Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-01-13
JACKSON ADDRESS BY EX-PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND.
sARV OF JACKsON's VICTORY AT
NEW ORLEANS.


Ga last Friday night, January 9Th, the
Business Mems Association of New York
celebrated the 775h anniversary of the Bat
tie OF New Orleans, at which Elk President
Cleveland was the principal speaker, and in
responding at the Banquet to the toast
"The Day we celebrate an adj
mirable address, marked by his good sense,
and expressed in the sententious manner
characteristic of his utterances, which we
publish that all may read it, and catch
somewhat of the spirit Of patriotism and
honest, determined persistency in consist.
ent advocacy of true principles possessed
and expressed By its author.
SPEECH OF CLEVELAND.
On being introduced, MIR. Cleveland
spoke as follows:-
MIR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: No
one can question the propriety of the csle.
bration of this day by the organization
whose invitation has called US together. Its
right to celebrate on this occasion results
| from the fact that it is an organization at
tached to the doctrines of true democracy,
| having a membership composed of business
men, who, in disinterested way, devote
themselves to honest party work and who
labor for the growth and spread of the poll
tical principles which they profess.
This anniversary has not gained it's place
as festival day liz the calendar Of dsmoc-
racy by chance nor through unmeanipg ca.
price; nor is it observed by the democratic
party merely because battle was fought
on the 9Th OF January, many years ago, at
| New Orleans That battle in itself had no
immediate political significance, and con-
sidered solely as military achievement, 10
comp arson with many other battles fought
by Americans both before and since, it
need not be regaI led as an event demand
ing especial commemoration.
| The democratic zest and enthusiasm of
cur celebration of the day grows out of the
fact that the battle of New Orleans was won
under the generaiship of Andrew jackson.
So,while the successful general In that bat.
tie is not forgotten to night democrats
wherever they are assembled throughout
our land to celebrate the day are honoring
the hero who won the battles OF democracy,
and ara commeuorating the political cour-
age and steadfastness which we're his prom.
| inenb characteristics.
JAcKsoN's PRINCIPLES.
| IL ID well buht tioI6 arg OCCASIONS like
this, where we may manifest that love and
affection for Andrew Jackson which have q
place in every democratic heart. It is
needless to attempt an explanation of this
love and affection. They are democratic
instincts. So strong ia cur conviction thai
Jackson's democracy derived it's strength
and vigor from the steadfast courage. the
honesty of purpose and the stardy persist
ency which characterized the man, that We
willingly profess the belief that these same
conditions are essential to the usefulness
} and success of the democratic party ir
, these latter days. Thus, wherever party
principle Or policy may lead US, we have
constantly before US an unquessioned ex
J ample of the spirit in which our WORK
| should be undertaken.
:. 1t may not be Improbable for us at thil
time to recall some Incidents in the career
Of Andrew Jackson and note their bearing
! upon the position of our party in its presen
relations to the peonle. We may thus dis
cover an incentive for the cultivation ant
preservation of that Jacksonian spirit which
ought to belong to democratic effort.
!, When Gen. Jackson was sent with troop
to protect our border against disturbers o