The San Francisco call., 1903-01-16
LEWIS ON JACKSON.

THE anniversary OF the battle OF New Orleans
has been adopted as Democratic holiday
That battle was gallant achievement and is
efficient background OF Jacksons political career
III which he wrought with the strength OF a giant
and the skill OF doctrinaire for the gold standard
and sound money. All the people feel an interest in
the anniversary OF that gallant action arms, and
the sound money men glory in Jackson's declaration
that Cold is the universal and only honest standard
OF vauc
Under these circumstances it has added 10 the gayetv
OF nations to the advocates of free silver, un-
limited rag and well executed counterfeit money
tremendously celebrating Jackson day
This year the principal observance was in Omaha.
and 1t made opalescent and decorating by the
principal speech delivered by Mr. J. Hamilton Lewis
late OF Washington and now of Chicago, where his
torrid oratory and tropical presence have done much
TO mitigate the discomiorts OF the coal famine and
the wintry rigor OF the lake Winds In his
Omaha speech he admitted that the DemcSsscy had
slipped cog and described ii as: a s4ln well
the track. cut upon the open highways Essssshng
through space ungoverned speed. along, strange
distances; up and over strange diyides3 cafeering
with mad reckessness with the engines' throttle
thrown wide open and blind man uponAhe box.
It is because OF this that many OF 66t pas
sengers, in desperation are eaping for their lives
from the Platforms"
This was lurid, but when he turned upon the Re
publican party he uncorked every one OF the vials OF
wrath and disemboweed metaphor to spread its Wis
oeTa like the contents OF runaway trpe wagon along
the highway OF his remarks. He represented the
constitution reduced to kindling wood the
Declaration OF Independence tackled up like two
bit coonskn on the gable OF log cabip, and humap
liberty in tears tattcrs and despair hoofng it over
the ties IN search of some shelter.
The weeping and yet fierce climax OF his oratoricaI
despair was reached when he came to discuss the
purchase OF British built ships by American capital
No one can drink, appreciatiyely, a pousse cafe
ooueur bylthe mouth Of another and so we permit
our readers to take this fresh from J. Ham himself
lie said: The millions hlched from the American
treasury, drained from the toll OF suffering are TO be
paid to foreign country and 10 royal sycophants.
The very ships purchased and sustained by American
dollars are pledged in the event Of conflict of this
nation with her ever-enduring enemy to have the
stars and stripes struck from their masthead the
upon jack uniurled their ships guns turned against
the citadel Of the republic to blow the nation to
atoms and her citizens to ignoble death Yet with
this unnsmable ofense violating every provision o
The moral law and the constitution OF our country
there seems none so bold as to cry the crime by
Here tonight in the memory cf Jackson at New Or
leans. name the ofense 1t is 'TreasonP Urea
son. Trembling in the shadow of the crumblinc
walls, let US cry to our countrymen to rally to their
gates, support their ancient house and
ssnctify the temple with the loyal and worshipino
Democracy"
Red FIRE and martial music, while J. Ham. the
iorked lightning Of the platform names what he say,
IS unnamable and trembes in the shifting shadow.
OF the crumbling walls and rallies the gates witt
ssnctifying screech TO do something unspecifed.