The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-09
Five Hundred Opponents of Organism
Participate in n Banquet ut the
Chicago Auditorium.
LETTER FROM Mr.. CLEVELAND
AND SPEECHES BY HENRY WAITER
son, CHARLES :. HAMLIN,
Gen. Simon ID. Buckner. John p. Irish
and Franklin MacVcagh-CcIe-
bratiOn in Other Cities.

CHICAGO, Jan. s. - Representatives of
the gold Democracy of Illinois and other
States of the middle West, Northwest and
South met at the Auditorium tonight for
the purpose of celebrating Jackson day.
Fully five hundred men were present, and
the banquet was in many respects notable
affair of its kind. Letters were received
from President Cleveland, Secretary Nor
ton and Senator John NJ. Palmer, and a
large number of Democrats throughout the
country sent regrets over the wire or by
letter of the inability of the sender to be
present in person, and all sent words in
dicative of the utmost confidence in the fu-
ture Of that branch OF the Democratic
party which has declared itself against free
silver. President Clevelands letter, which
was addressed to Franklin MacVeagh,
chairman, follows:
My Dear Sir-I regret that official duties
prevent my acceptance of the invitation L
Democrats of the Middle States to attend
their jackson day banquet on the Sth inst.
when passion and prejudice threaten to
OBSCURE the meaning OF true Democracy
and pervert its patriotic purposes reunion
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 COM
the Ola ldnunafKS or Demo-
cratic faith should be distinctly pointed out.
at such time IL should be mpreSsively
taught that Democracy is not disorder;
THAT its regard for popular rights does not
mean the care OF only Il portion of our
people; that its loyalty 10 the Constitu-
ton and law does not mean a petulant chal-
lenge or the duty of civic obedience; that
its aggressiveness does not mean class
hatred and sectional vituperation. and that
its success should never mean mere parti-
san triumph at the sacrifice of principle
and patriotism. Yours very truly.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
The parlors of the hotel were crowded
early in the evening, while a general recep-
ton was held by the gentlemen who were
the honored guests of the evening. Francis
b. Peabody. Of Chicago, was at the head
of the reception committee, and for over
an hour he was busily engaged in present
ing to Henry Watterson. Charles S. Ham,
lin, General Buckner and John +. Irish the
great number of men who pressed forward
to greet them. The reception lasted until
the doors of the banquest hall We're thrown
open, and at o'clock the entire company
was seated at the long tables which
stretched from end to end of the room.
The decorations were flowers, evergreens
and flags, and they were there in profusion
1t was over two hours after the banquet
hall was opened before the menu card had
become merely list of things that once
had been, and the postmaster, Franklin
MacVeagh, rose to address the assemblage
Mr.. MacVeagh said. in the course of mis-
speech: No Democrat can be protec-
zionist and no Democrat can be a Populist.
The recklessnesS and insanity of Populism
are paralelied by the heartlesSnesS and the
immortality of protection. And Populism
and RepublicaniSm both stand for the
paternalism and Capitalization which De-
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