The age-herald., 1902-02-23
TIME IS RIPE
 FUR REVIVAL Old Time Democracy Preached al Manhattan Banquet MANY ALABAMIANS PRESENT David 3. III Was Leading Speaker and Traced the Political Lineage Back to the Days of Thomas
 Jefferson.
MANY ALABAMIANS PRESENT

New 1ork, February 2.-The Manhat- tan Club was the scene tonight of the greatest gathering or Democrats in its history. Democrats of local and national reputation from thirty-eight states were present. The resolution of the club au- thorizing the reception stated that the time lis ripe for rewiving the interest of the people in the fundamental doc trines upon which our Democratic gov ernment was founded"
 The plan of reception was in the hands of committee consisting of John G. Carlisle. Charles H. Truax and William S. Rudie.
 The speakers announced were ex-Gov- ernor David B. Hill Justice Charles H. Truax. Mayor Patrick Collins of Boston and Edward M. Shepard.
 At the guests table were Governor Toole of Montana, P. A. Collins of Bos- ton. Edward M. Shepard of New York, Horace H. Lupton of Ohio, H. A Herbert of Alabama. Allen T. McDermott of New Jersey. H. St. George Tucker of Virginia, Willard Salisbury of Delaware Edward Murphy of New York, Don M. Dickin-
 
 York. James Smith Jr., of New Jersey, Dennis O Brien of New York, Robert E. Patterson of Pennsylvania, William F. Harrity of Pennsylvania, w. A. Clark of Montana, Gen. Joseph Wheeler of Ala bama, John Clinton Gray of New York. Frank Campbell of New York, William Elliott of South Carolina, Charles E. Hooker of Mississippi, A. w. Sulloway of New Hampshire. s. F. Morse of Indiana. s. T. Thomas of Colorado, Frank Brown of Maryland H. s. Cummins of Connect icut, K. Ellis of North Carolina, c. D. Swood of Oregon, Joseph Bryan Of Vir- ginia, Judson Harmon of Ohio. James H. Martin, William Travers Jerome, John Sheehan of New York city; Judge Amos M. Thayer of Missouri, Charles S. Ham, lin of Massachusetts. M. E. Ingalls, of Ohio Robert B. Roosevelt of New York. Edward Cooper of New York city, Daniel S. Lamont of New York city, Norman E. Mack of New York, George w. Taylor of Alabama, Augustus Van Wyck of New York city, John D. Crimmins and Nor gan J. Brien of New York city, Charles F. Childs of New York, S. Rudi and Perry Belmont.
 Letters of Regret.
 Among the letters of regret received were those from Senator Blackburn of h6nIuCky, NrONeTnOT beCknaIn O1 hfn- lucky. Representative Breckinridge or Ar kansas, Supreme Court Justice Blanchard of Louisiana and Governor Candler of Georgia, all voicing earnest wishes for harmony and success.
 letter from Henry Watterson of Louisville was read.
 Senator Marion Butler of South Caro- lima and William F. Harrity were greeted warmly when they appeared in the club house. Hoke Smith of Georgia sent tele- gram giving illness as the cause of his failure to attend.
 Justice Truax began the speech making and was followed by David B. TIill, who was loudly applauded. He said, in part:
 We trace our political lineage back to Jefferson. who was the author of that immortal protest against British imper- ialism known as the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Opposition to the precepts and practices of imperialism was thus one of the cardinal principles of our party faith at the very inception of the government We should adhere to the policy involved in Jeffersonian expansion, the reasonable and natural requirement of territory ad- jacent to our own.
 Emblem of Free Government.
 Whenever the American flag of right floats 1t should be as an emblem of a Tree government and the aegis of con- stitutional liberty, neither should tariff wars nor customs duties obstruct the path of American trade from one portion of this government to another portion.
 The spectacle is at present presented of Cuba relieved from Spanish oppression only to be enslaved by the United States in commercial bondage Justice demands that these impositions shall cease. Noth- ing but self interests stand in the way of tariff reform for Cuba.
 "The Democratic party should again press to the front the issues of revenue reform. The republican principle or prac- tice of prot ectiCn is based on the right to use the powers of government for in- dividual purposes Our Republican friends make revenue the incident and the pro- lection the main purpose of all tariff tax aticn.
 ''Fhc policy of reciprocity is always and has been Democratic policy.
 We believe in strict construction of the federal constitution as essential for the public welfare.
 We believe iE home rule for states.
 We favor ar amendment to the con stitution providing for the election of United States Senators by the people.
 opposition to dangerous corporate combines of capital should continue to be the Democratic position
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