The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
JACKSON DAY FETES,
The Hero of New Orleans
Eulogized in Many
Cities.
HIS VALOR EXTOLLED.
Patriotic Speeches, in Which the
Venezuelan Dispute Is Made
to Figure.
TOASTED IN BANQUET HALLS.
Cabinet Officials Utilize an Or
portunity to Talk Upon
Finance.
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TOASTED IN BANQUET HALLS.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. S.-Jackson
day, the eighty-first anniversary of the
battle of New Orleans, was celebrated by
the Business Mems Democratic Associ-
alton tonight at the Savoy Hotel. Theo-
dore Myers presided and at his right sat
Secretary OF the Navy Herbert, eI-
Governor Flower Ex-Governor T. NJ. Wal
Ter of Connecticut, Congressman Amos j..
Cummings and Judge P. II. Degro AT
the chairman's left were lsidore Raynes,
Comptroller Fitch, Postmaster Dayton, j..
f. Simmons, Evan Thomas and c. G..
Baldwin.
Chairman Myers arose and congratu-
lated those presentUp the proof afforded
by their members, who, he said, were the
Old Guard OF Democratic principles, that
had neither died nor surrendered. Mr..
Myers then introduced the Hon. Hilary R.
Herbert, who spoke on Sound Money
Necessary to Commercial Prosperity"
Mr.. Herbert was received with great en-
thusiasm and commended the firm
foreign policy Of Andrew Jackson, which
has caused our country TO take a stand
among tae nations of the earth it has
never before occupied. He further claimed
for the Tennessee statesman that be saw
as clearly as it can be pointed out to-day
the value OF the soundest currency. and in
the midst of a financial crisis, severe and
more prolonged than any this country has
ever witnessed, he brought the currency OF
the land back to a sound basis by an ex-
bIbition of courage and devotion to prin-
ciple, which, though it may have its paral-
lei, is never to be surpassed. With this
preliminary reference to the hero of the
day Secretary Herbert Immediately
switched off to a discussion of existing
monetary conditions.
NO man" he SAID, "who reads Andrew
Jackson Alright can for moment doubt
where he would stand upon this question,
for he is upon record as declaring in the
most solemn manner that a silver dollar
should have in it neither more nor less
than a dollars worth of silver, reckoned
by its commercial value. He held DO such
ideas as are now advocated that the
Government can declare a ratio by law
and maintain two metals at par on that
ratio, simply because the law so provides.
He knew that the relative value of gold
and silver was a commercial question, to
lie settled by the markets of the world.
He saw that difference of 3 cents in the
value of the bullion in a gold and in a
silver dollar had driven gold out of the
country, and he therefore signed law
that changed the ratio of the two metals
from 1914 to l TO 10 to L"
Continuing he said: "Our currency sys-
TEN must be reformed and reformed on
sound principles. How shall we ever get
this reform? 1t can only be effected by
getting a sound-monev President and
sound-money Congress at the same time.
1t is easy enough to get the House, for the
House represents the people, and the
sound money by large majority. But
the Senate we must have, too"
a telegram from the President was read
and elected unbounded applause. 1t was
addressed to the chairman of the COM
mittee and said:
In spirit join your guests tonight in their
applause OF every patriotic sentiment which
the occasion inspires and 1 rejoice with them
in their manifestations of that love for our
National life and honor which characterized
the great American whose deeds and valor
you commemorate. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Chairman Myers introduced ex- Governor
Flower, who responded to the toast "The
State of New York" Incidentally he re-
ferred to President Cleveland on the Ven
ezuelan question:
II don't believe that one inch they do
not ct present possess on this continent
should be given to foreign monarchy. If
q war comes-and God grant that it may
not-you will salute Grover Cleveland as
You tonight salute Andrew Jackson.
want you to study the Monroe doctrine
1t does not mean war unless England
wants it. Let us stand for the Monroe
doctrine, which is the fundamental prin-
ciple of our Government"
Ex-Governor Waller was the next
speaker, and responded to the toast
patriotism and craftsmanship" He said !:
q have listened and applauded with
vigor the patriotic utterances of the
speakers before me, for l rejoice in the Ma.
tional feeling that has been set on fire
within the last thirty days. Our 10 900 600
OF voters-soyereignsa and rulers, partisans
and poIiticians-are tonight, without ex-
ception, all patriots too, and their patriot
ism is not iingoism it is love of country
and not love of war. The world never saw
a better illustration of the power of patri
Otism and partisanship. when acting to-
gether, as our political opponents pre-
scented in Congress in their unanimous
support of the chief of our Nation and our
great party leader when he raised the
American standard in front of old England
and advanced to the uttermost limit the
doctrine of Monroe"
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