The New York herald., 1922-01-06
DEMOCRATS RALLY
AT DINNER TO HULL
Party Success This Autumn in
State Predicted by James
w. Gerard.

1t was a real old fashioned party
feast reminiscent of PALMER days that
the Democrats of State and city had
last night at the Hotel Commodore I'm
honor OF Cordell Hull of Tennessee.
national chairman. The affair nomin-
ally was the annual Jackson Day dinner
transferred here from Washington, ap-
parently because of a more appropriate
Democratic setting.
Every Democrat of Importance and
office from Charlie +. Murphy to sub
secretaries in city departments and
borough bureaus applauded the illusions
to future Democratic victories and re-
joiced in the rather voluble criticism
directed toward the Harding Admins
tration. Mayor Hylan and Comptroller
Craig were absent.
In front Of the speakers table was a
Democratic donkey in an aggressively
vicious mood, with ears stretched back.
rear legs poised for blow and none too
pleased. it seemed. with the burden of
an empty pack slung across it's back.
All in effigy-so the equanimity OF the
diners should not be disturbed. But
there were some stinging speeches that
showed the emblem had not been wrought
in vain. particularly that of Herbert G.
Pen. Jr., State chairman. who produced
Democratic leaders might be expected
to use at the coming State election.
Mr. Pel dwelt principally on the
tendency toward bureaucracy, regula-
tion and interference" and warned his
fellow Democrats against "the specious
reasoning by which our opponents main
tain their position" Under the joint
leadership of Mr.. Pell and Miss Harriet
May Mills of Syracuse it was predicted
by James w. Gerard that the Democratic
party would be swept into power in the
State election. in which event. Mr.. Pell
added. a Democratic victory would
not mean "a raiding party from the city
to propose legislation harmful to the
upstate interests"
Great enthusiasm was evoked through
out the evening by the mention of the
name of Woodrow Wilson. When Fred
erick A. Wallis former Commissioner OF
immigration, proposed a telegram of
sympathy and support to the former
| President the members of the Tennes-
see Society and their several hundred
guests rose and cheered for what seemed
an interminable period. The telegram
in part was as follows:
"The unfairness and spite OF the
enemy stand clearly revealed, but the
people of America more firmly than ever
before believe in their great Woodrow
Wilson and soon we shall see the entire
fulfllment OF your hopes for the future
of the peoples OF the world and the
adoption of a real League of Nations"
Mr. Hull condemned in emphatic terms
any tendency toward "a nationalll isola
| ton" He said:
'sThe American people have by ne
means maintained the pre-civll wal
standard Of knowledge and understand
ing OF public questions. Our standard
of general intelligence was never higher
while the standard OF political intelli'
gence is not so high. Andrew Jackson
set a patriotic example which this gen
Grafton could heed far better than Il
does. He stood for principles above poll
| tics.
MANY statesmen of to-day persist II
! a vain effort to view this as provincial
| country: In the narrowness OF thei'
vision and the benlghted state of theii