The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
LEADERS OF DEMOCRACY
HONOR TILDEN'S MEMORY
Seek to Draw Lesson From the Examples Sci
by the Departed Sage.
Bryan Cleveland and Others Send Messages-Bouke Cochran
Talks of Issues and Policies to Be Pursued

Anew YORK, Feb. 15.-DemocraJs
prominent in this and other Soc
~ tons Of the country met at dirner
tonight by invitation of the Brooklyn
Democratic club at the Germania club
rooms IN Brooklyn to do honor to the
memory of Samuel J. Tilden. Three
hundred and fifty men sat at the ia
hes. Among the guests were former
Governor Robert Z. Pattison of Penn
sr,gsnia. w. Bourke Cochran. Repre-
sentative De Almond of Missouri. Ed
ward H. Shepard. John +. Redmond,
louis Nixon. Justice William J. Gay
non and Comptroller ColeT. 4 num-
Der of letters Of regret were read. Elk
President Cleveland wrote:
AT a time when the beneficience
and sufficiency Of principles of pure
Democracy commend themselves 50
plainly to our countrymen who are
i0npst-mindCd. and at "A time when
Democratic opportunity so palpably
awaits their sturdy and consistent adj
yocacv. t. is especially appropriate that
those Who profess our party falth
should celebrate this anniversary with
enthusiasm.
Victories Won by Tilden.
"Ir any effort to put the Democratic
shin upon it's true course, light and
inspiration will be afforded by con-
temptation of tho career of the great
leader who. resisting every strange
temptation and all false lights, stead
lastly followed the old and safe land
marks Of Democratic doctrine; and
those who sincerely labor for return
Of Democratic triumphs will find their
strongest hope and encouragement IN
recalling the victories won under the
standard which Samuel J. Tilden held
al0ft."
Richard Olney wrote: "I venture TO
suggest the following sentiment as
pertinent TO the occasion.
THE memory . Samuel J. Tiiden-
not only a wise alC resCurceful party
leader. but "A statesman of the first
.ank His patriotism was pure and
ardent: his Knowledge of political sci
ence profound; his conviction of the
superiority of the American people and
I'm the efficacy of appeals TO their rea-
son and conscience unbOunded. With
HIN the distinctiveiy American deals
-g,vernment only by consent OF
the governed, no. taxation with
out representation nor eXceDt for
the actual needs Of the gov
eminent personal liberty and
freedom Of speech, limited only by that
order which is heavens first law,
equal opportunities under government
for AN. without favOritism for either
individuals or classes. These things
with him did not resolve themselves
injo mere sounding phrases running
trjppingly from the tongue 20 catch the
ears of the CroundlingS. They were
living principles by which political &C
ton was to be guided and pOlitiCa
aims and aspirations TO be determined
Republicans Destroying Ideals.
Though a revolution in our form OF
government may not yet be on foot
The plain tendencies Of che policies anC
measures Of the dominant party since
the outbreak of the Spanish war is t
destroy the ideals which were once the
peculiar glory of the American people
and the loss of which makes govern
mental form of but slight moment.
TIE Democratic party. at this hOu
and a a critical stage of the nationa
life. cen in so other way deserve 81
we'll of the country and of the human
race as by reafiiwling its allegiance {,
the vital features of our American pol
icy nd by declaring its unwaverinl
'lfH-llitE 20 every dtltIlbt 10 tlllllilt
ale or ema@culate them"
William J. BRYAN sent~a deep express
sion of regret and i'm a postscript added
Enclosed editorial on 'Steadfastness
will serve as d sentiment in case yol
desire one"
Principles a Necessity.
The first paragraph of the editoria
said.
4 party must have principles or
can have no claim on public confidence
and how can il commend its principle
better than by standing by them
Who will have faith in she creed of
party if the party stands ready to ban
ter away its c. ed IN exchange for
promise of patronage? a hating. hes
tatiUE, VdCillating course not only fai'
'o invite recruits. but il alieuates an
drives away veterans. The party ths
has 30 higher purpose than II save il
own life will die because it deserves
Gle. the party that is willing &c die.
need be for the sakS of a great cauS
VIII live because it deserves to live"
David b. Hill sent an eulOgy of I'll
den and declared that the party shout
proht by his great example.
following a brief welcome by Chair
uap Metz, Ex-Governor PattisOn. tn
first speaker, deprecated the policy {
lhn Republicans in their treatment {
Cuba. Porto Hica and the Philippine
''ngressman De Almond spoke in tn