Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-06
SENATOR PLATT DINED
TESTIMONIAL TO THE SENATOR
FROM NEW YORK.
he Denies That There Is fractional Dis
turbance Among Republicans Of His
state-The Political Outlook.

| A complimentary dinner in honor of Sena-
| tor Thomas C. Plat was given at the
Shoreham Hotel last night by the New
| York republican delegation in Congress. All
the delegation were present except Messrs.
Smith, Flack and Alexander. who are Ill,
and Mr.. Southwick, who Is snowbound In
| the west. Charles G. Bennett secretary of
| the Senate. also was present.
Representative Serene E. Payne, chair
man of the ways and means committee,
| presided and made a brief speech felicitat-
| ing the republican party on the condition
| of the organization in New York state. The
principal speech of the evening was made
by Mr. Plat.
No fractional Disturbance.
There is neither factional nor personal
disturbance in the New York delegation to
embarrass or impede it's work." said Mr..
Platt THE signs of the approach of a
| great political year are already numerous,
! and some Of them indicate the return Of the
| democratic party to a sane and dangerous
condition. Fortunately, we are already as
| sured of courageous, intelligent and popu-
lar leadership. The government under
President Roosevelt has been strong and
wise, but 1t often happens in politics that
political party which has had a long
lease of power is never SO much in danger
as when nobody has anything in particular
to complain of. for it is then that many peo-
pie vote not with regard to great principles,
but to small and trivial events and circum-
stances. We shall need, therefore, through
out the coming campaign to keep constantly
before the people the often proved incapaci-
ty OF the democratic party to conduct pub
lie affairs and the menace to business which
proceeds from its very constitution.
The newspapers relate that Mr.. Bryan
denies that he Is socialist, but the spirit
OF socialism is rampant in his party and its
n ~,,r,-
any democratic President sets foot in the
White House. 1t will make little difference
VINO he is or where he comes from He
must yield to the spirit of his party and be
its instrument, or he must break his party
ana be the rock on which it splits in pieces
The government is not personal machine
Our Presidents have been great and sue
cessful. not by dominating their party but
by conducting their administration in har-
mony with party sentiments. Then when
party sentiment has approved wise and
successful policies, they have taken their
place in the list Of great men,
Experience of President Cleveland,
The history Of Mr.. Cleveland is a perfect
illustration of my point. He was made the
democratic cand1 late for his availability In
the belief that his personality would dis
tract public attention, but as soon as the
entire government became democratic in his
second term it was straightway discovered
eiiI' &c" eei d CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT ana
radlcal party there was no possibility of
successful government. AS the President
became more conservative the party became
more radical, and the effect of their strug-
giles for control was felt in the profits of
every business and the earnings of every
workingman. The tariff smashers and the
currency debasers in the democratic party
may be for the moment quiescent, but their
self-reStrafnt will last no single minute
longer than until the opportunity comes to
give effect to their injurious principles
Membership in Congress is increasing in
both honor and importance Circumstances
have forced US to depart from the od-time
rule separating us from the affairs of the
rest of the world, and many of the policies
we are adopting now not only affect other
peoples than our own, but look far ahead
into the future With one accord our public