The morning news., 1892-02-23
GoraAM's SOUTHERN SOCIETY.


dress on "Our Country"
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Tbe sixth annual
dinner of the New York Southern Society
was given tonight in this city. 1t was one
of the most successful Of the annual dinners
of the club. President Hugh R. Garden
presided, and with him at the speakers
table sat Gov. William Z. Russell
OF Massachusetts,, Rev. John g. Lind
say, d. D., of Virginia and Massa-
chusstts, Hon. Elihu Root. Mayor David A.
BOOdy of Brooklyn. A. NJ. Waddell Of
North Carolina, Charles Leighton Harris Of
Texas, Col J. z. Wilkinson of New
Orleans. Clarence Cary. Charles F. Deems,
d. D., Gen. John W. COrcoran, John
Sloane, Robert b. Roosevelt, Charles s.
Hamlin, Robert l.. Harrison, Hon. Lloyd
Lowndes, Charles F. Harris, William P.
Thompson, John Marshall and II. Glennon
| Of Norfolk.
Among the 800 persons present were the
| following; John L. Calhoun, Hon. K. J.
| Hale, j. Ii. Inman, Rev. H. E. Hayden,
Gen. W. w. Kirkland, Samuel Tate. Jr.,
and Judge Van Wyck
The Confederate Veterans Camp Of New
York attended in body.
GOV. RUSSELL ON "oUR COUNTRY"
Capt. Garden raped for order, aud In
troduced Gov. William Z. Russell Of Mas
odCnubobkbs WIZ IEcpDuuCu W buc bOkAoss
"Our Country" Among other things he
said:
We thank God that the irrepressible conflict
between institutions that could not live togeth-
er at last is over. We remember the fearful
suffering and sacrifices Of the contest. the enor-
nous losses it entailed, but out of it came re-
suits beneficial TO ALL a greater, nobler country;
grander freer Institutions: a new south and a
new north-stronger, better, because no longer
divided by local prejudices and policies" but
reunited in love and loyalty; not looking
M ournfully into a past which comes not back
again." but hand in hand going forth to meet
the future with manly heart" The generation
to-day to intensely loyal TO the results of the
war, and inspired by its heroiny and patriotism,
democracy is uninfiuenced by any of It's
prejudices. 1t believes that in and between all
sections OF our country there should be loyalty,
fraternity, charity, and il rejoces that section
alism as a constant threatening peril and dis
turbing force. has gone forever.
A COMMON HERITAGE.
In this spirit enjoned upon us by him whose
birthday we celebrate. the north and south
meet today, rejoicing together in their glorious
heritage of a great republic and common
country, and ready and anxious as equal its
factors in achieving its grand destiny together,
to take up the duties and perils which
confront the reunited nation. Many evils of the
Sar have been cured and all have been cured
which tended TO divide the country by sectional
prejudice into sectional lines. Much still re-
mains to be done, but it Is easy to accomplish by
the new south and north, reunited in their love
and fixed in their purpose to be guided
by the teachings OF this day
and to maintain government
on the principles Of its early founder. The con-
science of this nation must be- marshhiled TO as.
sert its independence Of selfish influences and
s selfish control to give back 70 the, the people the
delegated, power used for their own and
not for selfish or partisan purposes. do
not believe that the remedy for our
troubles lies in Legislation for special interests,
In national gifts or bOunties for special pur-
poses, in national assumption of the rights or
duties Of the state or in national control OF the
suffrage of a free and self-governing people;
nor does it lie in vastly increased expenditure,
in extravaganza or in allowing organized
wealth to control political power and the peo-
pies law. Rather, all these are parts Of the
very thing to be corrected.
A BALEFUL CONCEPTION.
They rest upon a novel and baleful conception
OF our government, bred from the war, and
which, stripped In all its nakedness, is that our
government is one Of benefit and bounties by
the party for 1t and its beneficiares rather
than 'of the people, by the people, and
for the people" l do not wish to night
to speak in any partisan sense; but yet, II am
asked where lies the remedy of existing public
evils, for one must turn 10 the living principle
OF political faith Into which / was born and
bred, and for which have fought through de-
feat TO victory. AS | believe in the rights
Of the many against the privileges of the
in freedom OF the individual from unnecessary
burdens and restrictions and in the right OF each
community to govern itself; as believe these
principles stand between the people and
oppressive power, and, beside the humblest in
divdual to protect him in making the most Of
himself, so look to them not only for proper
remedy of specific evils, but TO control the policy
and the laws of the nation. Then will the power
of the government be limited to public and to
proper purposes; then will it secure the rights
OF the people and our government itself be re-
stored to the full purposes of its founder, max
ing equality, freedom and economy its guild
ing principles, as they area the foundation Of
free aud democratic institutions
WILL MODIFY PARTY LINES.
Political parties will then be less subject to
geographical divisions" and the baneful
spirit" which Washington so earnestly de-
plored; less subject 10 the influence of passion,
prejudice and selfshness; but, keeping on the
higher plane of principle, education and
morality, do their necessary and great work
for the maintenance and development of free
institutions and free government.
SO shall we establish what Jefferson happily
termed the creed of our country's political
faith" and she, steadfast TO that faith, will
press on to achieve and fulfil her glorious des-
tiny. (Great applausel.
Other toasts were responded to as fol-
lows:
1.-THE SOUTH" Hon. A. NJ. Waddell of
North Carolina
1.-THE transplanted parson," Rev. John 8.
Lindsay, d. D., OF Virginia and Messachu-
sets.
"Our sister societies." Hon. Elihu Root.
New York, our home" Hon. J. B. Will
kinson of New Orleans.
te,bellum stories," Charles Leighton
Harris Of Texas.
Rev. John s. Lindsay in his remarks
spoke Of Boston as the modern Athens"
Said he:
More than half the people are idolzIng one Of
her sons-a very young man, cast my ballot
for him as governor of Massachusetts PostOn
ideas dominate the country. The Southern
Society has yielded TO Massachusetts senti-
ments and in four or eight wears at most the
whole country may accept Gov. RUSSELL and
our Boston idol may have his place in the
white house.