The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-09
LETTER FROM CLEVELAND.
His Regrets Sent by the President
to the Gathering.

to the Gathering.
The letters of President Cleveland.
Secretary Morton and Senator AZ
Palmer were greeted with cheers. Mr..
CleVeland's letter was as follows:
executive Mansion. Washington, Jan. Al
regret that official duties prevent my accent
ance OF the invitation l have received On
behalf of the National Democrats of the Mid
Ole states to attend their Jackson day banquet.
When passion and prejudice threaten to OBJ
scure the meaning of true Democracy and
pefVert us patriotic purposes a reunion of
thCse who are Democrats for the sake of
principle and the good of their country can
not fail to be inspiring and useful
On an occasion when the character and
achievements OF Andrew Jackson are com
memorated. the old landmarks of Democratic
faith should be distinctly pointed out AT such
a time it should be impressively taught that
democracy is not disorder that its regard for
popular rights does not mean the care of only
a portion OF our people; that it's LOYALTY to
the constitution and law does not mean a
petulent change Of the duty OF civic ODE
dlence; that it's aggreSSiVeness does NOT mean
class hatred and sectional Vituperation: and
tnat It's success should never mean mere par
usan triumph at the sacrifice of principle and
pau -Grover Cleveland.
MIR. HAMLIN'S RESPONSE.
Hon. Charles S. Hamlin, assistant
secretary OF the treasury, responded
next to the toast, Our National Ad-
mlnlstrat1on," and in this he recounted
u lily 11AclIICAS VI IIdllOIld1 import
tnat had been accomplished during Mr.
Cievetand's term. AS to Jackson,
whom they had met to honor. he said
no one was ever more devoted by pre-
cept and practice to what he believed
to be the peoples cause, and his life
was marked by a fearless determina-
tlon to do what he conceived to be his
duty: In honoring him. said the
speaker let us also render honor to
other illustrious statesmen, who, in the
present, as was Jackson in the past.
are leaders Of our political faith" In
this connection he spoke of Senator
John M. Palmer and Hon. Simon 8.
Buckner. '"They stand forth pre-
emlnently as presenting courage and
conscience in politics. They fought a
noble fight, and, though defeated, as
was to be expected, their defeat was
but stepping stone to a victory of
sound money principles Of finance and
a vindication Of our national honor"
He spoke of Hon. John c. Carlisle as
the intellectual peer of any living
man" who, true to his chief, our great
president, regardless of personal con-
sequences, flung himself into the breach
in the recent conflict, and by his in
teliectual vigor, his cogent reasoning
and his brilliant oratOry, did perhaps
more than any other man to insure
the preservation of Our national honor.
The name of Secretary Olney was pre-
scented as the worthy successor Of
Clay, Webster Marcy and Seward.
Speaking of the National Democratic
party, Mr.. Hamlin said it represented
liberal, progressive, ideas, as opposed
to narrow conservatism. Its motto is
forward, not backward. It's path is
that of progress, not decadence" Mr.
Hamlin concluded as follows:
1t is painful indeed to realize that during
the late struggle former comrades
posed to us. But we must not forget that
they are still our brothers; united to us by
principles Of political faith, upon which
they and we agree, and for which in the
good old times together we have fought. For
getful, therefore. CT the past, and mindful
only OF the future, let us stretch out our
hands to them. and beg them to turn from
the false light-the will the wlsp-of Pop
ulism, and face towards the sacred fires of
Democracy which We have kept burning,
ana share with us their warm, benefcent
glow. In the present condition of public
affairs we should steadfastly proclaim and
practice the principles of true Democracy
Let us pledge ourselves to render to the
new coming administration patriotic assist
ance to secure needful reforms in our finan-
c1al system.
Let US march forward, inspired by the
thoughts of Jefferson, Jackson. Cleveland
carlisle. Palmer and Russell. We have work
of the Indianapolis platform. Let us insist in
the future. as in the past, that taxation
snouid be limited by the expenses of govern
ment economically administered. Let us re-
form our financial system. Let every Demo-
crat grid up his loins and dropping wild
yagar1es born of unrest and discomfort, fight
Tor the principles Of Jefferson jackson and
Cleveland and victory will again be ours.
Inc enthusiasm was great when Gen
simon B. Buckner rose to speak for
the state of Kentucky.
lie spoke in praise of the detection
from the party which followed the
Chicago convention, saying: when /
send an agent to market to buy a horse
and he brings me back a iackass, I
am not bound to take it. The Demo-
Gratis sent delegates to ChiCag 90 to build
Democratic platform and they con-
Structed one which bole the ear marks
of Populism and we lid not choose to
accept it nor to stand upon it,"
The far West was represented by
John P. Irish, of California, and the
assembly recalling his hard work for
the gold standard during the cam
paign, greeted him with cheers
Other speakers of the evening We're
Virgil P. Kline, who responded for
Ohio; Washington Irving Babb. who
was charged with messag es from the
gold Democracy Of Iowa. T. J. Ma
honey, who represented Missouri and
Hugh Ryan, from Wisconsin, All these
speakers told of the condition of the
geld Democracy in the states from
which they had come and all made en-
thusiaStic promises OF the future
prospects and usefulness of the party.