The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-17
DEMOCRATS At BANQUET
Made Rosy Predictions foF TReiT
Party's Victory.

Chicago. March 16-Prominent DeTl1=
ocrats from every part of the coun-
try gathered to-day to attend the an
nual jackson Day banquet of the Iro-
quois Club at the Auditorium Hotel.
Preceding the banquet. many notables
in the party held long talks together,
discussing subjects for the President
ial campaign of next year.
The speakers at the banquet made
pleas for unified party and for the
adoption of a platform that would meet
general approval. Mayor Carer H.
Harrison, who was to-day renominated
by the Democratic city convention.
was the first speaker. After welcom-
ing the visitors to the city. he respond
ed to the toast THE City of Chicago"
He was followed by Edward NJ. Shep-
ard of New York who spoke on Pres
ent Duties of a Patriotic Opposition"
Mr.. Shepard discussed trade union
ism and monopoly. defending the form
er as conservators of industrial rights.
He advocated a certain measure of
tariff reform and proposed this pro-
gramme for the coming campaign:
1.-THE establishment of equal rights;
the abolition of special privileges; the
maintenance of Democratic self
government. The programme means
resolute tariff reform beginning with
the goods which have fallen under
monopolys resolute and practical pre-
vention of interstate commerce pref
erence and abuses, rigorous reduction
in cost of administration, the promo
ton of Philippine self-government and
independence and the provision of fair
and secure, normal and normally dis
tributed, currency by all banks which
hold banking charters from the gov
eminent"
jackson and the Renewal of the Bank
Charter" was the topic chosen by
Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, attorney
general under the second Cleveland adj
ministration.
In responding to the toast Looking
to 1904 Congressman de Almond of
Missouri aroused the 300 banqueters TO
a high pitch of enthusiasm. Congress-
man De Almond said:
Time and events will point out the
| man for us in 1904. What thoughtful
man can doubt that he must be one
who was in the Democratic column in
SO and again in 1900? This is not only
| justice but it is necessity as we'll. Be
assured the man of the hour will be
| found; and meanwhile let us strive to
| heal sores, not to tear open old wounds.
| Let us invite recruits to join the
| party, and not do anything in folly
| or bitterness to drive them from 1t.
Let US rally where the party flag flies.
Let us act charity rather than preach
too much about it. Let us recognize
n ffNG 81 au1 Nf
quarrelng with it. Let us learn well
| the lessons of the past. that we may
| meet we'll the duties and responsible
! ties of the present and the future. Let
| him who did much before for the par
| ty and its principles strive to do more
in the future. and let him who did
nothing for his party's cause in the
| days of dissension and division, or
who then did aught against his party :
battle-scarred millions. spare no hon
orable effort now or in the future for
his party's complete triumph. Nothing
will heal old sores like the balm OF
victory won fighting together"
| Among the other speakers of the
evening We're j. M. Dickinson of Chi
cago and Samuel Alschuler of Aurora
| III.
kilograms of regret at their inabil.
ity to be present were received from
United States Senator Bailey of Texas
and NJ. e. ingalls,, Democratic candi-
date for Mayor of Cincinnati. Owing
to the large number of Democrats who
! Travelled to Chicago to attend the BAN
| quet and because of the small number
of toasts at the banquet, a luncheon
was arranged this afternoon at which
a number of out-of-town Democrats
responded to impromptu toasts.
! Former Mayor Thomas Taggart of
Indianapolis, in his address. declared
that the prospects for the Democratic
party were never better and were i'm
| proving every day under the present
administration. Others spoke in she
same vein as Mr.. Taggart, and all
viewed the situation enthusiastically.