The morning call., 1892-11-17
DOWN WITH NEW YORK.
Democrats of the West Proclaim Their
Emancipation.


ST LOUIS, Nov. 16-There was a most
enthusiastic gathering Of Democrats at
Music Hail here tonight to testify their ap-
preciation OF the result on November last,
and TO do honor 10 Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice
Presdent-eect Of the United States When
Mr.. Stevenson walked upon the stage, in
view of the thousands waiting to see him,
volcano of applause and cheers arose. which
did not subside for several mindtes.
The speech of the Vice -President-eleet
IN reply was very brief. be contentjng h m
self by merely returning his acknowledge
ments for the honOTs of the evening al
congratulate you," said he, upon the fact
that you did stand up for Missouri lap
plause], and l trust that you will not forget
that We stood up for IllinGis."
Tremendous applause followed bis few re-
marks. after which Mayor NoOnan intro
duced Editor Charles Fl. Jones of the st.
Louis Republic, who made the principal
speech Of the evening, and by far the most
sensational one. He said in part:
The Democratic party was right on the
issues Of the campaign, and the result DEM
qnstrated that 1t had exactly the right can
didates. No party in American history has
had a gTandeF leader tnan the Democratic
party in the last eight years-a plain, TesO-
lutte man, devoid cf selfish ambition, patri-
oticaly loyal TO his country's good, in
sympathetic touch with the great mass of
the people and determined to make life
easier for them. Unbribed by lattery and
unawed by power. keeping always in mind
that public o1tice Is public trust-such a
man was our leader.
"Ihe victory Of last Tuesday" said Mr..
Jones, was revolution. Democratic Hi
Dois means that Indiana. Wisconsin,, Michi-
gan, Iowa and Minnesota will be surely
Democratic, and even Ohio may get n if she
tries 1t again. With the great States of the
Central West Democratic, the Northwest
Will join hands with the Southwest In clos
Ing the Democratic circle, and then it will
be seen that the Democratic party has
come west to grow up with the country.
have nothing to say against New York, but
l believe we shall all ike it bet
ter when the time comes, as | be-
lieVe 1t has now come, when we
don't have TO look ar the New York Demo-
crats through a glass that magnifies 100
diameters. Heretofore. when the Demo-
cratic factions in New York City got to
cateTwaniing over some petty local matter,
the Democrats of the country had to
get up with their hair standing on
smashed, and have we all gone to the
dogs Now the New York factions can
sQuabble 10 their hearts content It was a
wholesale political condition when one
Presidential election after another, with all
their stupendous consequences hung
upon the carrying of one State. 1t
distorted the relative Importance of the
States and the relative Importance of party
leaders. Perhaps the greatest and most
faT-Teaehing significance Of Tuesdays vic.
New York upon the throat of
the party and transfers political
control to the sunset side OF the Alleghahies.
II means an emancipnted party, disen-
thTalled West, and a magnificent future OF
prosperity for this great Mississippi Val
ley"
Congressman Scott of Illinois, Governor
Francis OF Missouri and others also spoke.