The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-05
DEMOCRATS MEET
Dinner Is Given in Honor of
Mayor Mcclellan.
CLEVELAND SENT REGRETS
Hopes New York's Admins
tration Will Prove Clean

inence from the city state and nation
assembled here tonight at the dinner at
Sperrys in honor Of George B. McClel-
Ian, the newly installed mayor of New
York city, among those present being
Richard Olney, of Massachusetts,; David
B. Hill, of New York; Congressman
Diamond, of Missouri; Charles A.
Towne; Ex-Governor Pattison, of Penn
sylvania; William A. CASTOR, Of Boston,
ana Charles F. Murphy, leader Of Tam
many Hall. Grover Cleveland, Judge AL
ton B. Parker and Senator Morgan of
Alabama sent letters of regret. Mr..
Cleveland wrote:
II very much regret that vexatious
indisposition prevents me from attending
the dinner. AS a former resident of New
York city, still interested in all that
pertains to its welfare. L would be pleased
to participate in an event which will give
opportunity for the expression Of a we'll
grounded anticipation Of the civic benefits
Of the New York Democracy.
While the assumption of the duty in
volved in the government of the greatest
city of our country creates grave respon-
sibilities, the impressive thought cannot
be evaded that the manner in which the
Democracy Of the city shall meet its
municipal responsibilities will, in a large
degree determine the extent to which
our fellow countryment in every part
Of the nation will be willing to trust the
Democracy of the nation in broader fields
of governmental rule.
.11l
York who love the Democratic party
confidently expect that the methods Of
the new municipal administration will
be so clean and efficient and it's high
purposes so manifest in all things as to
impress the entire country with the Sc
curity and peace promised by the national
supremacy of safe and conservative
Democracy"
The speakers included Mayor McClel-
Ian, Mr.. Olney, Governor Montague Of
Virginia, MI Hill, Mr.. Towne and Con-
gresham De'Armond. Beurke Cochran
was postmaster.
Mr.. Mcclellan, the first speaker. asked
his hearers to join with him in sending
from this great Democratic gathering
in this great Democratic city the glad
news to our brethren throughout the
land that we Democrats of New York
are re.olute in our purpose to wrest the
state and nation from Republican mis-
rule"
Mr. Olney was introduced as a dplo-
matist who had never followed the pol
icy of wandering around the world seek
ing ouarrels with weaker nations. and
as the pride of New England, but en-
-, %Ia W of all his country
men" In matters of foreign policy"
said he, 1.-The Democratic party will stand
for international morality and decent in
ternational conduct; for observance OF
treaties and obedience to international
law; for respect for the rights OF every
nation however small; for refusal TO
take by stealth or robbery what we have
no right to get except by consent Of the
owners; for continuing our traditional
role as the defender of the weaker states
of this hemisphere instead OF becoming
their SPECTATORS; for minding our own
business generally. without meddnnS
with the internal affairs of foreign coun-
tries and without making rumors and
trivial events the pretexts for military
demonstrations in foreign ports"
Mr.. Hill declared the omission Of refer
ence to General Mcclellan in the presl-
dents Grafton at Antietam AN exhlni-
ton Of monumental littleness" and criti-
eised him for failure to pay greater tri-
bute to President Jefferson in his Louis
lana Purchase address at st. Louis. Mr..
Hill continued
THE considerations to which l preVl-
ouslv alluded. and others to which
need not now refer, have been steadily
and surely creating a profound cenvic-
ton in the public mind and especially
among thoughtful men, that a change
in the personnel of the present admins
tration is not only desirable but inlpera-
tive The signs Of the times indicate on
every hand that the business interests OF
the country do not feel safe under ex-
listing conditions.
1T is not true that the growing oppo-
sition manifested everywhere among bus
mess men to a continuance in power Of
the present regime at washington has
arisen because Of the asserted hostility
OF the national administration to the I'M
reasonable demands Of monopoly. That
expiare ton. for obvious reasons. is daily
put forth at the White House and is
indicative of the cunning of the desper
ate politician. The fact Is that the av-
erage business man has no relations with
monopoly and is independent of its in
fiuence He foresees the evils of misgov-
eminent rapidly accommodating He dis
covers that several of the great depart
msnts of the government are reeking
with corruption. He recalls the fact that
il was only an aroused public sentiment
which compelled cabinet officials to take
serious notice of grave charges Of mis-
conduct.
Suggesting a Democratic platform. Mr.
Hin urged planks for tariff revision
which shall secure equal privileges to
all; revenues limited to the necessities
OF the trea sury and an equitable adjust
ment> of exorbitant duties and ade-
quate laws for the regulation and con-
trsl of combinations of capital
In regard TO the rnonev question" he
went on. our differences are greatly
exaggerated and much misrepresented
There ought not TO be any difficulty at
This time in framing a financial plank
acceptable to every intelligent and rea-
sorable Democrat Recent events has
cleared the situation. A reasonable money
plank is desired; then international BIZ
metallism. TO be secured by an agree
ment by the leading nations Of the world
IN the event that further coinage Iesisia-
ton becomes necessary would be unob-
jecfions BILE"
Plank. for the election Of United States
senator's by direct vote. rigid adherence
to the Monroe doctrine and the avoid
ance OF an eastern pclioy preventing its
consistent enforcement: the admission TO
statehood Of oklahoma New Mexico and