Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-10
TILDEN,S BIRTHDAY.

The Event Celebrated by the Grey stone Club of Denver-Many PrOmf- nent Democrats Present-Senator Vest on the Political Situation. DENVER, Feb 9.-The Greystone club, which numbers among its members nearly almost all the foremost democrats of Colo rado, ,gave grand banquet here tonight in honor of Samuel J. Tilden's birthday. There was large attendance, including Governor Boies of Iowa. ex-Governor Crit tennen of Missouri, and Governors Adams and Grant of Colorado, and ex-Governor Baker of Wyoming. President Mckinley delivered an address of welcome. Governor Boies was the chief speaker of the even ing. His theme was "The Democracy in ! 1892" Governor Boies' remarks were mainly devoted to the tariff | question. He remarked: Three years ago g democratic president aroused the country by his declaration that
 unnecessary taxation is unjust tax
 ation,' and by that declaration in
 corporated into the political creed of his
 followers as one of its cardinal principles
 to remain, I hope, forever the doctrine
 that the rightful power of this government
 to levy assessments, direct or indirect, is
 limited to its necessities for revenue
 alone" The governor maintained that
 tariff reform was the supreme issue, and
 this alone would lead the party to victory. A number of other speeches were made.
 A letter was read from Senator George c. l Vest, which caused quite a stir.
 The senator says he has never wavered
 in his desire for the reelection of Mr.
 Cleveland, whom he regards as the fore
 most exponent of tariff reform, but he
 thinks that in the speakership contest the
 determination of the Tammany and other
 eastern democratic managers was fully de-
 veloped to defeat MT. Cleveland at all haz-
 ards. If, he remarks, the democratic par
 ty proposed to take no step backward as to
 tariff reform, the logical result would have
 been the election of MT. Mills. He be-
 lieves any retreat from the advanced posi-
 ton of the party on tariff reform, and any
 cessation of aggressive war upon the Me
 Kinley act will result in overwhelming
 ing the tariff both by general
 bill and by separate bills. MT. Vest says
 his party is practically united on the tariff
 but hopelessly divided on the silver aues-
 ton. Cleveland leaves no doubt of his
 position ss to silver, while Hills friends are even unable to understand him. MT. ; Vest declares that free coinage made an | lbbu6 Dy tuc ucuOCIdtS Iuthub ulVlblOu anu defeat. MT. Vest regards the nomination of Cleveland as the just and logical result , of present political conditions. The man sgers and tacticians, he says, have deter
 mined that Cleveland shall not be nomi. mated, and MT. Vest is certain they will : achieve their purpose. He thinks Cover : nor Hill will secure the entire New B York delegation to the national con
 vention. He says that New York is necessary to success in the presidential 8 election and nothing could be more disas ] trous than the nomination of Hill over l. Cleveland, followed by bitter factiona l. fight in the empire state and widespread 8 discontent among the democrats through @ out the country. If the nominee is t< l. come from New York, says Mr. Vest + then Roswell P. Flower is beyond ques l. ton our strongest candidate He hai e been elected governor by 50, 900 plurality
 has the confidence of both factions ana
 is safe, reliable and popular demo
 crat."
 Mir. Vest thinks that if the controllin, n element of the New York democracy per
 sists in forcing Governor Hill upon tn party the democratic candidate shout, ~ come from the west. His personal prefe. l. ence then would be for William R. Morri b. son of Illinois, although Palmer, Carlisle K Gray or Boies can command the full demo st cratic vote. ..-..> ce The nomination of Flower, he declares
 would make "assurance doubly sure," bu
 he says every real democrat will help ,l elect the party ticket, mo matter who head se 1t.