The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-09
Tennessee Society in St. Louis las. night.

eulogized General Andrew Jackson as a
great General and great man. He said
that General Jackson was q true type OF
sterling manhood and American democ-
racy. He said that General Jackson stood
for all that is best and that Tennesseeans
and natives Of other States honored him
for his great principles:
Even to-day, SIr. Soldan declared. Ten
nesseans felt like voting for Andrew Jack
son, for the ideas and principles for which
he stood. the idea that personal worth Is
Sedan declared that in the fight against
corruption and malfea asance Tsnnesseeans
would be found fighting for the right At
this there were calls for Circuit Attorney
Folk.
Toastnsster Grubbs called upon Isaac
g. Taylor Director Of Works Of the
worlds Fair. TO make an impTompt;a 81
speech. but Nr. Taylor. who had been IN
the room earlier in the evening, did not
FesDsHsi ssIp 9s sPEEeH P2as9f ls7 WAs sp sToEEN.
conssderabie SSeT mirth When he said that his
speech had been stolen by the speakers
who preceded him; that they had appro-
priated all he intended to say
MOST POWERFUL INFLUENCE.
In response to the toast. The Influence
That Moves Men," Mr. StahIman said IN
part:
In business We are influenced largely by the
desire to acquire wealth
In politics by the desire TO acquire fame and
power In olden times these were astainabie
oniy through an able and fearless advocacy Of
the right.
In the present day they are acquired largely
through trucuiency and the shifting OF sails
TO catch the popular brseze-'' One Of the sad
dest cornentary existing Political conditions.
especially in our South lard. is the marked
tendency in the last-nanned direction COM
pared with those who were the trusted leaders
~ NJ IN he La ~ he
;ion in the past. those OF the presen: stand as
mere pyg-nies. There are. Of course. notable
exceptions. but only few.
There are two aspects from which the power
that moves men may be measured-fear and
Iove. For my own part I accept the latter as
the rssi and best sSuFs s Of ,ba @ a and P9ysr
his only begotten S1n. that makes the good
Il i not the fear Of but the respect fer. law
and order that makes the good citizens.
Fear. fl is true. detsrs some from acts of
irations OF this IN your own city Of St Louis
Lei Us hope that the determination 70 enforce
tinguisted sou OF Tennessee in your r1iis; may
1as mol hSld , sh is sa ad czas ashoasa ssa,
Will at least cause them to refrain from In
dplging IN lawiess E & methods; y ,.,., . ,,,.
the love Of liberty and home. which makes
brave and ID goo I'd soldier SddL ., tho ,.-,, ,r.
love for them. that makes the drtiful ehi.d,
Where lack OF love and respect has taken
possession of the hearts men they are oc-
cupying a plane below that upon which they
should stand.
FRANCE WAS DETAINED.
President David R. Francis of the
Worlds Fair was to have been a guest.
but ha ,ould not be present. Among the
othe, -ar-.Jrs were Colonel Lucius ].
Polk ha%eptuir Attorney Joseph W. Folk
who ) J.Ie of the directors of the society.
Among the guests were many prom
lrent Tennesseeans, who came 10 St:
LOUIS to be present at the dedica ton of
The Hermitage. a reproduction of the
home Of General Jackson. which Is to be
used as the State building The State
Legislature appropriated only enough
money for the State exhibit. SO the jack
son Hermitage Association was formed
to rails funds by subscription for the
erection of State building, Colonel
StshIman being elected president Many
ST. LoUisans, born IN Tennessee. aiso were
present.