Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-02
BATTLE OF new
ORLEANS CELEBRATED.

Omaha, Jan. i.-Nearly 500 Democrats
OF Nebraska tonight celebrated the
eighty-ninth anniversary of Andrew
Jackson's victory over the British at
New Orleans, and incidentally the thir-
teenth annual banquet OF the Jackson
ian club OF Nebraska. The speakers
included Senator Francis g. Newlands
OF Nevada, Congressman David Dear
mond of Missouri, ant Congressman
Hitchcock OF Nebraska.
The occasion was Of special signif-
canoe to the Nebraska Democracy be-
cause Of Il 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:
1T is a question Of the ages, and the
ages will repeat II until time shall be
no more. II is the question Of ambi-
ton, Of hope, of fear. Of love, OF hate,
Of charity, OF %selishness. The ques-
tlon of great and small, of good and
bad. But. as assigned to me this eve.
ming, It may appropriately be treated as
a question touching the outlook OF our
party.
Can the Democratic party win the
coming national election? Yes. viii
the victory be ours? That Is not so
easily answered, Tor that depends upon
what the party will say and do when
next 1t convenes In national conven-
ton. II 1t shall wisely address itself
10 the issues of the day, asserting moth
| Ing nffaagina1y atNnlppfyInv fn. moth
ing. and shall name for its nominees
men who ought to be and therefore will
be acceptable to its rank and file, It
will win. But II In folly 1t ~repudiates
Its Dast-its recent pastor II II need
lessly antagonizes and drives away ele.
ments which We're not with II or which
left II In its recent past, the promise
of the times and Of conditions will prove
delusiye. and we shall go down TO de.
feat.
Il have no platform to suggest, no
candidates TO commend to the exclu.
sion Of others. As one who followed
enthusiastically the party flag. horne
so nobly by your great Nebraskan. |
would be unwilling, even with sweep.
ing victory as the price of the b%aseness,
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 1896 or 1900.
Blu '96, with its stirring activities, is In
the great ocean OF time that has been;
and so II is with 1900. Today Is our
day, and this IL the year Of our press
ing political duty and inviting political
prospect.
AS | would not indulge In self.
qualification, so would not be pro-
scriptlve. | would welcome all who
come TO battle on our side now, for
what Is IN issue; and / would repel
none whose help we may have now be.
cause we did not get 1t In some cam
paign Of the past; just as we well
J coined those who came 10 US In '96,
after 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 'holIer than thou
spirit In their hearts. The sincere ones
who should find a hearty welcome and
full fellowship are those who would be
with US now for the country's good,
because they believe we are for what.
IN tho fight q on. II right, Those,
II there be any, who would come TO
ask US 10 repudiate Our past and hum
bly, glorlfy them for their past, either
are utterly wanting In sincerity, or are
too vain and too dictatorial. too mar.
row and vengeful, to be oc value to
the party.
II am one OF those who believe that
no man who did not support the ticket
In 1896 or 1900 can be available for the
presidential nomination IN 1904. The
reasons for this conclusion are so many
and so evident that any specification
would be tlresome as well as useless.
But the Issues viii arouse the patriotic
citizen to a high pitch OF zeal and
energy. We shall stand for the re.
forms so ardently desired by many, so
vital 10 many. The country Is ripe for
q 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 I'm
our party the criminal trusts shall And
q foe not to be appeased or diverted.
We should voice the sentiment of DEM
ocraoy aud Of fairness for q revision OF
the tariff; not TO destroy, but 10 save
from destruction, Extravaganza, so
typical OF modern Republlcanlsm.
should give place TO Democratic ec.
onomy, without which governments be.
come intolerable, The affairs OF these
United states should engage the best
consideration OF our nations states
men, and Wild projects beyond the
seas should no longer absorb our sub
stance or undermine our noble lnstltu-
tions. Practical Democratic sense WIN
win," |