The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-09

W. II. McAllister, P. j. Larrabee.
When justice had been done the vands
President Gage called the assemblage to or
der. and in few well chosen remarks well
coined the company. Ae set the Democratic
heart throbbing by reading a letter of regret
from ex-President Cleveland. The mention
of Cleveland's name called forth immense
applause. which was repeated throughout
the evening whenever the ex-President's
name was mentioned. When Governor David
Il. Hills letter was read the faithful rose to
the occasion and applauded briskly.
During the evening letters or kilograms
were read from Grover Cleveland. Patrick
A. Collins, Roger @. Mills, John G. Carlisle,
William E. Russell, William c. Whitney ,
Governor Hill, Nathan Cleaves, Charles
Levi Woodbury. and Edward Atkinson.
Mr.. Cleveland wrote:
ence to partisan creed will be less common, a.
wheu our people will be inclined to review the
practical iessons ey have learned. and test their
usefulness. in the lgut OF our country's advance
and growth and its changed condition. At such
time the Democratic party if 1t is true to its mis-
sion as the party Of the people, and II it is quick
to discern and embrace the opportunities which
offer to further the interests Of the people, and is
at the same time prepared to give intelligent rea-
sons for It's faith need have no fear that Its patri-
otism and its services will not be fully appre-
ciated.
Mr.. Carlisle merely declined the invitation
and explained the reason, which was press
OF business at Washington. His letter was
OF no significance.
Joined the Young Mems Democratic Club of
Massachusetts,. saying he had been enabled
to do so by the clearly defined intention of
those who are becoming the leaders of the
Democratic party to place that party again
10 position consistent with the idea which
lies at the foundation of democracy, which
idea he conceived to be "that so far as the
government affects the condition of the indi-
vidual, its work should be limited to making
provision Tor equal rights and equal oppor-
tunities without distinction of race, color or
condition that it should establish conditions
of public safety, maintain the dignity of the
nation, refrain from interfering with local
self-g0vernment, establish Justice, enforce
contracts, and having enacted the laws
which may be necessary to maintain the con-
dltlons named, leave each person free to
work out his own material and spiritual sal
walton alike, without attempting to control
the disposition which he may make of his
time, his hand or his mental power, except
SO lar a. the protection and the common edu-
cation OF children by statute law may be-
come necessary"
The Hon. Patrick A. Collins's letter was
Tor the most part Qualification of the DEM
0cracy, and contained some rainbow predic-
lions as to the future of that party. He is
inclined to think that 1892 will close the era
The Hon. Roger @. Mills declined the invi-
tation with thanks, saying he was too busy
at Washington to accept it. Mr.. Mills says
there Is every reason why Maine should be
Democratic, aud he thinks it will be when
the Democrats go to work in earnest.
Mr.. William E. Russell, defeated candidate
for governor OF Massachusetts, served up a
miniature edition Of one of his campaign
speeches.
Gov. Hill of New York discanted on the
dangers OF monopoly and Capitalization, ac-
cusing the Republicans of being in favor Of
both. He made no allusion to cyclopedias
nor ballot ref Drm, nor to his alleged treach-
cry to the Democratic Presidential candidate
a year ago.
The hon. Charles Levi Woodbury's letter
was confined to biographical sketch of An
drew Jackson.
The first speaker Of the evening was
HON. WILLIAM L. PUTNAM.
Mr.. Putnam alluded to the peculiar appro-
priateness of the day for meeting of Demo-
cratic clubs. He alluded to Jackson in most
eulogistic terms, and spoke at some length
of the attractive and picturesque epoch in
the country's political history in Jackson's
time. He alluded to Jackson's great force
of character, and spoke of his determined
and decisive action In the matters of multi
fication' and Withdrawing the deposits from
the Bank of the United States. "To turn
over the remarks Of the opponents of Jack
SON In regard to this act" said the speaker,
lis but to anticipate the predictions of the
Republican speakers of the dire results
which they said only a short time ago would
follow the passage of the Mills BILL"
The speaker condemned the attitude of the
United States Senate toward Jackson, and
arraigned the last Republican Senate for its
action toward Cleveland. Mr.. Putnam's re-
marks were applauded.
HON. S. ]. ANDERSON
was next introduced. He said no Democrat
need be, at loss. for a theme
to talk about on Jackson day. Well
may we look back tonight and see what made
Andrew Jackson the idol Of the American
people. OF humble birth and origin, he rose
to the highest rank and station Out of the
war OF 1872, covered with military honors,
became with the Traits that carried him into
and strong arm, and possessed of the cour-
age of his convictions, be never was afraid
to act as he thought. He was opposed by
every characteristic to the great evil of to-
day, Monopoly.
HON. WILLIAM IL. CLIFFORD
made the longest speech of the evening and
was listened to with close attention. He
said that the Democratic party had furnished
to history the men whose names and whose
deeds would live the longest The Demo.
cratic party could well point with pride to Its
noble patriarchs, Jefferson, the wise philoso-
pher, and jackson, the great active and
operative power Of Jeffersonian truths,
Jackson was by nature the active
incarnation of Democratic faith. Were he
alive today he would be found in the Demo-
cratic party fighting for the principles he so
dearly loved, and against unjust taxation and
monopoly.
Mr.. Clifford made quite extensive remarks
urging the need Of tariff reform, and
closed with an eloquent eulogy to Grover
Cleveland.
Hon. M. P. Frank was the last speaker
and spoke very briefly owing to the lateness
of the hour. Like previous speakers he eulo-
gized Jackson and Cleveland and closed
with glowing picture of the country when
the destiny of the Democratic party shall be