The record-union., 1897-01-09
Celebrate the Anniversary Of Jackson's
Victory at New Orleans.
Prominent Delegates From Ten Middle
and Western States,
Who Were Opposed to Bryan and
Free Silver COngregate at Chicago
and Renew Pledges of Adherence
to the Indianapolis Platform.

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| CHICAGO, Jan. S.-Choosing the an
niversary of 'Old Hickory's'' birth rep
resentative members of the National
Democratic party from the ten Middle
and Western States who fought for the
principle and gold standard under the
| banner of Palmer and Buckner. as
sembled 3o0 strong tonight in the ban
| quet hall of the Auditorium Hotel to
celebrate alike the victory of Andrew
jackson at New Orleans, the victory
over Bryan and free silver, and renew
| pledges of adherence to the Indianapolis
| platform.
The occasion was made notable by the
! presence of the party's nominee for
| Vice President, General Simon 3.
Buckner Of Kentucky, Hon. Charles S.
! Hamlin of Massachusetts,, Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury, and Hon. Henry
| Watterson of Louisville.
The banqueterS were also honored bv
! having read to them letters from the
! President of the United States, from
| Secretary Morton, and the standard
bearer of the party in the recent cam
! paign, United States Senator John NJ
| Palmer, and kilograms from Secretaries
] Wilson and Francis and others proani-
nent in the party The letter which
President Cleveland wrote Franklin
McVeagh of Chicago, toastmaster at
the Jacksonioan feast in lieu of his
| presence, was as follows:
! Executive Mansion, Washington. Ian.
| 4, 1897.
Ntyay ly1 lin u,
Chicago-My Dear Sir: l regret that
off1clal duties prevent my acceptance of
the invitation / have received on behalf
of the National Democrats of the Mid
die States to attend their jackson day
banquet on the Sth inst When passion
and prejudice threatened to obscure the
meaning of true Democracy and pervert
its patriotic purposes a reunion of those
who are Democrats for the sake of prin-
ciple and the good of the country cam
not fall to be inspiring and useful. On
an occasion when the character and
achievements of Andrew Jackson are
commemorated the old landmarks of
Des'ss. ratio faith should be distinct
ly pointed out AT such a time 1T should
be ianpressively taught that Democracy
IS not disorder; that it's regard for pop-
ular rights does not mean the care of
! only a portion of our people; that it's
loyalty to the Constitution and law
does not mean a petulent challenge Of
the duty of civic obedience; that its ag-
gressiveness does not mean class hatred
and sectional v1tuperation, and that it's
success should never mean mere parti-
san triumph at the sacrifice of prfnci-
off
GROVER CLEVELAND"
Senator Palmer intended to be present
in person, but his illness in Springfield
made his presence impossible Instead
the General sent the following letter:
1T seems to me eminently proper that
the National Democracy of the Middle
States, as enumerated by you, should in
some way emphasize their adherence
tc the principles of the Indianapolis
platform and their loyalty to true Dem
ocracy l am gratified to find that 1t
is not the purpose of the banquet to an
tagonlze our former friends but merely
TO emphasize our position for it must
be that the Democrats of the several
states who under a mistaken sense of
duty accepted and supported the Chica-
go platform and candidacyof Bryan will
at no distant day discover that neither
the platform nor the candidate express
ed or represented Democratic principles
and will unite with us in the support
OF the recognition of the indianapolis
piat1orm as a true, precise and accurate
dehmtlon or the principles Of the great
historic Democratic party, and that the
convention and its platform was a
proper and patriotic protest against the
conspiracy organized at Chicago and
perfected ait ST Louis to commit the
Democratic party not only to Populism
with all its underlined meanings h,,t to
the service of a mere silver property
interest which is as arrogant and
grasping as any other which ever exist
ed in the United States"
The following kilograms from men,
perS Oh Tue Cabinet were read:
Washington, d. c., Jan. g.
10 the Democratic party is still COM
m1tted the defense of the principles of
free government. We must fight not
only the battle for sound finance but a
never ending struggle for a just and
equal system of taxation.
wv. L. WILSON"
Official duties will not permit me to
accept the invitation to attend the
jackson day banquet. l trust the oc-
casion may prove prolific of much good
to the interests of true Democracy as
advocated and exemplified by that no
Die patriot, whose victories we celebrate
tonight. DAVID r. FRANCIS
Ielegrams We're also read from Ben
I. Gable of Rock Island, ex-Democratic
Nauonai committeeman, and c. Vey
Holman OF Maine, who was chairman
OF the literary bureau of the National
Democratic party during the last cam
paign.
A reception to General Buckner and
otherS preceded the feast and speech
making When Toastmaster MacVeagh
mentioned President Cleveland in words
of praise every man arose, cheered.
waved napkins and applauded to ex-
press their admiration of the man anI
sympathy with the sentiments of the
speaker. There was a milder demon
stration when Senator Palmer's letter
was read, and hearty applause follow
ed the reading of Secretary Morton's
letter, which was as follows:
Never before in the history of the re-
public has the duty of making fearless
and honest declarations in behalf Of hon
est economics, honest currency and an
honset administration of municipal
State and national affairs been so