The morning times., 1896-02-23
DEMOCRATS HoNoRED IT.
Interstate Association Listened 10
q Speech and MUSIC

Interstate Association List ened 10
Speech and Music
The Interstate Democratic Association
observed the anniversary by an entertain
nIent in Odd Fellows Hall, which attracted
300 people, who enjoyed the affair in its
entirety, the leading feature of which was
an address by Congressman Mcguire of
California.
l.. S. Thomson, chairman of the enter
tainment committee, called the meeting To
order at $50 and announced Col. b. F.
Clayton as presiding officer.
The Ceclian Quartet, comprised of Mr..
and Mrs. W. l.. Wilson, Miss Irma G.
Callahan, and Jay Marsh. sang several
patriotic songs with piano accompaniment
by Miss Maude Martin. They were re-
called and sang "Sua vince River" to a new
arrangement for four voices.
Judge Mcguire was introduced by Col.
Clayton. The subject of his address was
Democracy aud lac held his audience in
teTested for over half an hour, the time of its
delivering.
He prefaced his speech with the explana-
tion that the address had been prepared
10y invitation OF the association, and that
this time having been selected as the one
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Of changing it, but he was now persuaded
no such change should be made and that
nothing could be more fitting to the oc-
casion than discussion of the great funda-
mental principles of human rights, to the
establishment and maintenance Of which
the life of our newborn nation was dedi
Gated, when, by the vaIor of Washington
and his glorious followers her independence
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ington the character OF her Institutions was
made democratic"
Some of Judge Magure's remarks. relat-
ing particularly TO Washington, were:
1T has been said of Washington that
he was great in what he did, but greater
/ far in what he forbore to do. He was
! great in organizing the armies of the Revo-
/ luton and leading them to final victory,
| but he was greater still while almost wor-
SHIPPED as the saviour of his newborn coun-
/ try and the conquercr Of her mighty foes to
| lay down his sword. and put aside the
profered sceptre for the grand principle
that popular sovereignty is the only right
ful form Of government.
George washington was not the first
! to discover or announce this principle, nor
was he its greatest or its strongest advo-
cate at any time. But at the close OF the
war of the revolution, with the wreath of
| the conquerer upon his brow, enjoying the
| love and devotion Of his countTymen to a
degree that made him practically the arbiter
J OF the conditions that should follow the
successful revolution, he was in a position
where yielding to the appeal Of selfishness
he might readily have grasped the sceptre
and have made the Constitution of England
the Constitution OF the new and mighter
empire of the Western Hemisphere.
1T was n critical moment for the west
| ern hemisphere. 1t was critical moment
| for the rights of ma u throughout the world.
Ifthe principle Of monarchy had been estah-
lshed here; if a weaker man had been at
| the helm Of state, n man more devoted 10
| self aud less to principle: where in all the
| world would the experiment in self-gov-
ernment' have found place? The monar-
chies of the old world would not have per-
mitted repu bile to live there. The monar-
chies of the new world would have been
equally interested in suppressing republi