Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-16

llVu VI EAlAH2elpAib Dkhluotpu AZ l1s.
George'a Hall last night week In honor of
jackson dRy. II WAS o decided sueeess,
both in point CT numbers and In attend
ance and the many brilliant speeches
which were made, all Of which were we'll
received. The hall was handsomely dec-
GRATED with groups of national colors and
palms, forms and potted plants were
strewn about in great profusion.
Ex-Seorstary OF atAte Bayard was the
irnt speaker. He was received with tu-
multuous spplause. In response to the
toast 'tThe Lssues Of the hour in their Re-
lAtion to Democratic principles and Ira
ditions," Er. Bayard said:
The thing l most desire to speak to
you about tonight is the commonwealth
as contra distinguished from individual
and class wealth. What is the common
wealth? Who belongs to it2 There ID
no man 80 poor but has his share, and
under Democratic traditions, his equal
share In the commonwealth. II il some
thing thst belongs TO each and all, and
no one can take 1t for himself. This is
to my mind the central thought which
diguihes popular government. This COM
inonweRltn OF ours WAS meant 70 be the
security for e2oh of US, however weak or
strong wo might be, while We find that
tine law has provided that for the snfety
Of tho Citizen his property cannot be
taken for public uHs without reasonable
compensation, there Is no loop or hole
that permits tho taking of public prop
1 esty for private use.
ut was meant that there was some
| thing thai should gtard higher than pri-
yata Interests. Il HaB tic common good
and the ca.cman welfare OF all men. Now,
| gentlemen, Rnati we lcse sight OF this
ideA? Enoris are being made to induce
\ ug TO believe tast pubic property can be
taken for private use. LIST ina say, when
| ever the commonwealth is taken for in
| diYidQal or olAss use It is sure 20 lead to
the des.ruOsion CT cur government just
Gs Il has led TO the destruction Of ether
governments.
4 'CaR public property be used for class
or individual ends? Your Rngwer to that
question Will decide whether you belong
II the Democratic party. The ruling
Voice OF the Eepubiicsn party answers
that il can ha d9ae. Inc voice OF the
Democratic parry erhoing FROM Month
cello says no. ThGre ia the issue for the
Democratic party. Every government,
whether Republican in iGrm or otherwise
has one great power. IL is the known
60 tax, II is the powes that from tho
people tgk0a that Which ia needed to
acc0mplYa its ends. Our government
can csll for the lasl dollar We pos,
SEES, &c IL 10 needed, aud for tue last drop
OF our blood il it il need j 10 defend her.
1.-The great chief justice, John Mar
shall, 6eoinrei that the power to tax is
the power 10 destroy. il he lived to-day
ne would eey IL with more emphasis than
he did in the early days Of our govern
rleNt.
'iEhis is the great power of the com
mcnweaith. 1t may be- exercised under
tue free government OF America as under
any Ru.ocrstic government the world has
ever e6gp. Contemplating q power like
shiB Lave we not q night 10 demand that
it shall only os useG by tie csmmOn-
wealth and cnianI0n protection Can
there be my suca thing aa copartner-
ship OF the commonwealth with the
classes? Ii you want an issue is that
bread enough ana p:aar enolgh Tor the
most humble citizen 20 under tuudp
'sIf TIE cigizsn Wsnia to maintain his
freedom he must sec that the government
does not iay taxes upon any man that are
net needed by the government" Mr.
BGyard thea referred 50 tue recent heaE-
inRs and testimony adducso by the ways
ana means committee at Washington.
Continuing Ls sala
''Tae great power of taxation was exc
cnte5 IN the name Of the commonwealth
curing tho war. The psope responded
nenly. But the war is ended. The
questions have baen settled. The debt
~ paia-or so nearly peid th9t it is an
easy ,naltey Of tinepciefing TO ssttte it,
ss.d yet the tex, the excessive tax, the
ciuel tax, the unTaR9enaule tax, the bur
dsusome tax, the foolish tax, Etill re-
mains. Now what does il all come to?
"Are we 90 have commonwealth Is
it possible that we shsll agree that there
shall be 4 copartaership between a pri-
vate citizen or class of citizens how
ever rich. or however powerful, and the
government"
Hs then alluded 70 his term OF service
in the United States Senate, and said he
would have despised himself had he even
carried favor with any clsss ct the ascri-
fce OF his princirlag. In the last few
years lie said thega hsi Crown upon him
3 ssnse OF sympathy fcrtaa Gnrepgesensed
man in tbs Aslis o. cccgress. Ee ssid ths
TSrkInaman Wns tie oae he would iuen-
tioa most against the principles that any
man, however unotiou3, rich or respect
|
wesith for his own personal advance
ment.
Congressman McAdoo, in responding
to General JackHoG's toast OF Nashville
n 'tThe Federal union, 1t mnst be pre-.
served"-prsdictsd thst the next gov
ernor OF Pennsylvania would be q Demo
! crat. He thought that if Andrew jackson
had been President in 1866 there would
mt baVa hsan a HAF ss he wonld haVs
crushed out secession, as he did AullifcR.
tion in South Carolina. The idea OF home
rule sud strong government, The
! speaker said, wers the problems that
troubled the trainers Of the constitution,
and it was necessary 70 patch up truee
which finally ended in war. The extreme
home gule idea having bsen utterly
crushed, the country wsnt TO the other
? extreme OF Capitalization until Grover
5 Cleveland was elected President. The
6 battalion broke into prolonged cheers Mt
9 the mention OF the name Of Congressman
Randall.
+ ank Ii. Shattuek, OF the Battalion,
/; responded to 1.-The Day We Celebrate
+; in place of Colonel Fellows, and in de.
/, scribirg the battle OF New Orleans dc.
(, clarsa that on that occasion ''the cotton
{; bales were on tbs fTee list, in the place
4 where the wool ought 20 be-"
d General jackson, the hero, sage, pa.
lriot and statesmen, was responded tc
By Select Councilman Bsasley while
General George h. Snowden spoke tc
a THE President of the United States" 8.
! Edward Msgargee toasted ''The Young
! Democracy, tha hope of the country, u
4 and Major j. Dudley Woman made q
t,lea IN tikaen oosn khh rnAd for the boSt