Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-23
FATHER OF DEMOCRACY.

FATHER OF DEMOCRACY.
Celebration of the birthday of Thomas
Jef1erson-Notable Democrats Present
Ex-President Clereland's Address
NEw YORK. April 14.-ThomasO o. Bell
and John NJ. Levy, two governors OF
the democratic club. gave q subscrip-
ton dinner last night at the club
house. Fiftieth street and Fifth avenue
in commemoration of Thomas Jeffer-
sons birthday. President Arnold, OK
the board of aldermen, presided He
was hanked by ex-President Grover
Cleveland and Governor Albeit. of New
Jersey. Among those present were ex-
Mayor Smith Ely, Jr-. Mayor Grant,
Ex-Governor Biddle, of New Jersey, Or
lando B. Potter, Comptroller Myers.
Reginald Fitzgerald, Street Commits
sioner Bette, C. T. Driscoll, of Con-
necticut, Adolph Sanger, Judge E b.
Rich, Judge Van Wyck, John Calhoun
and Commissioner Ridgeway Ex-
President Cleveland was the principal
speaker.
In the course of his address Mr..
Cleveland said: THE maintenance of
such center for the cultivation and
dissemination of democratic principles,
/ ness of the members of the club, fur
nish the most gratifying evidence that
| those who abide here fully realize the
4 value and importance of unremitting
political endeavor and thorough organi-
zation in behalf of true democracy Il
seems to me that the atmosphere which
pervades this place is i'll suited to sell
| fish and ignoble designs; and / feel at
! this moment that i am surrounded by
influences which invite patriotic parti-
sanship and disininterested devotion
| to party principles
This sensation is most agreeable, for
] am glad to be called partisan If my
partisanship is patriotic If 3 partisan
is correctly defined as 'one who is vio-
lently and passionately devoted to q
party of interest must plead guilty to
the charge of being a democratic par
tisan, so long as the democratic party
remains true 10 its creed and traditions
and so long as conditions exist which to
my understanding make adherence to its
doctrine Synonymous with patriotism
''It is glorious thing to belong to
party which has a history beginning
with the first year of our government
and full of achievements interviewer
} with all that has made our country
great and kept our people free 1t is
an inspiring thing to know that by
virtue of our party mem bership we are
associated with those who resist the
attempt of arrogant political power
to interfere with the independence
and integrity Of popular suffrage, who
are determined to relieve our country
men from unjust, unnecessary
, burdens, who are intent upon
checking extravaganza in public
expenditures and who test party
purposes by usefulness in pro-
noting the interest and welfare of the
people of the land These considera-
tons furnish to those who live IN this
country the highest and best incentives
1 to constant and faithful effort in the
> cause of true democracy
''We are reminded on this occasion
that we not only have a proud history
and glorious traditions, but that our
party has an illustrious founder. whose
: services and teachings have done as
4 much to justify and make successful
r our government by the people and for
: the people as any American who ever
t lived A claim to such political ances-
: try is of itself sufficient to lend honor
{ and pride to membership in a party
2 which preserves in their vigor and
purity the principles of that democracy
f which was established by Thomas JEFF
{ ferson.
2 s.No man believed more implicitly in
i the political instruction OF the people
: than the great founder of our party and
a the first triumph of democratic prinei-
e Piles under his leadership was distinctly
the result of campaign OF education
So, too, in the light of our last great
victory no man who desires democratic
l. success will deny the supreme impor-
-. tanee of most thorough and systemat-
u ic presentation to our fellow citizens OF
Il the reasons which support the avowed
s and accepted purposes of our party.
i Those who now sheer at efforts in that
direction are our enemies-whetheI
+ they confront us as confessed opponents
or whether they are traitors skulkine
= within our camp.
1T seems to me that this is peculiarly
# time when the democratic party
II should be mindful of its relations TO ths
!; country, of its responsibilities as the
guardian of sacred principles and of it.
:, duty to a confiding people In the re-
e joicing which success permits let us re-
o member that the mission of our party
t: is continued warfare We can not &C
"a complish what we promised to the
le people If we allow ourselves to be di
le verted from the perils which are still u
r. our way. Blindness to danger and neg
IF lect of party organization and disciplin,
ii are Invitations to defeat We canno
10 win permanent and substantial success
e, by putting aside principle and graspins
&c after temporary expedients- We shall
Of court disaster of relax industry In com
Y mending to the intelligence of on
J. couutrymen the creed which we pro
at fess, and we tempt humiliating failur'
N and disgrace when we discourage q
Of tolerate those who, claiming fellowship
with US. needlessly, and often from tn,
worst of motives, seek to stir up strif
\. and sow discord in our party"
N The Press and the Army.
s LONDON, April IA special orde
90 has been issued throughout the German
m army that no news shall be given to tn
j. press without the consent of the com