The age-herald., 1900-01-09

teer Soldier the Republics true Defend ers,' Colonel E. L. Higdon.
 Business Men In Politics." J. H. Me- Cary.
 ''The Boers' Defense of Self-Govern- ment." s. L. Weaver.
 Jefferson Still Survives" D. B. Ander-. son.
 "A Politician" II. c. orem.
 'The Fighting Democrat" G. B. Burk- halter.
 J. c. Pierce, of Walker county, was called on and made short talk, in which he said Bryan was the captain to save the national democratic ship and Tomlinson the state ship.
 Free Coinage at 1s to Still Leads''- John c. Pugh.
 MT. Garrett's Remarks
 The toast-making was brought to a close by Mir. Garrett, who said:
 "Gentlemen: We are here to do hon-<ge to the memory of one whose mighty achievement eighty-five years ago on the banks of the Mississippi immortalized this anniversary-Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Orleans, the war horse of the Hermi- tage, but, above all, the ideal democrat.
 Let 1t be known and douioly emphasized that this banquet Is given under the ausS pdces of the young democracy of Jeffe> son county. This is well. Young r> about ito enter upon the practical dutif life, whether to strive in its narrow c number walks or upon the great high ways trod by the professionals, the publi- cist and the statesman, and aspiring to always achieve the best and noblest results can no better prepare themselves for the labors before them than to embrace as their creed and practice with solemn and earnest faith the cardinal doctrines of a pure democracy
 "The greatest good to the greatest num- Der, equal rights to all, special privileges to none-government by and for the people are it's vital and indestructible principals, the specialization of all enduring political truth, the eptome of perfect human goY- ernment. These principles, and the great party of which they are the bone and sinew, the flesh and blood, stand for no section, class Or creed, but spread their protecting aegis over all sections, classes
 
 est men love freedom and will die for lib- erty the democratic party will survive and trium3h.
 These doctrines first found coherent and authoritative expression on Sinais sacred brow, were borne, unmarred by the tide of thirty-three centuries, to the New World and incorporated by the great founder of ou party into the Declaration of Indepen- dence, into which he poured a great and passionate love for humanity, and again, after the fire test of a hundred and twen- ty years, were re-emphasized and proclaim ed anew at Chicago in 1896 as the creed and platform of the democratic party, by the greatest and most representative political convention that ever assembled on either hemisphere. That magnificent document was and is. in itself. nothing more nor less than an amplification and aggressive asser- ton of the unadulterated truths of democ- racy and its every word, line and declara- tion would have received the hearty ap- proval and unqualified endorsement of Jeff ferson, Jackson and Calhoun, and all other true and loyal leaders of the party to that good day, as 1t did the approval and en- dorsement of Bryan and a host of other H. lustrious captains of democracy, who love their country and bend not the knee to Mammon.
 I've do well tonight to bend reverent heads at the shrine of The Hermitage and renew our party vows; and in doing so, we pay homage to two other great leaders whose names will be forever associated in equal honor and undying glory with that of Andrew Jackson, and dear to all true dem ocrats, Thomas Jefferson, the sage of Mon- t.cello, and William J. Bryan, the brave young commoner, the great tribune of the people, the Chevaier Bayard of democ- racy'