New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-01-21
Jacks0nian Spirit of a New York
Congressman.

Omaha. Jan. AT the Jackso
Club banquet. which was given her
to-day, one Of the speech maxim
guests was William Sulzer. Of Ne,
York. The following are those pas
sages of his address which SCENE,
most to attract the attention of hi
hearers: II stand squarely on tn
Chicago platform, and in my judy
ment, we are destined to triumph i
we religiously adhere to our princi
pies, fearlesslv Y and vigorously pro
mulgate them, and honestly an,
tenaciously Y strive to enforce them
"We celebrate to-day one of tn,
most important epochs in the IN
nails of our history.
"This is Andrew JackSon's s Day
sacred to the memory Of the here
Of New Orleans. sacred to the
memory of the Grand Old Man. the
Old Hickory, of the Democratic
party, sacred to the memory of one
of the most unique, one of the most
stalwart, aud one of the most mag
nificent figures and characters in all
American history.
"He brought about the annexa-
ton of the Floridas and was their
first American Governor. He
stood for the true Democracy, the
rule of the plain people, the Demo
cracy which unfetters trade and
fOst ars commerce.
"'To-night Us Democrats we in
woke the spirit of Andrew jackson
in favor of the volunteer forces of
the Republic, and against large
army in time of peace com
posed of men who are not tax-pay-
ers, but who are tax eaters. Andrew
Jackson was tizen-soldier and
ne believed in the citizen soldiery
IF the land. As Democrats we
should do all in our power to de-
'eat the now avowed project and
policy of the Republican party to
Increase the regular army of our
country to one hundred thousand
soldiers. We do not need this vast |
lrmy in time of peace, any more
han we need a king. We should |
avor great navy to protect our
oast and our commerce. but we
hould, if we are true to the peo-
lie and our principles, vigorously
oppose this enormous increase of
he regular army. A large stand
ng army in republic is always a
menace to civil liberty and to free
Institutions.
Tonight as Democrats we in
oke the memory Of the hero of
Jew Orleans against any alliance
nth Great Britain, especially when
he agent of that Government is the
'enedict Arnold of the Home rule
ause. We need no alliance with
treat Britain, all we need now, as
Il the past, is a firm reliance on
ur own greatness, our own ability,
lnr own integrity, our own power
o defend our rights, protect our
itizens and legislate on every pro-
osition regarding our own welfare,
ur own happiness, our own we'll
eing and our prosperity.
"To-night as Democrats we in
oke the memory of President
andrew jackson against the en-
on the rights of the
eople of the national banks, They
lenace our Republic to-day. Jack
on waged the most bitter and re-
entless war of his life against the
tnited States Bank and finally
estroyed that gigantic monopoly.
{ he had not, it would have des-
royed the Republic. One of the
reatest acts of his life was the
eto of the bill extending the
harter of that bank trust. In the
ght of what is going on to-day
nat veto message should be read
y every citizen in our land. There
j a bill now pending in Congress
-hich gives to the National banks
t the country far greater powers
nd privileges than were ever
njoyed by the U. s. Bank. 1t is
Republican bill and the Republi-
IN party stands sponsor for it and
committed to its passage.
'In Jackson's day there was only
ne Nick Biddle, to-day there is a
lex Biddle in every National bank
i the land.
GAS Democrats tonight we ,
lould also invoke the patriotic
1irit of the great destroyer Of the
nited States Bank monopoly,
ndrew Jackson, and following in
is footsteps, every Democrat in ,
1r land should enlist in the war /,
: the people against the trusts.
ndrew jackson was the implaca-
lie foe of monopoly. II he were
i've to-day he would be the i'm
Iacable foe of the trusts.
To-day the great trusts of the ,
,untry are practically supreme.
ANY of them are so intrenched in
over that they are, to all intents
1d purposes, above the law and no
niger amenable to Legislative ac-
on. The crying evil of the times
the power and the sway of the
usts. They endanger not only
II free institutions, bnt our free {