Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
A LOVE FEAST.
Victories in the Cause of Tariff
Reform Celebrated.
EX- President Cleveland the Lion of the
Evening-He Calls the Turn on
Republican Leaders.
Democratic Party Should be Relniorcsd-Gov
ernor Boies of Iowa on the Rights Of the
Farmers of the West.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The Tariff Re-
form club had grand banquet tonight
| in the new concert hall of Madison
| Square garden to celebrate the recent
| Democratic victories. The attendance not
only of the banqueters, but also of the
on-lookers was very large, covers for 500
! being laid, while the galleries were filed
with brilliant array of people. of whom
ladies made prominent part.
| The speakers table was on a raised
dais at the western end Of the hall.
Directly over the head of the chairman
were six American flags gracefully
| grouped with the flag of the state of New
| York in the center. The back ground of
! the platform was thickly studded with
| rare plants and magnolia palms.
1t was half past O'Clock when the
banquet was begun. The boxes at this
! time were empty. and it was not until
the dinner was nearly over that the
| ladies began to come in. At the speak
ers' table on either side of Chairman
Everett P. Wheeler sat Ex-President
Cleveland and John g. Carlisle of
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at this table we're Governor Horace
Boies of Iowa, Governor elect Russell Of
Mas sachusetts, Congressman Wilson of
West Virginia, hon. Carl Schurz, W.
Q. Hansei of Pennsylvania, Horace
White, Judge Wilson of Minnesota,
Thomas l.. johnson of Ohio, William
Steinway and LuZren B. Morris. At the
other tables were Henry Willard, Daniel
Lamont, Senator Payne of Ohio, W. B.
Hornblower, George Hoadley and W.
l.. Trenholm.
at about $3.50 O'Clock Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, accompanied by Mrs. John
G Carlisle and other ladies', entered QUE
of the boxes in the first gallery. Mrs.
Cleveland IS appearance was the signal
for every man at the table TO rise to
his feet, and amid the waving of
handke rchiefs Mrs. Cleveland was
given three cheers, which mpliment
she acknowledged by rising and bowIug.
Besides Mrs. Carlisle, the ladies IN Mrs.
Cleveland 3 party were Mrs. Perrine of
Buffalo and Mrs. R. W. Chaplin. When
the feasting was finished Chairman
Whe eler liz brief speech introduced
ex-President Cleveland as the first
speaker of the evening. He spoke as
follows:
CLEVELAND g SPEECH.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen:
suppose have correct understand
ing of what is meant by 1.-THE Campaign
of Education. - Assuming this to be SO,
desire before going further to acknowl-
edge the valiant services in this cam
paign, Of the organization whose invita-
ton brings US together tonight. may
be permitted l hope to make this
acknowledgements as a citizen interested
in all that promises the increased pros
perity of the country; and 1 shall also
venture to do SO as Democrat who
recognizes in the principle for which the
campaign has thus far proceeded, a car
dinaI and vital doctrine Of Democratic
creed. II thus acknowledge the use
full SERVICES in a Democratic cause, of
any who have not claimed long ffiliation
with my party, feel that my Democratic
allegiance is strong enough to survive
such an indulgence in fairness and
decency. l am, too, at all times
willing that the Democratic party should
be enlarged; and as tending in that d.
rection, am willing to accept and ac-
knowledge in good faith honest help from
any quarter when a struggle is pending
for the supremacy of Democratic prln-
oples. Indeed, have an idea that In
the campaign of education it was deemed
important to the reason and judgment OF
the American people to the end that the
Democratic party shonld be reinforced as
well as that the activity and zeal of those
already in our ranks should be stimu-
lated. If this be treason in the sight OF
those who, clothed in Democratic uni
form, would be glad to stand at the en-
trance of our camp and drive back re-
cruits, cannot help it. l have come
here Tonight, among other things, to
rejoice in the numerous accessions We
have received in aid of Democratic en-
deavor and to give credit wherever 1t ID
due for
THE WORK OF CONVERSION.
The grand and ultimate object of the
campaign Of education was the promotion
of the welfare of the country and the
relief of the people from unjust burdens.
In aid of this purpose and, Of course,
subordinate and accessory to its accom-
plishment, it became necessary first of
all to arouse the Democratic orgauiZa-
ton to an apprehension of the fact that
the campaign involved q Democratic
principle in the advocacy OF which the
party should be active aud aggressive.
Let it be here confessed that we as q
party had, in these latter days, been
tempted by the successes our opponents
had gained solely by temporary shifts
and by appeals to prejudice end selfish
interests, into paths which avoided too
much the honest insistence upon definite
and clearly defined principle and funda-
mental Democratic doctrine. To be
sure, some earnest men in the party
could but ill conceal their dissatisfaction 3
with the manner in which cardinal prin-
ciples were relegated to the rear and
expediency substituted as the hope of
success; but the timid, the needless and
those who, though nominally belonging
to the organization, were not OF the
faith, constantly rendered Ineffective all
attempts to restore the party to the firm
and solid ground of Democratic creed.
II these things are confessed, let It
also be conceded that when the time
came and the cries of q suffering people
were heard. and when for their relief
genuine Democratic remedy was pro-
posed. the party easily recognized Its
duty and gave proof of its unconqusra-
BILE Democratic instincts. As soon as the
mpalgn of education was inaugurated,
she party was quickly marshniled as Of
the olden time. aggressive. courageous,