Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-20
DEMOCRACY UN|IES
For Night Old Time Leaders
Hold Love Feast in the
Tilden Hall.
Cleveland Discusses Rehabilita.
ton OF Insolvent Party as.
His Optimism.
D. B. Hill Attacks Roosevelt AID.
ministration..-East and West
Have Common Interests.


New York, June 20.-Democratic un
ity was the keynote last night of a grea
gathering of representative democrat
who had come to attend the opening o
the handsome new quarters of the Ill
oen club. Addresses were made D.
prominent democrats and afterwards
collation. was served in the banque
hall to the distinguished guests of tn
evening and buffet supper was servet
in the basement for the rank and file.
To democrats the event was one o
the most memorable for many a da.
as Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill
met in harmony, seeking to unite thu
factions in either party. 1t was the frs
public political appearance of the eX'
president in five years.
He spoke first. Ex- Senator Hill spoke
after him and then Governor A. j
Montague, of Virginia, and Col. w. A
CASTOR, of Boston, delivered addresses.
! William j. Bryan had been invited tc
attend. tho not to speak, but no reply
was received from MIN.
President Bowling, OF the club, pre-
sided and introduced ex-Presideni
Cleveland as the first speaker.
| There was tremendous applause as
Mr.. Cleveland assembled the small plat
form. This applause wound up with
three cheers and tiger" When quiet
was restored the former president be-
gan speaking. He said:
Il have been urged to participate in
this occasion by those who have as
sured me that this handsome structure
is to be dedicated tonight to the reha-
Utilization and consolidation of the dem
ocratic party, under the inspiration Of
3 name which during the days of dem
ocratic strength and achievement was
honored in every democratic household.
Such an assurance made to one who
followed with hearty deyotion the lead
ership of Samuel j. Tilden when living.
and who has since found in his career
and fame the highest incentive to DEM
oeratic steadfastness, could hardly fail
to overcome the temptation of my con-
tented retirement from political activ-
ity. Perhaps there are those who could
define my position as one of Danish
ment instead Of retirement. Against
this / shall not enter a protest. 1t is
sufficient for me in either case that
I have followed in matter of difference
within our party the teachings. and
counsel of the great democrat in whose
name party peace and harmony are to-
night invoked. No confession of party
sin should therefore be expected OF me-
l have none to make; nor do / crave
political absolution. / am here to take
counsel with others protesting the
same party faith concerning the DEM
ocratic situation. 1 suppose we all are
convinced that this situation might be
improved, and some of us may think
it is perilously undermined. Whatever
the measure of it's impairment may be
our condition as an organization cannot
be improved by calling each other harsh
names, nor by prescription and Danish
ment. The members of business firm
ir. financial embarrassment should not
sit down and look in each others faces
in mute despair; neither will they re-
gain financial soundness or the conf
~
elimination and quarrel; nor will any
members of the firm aid in it's restora-
ton to solvent strength by angry in
sistance upon continuation of the
business methods which have invited
its embarrassment.
The democratic party Is very far
from political insolvency.; but no one
here should be offended by the sugges-
ton that it's capital and prospects haw.
suffered serious injury since Mr.. Tilden
was elected president. Then and after
wards northern democratic states were
not rare curiosities, northern democrat
1c senators now practically extinct,
were quite numerous, and northern
democratic governors, now almost never
seen, were frequently encountered.
If this state of impairment exists an
instant duty presses upon the manag-
erS OF the democratic establishment;
and one Which they can not evade with
honor. Those of us less prominent in
the party-the rank and file-are long
ing to be led thru old democratic ways
to old democratic victories. We We're
never more ready to do enthusiastic,
battle than now, If we can only be mar
tined defeat. Is it too much to ask our
leaders to avoid paths that are known
to lead to disaster? 1t is too much to
ask that proven errors be aban loned,
and that we be delivered from a body
of death and relieved from the burden
of issues which have been killed by the
DEGREES of the American people? Ought
we not to be fed upon something better
than the husks of defeat? If these
questions are met in an honest, manly
l believe it will be productive
of the best kind Of democratic har-
mony.
'In dealing with new issues we of the
faith are extremely fo.tu-
nate in the simplicity of democratic
standards and the ease with which new
questions can be measured by those
standards. A party based upon care
for the interests of all the people as
their aggregate condition demands, |
with no unjust favoritism for any par
ticular class; party devoted to the
plan of popular government, as GU,
fathers ordained it, and for the purpos-
es which they sought to establish; a |
party whose conservatism opposes
dangerous and un-American expert
rnents and yet puts no barrier in the |
way of genuine and safe progress |
ought to be able to deal with new
questions in a manner quite consistent
with democratic doctrine, and stimu-
Iating to democratic impulses ami in