The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-02-28
DEMOCRATS GET TOGETHER.

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thirty-eight states 1t was s'recep-
ton given to out-of-town members
of the club" The resolution of the
club authorizing the reception stated
that the time sis ripe for reviving
the interests of the people in the
fundamental doctrines upon which
our democratic government was
founded. The plans of the recep-
ton, which were in the hands of a
committee consisting of John g.
Carlisle, Charles II. Truax, John
Hone and William S. Rude, made
the speeches that preceded the ''sup-
per-" as it was called.
The speakers announced were ex-
Gov. David 3. ill, 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 Boston; Edward NJ. Shepard, OF
New York; Horace III. Lupton, of
Ohio; I'll. A. Herbert, of Alabama;
Allen L. McDermott. of New Jer-
sey, H. st. George Tucker, of Vir-
ginia; Willard Salisbury, of Della
ware; Edward Murphy, of New
York; Don M. Dickinson, of Mich
igan; David B. Hill, of New York /;
Dennis O'Brieu, of New York +;
Robert E. Patterson, of Pennsyl-
wanna; William F. Harrity, of Penn
sylvania; w. A. Clark, of Montana;
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama;
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 Hamp-
shire; S. E. Morse, of Indiana; E.
G. S. Thomas, of Colorado; Frank
Brown, of Maryland; III. S. Cum
ings, of Connecticut; X. Elias, of
North Carolina; G. E. S. Wood, of
Oregon; Joseph Bry ant, of Virgin
la; Judson Harmon, of Ohio; James
III. Martin, William Travers Jerome
and John @. Shaehan, OF New York !;
Judge Amos Thayer, of Missouri;
Charles S. Hamlin, of Massachu-
setts; M. E. ingalls,, of Ohio, and
others.
Interest centered on the speech of
David B. Hill, as this was the first
political dinner he has attended in
several months. Mr.. Hill, among
other things, said:
81 speak tonight in favor of the
maintenance Of the old landmark
democratic party. In that path
there lies safety, honor and success.
We trace our political lineage back
to Jefferson, who was the author of
that immortal protest against Brit
ish imperialism known as the Decla-
ration of independence. Opposition
to the precepts and practices of i'm
perialism was thus one of the cardi-
nal principles of our party faith at
the very inception of the govern
ment.
owe should adhere to the policy
involved in Jeffersonian expansion,
the reasonable and natural acquire
men. of territory adjacent to our
own. Whenever the American FLAG
rightly floats it should be an en-
blem of free government and the
aegis of constitutional liberty. Nei-
Their should tariff wars nor custom
duties obstruct the path of American
trade from one portion Of this gov
to another portion.
''The spectacle is at present pre-
'ented of Cuba relieved from Span
sh oppression only TO be enslaved
0y the United States in commercial
bondage. Justice demands that
,hese impositions shall cease. Moth
NJ but self-interests stand in the
way of tariff reform for Cuba. The
democratic party should again press
% the front the issue of revenue re-
orm. The republican practice of
protection is based on the right to
Use the powers of government for
Individual purposes. Our republi-
an friends make revenue the Incl
lent and protection the main pur-
,ose of all tariff taxation. The
'olicy of reciprocity is and always
las been democratic policy.
"We believe in strict construc-
ion of the federal constitution as
ssential for the public welfare. We
elieve in home rule for states. We
avor an amendment to the consti-
ution providing for the election of
United State Senators by the peo-
lie. Opposition to dangerous COR
crate combination of capital should