The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-09
JACKSON DAY
IS OBSERVED
Many Banqnets Given in
Various Cities.
JUDGE HARMON IS HEARD
CLEVELAND, HILL AND TiLLMAN
WRITE LETTERS REGARDING
g.
PARTY POLICY.
BY Associated Press,

BY Associated Press,
Cincinnati, Jan. S-The feature of
the Jackson day banquet of the Duck
worth Club here tonight was the adj
dress Of Judson Harmon. attorney gen
eral under Cleveland's administration
and prominently mentioned as candi.
date for the Democratic nomination
for president
Mr. Harmon did not forecast any
future policy or new departure for
his party, but outlined conditions un-
der Republican administration of Har-
rson that confronted the last Demo
cratic administration and brought out
many Interesting circumstances that
preceded the hard times ten years ago
He spoke in part as follows:
"Of late years the Republican poll.
tieians have set up the claim that it
Is their management OF public affairs
which makes good times, and so they
must be kept in control If good times
are to continue This new humbug
worked nicely for while But a
In ~ ff
the Republicans in the congressional
election some of the clouds and rain.
bows which had been capitalized and
put Of on the people began to vanish.
Banks failed here and there. trade
combinations toppled, fear and dis
trust began to stalk about And not
a Democrat in power anywhere to
lay ii on,
"A country which Is governed
through parties Is in a bad way when
it has only one party which can be
trusted. | believe the people are
now turning once more to the Demo.
Gratis for relief from extravaganza the
unfaimess, and the undependabeness
Of the present administration, and Che
brag and pretense still employed to
mslead them should be punctured
once for all by the plain facts
1t Is false, that there Is danger
Of hurtfu disturbance in the process
of reform in the tariff and other
things to which the Democratic party
Is pledged Many of the wrongs to be
righted are so manifest that even
the Republicans confess and promise
TO correct them at some time which
never comes. The history of the
Democratic party shows that in maxi
ing needful changes il can he depend
cd upon TO proceed in a spirit OF
moderation and fairness to all citizens
who have embarked their labor or
capital in useful enterprises No mat
ter how unjust the law under which
such enterprises have been under
taken. they are to be fairly and Gin.
sderately treated
If the time is at hand, as | think
It Is. when the people require a chang
of administration. they are no longer
to be prevented by false assertions
and imaginary fears. from committing
il again to our party. There are
enough existing evils and grounds OF
concern. which are seen and felt by
all fair minded men,
"Rascality has been discovered in
the public service. whose nature and
extent would lead any prudent man.
if it were found in a department Of
his own business. to have the other
departments oyerhauled
No man can tell. when he goes to
bed at night. what the government
may be up to in the morning. And
from day to day the course becomes
more fragrant of the leaders who claim
to have put their trademark on all
the public virtues and who have in.
hailed entirely too long the insidious
yapors of a sure thing