The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
JACKSON DAY is
DULY OBSERVED
Anniversary OF the Battle of New
Orleans.
SPEECH OF JUDGE De ARHoHD
WHAT OF THE FUTURE OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

n A--aA&f2s jan ~ estt ~ OSV OeltlU-
srats OF Nebraska tonight eele-
brated the eighty-ninth anniver-
saTy Of Andrew Jackson's victory over
the British at New Orleans, and Incl
Gentally the thirteenth annual banquet
of the Jaeksonian club Of Nebra ska
The speakers included Senator Francis
g. Newlands of Nevada, Congressman
David DeaTmond OF Missouri. and Con-
gresham Hitchcock of Nebraska.
The occasion was Of special signifi-
canoe to the Nebraska Democracy be-
cause of a reunion of the factions that
have formerly been known as ':GOld"
and Silver Democrats.
Congressman Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock of
Nebraska took for his theme The Lag
gard Law
Congressman David A. DeArmond of
Missouri addressed the assemblage on
What of Our Future?" as follows:
De Almonds Speech.
1T is a question of the ages, and the
ages Will repeat it until time shall be
no more. II is the question of ambi-
ton, of hope, Of fear. of love. of hate,
Of charity. Of selfishness. The ques-
ton of great and small, Of good and
bad. But, as assigned to me this even
ing. it may appropriately be treated as
question touching the outlook of our
party.
can the Democratic party win the
coming national election? Yes Will
the victory be ours2 That is not so
easily answered for that depends upon
what the party viii say and do when
next ii convenes in national conven-
ton. If It shall wisely address itself
10. the issues of the day, asserting
nothing extensively. apologizing for
nothing and shall name for its nom
inees men who ought to be and there
fore will be acceptable to its rank and
file. il viii win. But if in folly il re-
pudiates its past-its recent pastor If
IL needlessly antagonizes and drives
away elements which were not with it
or which left it in its recent past, the
promise of the times and Of conditions
viii prove delusive, and we shall go
down to defeat
Today Is Our Day.
u have no platform to suggest. no
candidates to commend to the exclu-
sion Of others. AS one who followed
enthusiastically the party flag. borne
SO nObly By your great Nebraskan.
would be unwilling, even with sweep
ing victory as the price of the baseness,
To say aught or do aught in repudia-
ton OF the man who led on the mill
lions of devoted Democrats who fol-
lowed the party banner in 1895 or 1900
But 96. wits its stirring activities. is in
the great ocean of time that has been:
and so it is with 1900. Today is our
day, and this is the year of our press
ing political duty and inviting political
prospect.
AS I would not indulge in self
stuItifiCa ton. so I would not be pro-
fFaff I oil bo.
come to battle on our side now, for
what is in issue; and 7 would repel
none whose help we may have now
because we did not get it in some
campaign Of the past; just as we well
coined those who came TO urst in IS.
sfter a lifetime OF opposition. None
who were against Us before, but sin
cerely desire TO be with Us now. will
come with words of denunciatiOn upon
their lips. or the boiler than thou
spirit in their hearts The sincere ones
who should find hearty welcome and
full fellowship are those who would be
with US now for he country's good:
because they believe we are for what.
iE the fight now on. is right. Those.
If there be any, who would come to
ask US to Tepudiate cur past and hum
bly, glorify them for their past. either
are utterly wanting in sincerity. or are
too vain and too dictatorial. too mar
row and vengeful. to be of value to
the party.
Ripe For a Change.
st am one OF those who believe that
no man who did not support the ticket
in 1895 or 1900 can re available for the
presidential nomination in 1904. The
reasons for this conclusion are so many
and so evident that any specification
would be tiresonie as well as useless.
Put the issues viii arouse the patriotic
citizen to a h;-h pitch of zeal and
energy. We shall stand for the re-
forms so ardently desired by many, so
vital TO MANY The country is ripe for
a change. The Republican party has
been tried. and surely has been found
wanting. sadly wanting Labor and
capital bid fair to unite in support of
the Democratic standard bearer. Our
platform should tell the world that in
our party the criminal trusts shall find
foe not to be appessed or diverted.
We should voice the sentiment Of De
mocracy and Of fairness for a revision
of the tariff: not to destroy. but to save
from destruction. FxtFavaCancs. SO
typical OF modern Republicanism,
should give place to Democratic econ
omy. without which governments be-
come intolerab BILE The affairs of these
United States should engage the best
consideration Of our nations states
men. and wild projects beyond the
seas should 10 longer absorb our sub
stance or undermine our noble institu-
tons. Practical Democratic sense win
win"