Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-19

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GOLD BUG DEMOCRACY.
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PRESS SOME OPINIONS.

new York, April 1S.-The Brooklyn
democratic Club gave dinner tonight
at the Germania Club to commemorate
the one hundred and flfty-seventh ami
versary of the birth of Thomas Jeffer-
son. About $50 persons were present.
at the guests tables were Ex-Governor
James E. Campbell, of Ohio; Joseph ].
Willett, of Alabama, and other proml-
nent public men.
Former President Grover Cleveland
sent q letter regretting his Inability to
be present. and expressing his opinions
on the Democracy. The letter was as
follows:
Princeton, N. j., April, 1900
To Louis +. Burchard:
Dear Sir,-I regret that am unable
to accept your invitation to attend the
dinner to be given By the Brooklyn
Democratic Club on the 18th inst, to
commemorate the birth Of Thomas JEFF
ferson. When those who profess the
Democratic faith meet to celebrate the
birth of the man who first gave that
faith a distinct formulation their pride
In the achievements and triumphs of
the party which he founded should not
entirely displace all thought of the
present situation. and the conditions
which in the light of experience appear
to be essential to its success.
Though the faults of the party in
power are many and though It's offenses
against the political health and safety
things should not encourage us to base
an expectation of success, and a hope
for the restoration of wholesome ad-
ministration. upon the short comings of
our adversaries.
We should too we'll understand their
ability to attach to their fortunes the
powerful contingent of selfish interests
to place confident reliance upon the
weakness which ought to be the PEN
atty Of their misdeeds.
Beside, none of us can close our eyes
to the fact that the Democratic party
is only formidable in It's own strength.
It's power to win victories has always
been found to depend upon a steady
and consistent adherence to it's time
honored principles, which have proved
sufficient to meet every emergency Of
our national life Whatever Successes
may have attended a party of oppor-
tunity, with sails spread for every
transient breeze of popular sentiment
or excitement, experience has abund-
antly demonstrated that Democracy is
so constituted that ut is only strong
when courageous In the right, and only
victorious when It's forces are mar
shalcd under its old and well-organ-
ICED standards.
Our principles are so simple, and they
accord so we'll with the honest Ameri-
can disposition which loves freedom
and cares for the public welfare, that
ocratic masses. AS a. result of this.
there has not been a time when false
leadership of our party and n departure
from simple Democratic faith have not
been quickly discovered and ruthlessly
rebuked by listlcsS support, pronounced
detection and bitter defeat These con-
sequences have thus far been so inev-
liable that lessons they teach cannot be
disregardcd without inviting calamity
The heathfulncss of our party may
l.
such an examination OF its position as
will enable 1t TO avoid disaster by keep
ing In n course of safety. under the
guidance of true Democracy.
Therefore. those who claim to be fol-
lowers of Thomas Jefferson will fail to
discharge a solemn duty If, in this time
OF doubt and temptation. they neglect
such an examination, and IL this dis
closes n tendency in party control to
subordinate the principles of pure De-
mocracy. and TO distrust their con-
quering power. the conditions should
not continue without a brave and early
Democratic protest.
This may be our last stand. Let the
party of plutocracy once more succeed
and the census and the election statis-
tics will become the powerful weapons
whereby the Democratic South shall be
deprived OF her rights under the latter
ed remnants of the constitution. If the
men Of the South love DoDulism more
than they love truth. let them adhere
to 1t. drive the knife into the Demo-
cratic creed.
yours very truly.
"GROVER CLEVELAND"
a letter was also read from eX-Gov-
ernor Boies. of Iowa, In which he adj
vocatcd the freedom of Cuba and the
giving up Of the Philippines. General
Joseph Wheeler and Colonel Norris c.
Osborne. editor of the New Haven
n In al .ns,t 1ntt
The latter was to have responded to
the toast. Thomas Jefferson"
Joseph J. Willett responded to the
toast. "a Century of Democracy"
GOV. CAMPBELES REMARKS.
Ex-Governor Campbell followed with
an address OIL "The Restoration of
Jeffersonan Democracy"
He said in part:
THE political party founded by
Thomas Jefferson cannot survive half
Democratic and half Populist. There
must be either dissolution or stora ton
or pure Democracy. 1t is true that
many thousands of us will AGAIN sun
port the nominees of the party, no
matter into what mistakes ii NAV fall
put 1t Is equally true that many other
thousands VIII forever abandon the
party II it again supplants truth with
error.
Democracy means the opportunity.
e'oeioi ana reign OF the individual
cut Populism is that perverted form of
Socialism which can lead ONLY 10 tho
thraldorn of the individual and The en-
thronement OF the Dlutocrat.
NOT only did the fusion with Popu
ism result in disaster, as all departures
10 such issues are sure to do, bur de-
1eat did not seem 10 teach us any
thing.
~ have addressed these words n fol
low Democrats in the full consciousness
that l am far removed from any infu-
erce In party management, but I love