Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-10
SPEECH OF JAMES |. GORDON.
Jnckson's-Day Banquet Of the New YORK
Business-Men Association.

.IacksoD's-Day Banquet of the New horh
Business-Men's Association.
When General Andrew Jackson thrashed
the Britishers at New Orleans and won
canonI2atiOn thereby, at least to the eX-
tent of making January Sth Jackson s-Dav,
ne hit mon season which has proved 10
be most convenient for the annual dlnhef
Of the Business-Men's Democratic Asso-
citation. Saturday night At Delmonico'
HE orranization celebrated the anniver-
sarv with one of the most successful re-
unions in It's history. The big room was
comfortably filled by the club and ITS
friends. IN
There we're no decorations IN the hall
except large national flag, dTaped from
the gallery railing. and many 6treaners or
red. white, and blue ornamenting the table
settings. Upon the menu however; IN
usual care had been bestowed. and the
result was production both novel
and artistic. A portrait OF General JACK
son adorned the cover, and attacned 20
the cardboard 10y red, white. ana Dlue
ribbons. were brace of hickory nuts. On
the second page were engraved portfhltS
OF Cleveland ana Stevenson on each sluo
of a pair Of national flags bearing the III
scuptiOu VICTORY
The ,acol was one of the features OF an
extremely successful dinner WITH which
Alexander Meakim and his associates IN
the management of the affair had reason
TO feel well satisfied. They took prlde,
too, III the cotton displayed in the dlhheT
badge IN recognition Of the use General
jackson made oi the bales OF the staple III
his defence Of New Orleans.
James l.. Gordon, OF Virginia, says the
Now York Times, responded TO the toast
"Our Victory" and in the course OF his re-
marks said:
ITO me II seems no eXaggeratlon to de-
clare that the great campaign when mas
now passed into history had staked upon
its result every precious attribute OF IrGe
government for which the fathers of this
republic died, and that the verdict at the
unl!s was nothing less than renewal OF
our pledge that, though in the Old World
empires may tall and republics fall, upon
this Western Continent, at least, govern
ment by the people shall not perish from
the earth.
have overwhelmed seemed determined 20
lervort the character, If not TO destroy the
form. of the republic by erecting vast
paternalism over an Independent people
and by congestinR unlimited power IN the
hands of the central government.
when the section % the force bill was
penned which empowers Federal Ofhcer,
under what specious plea soever. 10 put
the foot of power across the threshold OF
an American home. the clock OF time
struck the doom Of the Republican party.
THE Democratic victory means tho pro-
test of a patient people, ready and wiling
always TO makenecessGry sacrifice for their
government, against pollcy that Improve
rishes one man 20 enrich another-wrlnE-
ing into tho public Treasury the money 10
be wasted in useless bOuntles or squan-
dered in reckless Legislation. 1t means
the passionate insistence of patriotic
people upon n return TO those first prlncl-
nles from which, under Republican rule,
we were Neutrality-suspicious. upon
clearer recognition of the rights of the
States under the Federal Constitution;
aud II means that they have set the signet
brand of their approval upon the one
broad. patriotic. and non-secuonal admin
istration in the thirty years that was based
upon the immortal trulsm that puOhc
Office is public trust" Our victory
means. moreover, the indignant protest OF
| an honorable people against continued
| debauchment of their suffrage. Our VIC
| tory has strengthened mems faith IN the
perpetuity Of free institutions, because 1T
| has relnspired their faith IN the moor
| ruptible patriotism of the American peo-
I'VE should meet responsibilities by
! keeDinr utmost faith with the people
! declining every pledge that we have made
| them. We should meet them by keeping
| sternest faith with the traditions OF our
party's past, for, indeed, if party be not
| faithful to its past know not how 1t shall
loo faithful 10 its future. SO far as the con
ditions of our age allow let us look at she
old paths and stand upon the ancient
WAYS Not as Bourbons, unlearnng and
untorgettins, but as Democrats; who,
| loving the republic, believe that the best
hone for it's future is to preserve the
severe simplicity in which we had 1t from
! our fathers hands"