Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-11-25
The Presidents Duty.

MEANING OF THE POPULAR vERDICT-NO
LICENSE TO REvEL IN PARTY sPOILs-COM-
PLETE HARMONY NECESSARY TO A PROPER
ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
MI. Henry Willard of New York, gave a
dinner on the 10th inst, to the President-elect
at Sherry's, at which was present some for
ty guests, among whom were William G.
Whitney, Carl Schurz, Daniel s. Lamont,
Congressman Breckenridge, Fitch and War
ner, Josiah Quincy, Lawrence r. Godkin,
Wayne MacVeagh, Don M. Dickinson, Calvin
s. Brice, Oswald Ottendorffer, William r.
Grace, William Steinway and William F.
Harrity. The feature of the dinner was the
speech of the guest, as follows:
''Mr. Willard and Gentlemen:-I find it i'm.
possible to rid myself at this moment of the
conflicting emotions which stir within me-
see here assembled good and staunch friends
who have labOred inceSSantly and devOtedly
for the success which has crowned Democratic
effort in the canvass just closed; and cannot
forget how greatly these efforts have been
characterized by personal attachment and
friendship for the candidate selected to carry
the Democratic banner
''This awakens a sense of gratitude which
it is great pleasure for me to thankfully
acknowledge. l confess, too, that have fully
shared in the partisan satisfaction which oui
great victory is calculated to arouse in every
heart so thoroughly Democratic as NINE Ii
| is seldom given to any man to contemplate
such splendid campaign so masterfully ar
ranged in his behalf by such good friends
followed by such a stupendous and complete
triumph.
TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY.
| 81 should not, perhaps, introduce ANYTHING
| sombre ON this occasion, but know YOU will
forgive me when say that every feeling OF
| jubilation and even my sense of gratitude is
| so tempered as to be almost entirely obscured
| by realization, nearly painful, of the re-
| sponslbllity l have assumed in the sight oil
| the American people. My love of country
my attachment to the principles of true de
mocracy, my appreciation of the obligation ]
have entered into with the best and most
confdng people in the world, and conscious
ness of my own weakness, all conspire to fill
my mind with sober and depressing reflec
ton.
THE CAMPAIGN BUT JUST BEGUN.
sWhen I consider all that we have to do as
party charged with the control of the gov,
eminent, feel that Our campaign, instead OF
being concluded, is bqt jqst begun. What
shall our performance be of the contract we
have made with our countrymen, and how
well shall we justify the trust they have i'm
posed In Us? # we see nothing in our victory
but a license to repel in partisan spells, we
shall fail at every point. If we merely pro-
lCoo " CutCI upon Oui WoIh, anu IL We make
apparent endeavor to do it Governor seeking
partisan advantage, we shall invite contempt
and disgrace. If we attempt to discharge our
duty to the people without complete party
harmony in patriotic action. we shall demon
strate our incompetenoy, l thank God, far
above all doubts and misgivings, and away
beyond all difficulties, we may constantly see
the lights Of hope and safety,
DEy9TlIsoE 20 SUE pEonLE's HlsaTs
"The light we see is the illumination from
the principles of true, honest and pure democ-
racy-showing the way in ell times of danger
and leading US to the fulfillment of political
duty and the redemption of all our pledges,
This light is kindled in the love of Justice and
in aeyafian TO tha paonless rights. Il is bright
iii constant patriotism and in a nation S
promise. Let us not be misIed to our undo
ing by other lights of false democracy which
may be kindled in broken faith. and which,