St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-16
Lessons Of the Most Recent
Defeat to Be Turned to
Advantage.
TERSE AND TIMELY TALKS.
Adherence tooPrinc;'iiIp # !e'5os
q Cardinal Pointf0foe
Doctrine. yaa

grand blowout without mistake. anu
the noticeable thing about it was the
unanimous sentiment that prevailed in
favor of a bold stand on the line of alb
solute free trade. No less than 100
covers were laid, and splendid menu
was discussed. Then followed responses
to toasts, in which wit and wisdom
flowed freely, though there Was no wine
to lend inspiration.
Hon. c. D. OBrien acted as toast
master, and toasts were responded to by
Hon. +. w. M. Cutcheon, of st. Paul; l..
a. Roesing, of Basa: Hon. j. Fl. Sheets.
editor of the Todd County Herald, at
Long Prairie; don. Earle S. Youmans,
the Winona lumberman; o. I. Erick>
son, of Minneapolis; Capt. p. j.
SmalIey and j. NJ. Markham, both of
st. Paul. Rev S. w. Sample was to re-
spond to the toast The Ethics Of Free
Trade" but he could not be present.
Among the other guests present were:
United States Marshal w. NJ. Campbell,
United States Attorney StrInger, Judge;
Willis, Hon. o. NJ. Hall, Frank ID.
Larabee and number of prominent
Democrats from different parts of the
state who were here attending the an
nuai meeting OF the association.
A Case OF Force.
Mr.. O'Brien, in opening the discus
sion, said: Our friends ON the other
side are too much engaged in receiving
| sealed bids for United States senator to
| be with us this evening. They are
having a great deal of fun with us. 1t
reminds me of an old couple that
| lived out in the country. They
| had no children, and it was
| generally understood they did
not get along very we'll. Finally the
woman died, and the husband seemed
rather downcast. A friend called OIL
| him, but he could not get him to talk.
| Finally the friend asked:
"Well, John, was your wife re-
| signed?"
"Kesgned? He'll she had to be res
| signed" returned John with peculiar
side glance.
Il say, hell, we have to be resigned"
Mr.. O'Brien then read letters from
| number of invited guests. expressing
| regrets at their inability to be present.
Among the number we're Franklin Mac
| Veagh. of Chicago; G. Dewitt Warner,
! Henry George, E. B. Usher and eX-
| Speaker of the House E. G. Champlip,
| All the letters contained words of ell
| couragement, and some of them were
outspoken in favor of a stand Oh the
| line of absolute free trade OIL the part
| Of Democracy.
f. w. Nj. Cutcheon was then called
upon to respond to the toast: "Mr.
Speaker. Where Are We At?" Mr..
| Cutcheon said:
''In spite of the fact that our toast
master has told you that like to talk
all the time, the fact remains that have
! been sitting here for over an hour
thinking Of what to say. When
man is expected to make drunk
en- mans speech he ought to
have at least a couple of bottles in his
inside pocket. [ do not think Demo-
Gratis should sit too long with dOwncast
eyes. The Democratic party has ever
since election been sitting with down.
cast eyes, simply because we have been
defeated.
eve have been accustomed to defeat,
and should by this time he educated to
the fact that defeat does not mean
death. Every party-every movement
for the establishment of a great princi-
ple-must expect defeat. The defeat Of
1t is said that defeat only comes to
those who deserve it. Be this so, then
| we should profit by our mistakes. But
our opponents say it was the hard times
| defeated us. The time will never come
that the mission of the Democratic
party has been accomplished I'M
Ill every law in the interest
of any class has been wiped from the
statute books. 1t is Reorganization that
we have to fear, and if we sit idly re-
flecting with downcast eyes, we shall
never be able to bring about the unity
that is necessary TO success.
IL beSeech you, gentlemen, to
Prepare Ourselves
once more for the attack. And we must
have platform that is more honest,
brave and consistent than some of our
| platforms have been in the past. AS |
have thought of the Democratic party
during the past three months, l have
often been reminded of a scene de-
scribed to me by my father while child.
1t was that scene that took place in
old Virginia during the war when
Sheridan came down from Winchester
and gathered the scattered forces Of the
Union army and won a victory where
defeat was inevitable.
II say to the Democrats, Stand fast,
and once more Will come to the front a
leader that will carry us on to victory"
[Great applause.l
The next speaker was L. A. Roesing,
who responded to the toast: What
neXtN' Mr.. ROesing said:
What neXtN What can there be
next except TO turn the defeat of '94 in
to the victory of '96? In deciding
on the course to be pursued
it will be we'll to take survey
and see where our enemies are at
They do not seem to be near as
unanimous now as they were when vot-
ing last fall. They are divided as to
whether to declare q policy Or not. We
must declare our policy and stand by it.
Be true to ourselves, and true to the
principles We represent We must
stand by that old motto, equal rights to
all, with special privileges to none. |
believe the Democracy must take a
stand i'll favor of absolutely free and
unrestricted commerce.
"But Democracy means more than
liberty between nations. 1t means in
dividual liberty. l think Henry George
was right when he said after the last
campaign that he hoped it would result
in the retirement of the practical
politician and the bringing to the front
| or principle. Cuf course reminds me OF
the old negro woman, who, when ques-
toned about the ten commandments,
confessed that she had not been prac-
ticing the ten commandments lately.
ssEhe Lesson We Are Taught
by the last campaign is that the masses
we're ready to 20 where our senators
were too cowardly to lead us. We must
stand on principles that are bed rock.
whether 1t leads to victory or defeat.
The Duke of Wellington once said that
he did not fight for glory, but if he did,
he knew of no surer way Of attaining it
than by doing his duty. Let us do our
duty" [Applause.l
| Hon. J. Ii. Sheets, responding to the