The evening times., 1897-07-05

T., the money question, the Cuban question
and other plank and doctrines ofthe peui-.
ocratic platform were loudly applauded.
President Sibley then put the resolu-
tions, and they We're carried unanimously
Mr.. Sibley introduced Senator Daniel, OF
Virginia, after first paying b glowing
eulogy To the great commonwealth from
which he came and then paid PERSONAL
tribute To the coming speaker.
The audience went wild when Mr..
Daniel arose, which spirit was inspired
by a patriot in the audience who described
the speaker as the Great Lion or l-ynchuurg
MIR Daniel began as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen or The
National Association of Democratic CLUBS,
OF the District CT Columbia My COUNTY,
men and Countrywonien: BY the bnSht
light of lhe InoI Ining OF this neyer-to-pe-fo
gotten day, give you oneand all the grailu
hailing sign of cur nationality ana oil our
perpetual brotherhood. l, too am an
American citizen. tApplause) ms Is an
American day. thoroughbred and 10 the
mamie. holn, a purely domestic produc',
homemade ,Applause.1 There were cther
festivals, such as Xmas and Easter, but inns
day = our day, the day that made us All
American citizens.
Liberty had been achieved by battles
in all countries, but the Fourth of july
was the flower of all the battles of all the
ages, and it contained the keynote of the
great battles of the future" (Applause,
Mr. Daniei, in passing, paid tribute TO
virginians as the first OF American citi-
zens, and they would be the last TO be
found fighting for the fundamental priI-
cipes of the Constitution.
lie adverted TO the general patriotic
feelings of the day, the visit Of Mckinley
to his home, and what that meant to the
nation. He also paid pretty cImplimen
ID Vice President Hobart as a worthy sue
oessor of Adlai Stevenson He referred to
the meeting of the Senate today, and ex-
pressed his pleasure that he wasn't there
,Laughecr and ApplauseJ He said that
the Republican majority was trying to
periorm TIE miracle OF producing Pros
perity by taxing the public to death.
,Laughterl Ii they succeeded In that the
nyinc machine would be an easy essay.
Mr.. Daniel was very eloquentin hescIh
ing the men w ho made the Republic pos
iblc: WHO faced the frown or the greatest
nation Oh earth; aud the freedom then
Dol aimed was TO be preserved by preser
walton of the truth 1t is true that we
began by secession, but it seemed TO him
that secession led to Union. IL became
The Democrats then to assert the truth In
shcir platforms; straig ghtfor ward, plain dec
la-ations: not shambling or cross-cyed.
Mr.. Daniel ent ertained the audience with
the story Of the secession. and described
The last position OF the COnrederates as
having as their center the Fourth or
July, ana OF the wings the Sth OF Jan
uary and the 22d of February. Any
ody who wanted to drive them out OF
hose entrenchuients would have his hands
full tApplausc
Nj Daniel was very eloquent also in his
description of the philosophers or the
Woods and recalled the estimate made of
them by Lo.d Chatham. There were people
still who were making the mistakes Of King
George.
They believe that the nation should bs
governed by the select few, the brokers,
the money lenders, but not so, for Ameri-
canisn was everywhere and in all classes
under the broad seamless canopy Of the
stars and Stripes (Applause 1t was for
Democracy TO preserve the traditions Of
partisan feelings OH such a day,
The Declaration OF Independence was not
local ss 10 any part OF the country, Its
principles caHc 10 this land in the germs ot
the blood of the first settlers of this coun-
try. tAEpause 1t was the same spirit
as that which animated the British pa
tIuts at Ruunynede Applause
But with all this he believed in keeping
this country free from all other nations.
He had DO ill-feeling to England He
knew nothing of a gospel of hate. Liberty
was Democracy, and God was love and
liberty. He believed that when he voted
against arbitration he voted as Washing
ten and jefferson would have voted. ZAP
plauseD He opposed the arbitration treaty
| because it took judges from the bench, be
cause it established an International court
without question stated.
Some peopie think that the Senateis de
generating, and every time IL does not
agree with the sugar trust or some other
trust, somebody runs off into corner,
wrings lis hands and cries thatthe Senate
as degenerating No, il was composed OF
patriots, and they would all be making
Fourth OF July speeches if they We're not
pIe-engaged fol tha Interesting and fasci-
mating subject, the tariff. (Applause and
laughter The Senate, OF course, was not
perfect, nor indeed was the Democratic
party, fol- that matter laughterl J, but they
could and would conserve the bestinteTests
| Of the na ton.
The cIosccf this magnificent address was
as follows:
1--WE are going 70 have a great celebra-
| ton on the one hundredth anniversary of
She Democratic party in the year 1900.
| tApplausc) IT was in the year 1SO0 that
we elected Democratic z resident for the
| first time. (Applause.)
They say that allsignS fail in dry weather
| daughter, but all signs do not fail on
| hot days like these (applausel, and un
| less all signs 90 fail we are going to eel
| citrate our centennial by the biggest Demo
| sIatjc election that you ever saw in this
| country (applause). i think 1 could apos-
| trophize that day y in the same spirit in which
| Brycn apoStrophized the ocean:
| Thine writes no wrinkle on thine azure
brow;
Such as creations dawn beheld thee il
behol1s thee now.'
| "AndI maysayin the languageof anot her
| poet: Time cannot wither her. nor custom
| stale her infinite variety tAppla use.
Mr. Daniel made lot Of fun next Of the
Cnfulfilied predictions of the death OF the
| Democratic party, and dclosedinthesew words
| Down at a plantation side n farmers
son, Thomas Jefferson, plucked the quill
| of an eagle with which he wrote the great
charter OF American liberty. A ~idow't
son, who had toiled on farm and learned
| piety at his mothers side. and the lessons OF
| truth and honor in little cabin home, one