The herald., 1897-01-09
JACKSON [AUDATUS
BY GOLD DEMOCRATS
Gathered at Chicag0's
Auditorium
THE GREAT Leaders SEND Regrets
And Take Occasion to Jump on
Silver
THE PROvENDER DEMOLISHED
Franklin Macvea,h Uacorks the Bottles
Of Speeches
Coosratulatiug All on the Permanence Of
Democracy
President Cleveland Held UP as the IL
THE PROvENDER DEMOLISHED
Franklin Macvea,h Uacorks the Bottles
Of Speeches
coosratuIstiug All on the Permanenee Of
Democracy
President Cleveland Held UP as the IL
lustrious Successor of the Great
Founders of True Government
by the People.
Associated Press Special Wire

CHICAGO. Jan. S.-Representatives OF
the gold Democracy of Illinois and other
states of the middle west, northwest ana
south met at the Auditorium tonight fo.'
the purpose of celebrating jackson day.
Fully 500 men were present and the BALI
ouet was In many respects notable af-
fair of it's kind. Letters were receiver
from President Cleveland. Secretar!
Morton and Senator John NJ Palmer,
and a large number of Democrats
throughout the country expressing re-
gret at the inability Of the senders to
be present in person, and all sent words
indicative of the utmost confidence in
the future of THAT branch of the Demo
cratic party which had declared itself
against free silver
The parlors of the hotel were crowded
early in the evering while general re-
ception was held by the gentlemen who
were the honored guests of the evening
Francis b. Peabody of Chicago was al
the head of the reception committee,
and for over an hour he was busiy en-
gagged in presenting to Henry Waiter
son, C. Fl. Hamlin, General Buckner ana
John p Irish the great number of men
who pressed forward to greet them.
The reception lasted until the doors Ct
the banquet hall we're thrown open, and
at o'clock the entire company was sea-
ed at the long tables which stretched
from end to end Of the room. The deco
rations were flowers, greens ard flags,
and they were there in profusion. Great
banks Of roses and carnations were upon
the tables and at varipu: points AROUND
the room, while the portraits of jackson,
Jefferson and other founders of Demo-
cratic PRINCIPLES ard upholders OF Demo-
cratic faith. which hung upon the walls.
were tastefully hung with garlands and
wreaths Of roses. Behind the head uf
the table, at which sat Franklin Nc
Weigh the tca stmaster of the evening,
was arranged beautiful effect wrought
by the skillful draping of number OF
American flags.
1t was over two hours after the ban
uuet was opened before the menu cards
had become merely list of things that
had only been, and the toastmaster rose
to address the assemblage.
MIR. McVeagh congra tulated all pres
ent ard "all true Democrats upon this
significant gathering, because it IS
timely testimony and distinguished tes
timony to the permanence of Democrat
ic principles. Ard the occasion fits the
day. Those whom we represent have
right to Jackson's day. for it has been
given to thenl and It was given to him,
to defend both the fortunes of the ma
ton and the principles of the Demo-
cratic party.
As Mr. MacNeagh took his seat Mr..
Watterson, who was to address the COM
pany on The Future of Democracy, rose
to his feet. The ringing cheers that
greeted him made it impossible for sew
eral minutes for the eloquent Ken
tuckIan to proceed with his remarks.
His address was received with enthu-
siastic approval.
Mr.. Watterson said in part: 'If Old
Hickory were alive and could look in
upon us at this moment l have an i'm
preston that he would conclude that the
Democracy, Of which he is the embodi-
ment, is not dead nor sleeping, but that
1t lives and moves and has being and
is scheduled to stay. Let US assume that
he Is here; that his spirit hovers over
us, and likewise the spirits of all the
Democratic sages from Jefferson and
Tilden to that bravest of the brave, that
irc0mparable cavalier of the Old Bay
State, who gave up his young life that
Democracy might live, on the very
Threshold of the last battle for honor.
country and truth. During one night,
at least, let us consecrate this noble the
ater as a temple of Democracy, of De-
nlocracy unterrified and undefled, the
only kind of Democracy which jefferson
taught and Jefferson practiced."
Mr.. 'Watterson reviewed the events of
the last political campaign. The results
of the election, If the figures told the
truth, left small reason for thoughtful
men to rejoice. THE voters" said the
speaker had to choose between Re
publicans, which they had tried and sur
vived, and combination of factions,
with its positive menace to public order
and credit and its unknown quantities
OF evil. They wisely choose to postpone
the day Of execution"
I'm 1900" he continued, unless we can
order otherwise, the issues will be be-
tween the forces Of organized capital and
the forces of organized anarchy The
task which Jefferson set himself was
the unification of liberty and order The
task before us is the reconciliation of
capital and labor, which are, and of right
ought to be, convertible terms. Can. we
effect this reconciliation? l think we
can, but not by the agency OF rampant
partyism binding good men to the
truth, arraying class against class, sec
tion against section, keeping the peo-
pie and the country in state of aglta-
tion, year In and year out, with the
danger Of revolution at the end of every
four years. If that be the fate ahead of
US, God help free institutions, because.
II Il be, 1t Is only question of time when
one Of the two extremes. drunk with
power or reckless Of consequences, Will
flnd itself able to repeat the grim story