Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-14

sides of his people. Jefferson would pre- scribe no man because of his religion, and would not fCs an instant tolerate the damnable American Protective AsS9cla- tion. He never said it was dishonest to pay an honest debt, but would say it was damnable to attempt to pay an honest debt with dishonest legislation He would never have allowed Old Glory to be hauled down in the Pacific ocean and supplanted by the flag of foreign mon- grel government. He would have an neXed the Sandwich Islands and Cuba. He would not bolt a convention of his party
 We stand here as representatives of Jeffersonian democracy. In 1900 only the representatives of Jeffersonian democ- racy will usher in the twentieth century with Bryan at the head of the govern ment.
 Hon. w. J. Sanford-"The Foundsr of Democracy and It's Greatest Living Ex- ponent."
 It seems to me, the speaker said, that after what Governor Johnston, pr. Gun ningham and the younger men of the festal board, gusts of your honored or ganization, have spoken, l could say but little to add to the occasion, but as you have assembled to honor the man whose picture adorns this banquet hall and the halls of history, 1 may say the man whose ideas control the peopls, whose principles are those of democracy, has been decried as @ traitor, denounced as a coward and villified as a hypocrit, and yet he nsver deserved these oppro- brious epithets. No act of his justified such invectives He was always in sym pathy with the people, and cordially approved the sentiments of their hearts. No man was ever more fearless in his regard of principles; no man more bold in expressing his opinions. and yet he was always the advocate of the people.
 The speaker mentioned Jefferson Da- wis in connection with the name of Thomas Jefferson, and the word was the signal for great applause. He referred to tn= occasion also being the anniver- sary of the surrender of Fort Sumter, when states rights were for the time be- ing surrendered.
 being a fit successor to the matchless being fit succeccor to th= matchless Jefferson, he paid him glowing trib- Ute, saying he was his equal in states manship and superior in eloquence.
 Hon. s. M. Robinson-"De Democracy Grand in Defeat"
 Hon. S. M Robinson, of Mobile, who missed his train, t=legraphed that he would be on hand at the eleventh hour and did so, arriving at 1920 o'clock a. m. He entered the banquet hall in time to re- spond to his toast Democracy Grand in Defeat" He apo1ogiz@d for his late ness in arriving, but said he was proud to be present on the memorable occasion a burning eloquence he paid attention to his subject and received well-merited praise.
 Hon. Thomas Heflin-"Thomas Jeffer- son.
 Hon. Thomas HeHin, on being called upon to respond to the toast "Thomas Jefferson" did so in an able and eloquent manner, winding up with splendid take-off of Gov. Bob Taylor, of Tennes- see.
 MT. Horace Hood-"The Press"
 The able editor of the Montgomery Journal responded to the toast The Press" in an able and eloquent style.
 MT. R. p. Acknowledgement par ty of Alabama"
 MT. Wetmores toast was timely and well handled.
 Mai. R. A. McClellan--"The Chicago Platform"
 The venerable yet youthful warrior of Limestone, in responding to the toast, "The Chicago Platform" was eloquent and impassoned.
 Home, Sweet Home" were the grains bidding all adieu and the bandueters dispersed with the campaign of 1900 fully and ably ushered into being with as fine a representation of opponents of Jef- fersonian democracy as ever assembled.
 NOTES.
 The scene at the table was one of ra- |, determination in every line, written there by the thoughts of the anniversary of the birth of that great man. Thomas Jef- ferson, whose face, side by side with that of Wm. J. Bryan, one the leader Of an hundred years ago, the other the lead CT of the present hour smiled down upon them from the wall above.
 Toastmaster Tomlinson seemed to real ize the position to which he had been as- signed. The occasion, destined to be so me morable, was one which required the guiding hand of a man capable and his proved the master hand. His introduce tory remarks, brief, yet appropriate, were happily conceived and easily spoken in a smooth, flowing tone.
 Gov. Johnston was easily the lion of the hour. His hearty hand shake was pleas ant to feel and his kindly word of greet ing pleasant to hear.