been expected. Still;he
said, we have our banquet and our
memories of Gen Jacksbn.w career
was a shining light to the world to-day.
TO his bold, brave heart, firmness of
character and honesty Of purpose
his greatness was due. The speaker
painted his career as soldier, lawyer and
judge-the. man who WOULD do his duty,
Jet come what may. Ills political career
5he was forced into by his popularity,
but he refused more offices
than he accepted. But when
war came -. and courage was
wanted and nerve demanded, then he
Sshone in his glory. 1t was the courage
with which he inspired his men that
made him a god of war. yet he was no
less god-like in peace. No mali better
showed the power of mind. The
speaker graphically told of the
|scampaign of New Orleans, where Jack
sson by his force of mind, with his I'M
disciplined backwoodsmen, Overcame
the veterans of Mafengo and AnsterlitZ
and gave freedom to the Southwest.
ti0ing into the politics of the time, he
Isssaid, Jackson was the greatest leader
! thesparty ever knew, Jefferson not ac-
4 cepted. Jefferson gave it principle,
|lbut Jackson gave it courage, firmness
Fiand Organization-the nerve to face de-
feat. Ne other party could live through
|sadversity. The old Federal party
couldn't d o it, the Wing party couldn't
do it and he hoped the Republican
party could not do it. This was greeted
with the liveliest applause which lasted
E some minutes.
IS The mayor, with a pretty compliment,
[4called upon Judge Rea to respond to
I thesEternai! The Federal Union Must
fand ShalLBe Preserved" The judges
first remark set the crowd wild: 81
laneper saw a flock of sheep, 100 strong,
without a few black ones" With a
shigh compliment to Breckenridge, he
said jackson had done what few men
Eceuld d0-utter a thought, a sentiment
(which would live after him through the
lagos, but when Jackson made that
famous declaration quoted in the toast,
ehe said something that would forever
siive and burn. The speech of Judge
sRea was replete with beauty and
Thought.
After an interval of music, with Bou-
dangers march for theme, POSTMASTER
Ames called out A.. d.. Smith, 1.-THE
young Jacksonian of the club.'' to re-
sspOnd to the toast, 1.-The Young Democ-
sracy." From this point forward the re-
tsponSes were brief, but brilliant, and
were as follows: Judge Seagrave
.Smith, 1.-THE Old-Fashioned DemOc-
tracy" Lars NJ. Rand, 1.-The Scandina-
viEn Democracy" Judge H. G. Hicks,
'.The Patriot Jackson" John +. Byrnes,
1.-The Democrats From the EN-
!erald Isle;' W.. HI. Donohue,
fssThe American Irishman;" Aid.
sAIareck, 1.-THE German Democracy"
Ed A. Stevens, THE Eighth Ward eau
.cHs;" j. w. Lawrence, Democracy and
& Education;" T. R. Lawler, 1.-The Din
,ner-pail Brigade;'' Aid. L'Herault, 1.-THE
French Population:'' 7. B. Winston,
4 Representative Democracy" This
tended the most notable gathering of the
s democracy the state ever knew.
/ sBATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
s A Business Mems, Dinner in Com
/ memoration of the Great Bat
& tie.
New YORK, Jan. THE battle of
New Orleans, fought Jan, 8. 1915, was