Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-05
LOOKS TO CLEVELAND
Significant Address of Mr..
Olney at Banquet
GIVEN BY 'TAMMANY
OTHER NOTED SPEAKERS PRES
EMIT AT FUNCTION.
Mr.. Cleveland, Judge Alton B. Parker,
Senators German and Morgan
Sent Letters of Regret.
GIVEN BY 'TAMMANY


Grover Cleveland, Senator A. P. German
and John p Morgan and Judge Alton b.
Parker were read.
Former Secretary Richard Oiney came
out squarely for Grover Cleveland as the
next candidate of the democratic party for
President.
David B. HIPS speech consisted largely
OF a bitter attack upon President Roose-
velts policy in Panama. his treatment OF
Gen Miles. his attitude regarding army
promotions, and a scathing criticism OF his
public utterances and writings.
Democrats of prominence from the city,
state and nation assembled at Sherry's.
among those present besides Messrs. Olney
and Hill being Congressman David De Ar
mond of Missouri, Charles A. Towne, ex-
senator from Minnesota; former Governor
r. f. Pattson of Pennsylvania, William A.
CASTOR of Boston and Charles F. Murphy,
now leader of Tammany Hall.
Mr.. -Clevelands Letter.
Mr.. CIevelands letter follows:
l very much regret that a vexatious in
disposition prevents me from attending the
dirner rendered by the citizens Of New
York to their newly elected mayor, Hon.
George B. Mcclellan. AS former resident
of the city, still interested in all that per-
tains to it's welfare, l would be pleased to
participate in an event which will give OPP
portunity for the expression of a we'll
grounded anticipa ton OF the civic benefits
which should result from the triumph of
the New York democracy.
While the assumption Of the duty involved
in the government of the greatest city OF
our country, creates grave responsibilities,
the impressive thought cannot be evaded,
that the manner IN which the democracy
of the city shall meet its municipal re-
sponsibilities, will in large degree deter
mine the extent to which our fellow
countrynlen. IN every part of the land, will
be willing to trust the democracy of the
nation in broader fields Of governmental
rule.
Those far beyond the limit OF New York
who love the democratic party confidently
expect that the methods of the new munic-
ipal administration will be so clean and
efficient. and its high purposes so manifest
in all things, as to impress the entire coun-
| try with the purity and peace promised by
| the national supremacy of safe and con-
| servative democracy.
| The speakers included Mayor Mcclellan
Richard Olney David B. Hill, Charles A.
| Towne, Gov. Montague of Virginia and Com
| gresham De Almond. Ex-Congressman w
| Bourke Cochran. who acted as POSTMASTER
| introduced as the first speaker Mayor Nc
Clellan. in an address In which. after re-
| rerring briefly to questions Of national pol.
! Icy, he took up political conditions in New
York city. declaring that democratic gov
eminent had been abolished In New York
| so far as law could abolish it. but that the
democratic population of New York city
| the laws. but in spite OF the laws.
Ex-secretary OIney's Address.
| Ex-Secretary Richard Olney was then in
| troduced as a diplomatist who had never
followed the policy of wandering around
| the world seeking quarrels with weaker ma
| tons, and the pride Of New England
but enthroned in the hearts of all his coun-
| trymen."
| He spoke in part as follows:
1t Is no secret that at the late New
York election voters aligned themselves
| chiefly according to their views on ma
! tional politics are not only not out of place
here, but are specially appropriate to the
| occasion.
| ut has been the misfortune of the coun-
| try-and the republican party's misfortune
| 1ihewise-that for the last seven years it
| has had continuous and undisputed control
| OF all departments Of the general govern
| ment. If during this long period the party
| in power had been confronted by a unit ed
! well organized and patriotic opposition who
| can doubt that the republican party would
| have been spared many foilies and the coun-
| try many serious calamities?
| This occasion Is of good omen in that
| it indicates that there will be such an op-
position in the future. Extreme repub-
iican partisans are fond of declaring that
| there are no issues upon which an opposi-
| ton to the republican party can appeal to
| the intellect and the conscience OF the
! American people. But the wish is father to
the thousht and not since the civil war
| have vital principles been more at stake
| than they Will be in the coming national
| elections.
Will Bow to Facts Accomplished.
| THE democratic party will. of course,
bow to the logic of accomplished facts.
| Yet, while using the irrevocable past as
! guide and warning for the future, 1t Will
| and must stand for certain things of vital
| consequence which the republican party,
| tried by its record. past and recent, can
| not claim to stand for and cannot be
| trusted to stand for.
| In matters of foreign policy the demo-
| cratic party will stand for international
| morality and decent international conduct:
| for observance Of treaties and obedience
! to International law; for respect for the
| rights of every nation. however small: for
| the refusal to take by stealth or by robbery
| what we have no right to get except by
| consent OF the owner: for continuing our
! traditional role as the defender of the
| weaker states Of this hemisphere instead
of becoming their spectator: for mindng
| our own business generally, without med
| ding with the internal affairs of foreign
| countries, and without making rumors and
| trivial events the pretexts for military
demonstrations in foreign ports.
| In matters domestic the democrat tic
| party will repudiate the stand-pat policy
| and will advocate both economy In expen-
| ditures and such tariff reform and revision
| as industrial conditions and the interests
OF the country at large demand. In that
! view. 1t will stand for reasonable rela-
| ton between governmental revenues and
| governmental requirements; for clean adj
| ministration and official conduct, free from
| every suspicion of graft: for amendments
| of existing tariff schedules in the interest
| of the country at large, and not in that of
| special syndicates favored industries;
| for such access to foreign markets by
| tariff adjustments or reciprocity treaties, as
Will enable American producers to dispose
of their surplus products; for taking from
| the so-called trusts that kind and degree
of protection which enables them both to
| monopoliZe the home market and to sell to
| the foreign consumer at prices greatly be-
| low those made to the domestic consumer.
Opposed to Militarism.
'Tn other matters vitality affecting both
our foreign and domestic affairs, the demo-
cratic party will first of all stand for a
pacific instead of militant republic for
4 appeal to the last resort of kings only in
legitimate self-defense. and not for GRIM
inal aggression; for an army and fleet
commensurate with actual needs, but noa
used either as playthings or to bully the
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