Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-09
IN MEMORY OF JACKSON.
Allegheny County Democrats Extol the Vir-
tues of the Hero of New Orleans-The
Randall Club Listens to Music and Some

Allegheny County Democrats Extol the Vir-
tues of the Hero of New Orleans-The
Randall Club Listens to Music and Some
Entertaining Speeches. ~.
To Democrats all over the country, yes
terday was jackson Day." The memory
of the hero of the battle of New Orleans was
exalted, and numberless toasts were drank
in his honor The Democrats of Allegheny
county were not behind the members Of
their party in other sections Of the country
in doing honor to the virtues of "Old Hick-
ory," though there was no formal celebration.
The Randall Club gave social at their club
house last night. 1t was not intended to have
anything beyond 4 few speeches and some
music. and they kept strictly to tho programme.
The speeches were all otfhand, being mostly in
conversational style, and the result was very
enjoyable evening. Andrew jackson came in
for good share of praise. and so did Robert
E. Pattison and Grover Cleveland
r. ]. Weixel. the President, occupied the
chair, and after the first speaker j. j. Miller,
he had some difficulty in overcoming the
modesty of those whose names he had put
down on his list to make addresses. MIR. Miller
talked entsrtainingly of the day they had met
to celebrate and of the hero OF New Orleans
Then he referred to the fact that Cleveland was
attending Democratic banquet at Philadel-
phia. The name of the ex-President was
nounced himself as partisan Democrat, but
beyond all else the partisan Democracy of to-
day arose to patriotism. Though it believed in
Jackson's famous doctrine that ito the vic; ors
belong the spoils," it had never forgot its
craftsmanship and its honesty.
The party was never in better trim than to-
day and 1t never stood closer, but he warned
his hearers that it behooved them to act with
circumspectinn. The people had put them in
power in the Lower House of Congress, where
they would shortly have an unwieldly majority
and the great duty of that majority was to
guard against reckless legislation. In conclu-
sion he spoke warmly of the work of the Ran
dali Club in the election of Pattison and said
that, while they deserved great credit for what
they had done, still, the victory was the victory
of the people.
Frank /. Gosser spoke eloquently of the
virtues of Jackson, while ex-Speaker w. +.
Patterson told what style of men they were
who helped "Old Hickory" to lick the British
made by T. o'Leary. Jr.. and Squire Herman
During the evening President Weixel sent
telegram to A. J. Barr. who was in Philadel-
phia attending the Cleveland banquet asking
bim to try and induce the ex-PresIdent to be-
come the guest of the Randall Club on Monday
February 2S. Mr.. Weixel said that If Mr..
Cleveland would come the club would give him
a royal reception, having the banquet at the
Monongahela House.
last night in its new club rooms in the Kelner
building. East and Second streets. Allegheny.
The session was entirely social one. Speeches
were made by Alderman McKenna and Will
lam Bremen. The club is purely Demo-
cratic one. and is made up entirely of residents
now has membership Of l5S men. The rooms
were tastefully decorated with flags and hunt
ing. and big portrait of Grover Cleveland
graces the front of the assembly room.