New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
PRAISES CUBAN POLICY.
E. NJ. SHEPARD TELLS DEMOCRATS TO
SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATORS.
NIXON PLEADS. FOR HARMONY AT DINNER
OF THE BROOKLYN DEMOCRATIC CLUB
-COCKRANs POLICY OF JUSTICE.


Democratic harmony, and incidentally a
boom for Edward NJ. Shepard for Governor
was the double purpose Of the dinner or the
Brooklyn Democratic Club at the Germania
Club Brooklvn last night. Such an array OF
Democrats had not been seen gathered ABOUT
one board for long time seated at the
speakers table. Justice William ]. Gaynor was
judiciously sandwiched in between ex-Con-
troller Coler who is said to entertain aspirations
for the Governorship, and Lewis Nixon, the
new leader of Tammany Hall. Then came eX-
Governor Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania
Herman A. Metz, who presided; w. Bourke
Cochran, Congressman De Almond, of Mis-
souri,; Edward NJ. Shepard and John E. Red
mond NJ. P. Mr.. Nixon was not down on the
programme to make an address, but he was
called after Mr.. Pattison and Congressman
De Armond had spoken. He struck the keynote
OF the dinner when he extended the olive branch
TO the Brooklyn Democracy. He said:
We wish 70 show the Dem0eras Of the d nation a6Ge
common ground upon which to hght b tae eneing nc nS
our Democratic organization uRbulIt ahd sIrens ~
ened. that it shall stand where II deserves 10
but as the organization Of Democracy, And can
say 10 you gehtemen pr pd 6ro9kE, 90 kfE,bin tSr ~ vo,
and hand in hand with the rest of the state form
a triple alliance that will be invincible.
When Mr.. Nixon was called on 10 speak, tne
diners arose and. waving their napkins hyster
ically gave three boisterous cheers for the new
leader. Mr. Nixon said he preferred to be left
off the programme, and TO be merely auditor.
He said he did not feel that because of a certain
position which he held in the organization he
should be regarded the one who must out
line the policy of the party. He would leave
that for ADLER statesmen. Continuing. he said:
1t gave me great pleasure TO hear the gentleman
from me vest VINO SPOKE IN Iav9r OF liz
ant-Republicanism. ! think the Democratic party
believe the Democrats party should be aggressive
in advocating its principles This country is grow
growth, we must fall behind. ]. a young man.
nothing stop its growth. I know abhor the
negative man. and follows that the negative party
denee Then zen We can get t2getheF and rally around
our s1ncess Ae rea,ards or Local cnnd1tione Se ve
are starting. 1 think to get together.
Edward NJ. Shepard was greeted with thun-
derous applause when he arose to speak. He
said in part:
II party cannot find its voice when out of power
the average Citizen expect. except that, If it shall
come into power it will have no policy either use
in inefieiency3 Do not beg misunderstand: me to
Of m sFy own IN abS should
When, therefore. the Republican President and
uFe Of Justice and dcce1cS toward CUBA u dsagrse
bic to the merciless monopolists powerful in their
not seek partisan adya3tage but should Sheerfy
/ rejoice to believe that If the appeal made bv
Cuba TO the American sense Of justice and light is
and not by Democratic votes
w. Bourke Cochran made hopeful address
covering the history OF the Democratic party
and the differences between It and the Repub
lican party, and declaring that. lin dealing with
foreign as with domestic. problems the Demo
cratic party have but one policy. and that
is the policy Of justice" Regarding the De-
mocracy of to-day. he said
II the Democracy is to win in 1902 It must ac-
1874. The men who supported the Popust ALI
ance and those who rejected it, those who voted
must turn their backs on the questions past
Gently divided and set their faces resoi1fey to the
great questions which confront them and on which
they are practically unanimous. 1t would be worse
than idle to demand a recantation Of any
man mans Views on questions which are no longer Is
moral to suggest that Demoerats close their eyes
past belong to history, not to politics.
At the beginning OF the dinner Daniel F.
Moynahan read a number of letters, the most
interesting OF which was from ex-President
Grover Cleveland. At the end of this letter
the diners burst into applause which lasted for
a full minute. Napkins waved and three
cheers were given. The letter was as follows:
onn am ,S sorry that must f0Fego the the pleasure OF
vited guests. in celebrating the birthday of Samuel
]. Tilden on the 18th inst
AT time when the beneheence and sufficiency
Of the se, principles Of pure Democracy commend
minded and at our time W6Sn mn9
opportunity so palpaby awaits their sturdy and
that those who profess our party faith should cee-
brate "a, this this anniversary with enthusiasm.
its true course light and inspiration will be af
temDta-
tion and all false lights, steadfastly followed the
and those who sincerely labor for return OF
and WIZ nG % sheir sItohgesI nope
under the standard which Samuel j. Tiden held
William Jennings Bryan sent a simple letter Of
regret Hugh Mclaughlin, the Democratic boss
OF Kings County, wrote
II your dinner can can produce another den len he win
avg I my anu earneSt supPort as MI I1lden
of his political career.
Other letters were received from Norman E.
Mack Richard Olney, eX-Secretary of State, and
in part:
Though a revolution in our form Of government
may not yet be on foot, the plain tendency OF the
the outbreak of the Spanish war is TO destroy the
ideals which were once the peculiar glory of the
governmental form OF but slight moment The
Of the e e%n IN q no at other GrGa Wa
as by rearmng its aegianee i to f the Tita
features Of our American polity and by declaring
Its unwaverng opposition to every attempt to elimi-
nate emasculate them
Among the three hundred guests were Perry
Senator p. H. McCarren and Elliot |
Danforth
Ex-senator Hill sent a letter saying that the
appointment of Lewis Nixon as leader of Tam
many a hopeful sign.
HIGGINSON'S FLEET AT SANTIAGO.
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