The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-14
Preceded by q Fac
fi0naf Fight.
NO SURPRISE THAT SOUTH HAS
EVER REMAINED TRUE TO DE-
Neutrality-suspicious. SILVER
ISSUE AND SAYS THAT RE-oR-
eANIzATloN is NOW uNNscEs-
sARY.
By Associates Press.

New York, April 13.-Seyen hun
dred democrats attended the jefferson
anniversary banquet at the Waldorf
Astoria tonight. including many OF
national reputation Chief among them
was Alton B. Parker late candidate
for president. and in addition Senator
Newlands, of Nevada, Mayor McCIel-
Ian, of New York, Congressman Raj
ney, of Illinois, and J. J. willet OF
Alabama Judge Van Wyck, and 9TH
made by Judge Parker replying to the
toast: The Future of Democracy
He spoke, in part, as follows:
do not come here to make excuse
or explanation about the past, to pro-
mote any personal purpose or ambi-
ton for, the future, or to further the
ends of any section. faction or inter-
est. / am moved solely by desire 10
commune freely with my eountrymen
who believe that the time-honored doc
trines of the Democratic party, as sle-
duced from the. great policies defined
by the man whose birth We here com
memofate, and established by the foun-
ders. are still true, still alive, still
worthy of acceptance and devotion,
and still necessary, if our institutions
are to be maintained in their early
vigor and purity.
We meet after a defeat which was
easy to forsee and predict 1t was
preceded by division and faction in
our ranks over period of eight years
and they have done their worst It
was emphasized by the use of govern
mental power for partisan purposes,
by the reckless and unprecedented
expenditure Of money, and by dema-
gOgic appeals to interests as wide
apart as the poles. We have left to rs
only the smallest measure of power In
either house of Congress, we have lost
States whose confidence we had long
commanded, and the number OF Cover
nors and State Legislatures under our
control is surprisingly small.
Stood Side BY Side.
During the civil war 500, 900 demo.
Gratis stood on each side of the firing
line, and on the line, ana on the NOR
COW of Appomattox victors and van
pushed scattered to their respective
homes all bent upon promoting peace
aud all facing the same great prob
lens
In the fonIest of ali days in our ma
nional life-those of so-called recon-
. strIetion-these soldiers, largely re-
cruited from among peaceful patriouc
men in the North, were found voting
1 together.
I During this period there came to
the front the great historic figures OF
i Thurman, Hendricks, Bayard, Sey-
moar, Hancock. Mcclellan and Tilden
and they were reinforced from The
South by Lamar, George, Hampton,
Hill, Vance, Morgan and Vest who,
working together, were able to over
come that sectional policy which at
one time almost dominated the conn
TRY. The struggle for free government
!, was carried down TO the smallest po-
litical divisions in the country. Ev-
erything was won except the presi-
dency. in spite of which democracy
was able from 1868 to 1885 to keep at
bay the enemies of good will
Why South Has Been True.
Surprise is sometimes expressed
that the South has remained solid,
and yet no student, whatever his pre-.
! JUDGES, could overlook the fact, that In
Z politics there is a sense of gratitude
: not for fayors expected. but for I'm
selfish and commanding services Ic
! humanity.
!, If any man is SO foolish as to ASK
: why the democratic party has beel
true to the South, in its time OF trial
and why this attachment has been re
j, Quilted. it must be because he knows
little of history and less of human ma
ture.
= In our early days 1t was deemed I
D virtue when the government, like thu
/. individual, minded its own business
8 But this is now out OF date, so The
+ proper way for a government to 6k
l. things is by interference or meddlin5
2 This takes the form Of dealing rigor
r ously with foreign comtries-onl,
n provided they are small enough. 7
n is now thought necessary to interiors
with Insurance and Trus ccH 3anies
n with capital aud with labor. and on,