Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-05
NorABLE DEMOCRATS SPEAK.


Roosevelt administration furnishing the
issues, was the the picture drawn for tie
party leaders at the banquet given un-
der Tammany auspices in New York
last night in honor OF the newly INSTALL
ed mavor, George B. Mcclellan.
Hon. Richard Olney, in notable ad-
dress, arraigned the administration
policy at home and abroad, and, after
euumerating the principles which the
democracy should stand for, closed
with the declaration that Grover Cleve-
land was the man of all men most
thoroughly representative of the nation
al policies which the speaker had in
dicated
David B. Hills speech consisted
largely of bitter attack upon President
Roosevelts policy in Panama, his treat
men. of Gen. Miles. his attitude regard
ing army promotions, and scathing
| criticism of his public utterances and
writings.
In the course of Mr. Hil's remarks
he said: "The Cleveland admins
trations of 1885 and 1898 may have
made mistakes, but to their credit be 1t
said there was never any charge OF
corruption seriously made against them,
and none at all was ever established.
Those administrations may have some
times erred. because ito err is human,
but whatever their faults, corruption was
not one of them. They may have lack
ed in vigorous partisanship, but they
excelled in genuine patriotism. Those
administrations were conducted with
dignity and reflected honor upon the
country"
Democrats of prominence from New
York city, State, and nation assembled
at Sherry's, among those present be-
sides Messrs. Olney and Hill being Con-
gresham David De Almond, of Mis-
souri, Charles A. Towne, ex-senator
from Minnesota; ex-Gov. r. E. Patti
son, of Pennsylvania; William A.
CASTOR, of Boston, and Charles +.
Murphy, now leader of Tammany Hall.
Grover Cleveland, Judge Alton Il.
Parker, Senator Arthur p. German, OF
Maryland, and Senator John ?. Nor
gan, of Alabama, sent letters of regret.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter follows:
81 very much regret that yexatious
indisposition prevents me from attending
the dinner 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 pertains to its welfare, | would
be pleased to participate in an event
which will give opportunity for the ex-
preston of well grounded anticipation
of the civic benefits which should result
from the triumph of the New York de-
mocracy. With the assumption of the
duty involved in the government OF the
greatest city Of our country, creates
grave responsibilities, the impressive
thought cannot be eyaded, that the mat
ner in which the democracy of the city
shall met its municipal responsibilities
will, in large degree, determine the ex-
tent to which our fellow countrymen, 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, conf
IDENTIFY expect that the methods of the
new municipal administration will be so
clean and efficient, and its high purposes
so manifest in all things, as TO impress
the entire country with the purity and
peace promised by the national suprem-
acy of q safe and conservative demoe-
racy."
The speakers included Mayor Me
Clellan, Richard Olney, Davis B. Hill,
Charles A. Towne, Gov. Montague, OF
Virginia, and Congressman De Almond.
Ex-C Congressman W. Bourke Cochran,
acted as postmaster.
Gov. A. J. Montague, of Virginia,
said in part:
cat this period in our party affairs
,, the South comes forward as the cham
pion of no candidate; but it is to be
hoped that she will come forward in q
spirit Of cooperative leadership for the
pronouncement Of such principles and
measures as may victoriously rehabili-
tate our party and give to people
government peoples rule. ! venture
the opinion that the South should mo-
indiferently wait upon policy OF mega
. ton of the slow-moving tides of public
opinion, or make paramount in anticipa
ton the availability OF candidates; bu
she should affirmatively stand forth II
behalf OF theestablished and conservative
principles of democracy. She shoul'
not only ask but demand that issue
which are dead should not be stirred NJ
for our undoing. She should take tn
initiative in the recrudescenee of ou
party upon the principles which hereto
4 fore and for so long led us to victory an
to the peoples service. Ard the Sou'
should do this not as section, but as a
integral part of our union, with a
aftechonate interestin its welfare, growth
a and glory. Nor does the South direS d,.
tbe consideration ofthe country to cano
IS date but she should declare that be be
a II -o+r;o. a clean uublic SCI