The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
FROM CLEVELAND.

Washington. d. c., Jan. T. 1897
Franklin MacVeagh, Esq, Chairman, etc,
Chicago:
Dear Sir-I regret that official duties
present my acceptance of the invitation |
nave received on benalf of the national
Democrats of the middle states to attend
their jackson day banquet on the Sth
instant.
When passion and prejudice threatened
to obscure the meaning of true democracy
and pervert its patriotic purposes a re-
union of those who are Democrats for the
sake of principle and the good of their
country cannot fail to be inspiring and
useful.
On an occasion when the character and
achievements of Andrew Jackson are
commemorated the old land marks of
Democratic faith should be distinctly
pointed out. At such Il time it should
De impreSSiVely taught that democracy
is not disorder; that its regard for popu-
lar rights does not mean the care of only
a portion OF our people; that its loyalty
to the constitution and law does not
mean permanent challenge of the duty
OF civic obedience: that its aggreSSiVeneSS
Goes not mean class hatred and sectional
vituperation and that it's success should
never mean mere partisan triumph al the
sacrifice of principle and patriotism.
Yours very truly.
GROVER CLEVELAND. 4
FROM PALMER
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, enumerateI by you, should. in
some way, emphasize this day. their ad-
herence to the principles of the Indian
apoliS platform ard their loyalty to true
democracy. ! am gratited to find that it
is not the purpose of the banquet to
antagonize our former friends, but merely
to emphasize our position, for IL must be
that the Democrats of the several states,
who, under a mistaken sense of duty, ac-
cepted and supported the Chicago plat
form and candidacy of Mr.. Bryan WILL
at no distant day, unite with us in the
support of the recognition of the Indian
apoliS platform as q true, precise and ac-
curate definition of the principles of the
great historic Democratic party. and that
the convention and its platform was a
proper and patriotic protest against the
fected at ST. Louis to commit the Demo-
cratic party not only to Populism, with all
it's underlined meanings. but to the
service of a mere silver property interest,
which is as arrogant and grasping as any
other which ever existed in the United
States.
FROM CABINET MEMBERS.
The following kilograms from members
of the cabinet were read:
Washington D. c., Jan. s.
To the Democratic party is still COM
mitted the defense of the PRINCIPLES of
true government. We must fight not only
the battle for sound finance, but never
ending struggle for ADJUST and equal sys-
tenn of taxation. w. l.. WILSON.
Washington, Jan. s.
Official duties Will not permit me to
accept the invitation to attend the Jack
CON dav banquet | trust the occasion
may prove prolific of much good TO the
interests of true democracy, as advocated
and exemplified by that noble patriot
whose victories we celebrate IoilSnI, S,T.
DAVID r. FRAN;lS-
e,.o,,, d.,
IT. Gable of Rock Island. ex-Demo
c,atic national committeeman, and c.
Vev Holman of Maine, who was chair
man of the literary bureau of the ma
tional Democratic party during the last
campaign.
A reception to General Buckner and
others preceded the feast and speech
making.
When Toastmaster MacVeagh men
toned President Cleveland IN words OIL
praise, every man arose, cheered,
waved napkins and applauded to ex-
press their admiration of the man and
sympathy with the sentiments of the
speaker. There was milder demon
stration when Senator Palmer's letter
was read and hearty applause followed
the reading of Secretary Morton's let
ter, which was as follows:
MORTON'S VIEWS.
Never before in the history of the re-
public has the duty of making honest
declarations in behalf of honest econom-
:cs honest currency and an honest adj
ministration of municipal, state and ma
tional affairs been so imperative upon
good citizenship. Never before have there
been such grave and weighty reasons for
repressng partiSaniSm and eXalting patri-
otism. The ~ecent camDaign-notwith
standing it gave us glimpses of possible
organization for the disruption of this
form of government-alsO gave the world
a view of hundreds of thousands of hon
est money Dartisans. who placed the
credit, prosperity and glory of the repub-
lie far above the success of merely al
legged regularity of political organization
These independent votes sacrificed not a
single particle of principle, but between
protective tariff on one side, and the
certainty of q debased currency on the /
other. they chose to tolerate what they
believed to be the least of two evils.