Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
In HONOR OF CLEVELAND
A Banquet Held in Honor of Mr.. Cleye-
land at New York.
Given by the Young Mems Democratic
Club and Largely Attended.
When He Entered the Banquet Hall
an Ovation was rendered Him.
His Speech was an Eloquent Tribute
TO True Democracy.

Democratic club OF this city extended 4
| banquet of welcome TO eN President
| cleveland at the Fifth Avenue hotel this
| evening. Nearly 500 of the leaders of
| the democratic party were present The
| cheers were loud ana long when the *
| president entered the banquet hall. He
| submitted to the handshSSlng of many
| guests for an hour before takiag his
seat at the table. Cieveisnd was dressed
IN sombre black. There was more of the
| glow of health in his face than st the
time he retired from the presidency. He
| appeared in the best of spirits.
All factions of democracy were repre-
sented at the ebsnquet-rammauy, county
democracy, aud the officers OF the reform
! club and various other democratic clubs
| of this city and Brooklyn.
The march into the banquet hall was
led by President Arnold alone. He was
| followed by Elk President Cleveland,
Governor Hill and Mayor Grant, in order
named, each escorted by member of
the club under whose auspices the ban
quet WAS held. At the main table was
the guest of the evening on the right of
! the club president, Mr.. Arnold. Others in
places of honor were: Gov. Hill, Mayor
Grant, Ex Minister Phelps, ". l..
Scott, G. +. Black, ex Secretary Fairchild,
exGov. Hoadly, OF Ohio, aud p. A Got
Inns. About seven long tables were laid
at right angles TO the guests table at
which were gathered several hundred
other bsnqueJers.
Before the guests took their seats,
Cleveland was rendered an mprouptu
ovation. When the dinner had been
fairly started the orchestra began the
rendition of selections of music which
continued st intervals during the ban
qust.
When the presiding officer introduced
Mr.. Cleveland there WAS furore of ap
plause which threatened to overstep all
bounds. When quiet was finally restored
| Mr.. Cleveland began his speech. He said:
Many incidents of my short residence
in this good city, have served to fill my
cup of gratitude and 70 arouse zap
probation of the kindness end considera-
| tion of those with whom | lave made Ey
home. The hospitality for which the
| citizens of New York have long been
| disting guishe6, has out done itself in my
welcome. And yet | can truly say that
| none of thes things will be more vIvidly
| or gratefully remembered than the op
portunity afforded me- by this occasion To
greet the political friends see about me.
While | believe no one Is more sus-
ceptible than | of every personal
kindess, and while / am sure no one
values more his personal friendships, 1t
| certainly should cause no surprise when
| | say that these things are not more
| cherished than my attachment and loyal
| ty to the true democratic faith and my
| obligations to the Cardinal principles of
| it's party organizations. | have been
honored by my party far beyond my de-
serts. Indeed, no man can deserve its
highest honors. After six years of
pu5lic service, l return TO you, my party
friends. Six years have L stood
as your representative in state and nation
and now | take my place again in the
ranks more convinced than ever that the
cause Of true democracy is the cause of
the people,
THEIR SAFEGUARD AND THEIs HOPE.
| come to you with no excuses or apoli-
| gies and with no confession of dlsloy atty.
| It is not given to man to meet all the
| various and conflicting views Of party
| duty and policy which prevail in an or
| gsnization where individual opinion is so
| freely tolerated as il the democratic
| party. And yet when they are honestly
/ held and advocated, they should provoke
| no bitterness or condemnation; but gNrn
| they are dishonestly proclaimed, as a
mere cover and preteIt for personal re-
sentiment and disappointment they
| should be met by the exposure and CON
| tempt, which they deserve. No man can
| lay down trust which he has held in be-
| halls of a generous and confding people
and feel that at al times ne has met in
| the best possible way, the requirements
| of his trust; but he is not derelict in
t.l
his efforts and his Judgement to the
| peoples service. have
| deiibertly placed in close
connection loyalty to democratic prinoi
| pies and devotion to the interests of the
| people, for in my view they belong to-
| gether and should mean the same thing.
But in this day of partisan feeling and
| attachm ent, il is well for us to pause and
recall the truth that the only justification
| for the existence of any party is the
claim that in principle and performance
its object and purposes are the
PROMOTION OF TUE PUALIC GOOD
| and the advance of the welfare and pros
| perity of the entire party. There never
| was a party platform or declaration of
priDcipl which did not profess these
| things and make them the foundations
of party creed and any body of men who
| should openly proclaim they were as
sociated together for the express pur-
| pose CT gaining supremacy in govern
| ment with the sentiment OF distributing
Offices and spoils of victory among their
| associates, would be q. treated
with ridicue and scorn. Thus
are We brought face to
with the proposition that parties should,
| no more than individuals be untruthful
and dishonest. OF course, in the su-
| premacy of party there are advantages
| 70 its members and this ia not amiss.
| But when high party aims and profess
ions are lost sight OF or abandoned, and
the benefit Of offce-holding and personal
self are all that remain to inspire party
| activity, not only ia the confidence
| of those relied on for patriotic
support forfeited, but the elements OF
cohesion and of effective and lasting
political strength are gone. Honest
differences of opinion that must always
exist upon questions of principle and
public policy should furnish abundant
occasion for the existence of parties and
point out their field of usefulness.
When we seek for cause OF perpetuity of
the democratic party and its survival
through every crisis and emergency, ant
in the face of ali opposition, We fnd it in
the fact that its corner stone ia laid in de-
votion to the rights of the people and
ympathy with al things which tend TO
the advancement of their welfare and
happiness. Though heresy may at
some time have crypt in its Or
aanizstiop, and though party
conduct may at times been Influenced By
shiftiness, which is the hebit7al decree of
it's opponents, there has always remained
deeply imbedded in its nature and cnar-
acter, that spirit of
TRUE AMERIcAHIsM,
and that love of popular rights which
has u ade IL indestructibie in disaster and
defeat and has constituted it a boon 10
its country in its time of triumph and
supremacy.
e
Happily the party creed which We pro
fess is not Within such narrow lines that
obedience does not permit Us 20 move
abreast with the advanced thought
of the country aid tsst every Question
and apply principle to every situa-
tior. True democracy stauDch
in its adhesion to Fundamental doctrine
Is at the same time IL, proper serss
progressive