The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-10
JONATHAN EDWARDS.
JACKSON'S DAY
Celebrated In I'hii. peiphis With ImP".-
Ing SsreIno. ie..

jAcKs0N's DAY
Celebrated In rhii. p-iphia with Imp".-
Ing Csr.rno. ie..
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S.-Jack- n
Day was celebrated by the Young
Mems Democratic Association of
this city for the 18th consecutive
,Ime by AN elaborate banquet IN st.
Georges hall tonight. Vice-Presi-
dent Stevenson, who had been ex-
pec,-d to be the chief guest, was un-
able to attend on account of his
daughters illness. He sent tele
gram from North Carolina regret
ing his inability to be present. Con-
gresham VIM. l.. Wilson, Of West
Virginia, was the guest and honor
and The principal speaker. The par
Elephants drank the "tbe memory of
Jackson" standing, after which
James A. Stranahan spoke to the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania"
The next toast, GAS Party Organi-
zatiOn is the Controlling Force in
National Legislation, the Preserva-
ton of Great Parties Thoroughly
Oraniz-d is the Best security for Ma
tlonal Liberty" was responded to by
Senator Stephen M. White, Of Cali
fornia.
Moderate and just Taxation is
the Best Achievement Of Legislative
Action was the subject assigned by
Congressman Wilson. He said in
part:
"Free government, in the sense
which it has been understood and
taught to us by our Democratic ia
ther, is very modern thing. 1t
means the government, which is the
servant Of the people without dis
melton Of class or of any legal or
artificial divisions.
cit is not, as the fathers feared,
through standing armies or military
despOts, that our liberty is threaten
ed or filched from us. No usurping
executive or ambitious soldier threat
ems the overthrow of government
or pervert the administration of
laws. 1t is the Legislative power
working through unjust systems of
taxation that is insldiously making
an unequal distribution of citizens
and unequal distribution of freedom
and unequal and perilous distrlbu
tltion of our Astounding resource
and wealth.
1t Is possible to have moderate
taxation where the taxes are levied
solely for the support of Government
for we have not lost the traditions
that frugality and honesty are pri-
NAL virtues of Democratic rule. But
once admit the right of any class Of
part OF our citizens to have taxes lev
led for their benefit, and their de-
mands and their greed, not the ne
cessitles of government or the abilit,
Of the people become the measure
and rule IF taxation.
! Protection in its real working i
nothing out the old device by which
those who labor in the legislative lob
bies throw upon those who labor il
the shops and fields, the chief bur
den Of supporting the common gov
> ernment, and IN addition thereto ex
act from them one or more days il
, every week Of unrequited labor fo
their benefit and enrichment
Against this wrong and injustice tn
party of Jefferson and of Jackson
the party of free institutions
pledged to wage war of extermin
8 alton.
: Moderate and just taxation is in
s deed the highest achievement G
9 Legislative action. It we have fai'e
as u party, in our recent efforts,
reach this high achievement, as "
: must admit that We have failed, le
j US searehingly and in the spirit c
e the most honest enquiry, ascertai
It how far that failure has been due t
Y faithlessness in our own efforts or i
i Four own ranks and how far it wa
n due to the intrenchment Of privileg
4 so strong and so inveterate that n
- first assault could hope fully to di
= lodge it. l am one of those VIII
u believe that our partial failure hs
l. been due to both causes, and SO b
lieving, find in our present revers'
= not cause for dependency or f
% party Reorganization and apath
W but a higher call to duty, to mo-
10 advanced party policy, a more stea'
y, fast and loyal adherence to it."
~ Congressman Benton McMillia
r of Tennessee, followed Mr.. Wilso
r, spending to the toast, "Econon
and Fidelity to Public Interests
, Administration Should be the Par
L. mount Obligation Of Party"
~ The concluding toast, THE Your
j. Democracy was responded to
in dwight NJ. Lcwrey, Of this city.
~ Congressman 1sador Straus,
ne New York, was present but did n
y speak, as were also Assistant Sc
,s. rotary of War Doe and United Stat
=; Treasurer Morgan.
n CONTRACT AWARDED