Evening journal., 1890-01-09

Henry and Judge of the Supreme Court
Of the State Brewster McCollnm. On the
left of Congressman Wilson sat Samuel
Dickson, Richard Vaux, Supreme Court
Judge Silas M. Clark and exState Sena-
tor Eckley b. Coke.
After the wants of the inner man had
been satisfied, President Cadwalader
called the gathering to order and read
letters Of regret from many distinguished
Democrats
He then introduced ex-SecretRry OF
State Thomas r. Bayard, who responded
to the toast: 'The Issues Of the Hour in
Relation to Democratic Principles and
Traditions.
"The rising Of x Secretary Bayard was
the signal for the first outburst of gen.
uine Democratic applause. The young |
Democrats cheered and applauded the
Delaware statesman until he blushed and |
bowed his head AS soon as the room |
became quiet enough for his voice to be
heard he began to speak OF the issues Of |
the time and the attitude OF the Demo |
cratic party toward them. He said
The thing most desire TO speak to
Won about tonight Is the commonwealth |
as contra distinguished from individual
and class wealth. What Is the common
wealth? Who belongs to itY There Is no
man-so poor but has his share. and under
Democratic traditions, his equal share in
the commonwealth. IL is something that
belongs to each aud all and no one can
take it for himself This is to my mind
the central thought which dignihes
popular government This commonwealth
Of Ours was meant to be the security
for each Of us, however weak or strong
we might be while we find that the law
has provided that for the safety OF the
citizen his property cannot be taken for
public use without Reasonable compen-
sation, there is no loop hole that permits
the taking Of public property for private
use.
ut was meant that there was some
thing that should stand higher than
private interests. 1t was the common
good and the common welfare OF all men.
| Now. gentlemen, she'll we lose sight Of
! this idea2 Efforts are being made to in
| duce us to believe that public property
can be taken for private use. Let me
say, whenever the commonwealth Is
taken for individual or class use 1t is
sure to lead to the destruction Of our
government, just as it has led to the
destruction Of other governments.
"Can public property be used for class
or individual ends2 Your answer to
that question will decide whether you
belong to the Democratic party. The
ruling voice Of the Republican party
answers that It can be done. The voice
Of the Democratic party eehoing from
Monticello says no. There is the issue
for the Democratic party. Every gov
eminent, whether republican in form OF
otherwise, has one great power. 1t Is
| A 49, n.r fc hn m or &
from the people takes that which Il
needed to accomplish its ends. Our gov
eminent can call for the last dollar We
possess, il il Is needed, and for the last
I drop Of our blood If 1t is needed to defene
: her.
"The great Chief Justice, John Marshal
:, declared that the power to tax is tn,
: power to destroy. If he lived to-day HI
Z would say it with more emphasis than h
: did in the early days of our government
a This is the great power Of the common
= wealth. 1t may be exercised under tn
free government Of America as unde
any autocratic government the world la
ever seen. Contemplating power Xix
2 this have we not right to demand tina
e it shall only be used by the common
y wealth and common projections Ca
9 there be any such thing as a copartnel
u ship of the commonwealth with th
le classesg II you want an issue isn't tina
70 broad enough and clear enough for tn
most humble citizen to understand
'1f the .citizen wants to MAINTAIN b
freedom he must see that the government
=, does not lay taxes upon any man that Al
~ not needed by the government.
q Mr.. Bayard then referred to the recer
q hearings and testimony adduced by II
az WAYS and Means Committee at Washing
y ton. Continuing he said:
2 ssThe great power OF taxation was e
ecuted in the name Of the commonwealth
during the war The people responds
nobly. But the war is ended. The que
AZ lions have been settled. The debt is pa
n Or $50 nearly paid that it is an eai
~ matter of financiering to settle 1t, 81
~ yet the tax the excessive tax, the cru
~ tax, the unreasonable tax, the burde
w some tax, the foolish tax, still remain
Now what does IL all come tot
Are we to have commonwealth
it possible that ws shall agree that the
neo shall be copartnership between a p
Nv vate citizen or class Of citizens, howev
rich, or however powerful, and the &c
lo , eminent"
'us He then alluded TO his term of servi
in the United States Senate and said
would have despised himself had he ev
carried favor with any class at the sac
o. fee of his principles In the last f
I'm years he said there had grown upon h
aon, sense of sympathy for the unrepreseni
eloI man in the halls of Congress. he 81
u N the workingman was the one he VOL
mention most against the principles Il
any man, however unctuous, rich
respectful. had the right to use the CO
ters monwealth for his own personal advan
Nere ment
ling Congressman William l.. Wilson
ring West Virginia responded to the toa
1.-THE assertion Of the right of priv
property against needless taxati
IA whether local OF general
'" Hon. George M. Dallas toasted der
u cratic Fraternity" and said that tn
~ whom principle unites faction shall ne
~. divide.
Dns The closing toast. ''The Future of
's aS Republic, Preserved by the Earnest
@nu Full Efforts Of the Young Democrai
= 81 was eloquently answered by VIII
~ Watkins Carr.