Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-10
PAY TRIBUTE TO
ANDREW JACKSON.
democrats Honor His Memory
With a Big Banquet at the
Commercial Club.
SPEECH BY HON. B. H. ROBERTS.
Saws Much in Discussing the Toast
"Ang.o.Amerlcan' - Other
Good Things,

A victory OF SO years ago, when Andrew
jackson tlumphed over the British
roops under Rockingham, was made tho
occasion last night for a betting ban
otet at the Commercial club About 20
we'll known Democrats were present ANA
t6e program rendered was Of n sufficient
IN diversified character 70 please AL VINO
Gad assembled The hall was tastofuHy
Grcorated with the Stars and Stripes,
while a large portrait OF Jackson occupied
a conspicuous place.
JUDGE POWERS HOPEFUL
Tho banquet over Judge Powers as
eiupl command, and after introducing
state Senator Simon Bamberger az toast
MASTER made a short address IN which
Gp referred TO politics az a pendulum
Swinging to and fro, never steady, and
egId that the defeat OF the Democratic
marty iu the last campaign was only a
temporary setback, and that the party
might win o Sun greater victory than
that VI the Republicans.
C. H. Olson followed with an apostrophe
70 Andrew jackson as Soldier" He
referred 10 him as man who fought for
the protection Of the constitutional rights
OF tho country against foreign enemies
and domestic traitors
TOAST by ROBERTS.
Hon. b Il. Roberts responded to tho
toast anglo American" taking as hts
text the following quotation OF Britannia
20 Columbia;
"l send the motherly kiss and benson,
Love me or love me not, hap what may
hap,
My pride ana prayers watch thy bright
course begun
Thou dost uphold tho lessons learned
from me,
And spoaEst my shakespearo's speech;
God 30 with thee"
There are some rather ugly facts OF
history which, whom considered, think,
will have a tendency tn lead Americans
90 rather resent this mOthering' Of US
un the part Of England said Mr. Rob
trs. events which long since weaned
MS from the delicate milk Of our mother
country Going back TO revolutionary
times we cannot forget the fact that
Britannia M those days II mother at
all took the part OF stop-mOther; aud,
II child NJ hers we received the kind OF
treatment somewhat prONcrbial Of stcp-
mothers toward unlOycd stcp-children.
Some one Of the British parliament In
those olden days spoke % the relations
of Britain and the American colonies in
manner that Involved this same moth
or and child idea; to which Colonel
Barre answered for the colonies, with
some warmth: Children planted by your
care. No. your oppression planted them
u America, They nounshed by your in
dulgencol MO- they grew by your neg
ccL They protected by your arms! They
u0bly took up arms In your defense.
Further, when the people Of America
finally established their national exist
e0ce, the murmurings OF old John Bull
sounded much more Ike, Go, dcvil take
You" rather than the mellnuous eX-
preston OF the text God 90 with thee
lu the unpleasantncss Of 1912 the spirit
then manifested was Come back you
Igbeis' rather than, Il send thee moth
ery kiss and BENSON,
Even down 90 tho days Of the se-
yerest trial Of our then experiment IN
government when war rocked the land,
and the very existence Of our govern
msnt hung In the balance, England's
sympathy was with those who sought TO
disrupt the Union, and, with self-sats-
FED air. she looked wise and said: I
fed air. she looked wise and said. 81 told
you your republican government was un-
enlng extended empire In view Of
stubborn facts Of history ! think Eng
land has no right now 70 be attempting
10 play the mother act toward U.S.
80 Mr. POSTMASTER" he said In con-
riuson - might continue at great
length 10 quote you Wis., political maNims
upon this subject, gathered from the wise