Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-22
DEMOCRATIC ORATORS
A Party Will Mako Tour of the North
west.
Demo cratic Doctrine to Be Preached
Gnrdner's Direction.

Mr.. George Hazard. secretary of the
Democratic Society of Washington state
has been in Washington for the past two
or three weeks, making final arrangements
for tour by democratic statesmen and
orators through the northwestern states
this autumn. The party will consist Of
from twelve to fourteen persons all told,
and will be under the individual direction
of Mr.. Lawrence Gardner, secretary Of the
democratic congressional committee and
National Association of Democratic Clubs
assisted by his secretary, Mr.. Edwin Seton,
who will leave Washington the 2Gth of
July and traverse the entire route in ad-
vance of the party for their reception and
entertainment. Mr. Seton will cross the
continent, and then return to Duluth in
time to meet the party, who will take
steamer at Buffalo and sail through the
Great Lakes to that point. and at that
place their crusade will begin.
Mr.. Hazard has already been over the
ground, and has made all the preliminary
arrangements, and he reports that this
party Will receive a more hearty reception
than the party which went out in 1891.
Feeling in the Northwest.
In number of the states the party will
divide. so that several meetings can be
held on the same evening at different
about $50 meetings held during the journey
When asked how 1t was possible for east
ern orators to make a tour through the
northwest at the present time with the
silver excitement running SO high, Mr.
Hazard answered.: This is n party going
out to preach democracy, pure and simple
and the uniticatOn of the opposition to
the republican party" He says the peo-
pie of the northwest are democrats first
and are great believers in old-fashioned
dor ,n9r ftn 1nnr rrin Of inrff rt,la
while 4 number of them are very earnest
in their desire for free silver, believing it
to be the means by which the greatest
number can be benefited, they have rot
reached the point that they would Oppose
the democratic party simply because they
could not. have their way absolutely and
entirely. They have a deep adherence of
the individual in politics, and believe that
principles should be the first consideration.
In No Ones Pnrticular Interest.
The gentlemen composing the party repre-
sent SO many different views that it cannot
be charged that they are going out in the
interests of any particular doctrine or any
candidate for the presidency; but simply
to assist in perfecting the organization of
the democracy in the northwest. The As
sociation of Democratic Clubs holds a Pc
culiar position in the machinery of the
party and differs very radically from the
League of Clubs Of the republicans. The
National Association meets but once in
four years, and then after the nominating
convention has been held, so they can in
nowise be used to further personal political
ambitions. Their plan of organization is
so broad that it has taken well in the west
ern states. and while playing a prominent
part in the campaign Of '92, it is hoped by
the managers that the results of this trip
will be even more far reaching than the
previous one. Senator Morgan will be the
leader Of this party.
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