Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-09
sonian club was bound to lead the party to a
glorious victory next fall.
JEFFERSONIAN SIMPI JCITy

JEFFERSONIAN SIMPLICITY.
The dining room was arranged with the
proverbial Jeffersonian simplicity. The en-
tire decorations consisted of the portraits of
the four democrats mentioned above and q
single huge American flag, which formed a
background to the short end of the three-
cornered square at which the POSTMASTER
and speakers of the evening were seated. In
front of them stretched two long white
robed tables, adorned with shining glass and
Potted plants and huge plates of fruit, about
which the remainder of the guests were
grouped.
The menu was e~laborte, and in line with
those which have graced the previous ban
qpets of the club. 1t appeared to be fully
appreciated by the guests from "blue points
to cigars" especially as there was a planti-
fui supply OF sauturne and pontet canet, for
1t was 1890, a full hour and a half after
seats had been taken at the table, when the
cigars were lighted, and T~oastmaater Francis
A. Brogan arose to announce the first toast
Of the evening.
Before doing so, however, Mr.. Brogan
briefly spoke of the cause of the gathering
and read a few letters of regret from promi-
nent persons who had found 1t impossible
to be in attendance. OF these there was a
brief one from Governor Holcomb and an
other from David Overmeyer of Topeka. w.
j. Bryan also sent his regrets, and in doing
so wrote as follows:
II am persuaded that no candidate who
tlles 10 uHuO WHAT JACKSON ala can win
a similar victory, even though the attempt
Is made In the name Of democracy. Since
we initiate what we admire, the annual
consideration of the words and acts of such
a man as Jackson ought to stimulate us to
higher citizenship and purer democracy, and
the present time Is certainly opportune for
such a stimulation. When great combina-
tons OF capital are crushing out COMPETE
ton and leyying tribute upon all produc-
tive industry, when corporations created
nv q w ara stI mo- IN hn a 90 fh,, A.
government which created them, when the
money changers are seeking to control
legislation in the interest of the
creditor class, when some of our statesmen
favor the employment of foreign bankers to
protect our treasury rather than use silver
as a standard money, and when plutocracy
Is making a bold and impudsnt bid for the
support of the democratic party. we need to
make a pilgrimage to the grave of Old
Hickory and invoke the aid of his spirit"
Alexander III. Vance of Milford sent his
regrets on account of sickness, together with
the following:
"The democratic creed is a metallic cur
rency on the precious metals, silver and
gold, equal and exact justice to all men. the
complete subseryiency Of the military to the
civil government, the owest taxation con-
sistent with good government, freedom of
the press, conscience and of trade and armed
resistance to all schemes of conquest for
either political influence or territorial ag-
= W IulOpNdh HdllOuS Ou IUlH
hemisphere"
POSTMASTER Brogan stated that w. S. Pop
pleton, who had been expected tu respond
to ANDREW Jackson" found it impossible to
be present, and at once introduced T. j.
Mahoney, who responded to the toast, THE
Monroe Doctrine"
Mr., Mahoney began by stating that efforts
had been made to show that the Monroe
doctrine was not expounded by President
Monroe. but by President John Quincy Adams,
or perhaps some one else. He spent s1me
time in showing that it was first
stated by President Monroe, and then
briefly outlined its effect since 1926. He held
that even If 1t was not first uttered by Monroe
u was good, sound, democratic. United States
doctrine, as 1t forbid the propagation on the
western hemisphere of any monarchial gov
eminent, either directly or indirectly" He
admitted that 1t might not as yet be a part
OF International law. but stated that the
principle 1t embodied, the right of a
country to defend itself even from
threatened dangers and to decide
what Intrusion was menac,ng. was recognized
by the nations. He asserted that the people
of this country were ready "to make 1t a
part Of the international code and enforce II
as SUCH" and that all who opposed the doc
trlne were doing more to bring about war
than those who supported 1t and its interpre-
tation by President Cleveland.
Mr.. Mahoney's speech was plentifully in
terspersed with references to President