The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-09
LAWLER'S RINGING REPORT
PRESENTED IN SPITE OF THE ILL.,
NESS OF THE MINNESOTA
LEADER.
POpuIism and PaternaIfsm Presented
the Two Great Dangers to
the Nations Future.

Of the National Democracy of Illinois
and other states OF the Middle West
Northwest and South met at the Audi
torium tonight for the purpose of cele-
brating Jackson day. Fully 500 men
were present, and the banquet was in
many respects a notable affair of it's
kind. Letters were received from Pres
ident Cleveland, Secretary Morton and
Senator John M. Palmer, and a large
number of Democrats throughout the
country sent, either through the mail
or over the wire, messages expressive
of regret at the inability Of the sender
to be present and all sent words indica-
tive Of the utmost confidence in the fu-
ture of that branch Of the Democratic
party which has declared itself against
free silver.
The parlors Of the hotel were crowded
early in the evening, while a general
reception was held by the gentlemen
who were the honored guests of the
evening. Francis B. Peabody, of Chi
cago, was at the head of the reception
committee, and for more than an hour
he was busily engaged in presenting to
Henry Watterson, Charles S. Hamlin,
Charles Buckner and John P Irish, the
great number of men who pressed for
lasted until the doors of the banquet hall
were 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
OF flowers, greens and flags and they
were there in profusion. Great banks
Of roses and carnations were upon the
tables and at various points around
the room, while the portraits of Jack
son, Jefferson and other founders Of
Democratic principles and upholders of
Democratic faith which hung upon the
walls were tastefully hung with gar
lands and wreaths of roses. Behind the
head of the table, at which sat Frank
lin MacVeagh, the POSTMASTER for the
evening, was arranged a beautiful eff
feet wrought by the skillfuI draping Of
number of American flags. 1t was
over two hours after the banquet hall
was opened before the menu card had
become merely a list Of things which
had once been and the toastmaster
arose to address the assemblage. He
said:
M'VEAGHS REMARKS.
The greatest party in American history
would have ended on the adoption of the Chi
cago platform if there had not been Demo-
Gratis IN, this land-nay, if there had not
been Democrats In these middle states-wIo
would not, who could not be Democrats with
out Democratic principles, and who could not
So long as they might, live anything but
Democrats Of fidelity and wisdom and courage
were needed there no lack of them. and
OF all their number not one has proved faith
Iess. NOT one mas changed or fatered. The
record is credit to the American name
But these men did not save the Democratic
party party for themselves .1 They saved it for the
will
membership all who believe in its principles,
and no questions will be asked. Unless, how
ever, | utterly mistake their patriotic tenn
crul1ng their ranks, abate one jot or one
title OF Democratic principles. They will
STA Stano TSo Py the Democracy Of their great foun
the Democracy Of their great defender An
drew Jackson; they will stand by the Democ-
racy OF tfe1r great exemplar, Grover Cleve-
iand. The national Democratic party is safe
from the gnawing hunger for spofls 1t
cannot be appealed to by a mere lust of Of
flee. And it will not, to get majority pay
the price of a single principle
Nothing in American life is more inevitable
than that our principles will always have
| party And nothing is more true than that
| no existing party except ours even pretends
to represent those principles. We can har-
NOME our currency views with those of the
! yolve the honor of the nation have never
| divided real Democrats and real Republicans
But when that is said, all is said. No Demo-
! can be Populist. The recklessness and in
! sanity Of Populism are paralleled by the heart
! Iessness and the immortality of protection And
! Populism and Republicanism both stand for
| the paternaism and Capitalization which
! Democracy abhors.
We are the Democratic party of the past:
! we are the Democratic party Of the present:
we are the Democratic party of the future
/ To US will tend, from the one side and from
! the other, all who either now believe or shall
| come to believe in the principles we stand for
| These principles, you and l believe will sure
| ly attract again, they have so often attract
ed before. majority of our countrymen
| Never before, since it's first days did the
Democratic party offer itself to the nation
with such unsullied claims.
All has left its councils that was tempor-
izing; all that could trade principles for pow
er; all to which 1t possible to prefer party
| to country; all that was regardless of order
and law; all that would willingly breed strife
among the people: all that had in it the seeds
| of sectionalism; all that would hazard or
| play lightly with the honor of the nation
| all this has left it. 1t stands before the
! people purified and lifted up. No party ever
| had more attraction for the earnest and true
men OF America. And party ever had
| before 1t a fairer prospect of sometime rul-
ing the nation and the people in the lofty
| spirit of the fathers Of the republic
AS Mr.. MacVeagh took his seat. Mr.
| Watterson, who was to address the
| company upon "The Future of Democ-
racy," rose to his feet. The ringing
cheers that greeted him made it impos-
sible for several minutes for the Ken
tuckian to proceed with his remarks
! His address, which was received with