New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
WHAT MR.. SHEPARD SAID.
Edward NJ. Shepard. in responding to th
toast George Washington" said


toast George Washington" said:
We arc grateful to our hosts of the Manhattan
Club for this large and representative assenblage
of Democrats upon the birthday of Washington. 1t
judge ruaS a and his UPON % "a" this @ truly
American anniversary, TO summon Democrats into
ence, no doubt, OF retrospect but less Of proph
was seen that the eloquence Of must be for
ever baftied by the simple grandeur Of Washing
have been and viii be inadequate. and though the
snd ot m h0t } re mute as they [eca tne greatGst
always held a liberal and reverent TEMPER toward
all the great Americans of former generations.
fusing any narrow exclusion Of Of them because
deed claim Washington solely for our party He
belonged to no party That was his own declara-
He belonged in life less than in death to the
Democrats have rejoiced and now rejoice to make
even Of their party gatherings testimonials of
Although Washington was not uarty man-very
Without unit irreTere0ce be & fr f&t n
tisan purposes. we may justly recall the fact Ihat
party for the Presidency, and that from our party
he received a support as earnest any accorded
between him and the Democrats Of his day. they
IN the great matters in which he earned his un-
ending and sacred fame ne received from
Jefferson and his associates If washington and
Jefferson measured somewhat differently the po-
ington rated more highly than Jefferson the last
government In comparison with the deeper and
dynamic influence OF the ideals of truly democratic
life nevertheless Washington had for those ideals
a profound and sympathetic regard. Recall his
I tIigoT0us, promotion and delighted acceptance Of
emptory and indignant rejection few years later
Of The order Of the 9'incinnati Rebg qua %1uantyy ~
launching his admnistrat3n he placed emerson an m
the head OF his Cabinet. Remember that to Madi-
son he first intrusted the drafting IF his farewell
I'm
which he declared for :he sacred maintenance of
happiness upon our liberty for Steady resistance c
the % rone}{t R VI TlUEatoh upon the prlnclPIes OF
Tor the most sparIng use of the public credit Re-
tablishments which" so he said under any form
OF government are unauspicious to liberty and
Recall his advice that the freedom of our country
ministration should ''connne themselves within
their respective constitutional Spheres" lest the
effect "a real despotism' -
Are not these perfectly clear and wise words as
NJ NJ 70 me dawn OF the twentieth century in our
Iand OF CONSTITUTIONAL liberty as they We're to the
Democrats justly recall them-ought not Repubii-
tional assurances Of demncratir foern1et
are limited and distorted. when the powers OF taxa
and prefer special and favored classes Of citizens?
6ecaT to- eeebPse fbs eagf and
implying condemnation of much of the pro-
dominant in our land If this impos1ibity 8e theiT heT
embarrassment it brings US duty and a privilege
c. E. Wood, Of Oregon. created breeze when
he spoke. He said that he from country
where they believed it the inaIienable right
OF man to go to h and be damned if he
wanted to, and intimated that the individual
members of the Democratic party had been ex-
ercsing this prerogative. He added that the Re
publican party was getting to be the party OF
the rich, while the Democratic party was pledged
to fight against special privileges. I'VE elected
our national ticket once, and what did we dO2"
continued Mr.. Wood. we out-Heroded Herod in
selling TO the money power" He declared
against trusts, imperialism. government banks
and protection
General Hooker, of Mississippi. also spoke