The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-26

| cratic party means the peace Of the sec
TONS | have on frequent occasions de-
clared that / did not believe that the
eloouent sentence of the most illustrious
of nv PREDECESSORS was the highest form
of craftsmanship. l do not believe that
in our country, stretching from the Al
lantic to the Pacific. and from the Gulf
To the Lakes, that wise craftsmanship
demands that the legislator shall Know no
South. no North, no East, no West l
do believe that each section is entitled
! TO have it's wants known and fully ana
| carefully understood. We are a republic
OF States; the very conception of our
/ Union is that the States are separate, ana
that the individual interests of those
! States require a local government FOR
their protection.
The degrees Of climate, the diverse pro-
! ducts of the soil, the mineral resources
buried in the bosom Of the earth: the
very courses which the rivers take IN
running to the oceans; the geographic
/ and Topographic situation Of our mining
/ regions; the very amount Of water &C
| cessible for purposes OF agriculture-dl-
vfding our lands into irrigated irrigaoie
| and non-irrigable lands-make diverse in
! terests. which require careful consldera-
/ ton and impartial treatment.
| do therefore believe I'm the States
! understanding not only their own inter-
] ests. but the interests of the most dls-
, tant of their sister States; and In that
! great tribunal, the Congress OF the United
! States in its two houses where the repre-
/ sentatives of all the States assemble,
| zach section Is entitled 20 be heard with
/ equal consideration, with absolute i'm
! nartIalIty. and treated with exact and
! equal Justice. The Democratic party
| alone pledges that this shall be the action
/ Of the Government Under 1t. and IL
alone. can every section hope to receive
| this impartial justice.
The triumph OF last November may not
| utterly obliterate, but 1t goes far 10 OBJ
| literate all traces Of sectional animosity.
| There will still be Southern questions, as
| there will be Eastern questions. ana
| Northwestern questions, and 'aclhc
] questions, questions Of the navigation ana
| Improvement OF the great systems OF
waterways I'm the lakes and the Missis-
/ sippi Valley. but each and all OF these
will in the true sense OF the word be-
! come National questions 20 be taken up
| in a spirit Of mutual fraternity and set
| tied in a spirit Of mutual concession ard
! justice.
| We can hardly estimate what this means
TO the South We are scarcely at the
| threshold Of her industrial development.
| No extravaganza of statement Will be
equal 10 the practical realization Witch
the years soon TO come will bring te her.
/ am afraid to put into language to-
| night what I really believe VIII be her
| progress in the next twenty years. VIA
| perfect peace, with the shadow Of out
side Interference rolled away. in the sun
! light Of an absolute national confidence.
there will be no pause in her onward
march Her climate, her alluvial soil. her
! boundless mineral resources. her lumer-
! GUS naVgable rivers, her fairly good ports,
| her cheap lands. her increasing immigra-
/ ton. the advantages she Offer TO both
| capital and immigrants will prodIce re-
suits that will surpass all that We can put
| In language tonight.
How much Of this may well be put TO
! the credit OF Grover Cleveland and the
| Democratic party may be que rion here
after OF dispute. but tonight We can say
that under God he has led The Democratic
I party to a victory which gives us peace.
| and that with grateful hearts we renew
our allegiance to that party. and we ten
der to him. not thanks. but support; not
gratitude, but, under his lead service 10
! common country, so that the only
rivalry that shall exist from this day
| forth between the sections shall be viii n
can and will do the most TO Increase the
! prosperity, TO add TO the happiness and
enlar@e the glory OF q common country.
When Mr.. Breckenridge had ended,
sort Of a pandemonium reigned for sew
eral minutes, and a spontaneous ovation
was rendered the famous son OF Ken
tucky's soil. His speech was not only
immensely enjoyed by the cultured audi
ence on the floor, but also by bevy of
charming ladies, who looked down upon
the tables from the visitors gallery. 1t
was clear to all that the ladies, although
they we're not admitted to Mr.. thinner
mann's spread. were delighted that the
privilege had been given them to witness
the memorial occasion. AS the dinner
proceeded they held quite a levee, ard
while the dinrer went on. some of their
gentlemen friends left their seats for
short visits 10 the gallery.