The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-09
TO THE MEMORY OF JACKSON.
Democrats Celebrate the States
mans Anniversary.
California Represented by Senator
White.
D!stipguished Mon Pay Tribute to the
Gro4t Leader-The Omaha Club
Observes the Day.


By THE HERALDs Leased Wire.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S.-Jackson day
WAC celebrated by the Young Mems
Democratic association for the fiftieth
consecutive time by sn elaborate ban
ouet at St. George hall tonight. Vices
President Stevenson: who had been ex'
pected to be the chief guest, WAS unable
to attend on account OF his daughters
illness. Congressman William l.. Will
son OF West Virginia was the guest OF
honor and the principal speaker. The
participants drank 80 the Memory OF
Jackson" standing, after which James
A. Stranahan spoke to the Go mmon-
wealth OF Pennsylvania. The next
toast was "Party organization ia tn
controlling force in national legisia-
ion :" THE preservation OF great par
ties thoroughly organized 10 the best
aecurity for national liberty" was re-
sponded to by Senator Stephen M.
White of California, who said in part:
40 politicians we owe our legislation
tho blessings of freedom. Historical
evidence which is all one way, ought 10
be enough to prove beyond cavil that
party organizations are the relief of the
republic and that without such aid ma
tional liberty would be impossible"
mo, political parties no not lower the
standard Of patriotism. In good fsith
we contend as loyal and honest antagon-
lets. We do not spend each OF our mo-
menta in party work. Our organizations
are composed Of citizens who ere scat'
tered over the entire Tspu Bile"
Moderate and just taxation is the best
achievement OF legislative action" van
the subject assigned Congr essman Viii
son. lie said in part:
s'Protection in its real working is
nothing but the old device by which the
rich throw on tie poor duty, whose
labor in the Legislative lobbiee throw on
those who labor in chop and field the
chief burden of supporting the common
govern ment, and in addition thereto ex-
act from them one or more days in every
week of unreuuieted labor for their ben
eft and enrichment. Against this wrong
and injuetice the party of Jefferson and
Of Jacksonville party of free ipstitu-
tions-is pledged TO wage war OF ex-
termination. Moderate and
Just taxation is indeed the highest
achievement OF legislation. II we have
failed as party in our recent effort to
reach this high achievement. we
must admit that we have
failed, let us searchingly and
in the spirit OF the most honest
inquiry, ascertain how far that failure
has been due to faithlessness in our own
efforts or in our ranks and how far it
was due to the intrenchment OF privia
legee so strong and SO inveterate that
no first result could hope fully to dis
lodge. | am one Of those who believe
that our partial failure has been due to
both causes, and, 80 believing, L find in
our present reverses no causes Tor de-
spondency or for party REORGANIZATION
and apathy. but higher call to duty,
to a more advanced party policy, more
aieadfaat and loyal adherence to it,"
AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, Mob, Jan. 8. The Jacksonian
club, the leading Democratic organisa-
ion Of the state, celebrated the hundred
and twenty-eighth anniversary of the
birth of their patron saint by banquet
at the Mercer hotel. All the notables of
the state Democracy were present. Ex-
Governor Horace Boies of Iowa was the
principal speaker Of the evening.
Governor Boyes turned his attention
TO the currency question, and after OUT
lining n policy, eaid in conclusion:
''If the next national Democratic con-
vention will discard political attitudes
of every description, commit the party
unequivocslly to ratio at which gold
and silver shall be equally freely coined
and point out in explicit terms the leg
islation that should be adopted to pre-
serve tho parity OF the two metals, and
do this in rational and reasonable
wey, the masses of American voters will
come to the aid of the party thus COM
mitted. the Democracy will again be
triumphant. Ii it fails to do this,
changing circumstances or better
judgment than my own must reveal the
issue on which it can succeed"
In Sonata and BauJe.