The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-26
DEMOCRATS AT A FEAST.
THE RICHMOND BANQUET a COM.
PLETE SUCCESS.

Toasts Responded to by W. G. P.
Breckinridge, Hon. W. l.. Wilson.
Hon. Charles s. Fairchild, Hon. John
Allen and Gen. FitzhuRh Lee-Let-
ters of Regret Received From Many
Prominent Democrats.
RICHMOND, VA, Jan. 25.-The much
talked Of democratic banquet took place to-
night at Masonic temple. and as far as the
feast was concerned it was an immense suc-
cess, for the menu was an elaborate one.
The attendance, however, was not what its
projectors had anticipated. for there were
but few prominent politicians outside of
Virginia around the festive board.
Col. Anderson called the asssmblage to
order and DR.. Hoge asked blessing, after
which the toasts were announced and re-
sponded to as follows:
1.-THE President-elect and the Democratic
Partyn--W. G. 2. Breckenridge of Ken
lucky.
Tariff Reform"-Hon. w. L. Wilson Of
West Virginia.
lessons of the Electionn-Hon. Charles
s. Fairchild Of New York.
Commercial Fruit of the Democratic
Triumph"-Hon. John Allen of Mississippi
. virginia a'-Sf6n. FlUZnuRn Lee.
The musical programme, which was
feature OF the evening, opened with the
Cleveland March," composed for the BAN
quet by John Basler.
PROMINENT VIRGINIANs PRESENT.
Among the prominent Virginians present
we're Senators Eppa Hunton, John w.
Daniel, Gov. Mckinney, Congressmen
Wise Buchanan, Tyler. Jones. O'Ferrall, -,
Tucker and Edmunds; Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
Rev. j. L. M. Curry, Mayor Enyson, Rev.
DR.. Hoge, Maj. Lewis Ginter. Joseph
Bryan. Col G. o. COwardiD, Alfred I.
Harris, Col. Archer Anderson, Lieut.. Gov.
Hoge Tyler, P. II. Mayo aud r. Taylor
SCOTT.
Covers were laid for $50 people, and
every seat was occupied. The novelty of
the occasion, however, was that beautiful
women, handsomely ettired. were seated in
the galleries, apparently enjoying the enter
tainment, while the sterner sex were maxi
ing music with the platters.
LETTERS OF REGRET.
Other distinguished democrats through
out the country who sent letters OF regret
at not being able to attend we're: a. z.
German. Thomas f. BaYard. W. G. Whit
ney, Daniel Lamont, Q. s. Brice, G.. G.. Vest,
ex-Gov. Campbell, Chief Justice Fuller,
Justice Field, D. B. Hill, q. B. Vance, j.
g. Carlisle, William F. Harrity, Cows. r.
E. Pattison, W. E. Russell and
Eugene Kelly and Speaker Crisp.
that on some future occasion he
may be enabled TO enjoy the hospitality of
the democrats of Virginia and concludes
his letter as follows: my association with
Virginisns during the late war, and the
great kindness her representatives have ex-
tended me since that time renders very near
and dear to me, both the glorious old COM
rtuaa and has nI
people"
Although President-elec5 Cleveland was
invited to the banquet up to this hour, 80
a. M, nothing has been heard Of a response
to the invitation.
BRECKiNRIDGE's SPEECH.
In his reply to the toast Mr.. Breckenridge
said:
1t is not an improper thought to bracket the
President-elect and the Democratic party as
he or any one else is greater than his party, for
am an intense believer in the old demo
cratic thought that everybody is
wiser than anybody and that the aver.
of free citizens who form themselves into a
party for patriotic purposes is better than the
opinion of members OF the party. But the late
election may well be said to be a triumph of
democratic principles rather than of the
Democratic party, and it is at least doubt
full If 1t could have been secured under
huy OIher fleaueF. WINE IL ID not true that
all the accessions to us were on his account, it
is no doubt true that most of them were. He
was the concrete embodiment. not of demo-
cratic principles and policy but of opposi-
tion to republican principles, pol
icies and practices. He represented
revision OF the tariff taxes upon the principle
that the power to levy taxes was solely a rev.
enue power to be used only for the purpose Of
furnishing the government with the necessary
revenues for its economical expenses. OF
course the triumph OF the Democratic party
means the peace Of the nation. / do not
believe that in our country, stretch
ing from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and from the gulf to the lakes wise statesman
ship demands that Legislators shall know no
south, no north. no east, no west.
Ex-Secretary Fairchild commenced his
speech by saying that the south had been
too generous in voting on the subject of
pensions. "If you have done it to please
the north, you have been mistaken; they
do not require it, In the future deal with
it cogently, knowing no north or south"
Continuing, he said the government of the
United States ought not TO use its power
for any purpose except to raise revenue for
legitimate purposes
John Allen, after looking over the audi
enoe, said: "If these are the fruits of the
democratic victory let the good work 20
on" His speech was of the most humorous
character, yet he took occasion to pay a
beautiful tribute OF respect TO the late JUS
tice Lamar, repeating the expression of the
dead justice, who said: ~ only want to
live long enough to sec this government
take Its hand off the neck Of my people,"
As this report closes, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
is speaking.