Evening star., 1902-01-09
ANDREW JACKSON DAY
CELEBR ATED BY DEMOCRATS IN
SEVERAL CITIES YESTERDAY.
w. j. Bryan, Ex-President Cleveland
and David b. Hill All Make
observations.

There were several Jackson day celebra-
tions in different parts of the country yes
terday, at which the great democratic
leader was toasted and eulogfzed
At New Haven, Conn, William j. Bryan
was a guest and chief speaker at BAN
ouet of the New Haven Democratic Cluo.
At the conclusion of the banquet MT.
Bryan was introduced In part ne SAID:
IF l formed my opinion by what l read
in the daily press l would come 10 the
conclusion that there are not many oehao-
Gratis left l cannot in that way hnd out
what is going on among the masses. II
is extremely gratifying TO me TO hho, pS
coming to you and to others that thefe
are bands of men who are not dlshearteheo
nv defeat-men who think more Of having
their party right in principles than to be
merely successful. The democratic party
has no right to exist except it has prlncl-
ples to exist for, and no principle Justifles
existence of party unless it IS a great
principle. A principle that is not great
enough to die for is not great enough TO
live for"
At Music Hall Mr. Bryan made long
address, discussing a variety OF problems
under the general head Of 'Civilizatlon-
He said he had studied the subject or CIV
ilization and had become deeply impressed
in civilization is not only important, but
ia paramount. If the moral obligation OF
government Is understood and is lived up
to by individuals and by generations OF
individuals, he said 1t would De nnpossi
Bile for a republic to die. 1t would be
erander greater and stronger thousand
years hence than today.
Mr. BRYAN spoke at some length of the
application of morality to other questions.
It is impossible to suppress anarchy. he
said by penal statute. 1t must be over
come. he said, by teaching the necessity
of government and making the govern
ment SO benefcent that men will be WILL
ing to die to preserve and protect 1t. He
denied that the money question IS a DEAD
issue, assailed the Supreme Court deci-
sion in the Downes case and expressed
the belief that the .'valor or the Boers,
despite reverses, had cost Great Britain
so dearly that republics all over the world,
wherever situated, would be safe
At Chicago Col. ia res Hamilton Lewis,
formerly representative IN congress from
Washington state made the chief speech
at the Jackson day banquet of the Cook
county democracy. His theme was Our
Threatening Destiny" He reviewed the
commercial as well as the humane stand
point, and was literally applauded for his
sent iments and his ornate English Let
no man assume that I view my country's
when speak of her threatening destiny
1 sound the warning to wake her yigfis
that when aroused they may beat back
the cunning despoilers. Yet 1 do not shirk
from the prophecy of evils which must be
the offspring of her Immediate national
experiment
still be undersold at the Philippines by
the competing countries. Certainly it can
not be denied that if. while in war. palis-
aiding the Philippines with stacked rifles,
choking her ports with smoking cannon,
rivetfng her doors with bayonets andSWrft
ing her laws of prescription with swords
we cannot by this intimidation command
the trade of the islands of ourselves, what
can be said of the result when the armies
are withdrawn and the liberty of free ac-
ton is accorded the natives? Surely we
will not forget that for similar trea atment
by George III to us as we are infiicting
on the Philippines we eschewed England
in all matters of trade wherever possible
for more than hundred years"
In Philadelphia a small circle of the
younger democratic lawyers of that city
observed jackson day by giving dinner
at the Hotel Bellevue. Letters from for
mer President Cleveland and former Sem
ator David B. Hill and a telegram from
Bourke Cochran were read, which pro-
voked considerable applause from the
diners. Mr.. Cleveland wrote:
II am glad to know that there are at
least thirty young democrats in Philadei-
phia who are unwilling to allow jackson
day to pass without recognition.
'The inclination to neglect observance Of
a day that has been so long and SO strongly
related to genuine democratic sentiments
may reasonably. think, be counted among
the affective visitatiOns that have lately
weakened and depressed our party organi-
zatioIi.
Il hope the spirit Of true Jacksonian
democracy may pervade your celebration.
and that it's participants may derive sat-
isfaction and stimulation from their eff
forts to revive and strengthen the prin-
ciples and practices OF our old-ttme. hon