The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-14

must DO uone, or the wheels OF Govern
nent will stop, and increasing the dill.
Guilty TO do anything else.
There ID no great legislative chamber
in tho world to-day where there is 50
much blind voting as in our House OF
Representatives. Such ore the diilicul.
ties with which the House is struggling
today. How shall we remove, them
As usual there are those who point out
the ever.ready, abort cut from the open,
aud ut times, boisteIous sea OF freedom
10 the haven OF arbitrary power.
MR.. BREcKlNalBGE's SPEECH.
Hon. VIC. P. Breckinridgc, of X en-.
tuck, responded to the toast-"Democ.
racy In America"
Mr.. Breckenridge in part said: Dem.
ocracy in the sense Of abstract principles
is ofuniversal truth. 1t has never been
better expressed than in its Jetlersonian
form in the Declaration OF Independ.
ence. So long as there is human race,
the primal pos.ulate OF all right think
ing concerning the race is, that it ia II
free race, capable of sell government, be-
cause it is the creation OF God in his own
likeness.
Democracy in America is q growth,
not manufacture. 1t has developed
naturally.
The Democratic party was the natural
child OF these principles and OF our in
stitutions. 1t is that body OF american
citizens, believing in the truths I have
attempted to set out, that have Joined
themselves into political organization
to preserve those institutions by admin
isteriug the government and exercising
governmental powers thus created in
that spirit.
Such q party, holding such principles,
and applying them practically to the
conditions as they arose in the progress
OF time and in the development OF civil
ization, could olIer TO none any other
bribe than ths. Of good government, Of
security to his rights, Of certainty to
society and clean administration OF the
law. - ' ]gr5 =
The election, whose victories We have
not yet ceased to celebrate, was not SO
much triumph OF the Democratic rarty
as OF democratic principles. 1t was not
accomplished by y emocratic votes ulone,
but by the votes OF many thousand Re-
publicans scattered from the eastern sea-
board to the foot Of tho Rocky Noun
tains, and from the borders OF Canada to
the Gull of Mexico who do believe that
good government is essential to the pros.
perity OF the country, that forge, in
whatever form it may be attempted, is
destructive OF prosperity Us well as OF
freedom; that exorbitant taxation OF the
common people for the benefit OF the
privileged few is ini9uitious, and to
harrow and oppress the weaker section
is crusl and unwise.
1t would fill many columns to publish
the letters aud telegrams Of regret which
were received. f.- W.
Governor David B. Hill, OF New York,
writes: II need no. assure you OF my
regret Il. not being able in person to
show my respect and admiration for the
grand old Democrat, whose birthday
you will celebrate. His service to his
country and his party have been con.
spicuous aud important. He holds, as
few American statesmen have held, the
love and esteem OF the people," - 3
REPUBLICAN, Tributes. 5e,
Senator William NJ. Eyarts, writes:
"My personal relations with this dis.
tinguished statesman, running through
nov a great many years, make it very
easy for me to applaud this purpose OF
the great political party in which be has
so long been aconspicuous and principal
leader. It will not be in my power to
visit Columbus on the occasion OF this
birthday celebration. l have pleasure
In heartily Wishing every degree OF pros
perity to this singular demonstration OF
the homage aud affection felt by his
fetfow-citizens towards this eminent
public man. :.ss K
In his letter, eS. President Hayes saws !:
"Judge Thurman has many titles to the
admiration and regard OF his country
men. ] have special regard to recall
with great feelings his thoughtfulness to
mr, when, as Judge Of the Supreme
Court, almost torty years ago, he heard
my first case before that tribunal.n w.
! Gimilar letters ofregret we're received
from ex.9eoretary Of State ~Thomas r.
Baysrd, Chiei Jus!i0s Fuller, Senator
Morgan, Of Alabama; Editor &. W.
Childs, OF the Philadelphia Ledger; ex.
Attorney General A. II. Garland, Gen.
John F.. Pea, -Commander.in. Chief OF
| the Grand Army OF the Republic; Gen.
Benjamin F. Butler, Justice Joseph P,
Bradley, OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States; Gen. Jubal r. Early, oi
Lynchburg, Va; Justice David ]. Brew.
er, Hon. Oarl schpr.z, Hon. 9. s. Thorn
as, OF Denver, Colo, Henry George
the great exponent Of thesingle ias
theory Hon. John G. Carlisle, and
hundreds OF others. AZ
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