The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-27
SHNAfoR-ELECT THE GUEST OF
THE REPUBLICANS OF NEW
YORK.
LESSON OF THE ELECTION.
"BOSS TONI, EXPaTNDS TT TOD ur.rr,
BENEFIT OF NATIONAL
DEMOCRATS.
COMPLIMENT FOR sLR. CLEVELAND
Success of the Foreign Policy Of the
Present Administration a Matter
for Congratulations.

ALBANY, N. Y, jan 26.-The Repub-
lfcans of the state rendered a BANQUET
to Thomas Plat, senator-eIect from
New York, at Harmanus Blocker hall
tonight at which were present all tina
Republican state officers, all the party
leaders in the state and many Repub-
leans Of national Importance. Covers
were laid for nearly 1000, while as
many more looked on from the galleries
and listened to the speech making. Mr..
Platt made it the occasion Of his formal
acceptance of the senatorship to sue
coed David B. Hill. Mr.. Platt said in
part:
Suf1cient time has passed rinee the Noven-
per election - permit a close examination of
It's results 1t cannot be said they are wholly
satisfactory. The bewiIdering programme OF
legislation proposed by Mr.. Bryan obtained
SO great a popular support as to forbid tha
IDEA that agitation i'll it's favor will be aban-
doned, and our Democratic friends who with
out giving unqualified adhesion to Republican
principles, were, nevertheless constrained by
their convictions on the money question to
support the Republican candidates. should
give sober consideration to this fact
1t is not yet certain that any plan for thu
relief of the treasury can pass the senate" as
1t will be constituted after the Attn of March.
Capital will not invest, production will not
increase, labor will not be adequately en-
ployed until laws are passed to insure the
treasury against insolvency, and to guarantees
to the business interests of the country a
safe and reasonably permanent basis on
winch TO operate. If the changes In the COM
position Of the senate now in progress fail
70 produce majority that can hold together
Tor the enactment Of such legislation we shall
nave the same fight out of which we have
just come to make again four years from
now. under probably less favorable condt-
TONS
The lesson which this possibility teaches
70 the sound money Democrats and the duty
It enforces upon them seem entirely clear.
Ihey can md no home IN the Democratic
party. Their presence there is not wanted
whereas with it is held in Just esteem
They must come into the Republican party,
exert their due influence upon its policies and
accept their share Of the responsibility for its
work. And, without abandoning any vital
principle, which they would not ask or ex-
pect, we must seek in all we do to hold
their confidence and support.
Inc people do not want the Wilson bill
patched up. They want it repealed and in fta
place their plain demand, to which the cleo
ton OF two successive Republican majorities
In the house of representatives sufficiently
tesdhes, is for the enactment of an fnteIH-
gent and consistent tariff, based in every
schedule upon the principle Of preventing the
foreign producer of goods that compete with
American goods from wholesaIing his wares
In The American market at prices which COM
pei the American maker Of such wares either
TO go out of business or to reduce the waxea
he pays to labor.
If there is other respect in which tha
suit OF Mr.. Cleveland's administration, It may
pc admitted since the present secretary Of
Soate assumed direction of our foreign al
fa1rs, the position of our country abroad has
improved. 1t has been demonstrated again
that the consistent unfolding of American
interests in foreign lands does not necea-
sar1ly involve disagreeable relations with for
elgn governments. and the just influence Of
our country can be preserved without offensa
TO our neighbors. have had no fair cppor-
tunlty to examine the text of the arbitration
treaty or to consider the possibilities that
may arise under its various provisions but
with the same principle involved 1t seems an
thougn all civilized men must be SYM
pathetic.
Briefly referring to the Cuban question Mr..
Platt said: The attitude Of our government.
however, cannot always express the SYM
pathles OF the people. 1t has it's treaties to
observe and its code of public law to respect
Acts or intervention. moreover, involve re-
sponsibilittes and these must be assumed
with caution. We neither wish to govern
Cuba nor fight Spain, and no act of gov
eminent should be performed that leads u
IN the direction of either of the enterprises.
The other speakers were as follows:
Gov. Black, Gen. Russell A Alger, of
Michigan; Hon. J. Sloat Fassett, Hon.
Chauncey M. Depew, d. D. Woodman-
see, Of Ohio, president Of the NatioaI
League of Republican clubs; VIM. Pitt
Kellogg, of Louisiana. Lieut. Gov.
Woodruff was the last speaker, and the
banquet was over shortly after II
o'clock