New-York tribune., 1896-01-10
and prolonged by Grldys volcanic eruption. It's
"A queer world
THE LATE GENERAL JACKSON.

THE LATE GENERAL JACKSON.
Singularly picturesque. forccful and fclicitous
WAS ,hc speech Of Mr. Theodore w Myers who
rs president Of the Business Mems Democratic
Association opened with appropriate remarks
the festivities in which that association INDUCED
ON the evening of the SIh of January. The Sth
of January. it may be said in passing is not
what il once was. Many persons who make a
steady pursuit of voting the Democratic Ticket.
and drawing salary for it, would be- Sorely
put to It on Il civil Service examination to tell
IN writing with tongue Gut and nose on the
desk, why the Sth of January i different from
any other day except that ii is somewhat shorter
and frequently colder than most of them. The
Business Mems Democratic Association We're
aware that the battle Of Ncw-Orcans was fought
on that day several years ago. that General
Jackson fought ii pretty much alone ana that
General Jackson was for Il long time considered
the founder of The Democratic party because
he smoked corncob pipe. Spat on the floor,
damned with extraordinary iucncy everybody
who disagreed with him. and showed as little
compassion TO the mother tongue rs 10 the
mother country when h" got warmed mp. The
Business Men had made business of keeping
in touch with this great historical fact Whirh
even Tammany Hall appears TO have forgotten.
So they celebrated II on "Wednesday night. II
WAS not an extremely hilarious gathering. This
was doubtless due TO the fact that General Jack
son had been SO long dead, and perhaps to the
further circumstance that since new Demo
cratic saint has arisen vino has been nominated
three times for President and is expecting Il
fourth nomination and a third term the battle
ftll N IN l,sli
ous desuetude Notwithstanding the presence
Of Amos J. Cummings. the gathering lacked 'hc
element of gayeiy
But as before intimatod. this was not 'he
fault Of Mr.. Theodore W. Myers, who started OF
the post-prandlal exercises with felcliouS anu
sions and picturesque figures of spcech 'al'u-
lated TO inspire patriotism. warm the cookies
of the heart and drive men 10 drink lie began
by saving that the Nation had made history
very rapidly within the last few weeks re-
ferring we presume. 10 what has happencI since
Mr. Cleveland returned suddenly from duck
hunt and throwing double somerSault pant
ed both feet against the stomach OF the cNlilHcu
world: after which he asked If some one Woud
kindly pass tho hat to meet the expenses of 'h'
entertainment The hat is now gong r"uhd. Ihla
history Mr. Myers proceeded 10 remark gen
"crations Of our descendants 70 come VIII r"'d
with checks that tingle and hearts that VIII
"throb with PRIDE because We have had Il
"clearhcadod courageous pilot, who has unia'-
"teringlv held the helm Of our ship ~ STAT"
"and Guided II over shoals Of danger and lhu'
far through rocks and reefs Of National dl>-
"honor" This is picturesque and beautiful II
ourht 10 have aroused enthusiasm. az least. II
II did not provoke hilarity. The only reason that
occurs 10 IL why IT did not j. thar while th"
audience sat spcllbounl ai the spectacle Of ihc
shin Of State being pilolcd over shoals of dan
ger and through rocks and reefs ~ National dis.
honor. il may have occurred 10 them that the
shin Of state never got into such pcrls 'i shoals
and rocks and reef, until 'hc present pilot came
aboard. That MA! hhN" hH'' Il" ""'"'
thoughtful
1t was perhaps proper. On ih" whole 'cn"I"
Jackson having been dead 80 long, and 50 very
dead many Democrats who ran for office last
year being very little, II any, dcader than Gen.
eral Jackson that the Observance Of the day
should be characterized by something like ~ol"m
niiy. though 1t hardly seemed necessary 10 ring
in Roswell Flower to swamp II with an aimNS
phcrc OF settled gloom. Ex-Governor Waller "i
Connecticut called back the attention of th'
melancholy jewellers 10 General Jackson. ~
whom he spoke in complimentary terms. GOV
crnor Waller has always had a very high "pln-
ion OF General Jackson. When he was running
for Governor OF Connecticut he and Mr. James
4. Bill. Of Lyme. used 10 sit mp nights and talk
about General Jackson with tears In th'ir eyes.
Amos j. Cummings also made remarks, which,
owing 10 the latoness ~ the hour, Wrr" not re-
ported II he referred 10 the late General lack
son. he doubtless did SO In Il spirit ~ Kindness
We are quite sure, however, that II he INDUCED
in any illusions 10 The gentleman described by
Mr.. Myers as the clcar-hcaded and courageous
pilot of our ship Of State, his checks did not
tinglc nor his heart throb wth prid"
Taken all in all, the tribute 10 General Jack
sons memory may be rcckonol success
Through the efforts Of the Business Men many
pcrsons have learned that the battle Of New
Orleans was fought on the Sth Of January, ana
a great many more have learned with mixed
emotions that General Jackson is dead.