Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-02-18
EloQQence and Logic.
Shining Lights Of Western
Democracy at the Grey
stone Banquet.
Gov. Boies Dwells on Issues
Of Ninety-two in Vigor-
GUS Strain.

DENVER, Col. ,Feb9.-The eloquence
and logic of Western Democracy went
forth in an ample and brilliant tide at
the banquet rendered by the Greystone
club tonight III honor of Samuel j.
Tilden's birthday. Never in the his
tory of Colorado was there Il more re-
splendent scene than was witnessed by
the tremendous crowd at the Broadway
theater. At the head of the table sat
the president of the Greystone club,
with Gov. Boies and ex-Gov. Critten-
den in the places of honor upon either
hand. Then eX-Gov. Alva Adams, of
Colorado; Hon. j. D. O'Brien, of New
Mexico; Hon. David Obermeyer, Of
Kansas; Hon. Chas. A. Clark, of Iowa;
Hon. Robert j. Smith, ex-president of
the Iroquois club, Chicago; Hon. Geo.
W. Baker, ex-governor of Wyoming;
Hon. Caldwell Yeaman, OF Colorado;
ex-Gov. J. B. Grant, of Colorado.
President Mckinley delivered the
address of welcome for the Greystone
club, and Hon. Alva Adams, ex-Gov.
of Colorado, followed with few re-
marks in answer to the toast: ''The
West in Politics." The
Event of tllc Evcnlng
was the reply to 1.-THE Democracy in
1892 by Hon. Horace Boies, governor
of Iowa. When Gov. Boies arose to
speak he was greeted with deafening
cheers, and it was some time before he
could proceed. He spoke in part as
follows:
''The Democracy in 1927 What will
the people expect Of it? On what lines
must it's battle be fought? For what
principles must it stand to be worthy
Of success? These and other questions
crowd the mind as we look forward to
the political struggle in which we are
soon to engage. In a broad sense the
Democratic party must continue to
stand as the champion of the persona;
rights of the individual. 1t must at all
times recognize the fact that men in
herit from their Maker certain natural
rights that neither kings, potentates or
majorities can rightfully despoil. No
doctrine was ever more thoroughly i'm
bedded in the creed of a political Or
ganization that that asserted by the
modern Republicanism that the powers
of government may be used to promote
the pecuniary interests of distinct par
ties, and no result was ever more GER
tain than that which follows, if this
can be done, that the same powers can
be used to retard like interest of other
classes. ...
Three years ago a Democratic presi-
dent aroused the country by his declar-
alton that unnecessary taxation is un-
just taxation. "This was no declaration
of hostility to the manufacturing in.
dustries of this country. 1t was the
Assertion of II Principle
that put into practice would give them
free raw material-that would stimu-
late the commerce of the nation and
open to the products Of their mills the
markets of the world-that would senG
the American flag at the masthead O.
our own merchant marine into ports
from which it has been banished for ;
generation. Nor does a tariff for re
venue only imply that American man
ufactnring industries are deprived O
all benefit therefrom. 1t does, however
imply that the purpose Of the levy mas
be revenue, not protection, and it fol
lows that it should be so laid as to pu
the burden of the tax it imposes on thu
. shoulders Of those best able to bear it
It would lift the burden of taxation of
the shoulders of the toiling millions o
this nation, and place it where it be
} longs, on the shoulders of those VIII
possess its wealth.
Just and benifcent as would be tn.
result in this respect, it is not iron
this source that the chief advantage t.
the masses Of our people would come
The United States is to-day in its agri
, cultural advantages the Egypt of th'
whole world. It is from her granarie
the food should come to supply the con
stantly increasing deficit in the marke
: of the more populous countries of th
+ Eastern hemisphere. Nearly as man
of our people are engaged in this on
!, industry assin, all others combined, /
is from the products Of their labor tina
three-fourths Of that vast volume Q
J our foreign exports have come to tina
has developed our trade with the coun