The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-10
DEMOCRATS AT
BANQUET BOARD
Celebration of Jackson's VIC
tory Over Buckingham.
$50 SEATED AT THE TABLE
SPEECHES BY o. W. POWERS. B.
H. ROBERTS AND OTHERS.

T WO HUNDRED AND FIFTY Demo-
Gratis gathered around the ban
quet tables at the Commercial
club last evening to commemorate the
victory of President Andrew jackson
over the British troops under Peck
lngham At New Orleans in 1Sl5 It
was the ninetfeth anniversary of his vic
tory. and appropriate addresses 10 mis-
character as a soldier and a statesman,
together with responses and music af-
forded evening of amusement The
banquet hall was simply decorated with
national flags and "A portrait Of Presi-
dent Andrew jackson
Judge o. w Powers. chairman of the
committee of arrangements. when the
guests had nearly finished the feast. in
trOduced State Senator Simon Bamberger
as toastmaster-
Judge Powers then begged the pardon
of the guests and said that he did not
intend to make a speech. lie referred
to politics as a pendulum, swinging 20
and fro. never steady. and said that the
defeat of the Democratic party in the
last campaign was only "A temporary
setback and that the party might win
still greater victory than that Of the
Republicans. He spoke of the Republi-
can legislature which has called a caucus
for the selection of the next senator.
This man was chosen some time ago,
he said mot by the people, but by man
who can be termed political boss. The
people are not looking for boss in this
country and it will soon he necessary
for them to return TO the principles of the
Democratic party.
Jackson as a Soldier.
The characer of Andrew Jackson as
a Soldier was portrayed by Bert Olson,
who followed Judge Powers. as a man
who fought for the protection of the con-
stitutional rights of the country against
foreign enemies and domestic traitors.
He pictured him a man VINO grew with
his country and in conclusion said that
from the ranks of the Democratic party
Of today would come men who could
WELD beneficial influences over the
masses of the people and come 10 the
support of the Union in time of need
stkngio-Amerfcan'' was the subject of
a toast responded to by 3. H. Roberts,
and his text was the following quotation
of Britannia to Columbia;
Il send thee rnotherly kiss and benson;
Love me or love me not; hap what may
My pride and prayers watch thy bright
Thou dost uphold the lessons learned
from me
And speak'st my Shakespeare speech;
God so with thee
There are some rather ugly facts Of
history which, when considered, ] think.
will have tendency to lead Americans
on the part of England said Mr. Rob
erts events which long since weaned
rs from the delicate milk Of our mother
country. Going back to revolutionary
times we cannot forget the fact that
Britannia in those DAYS. If mother at
all took the part of a step-motheI; and.
If child of hers We received the kind of
treatment somewhat proVerbial of step
mothers toward unlOved Step-Children-
Some one in the Britlsh DaTlanient ln
those olden days spoke of the relations
of Britain and the American colonies in
a manner that involved this same moth
err and child idea; to which Colonel
Barre answered for the colonies, with
some warmth: Children planted by your
earei No; your oppression planted them
in America They nourished by your in
dulgencet No. they grew by your neg
lect. They protected by your arms. They
nobly took uD arms in your defense
Further when the people of America
finally established their national exist
erce the murmurings of old John Bull
sounded much more like Go, devil take
preston of the text: God go with thee
In the unDleasantness Of 1872 the spirit
then manifested was Come back. you
rebels rather than, L send thee moth
erly kiss and BENSON
England For Disruption.
Even down TO the days of the Sc
verest trial of our then experiment in
government. when war rocked the land
and the very existence of our govern
ment hung in the balance, England
disrupt the Union, and with oelf-satis-
fled air, she looked wise and said: 1
told you republican government was I'M
stable and not equal TO the task of gov
erning extended empire. In view of
stubborn facts of history. / think Eng
land has no right now to be attempting
to play the mother act toward US.
so. Mr.. Toastmaster." he said in con-
clusion, Il might continue at great
length TO quote you wise political maxims
upon this subject, gathered from the wise
counsel of our fathers to the nation: but
fort unately two Democrats have crys-
tallized In a simple sentence or two the
The first OF these utterances was made
By the founder of our PARTY. the one
man who. more than amy other. has given
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