Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-09
OLD HICKORY HONORED
jackson Day Celebrated by Local Demo.
cratic Association. o.:
Representative Richardson Made
Speech and the Enthusiasm Was
Extreme Fine Program.

The eighty-first anniversary of the battle
of New Orleans, commonly called Jackson
day, was celebrated last evening in a most
BETTING manner by the Interstate Demo-
cratic Association. The exercises in COM
memoration of the day were held at Odd
Fellows Hall, on 7th street, where an en-
thusiastic crowd of patriotic democrats
gathered to do honor to the name Of Old
Hickory. President Frank H. Hosford, after
making few remarks, in which he eulogiZed
Jackson and his works, stated that the en-
tertainment for the evening would be
divided into three parts. The first consisted
of vocal and instrumental music and lit
erary numbers, the second was made up of
the address of Representative James D.
Richardson of Tennessee, while the third
part was a reception at the rooms of the
association, on New York avenue.
Those who took part in the musical part
OF the proceedings were Mr.. Arthur Della
V1gne Miss BERTHE Thompson, Mr. David
c. Bangs, little Lurie Stanford, Miss Marion
F. johnson, Miss Florence johnson, Miss
Alice Pillsbury and Mr.. McEneny, the latter
playing nearly all of the accomplishments on
the piano. All of the numbers were given a
double encore. the enthusiasm of the audi
ence breaking out at every opportunity
Mr.. Richardson's Speech.
Representative Richardson was introduced
by PRESIDENT Hosford. who again took the
opportunity of saying good things about
tennessee and her sons, by adoption, if not
by birth. Mr.. Richardson began his address
by comparing Jefferson and Jackson. He
said they were the Peter and the Paul of
democracy, and that, while Jefferson was
the planner, the adviser, the theoretical
democrat, jackson was the man who car
ried out the ideas and plans, and proved
hlmselI the practical democrat that he was.
MIR. Richardson then gave a rapid review of
A
eral points in particular called out the most
hearty demonstrations of approval from his
hearers. Whenever his work in Florida was
alluded to 1t was sure to bring a result, and
when Mr.. Richardson asked if his hearers
thought that Andrew jackson could have
been scared or intimidated by any banks or
bankers in creation by any threats of money
panic or the like, the audience responded
with cheers.
Mr.. Richardson also dwelt on the moral
characteristics of jackson. paying special
attention to the inT1eNible will power that
made him famous He recited several
instances to illustrate this trait of char
acter and also laid stress on his absolute
s,-bserviency to the will Of the people. His
monument, said Mr. Richardson, is the love
which exists in the hearts of six millions
of white voters in this country today, and
which is more lasting then any perpetual
ton in granite or bronze.
Harmony Wanted.
Mr.. Richardson made an impassioned ap-
peal for harmony and good fellowship in
the coming campaign during the last part
of his speech. He said that although what
ever the result, its happening may be for
gotten few centuries hence. he believed
the doctrines and principles CT the demo-
cratic party as laid down by Jackson and
jefferson would live forever. His closing
lines were graceful AMI eloquent. While
the most Of us must be content, he said to
be as though we had rot been and trust to
though they may not be found in the reg
lister of man. surely one of the things that
time and oblivion will spare will be the
wonderful and marvellous story of Tennes-
sees greatest patriot, statesman and SOL
der, the hero Of the Hermitage.
Other Pleasures.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Richardson's
address Mr.. Hosford called for three cheers
for Old Hickory, which were given with a
will, and then three more were added to
them for the speaker of the evening. This
closed the second part of the exercises and
the third part took place at the rooms Of
the association. where a collation. was serv-
ed and various kinds of refreshments Of
fered.
One of the features of the Interstate
Democratic Associations work during jan
uary and February will be a course of six
association by such democrats as j. Ster-
ling Morton. Chauncey Elack of Pennsyl-
vana and Benton McMilin of Tennessee.
The lectures will be hound in book form
and used as campaign matter in the COM
ing contest.