Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-09
"ST. JACKsON'S "
CELEBRATED BY DEMOCRATS IN
MANY CITIES YESTERDAY.
NOTABLE BANQUET IN CHICAGO.
ATTENDED BY SCORES OF PRoMI-
NENT GOLD DEMOCRATS.
Henry Watterson One of the Guests
of Honor-Letter of Regret From
President Cleveland Read
MIR. Trimbie Represent
ed Kansas City.

Chicago. Jan. Representatives of the
gold Democracy of Illinois and other states
of the Middle West, Northwest and South
met at the Auditorium tonight for the
purpose of celebrating Jackson day. Fully
SO men were present, and the banquet was
in many respects notable affair or It's
kind. Letters were received from President
Cleveland, Secretary Morton and Senator
John NJ. Palmer and a large number of
Democrats throughout the country, sent
either through the malls or over the wire,
expressing regret at the inability of the
scnders to be present in person. All sent
words indicative of the utmost confidence
in the future of that branch of the Demo-
cratic party which has declared itself
against free silver.
The parlors of the hotel were crowded
early in the evening, while a general re-
ception was held by the gentlemen VINO
were the honored guests of the evening.
Francis B. Peabody, of Chicago, was at
the head of the reception committee, and
for over an hour he was busily engaged
in presenting TO Henry Watterson, Charles
S. Hamlin, General Buckner and John p.
Irish the great number of men who press
ed forward to greet them.
The reception lasted until the doors of
the banquet hall We're thrown open, and al
o'clock the entire company was seated
at the long tables which stretched from
end to end of the room. The decorations
were flowers, greens and flags, and they
were in profusion.
MacVeaSh as Toastmaster.
Great banks of roses and carnations
were upon the tables and at various points
around the room, while the portraits of
jackson. Jefferson and other founders of
Democratic principles and upholders of
Democratic faith, which hung upon the
walls, were tastefully hung with garlands
and wreaths of roses. Behind the head of
the table at which sat Franklin MacVeagf,
the toastmaster of the evening, was ar
ranged beautiful effect wrought by the
skillful draping of d number of American
flags.
l. was over two hours after the banquet
hall was opened before the menu card had
become merely a list of things that had
been and the toaStmaSter rose to address
the aSSemblage.
Mr.. MacVeigh congratulated all present,
land all true Democrats upon this signifi
cant gathering: because it is Il timely tes-
tlmony, and distinguished testimony, to
the permanency of Democratic principles.
And the occasion fits the day. Those whom
We represent have Il right to Jackson's day,
for it has been given to them, as it was
given to him, TO defend both the fortunes
of the nation and the principles of the
Democratic party.
We are the Democratic party of the
past; we are the Democratic party of the
present; we are the Democratic party of
the future. To us will tend. from the one
side and from the other, all who either
now believe or shall come to believe in the
principles we stand for. Those principles,
you and believe, will surely attract again,
as they have so often attracted before, Il
majority of our countrymen
Henry Watterson's Address.
As Mr. MacVeigh took his seat Mr.. Wat
terson. who was to address the company
on The Future of Democracy" rose to
his feet; The ringing cheers that greeted
him made it impossible for several minutes
for the eloquent Kentuckian to proceed
with his remarks. His address, which was
received with enthusiastic approval, began
as follows:
IF Old Hickory were alive and could
! look in upon us at this moment, l have an
| impression that he would conclude that
| the Democracy of which he was the EN-
! bodiment is not only not dead. nor sleep
| ing. but that 1t lives and moves and has
its being, and is scheduled to stay.
Let us assume that he IS here; that his
| spirit hoVers over us, and likewise the spir-
| its of all the Democratic sages. from JEFF
| ferSon and Tilden to that brayeSt of the
| brave, that Incompatible cavalier of the
| Old Bay state. who gave up his young life
| that Democracy might live on the very
threshold of the last battle for honor coun-
| try and truth. During one night at least
| let us consecrate this noble theater as a
| temple of Democracy, OF Democracy uuter-
| rited and undefled: the only kind of De-
| mocraCy which jefferson taught and Jack
son praCticedi'
Mr.. Watterson then launched into a
| lengthy arrangement OF Tree SILVER ana pro-
| lection. concluding as follows:
This is st. Jackson's day, and. with rev.
| erent hearts, We are here to celebrate it.
| He was a Democrat. We are Democrats.
| He was for honest money. We are for
| honest money. He stood by the integrity
| of the nation. We stand by the integrity
| of the nation. He believed in the people
and trusted to the fidelity of his conviction.
| We believe in the people and trust to the
| fidelity of our convictions. When treason
| reared its head in the form of notification,
he struck it a whitening blew. When trea-
son, in the form of anarchy, reared its
| head. We struck it a whitening blow. And
| so again and again shall we strike II. when
ever and wherever it appears, until we
| have wiped dcmagogues and demagogism
| from the face of the earth and brought our
government back to its original functions.
the just protection of property and life and
the equalization of all men and all classes
in the pursuit of prosperity and happiness. .
Charles S. Hamlir. of New York, assist
ant secretary of the treasury. came next
with an able talk upon Our National
Administration" which was very warmly
1hc letters of President Cleveland, Sec.