The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-07
isTEADFASTNESS"
x.N.s SPEECH AT WoOS-
NJ TER, o.. LAST NIGHT.
,uc CHARACTER OF JACKSON.
n,rREs DEMOCRATS TO HOLD
~ sTEADFAST.

nanartiRE from IT'S TrAhctpAes.
nc No Compromise with
-, Party or MOnOPOlies-The
,ts Of the sturdy Beers Com
nded rs an Example.
.+er o.. Jan. 6.--The Hon. Will
Rrvan spoke here tonight at
roci,son-Day banquet, which was
u, this evening, at his suggestion
.,aer that he might keep engage
ts at New Haven and Boston later
~. week. His subject was ''Sead-
'.,ness" and he said in part:
Among the traits of character which
,,.rguished Andrew Jackson, no trait
:. more prominent or more helpful
bis country than his steadfastness.
w,or he believed a thing, he believed
Where duty led. he followed with
", onestioning. When he decided that
,ytbing ought to be done, he did II,
md no power could overawe him. He
aid NOT have in his veins a single drop
II ANYTHING to win" blood. When
v,obolas Biddle declared that through
,bs national bank he could make and
urmake Congresses, Jackson replied
that that was more power than any one
man ought to have in this country, and
ba then began his war against Biddle
and his bank, which resulted in the
overthrow of that great financier and
tho institution which he so outocrati-
callr controlled. Others were afraid
that Biddes influence, if antagonized,
would defeat the Democratic party,
hut Jackson saw in it a menace to his
country and he did not stop to consider
what effect an attack on the bank
would have on himself or on his party.
He won. and we revere his name and
celebrate his day.
Benton, in reviewing Jackson's
work said that as Cicero overthrew
the conspiracy of Sataline and saved
Rome so Jackson overthew the bank
and saved America. We shall observe
this day in vain II We do not gather
rom the life OF jackson inspiration
and encouragement for the work which
lies before us. To-day the Democratic
#paTty needs to learn from the hero of
New Orleans the lesson of steadfast-
#ness it needs to learn from him not
<Only that 10 be right is more impor-
81 ant than to be successful, but that
N 10 be right is the best way to insure
%success.
81 "A party must have principles or it
an have no claim upon public conf
#dence and how can it commend it's
#nrinciples better than by standing by
Mhem? Who will have faith in the creed
~ party if the party stands ready
& 70 barter away its creed in exchange
s FOR the promise of patronage? A halt
Pms vacilating course, not only fails
~ invite recruits. but it alienates and
|drives away veterans.
Another reason for steadfastness is
Efound in the fact that no one can tell
.unu the attempt is made what obsta-
lies courage can overcome. The bold
and fearless triumph where the timid
fall The victories which live and light
s on to noble deeds are the victories
natched from the jaws of defeat by
'lrepid spirits who perferred death to
rttreat
There is profound philosophy, as
eIl as religious truth in the words:
He that saveth his life shall lose il "
ne party that has no higher purpose
pan to save it's own life will die be-
sise 1t deserves to die. if need be, for
sake of great cause will live be-
'Se it deserves to live.
Must Not Trust FinnncierS.
Who says that the money power is
Apotent and that the Democratic
1N must compromise with it or sur
nifr TO 1t? Not until human nature
nllrely changed can the financiers
nuusted with the guardianship. of
producers of wealth; not until
Hl becomes just can the money
myers construct system for them
s@ which will be fair to anyone else.
i'p can be balanced upon the point
When it is in rapid motion. and so
great financial structure designed
wal street for the benefit of Wall
~ VIII stand upright only so long
can be kept whirling; the collapse
come when the speed is slackened.
0no says that we cannot afford to
sure strength with the great mo-
'les which now arrogantly assume
"nTol the domain of politics as
% the field of industry? Not until
an gather good fruit from an evil
and iigs from thistles, can we ex-
d private monopoly to bring forth
~N blessings. The water that has
IN
Operations has for the most
Oeen drawn from the agricultural
YUM Un and the drought that is sure
gloW viii teach the farmer the
mug OF the trust system.
@ui we abandon the self-evident
mat governments derive their
p%elS from the consent of the
.Heut Must we accept imperial
az an accomplished fact and join
| snout for blood and conquest?
M epupllr rests upon solid rock and
N @ principles are reYered it can
~ oVefthrown from within or
sg.,s "Hhout. but if all parties Joined
lSo-i 10 erect an empire upon
M Iva. mah soil they would build upon
m, ~ ana the edifice could not en-
me-, ~ Is a law divine in its origin,
sp,aoie IN its force and eternal in
49, auon, that wrong doing ulti-
rios destroys the wrong-doer and no
pnb, VI combination of nations is
Mys though to evade or resist retri-
uD,. suppose-what no one should
h,f y. ahu what no one can prove
tp-tailast adherence to Democrat
'ses, pes would result in repeated
togls there any reason why we
9sDt ,.tppdhdon those principles and
lAss tuneIS' or have none at all?
w wS wSlo prefer prison fare, or a ser
ktls6ooii55els lot to the dangers of the
Ntinniru may condemn the Beers for
g,eess "hat some describe as a
ilse r.t Iuggle for independence, but
'aDes Nv Nv can measure the mighty in
Eardy ~, M great deeds know that the
ifssdv 'clmen of South Africa have
srs6f ,tollelfed upon the world a
noaey ,al ra cannot be measured by
p sectri,i.n ne'r yalor has brought great
lah ,s' 10 all the republics OF the
nIlt BOD les Of their dead have
rtnds ~ g"l" ark behind which the
aes M liberty viii fight for cen
f. f0r,.t, ~ tact that Engia,,d - 49,,