The morning news., 1892-03-16

Inride come hither to receive al your hand
aud 20 acknowledge with gratitude. Nha
statesman OF our great republic, most vener-
able, most renowned among living or dead, II
the very flower of his fame, would not have
made haste and Travelled lone
for the gathering Of such leat
IApplausel The old world has had its cOrdia
embassies from sovereign state 10 soverei ri
state. In this new world, where the peoplt
rule shall we not brighten every tie that links
our democratic dOminions principalties and
powers in the bonded sovereignty OF an imper
ishable unionf will trust your white-hairec
ts5a ta@AF the with vouDTesS P9esO
who treads for the first time these
halls, and burning to hurl his heart into the
service Of the state, to know what thankfulness
shall ever feel gentlemen Of the state OF Missis
sippi. to have been for an hour the focus Of that
reciprocal good viii owe TO the favor and re
turn to you on behalf Of the stats OF New \ ork-
lApplsuse.
INTERCHANGE OF THOUGHT.
There is good reason at all times for an inter
change OF thought between the people OF the
forty-four states, banded together for lite 70
insure one Rnother's liberty in pursuit OF happl-
ness, but there is excellent reason at the present
tine for such an interchange between
men whose political philosophy and prac-
Uical politics alike summed up IN
preserving for our benefit aud for the beneht
of the times to come. the great democratic
faith and tradition. The ground upon which
the democrats of the state OF New York have
taken their stand IS the whole democratic faith
Hnd tradition, not some corner OF it merely, not
Geme splinter of it merely. but the whole. This
iE the ground upon which would fain see the
democrats Of the state of Mississippi, with
all the democrats of the north, south.
east and west both of the regular
organization and the farmers alliance unite and
take their stand in the approaching contest.
IApplause- Other duties for another day, for
like the victory OF Jefferson and union, this
victory will close a chapter of history, will
doom TO fioal disintegration a degraded party
and will fix the direction OF our political prog
ress for some decades in the century 10 come.
Now, as then, political principles depend for
their triumph upon parties and the organiZa-
rion of parties. They create parties.
STRENGTH OF TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
It is the democratic principles which have
created the Democratic party. In its union lies
greater strength than all It's enemies combined
can ever finally subveru. [Applause.
1t has survived every disaster 1t is the great
and most efficient organ Of the peoples power.
The Democratic party is stronger than any man
or set of men. No man is ever
plause. For it's strength is with the people
1t is greater and more powerful than any class,
however numerous. Therefore IL Is large,
tolerant, liberal. progressive; 1t invites TO its
mem mbership, to its center all who will uphold
the whole democratic faith and tradition. and
apply them to the peoples needs. Let us con-
Yer, then, upon this Shall we adapt
and apply. our practical politics TO
old democratic tradition! Shall we commit
the long future of our great republic TO that SUI
preme guidance. There are new lights. plenty
of them, there are cracked, discarded lanterns
polished upto look as good as new, plenty
of them. There is young emperor who
says: II rule this state nobody
else, follow me-" There is little island
where many say: ''The state Is a first rate con
trivance for doing anything we like with. Let
us get hold Of it and do what we think good for
everybody" There is vast empire where
many starve, and all say: Let us call upon
the little father, the white car" There Is a
great republic over the water where all say:
I'VE mhst fight one day; let us give all our
young men to the army and be ready"
NOTHING BETTER THAN OUR FAITH.
doubt IL there is anything better anywhere
than our old democratic faith and traditions,
which among men as civilized as We. finds il
legitimate. to consolidate and employ the whole
physical and moral power Of the social aRgre-
gate, first to resist foreign aggression, danger
we are dwarhng daily by the mere growth and
wealth within our ocean barriers; next and
chiefly, TO prevent and punish individual aR-
Rression, in order TO establish and maintain
Justice, that we may all be equally
and forever free to pursue our happiness
as we will. The governmental structures and
social adaptations Of any group Of men as civil
fzed as we must vary with the location ON the
earths surface to secure that end and aim
progressive individual form in the pursuit OF
happiness. Government help TOO often entails
government compulsion and implies q lower
stage Of growth or less felicity Of circumstance
than ours. Applause.
INTERMIxTURE OF RACES.
Every intermixture of men less civilized than
we complicates adaptation. ANY difference in
environments, any differences in the races of
men or regions of earth implies changes in
adaptation. Fancy little Rhode Island lifted up
carried half way around the globe and dropped
down in Mongolia with Russia to the westward
and all China to the eastward. Would Roger
Williams patent, King Charles charter
Gov. DORIS constitution or her present consti.
tuition do at allf i suppose that neither James
Madison nor Abraham Lincoln would think the
constitution of the United States perfect for the
new republic of the island Of Madagascar,
comprising just the present white population of
Vermont, and the present colored population of
Louisiana. What disturbance did the immigra-
tion OF q few thousand Chinese cause to our
Pacific coast statesi What treaties and laws
have we not yielded TO their special sollcItude,
so that our policy with that most ancient and
populous empire may depend on taking back
our own Christian missionaries in exchange for
these disciples of Confucus? All this that the
Pacific states may have their rghtful will as to
propinquity with certain Asiatics, whose type
of civilization went through monetary meas
ures like ours, a thousand years ago,
and also created marts still past
south in her propinquity with the Africans,
whose type of civilization awaits historic rec
ord, has caused the only alteration thus far
made in our governmental structure For the
its frame, there are now substitutes In the last
three amendments. The substance of these
amendments is that neither color nor color
status is visible to the eye of the federal law OF
ever should be visible, Now, l do not come
here to discuss this one change in our govern
mental structure.
THE MARVEL OF THE CENTURY.
What shall seek to fix attention upon is the
absence Of any other lawful change, the stand.
ing marvel OF contemporary history. Here is
the constitution of the United States govern
mental structure, contrived to unity In peace
what has been lately called q group OF co-opera-
tive land companies along the Atlantic border
which had been assisted to obtain separation
from the parent empire by war Here now after
. century of storm and stress, is that same fab
Ric almost seamless, wholly unruptured, II has
Eufhced without important change to house the
Industries and liberties of teeminR thronginQ
millions on millions who here have lived or who
here survive and constitute to-day our stupend-
Gus continental republic of republics between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans Applause
/ say IL is a standing marvel in the
history of civilized man Now, concerning
that structure and constitution Of government
wish to reclte three testimonies, one from a
great judge gone, one from a great politician
and one from a great philosopher. spoke OF
the marvel of its endurance. Its endurance is
defined in that decision Of the supreme couri
spoken in the case concerning Texas since the
war by Chief Justice Chase. These are tn,
words mot only can there be no loss of sepa
gate and independent autonomy to the state
Through their union under the constitution bu
It may not be unreaSonaby said that the preser
walton of the states and the maintenance Of thei
governments are as much within the design an(
care OF the constitution as the preservation o
ths union and the maintenance Of the nstiona
government The constitution in all its pro
visions looks to an indestructible union of in
Gestructible states. -