Jakson Day Banquet

ïesrterday svas a notable d.iy for tlio local Deniocraey. During i;1 tifternoon leading Demócrata froni ;ill parts of tln count.v began to gatber m iíms city to .■iit;'i!i the bunquet iu the eveniug Ín honor of the gíeai I eratic president, Andrew .Iinkson. The bauqr.'t was held at the American house and during the evening the lobby of rhat popular hcstelry presented au antmated Etsene. a 9áO the doors of tlio banquel hall were ■thrown oi)ci. After ihc many good Ing3 provided by mine host Stabler had brea disposed of, Chairman OaTanaug'ii ealled the guests to order with ;i few n]ipTopriate remarks calliug atteation to itho i'ac-t thal they were assenibled te honor the inwuorjr of oae oí tl'e greatesi Qgun - nf American history, nd expressec! his gratiíication tli.it so Diany of V. iin.nv tounty's lead jnr Demócrata were present to particípete n i.c exercise?. He thfii introduced Washtenaw county's popular proseeutor, Hon. Jolin I'. Kiik ni' Ypsilanii. who responded to the toast, "Jackson, the Man." Mr. Kirk s.-iiil: "This gathering is iu ltself evidence iliat [A.ndrew Jaekson was i man h ihe tniest hnd Eoblesr Qieaning ni' i lie terrq. Born in 3-7GT. ni' luniiiic paronts, with scanty education, the iinai" eharacter of the man was sutticient to pu-Jj) himselí' forwai'd to a leading place in history oí bis time. (ic must have been the possessor of maahood to have ovei-come the cliíficuUíes Avliii-H besei the path of A.adrew Ja -: son. Tu be a man une biiki hae au honest heart, pure puppfea and fulelity to friend and eau-.'. Few rise to heïg-ljts where others 11 sec flud be inspiicil by llicir es i Jackson in his platform promlsed a jh'w condJtiou oí tilines, and he carried out his promises. Of i," millions eugaged in tbc conflict his name will be remeniT.);-fil as il, e leader wao brought ab:nit niany ehanges in public affairs aud il may !■ pwserved for ns the republlcan form ■!' government. His name goes down into !iistory as one of the few presidenta who hare gone out of office with 'more perecnal popralarity than they entered it. He iwas a man among men." City Attorncy Kearney was to have respoiuhNi to the toast, "Jackson, thLawyer," but was tinavoila'b!y d"tained out oí the city. Captain ('liarles II. ManJy responded to the gentiment, "Jackson, the Soldier." lic was pleaged to see so many of the VVashteoaw county Demoeracy there. The soldier must iiave a knowledj;" o!' men. lic must know iwhen to issue orders and liave the backbone to enforce tliem. Andrew Jackson had these qualitles m au eminent degrec. The age of n found him bearlng a muskei in the Rev i lutionary war in defense oi' his home." The speaker tiien describen] in graphtc langnage the ehief eveirts n Jackeon's military eareer, paying glowlng ■tribute to hls gentes as ;i soldier and ranging1 aJoiipsule of the wrorld's great chdeftains. The speaker believed that had ; man oí Andrew Jackson's vigor and determina t ion been president in 1860 instead of James Bnchanan. there would have been no robelliou. no killinir and maiaiing of hundreds of thousands Of men. no large pension list to exhansi the revenues of the gwrenunent, for Taekson would have saïd to the southenj senators, as hc sald to John C. '';illioun. "Quell thls InsuiTectlon or 1 will hang you all to the trees aronnd the oapitol.' " Exkngi-essm;iu Górrnan, of Ohelsea, was the nct speaker and hls sentiment was "Jackson, the Patriot." He said: "It is a matter of eonc en to every well meauing Democrai of thls country to think wi-11 of hls present and future, it is the duty of every Democrat t be a imtriot and ,we naturally fall back and lnqutre What patriotism the subject of our exercises exercised in life. Distingulshed patriotism was the order of Ibis life. He never sougrht politica! preferment. He repeatedly resigued offices for which public men now prostltote all fair feelings. He was' a man who was always ready to defend what he Ixílieved to be rlghí iwith hls life. He was a man of the piala, common people. He could not tolérate aristoeracy )n any form. Jackson was the fn-st president nominated by a national conventiou, He Inangnrated this system that the people might have a voice In selecting their candidates for president When the aristocratie menïbers of his flrst cablaet objected to receivlng the wife of tbe ecretaTy of state he fired them JL He drore snoboeracy away from tbe Wbit Hou6t and rnad fk de Cor the plain people to reach the .;( sident Vi til Jaekson's tune but I remováis had been made froni fi dr.-ii positions. Mi' (liseoveTed thai learly all of the offlce-ïolders were against his pblicies and diü'iiifï hia hiiue he remored 2,000 He inaugurated wli 1 1. h;is been called the apoils ■ysiem. v. u W.-iikius. of Manchester, responded to the toast, "Jackson, the 'i''si(l(nt." (Jnder Jackson we had I VigOFOUS AllliM-ir.lll 11 iliry. X-l American could be losulted but vi,n he insult woiiH lie avenged. As an tll-around American h has never icen excelled, W. 6. Doty responded Lo tlie seotii ent. "Jaoksom, the Statesman," in lis usual happy and sch'oïarïy siyle. 'The events of Jaeksoa'-s time foorm ui epoch In A.mericáji hlstory. it was eeuliarly appropriate tha( Demoi'ais should celébrate thls day. Jackson's dominant :inl rugged pei'sonalty was i1k secret of bis fame. Wshagton and Jefferson, héroes and statesmeo, lire iu out memories more is ihc shailuws ilian the substai he Initelleetnai abstractlos. Jackson was of the cariii and earthy. He ivi-s hi deed, lint wiinls. Ho wis virilc. not schoiastlc. Bighi with lim w:'.s Democracy and the ■acy of Jaekson s i mllitanl Demcracy of the tour." Postmaster s. V. Beakes attingly ■espon-ded to the toast of "The Demicratic Press: "Jaekson himself niinilcd a newspaper, the. Washington Hobe, to defend bis administration .vhcii ,-i!l of the greal newspapers of that day were againsi bim. Jacisón's r.niKMis "kitchen catoinet" was BTgely composed pi newspaper men. Ih' revlewed the split otf Tu years tgo in wliicli the federalistlc, the arisoeratic, the tnonopoïistic and the tanking tnterests lefl .nul forined what soon beeome the WMg party. Che true Demócrata r ained Vith íaokson, bhe leader of the plaiu, comuon people. Thai nc haVe képi the Democrati : EaJ b ís shown by the t'.-icr bat the lines of battle are formed ilf-iifr the saaie positions as thoee lackson's day- the againsi the nasses. The Demtscraoy of today stands as ii. st wd then, Cor the iilain. 'cunmon people." The speaker referred to the facl that .is own paper, the Argus, 'a found'i! ín Jackson's time as au eximneat r Jaoksonian Democraey and has een briie to the faith ever since. i:Iitor Ward, of The Democrat, spoke of the eontroversy between rackson and the Dnited States Bank. md. after reviewing the salient feaares of that controyersy, wbleh resiilted in i aignal victóry for tlip ►resident, darew attentjon to tlie strikng similarity between the problems which oonfronted Presldcstrt Jaekson ind tlnsc whicii the Demoeracy of liis genera t on must solve. Judge BaWbitt spoke to the sentiaent, "Jackson, the Democrat," n his ■sual happy styie. Judge Babbftt i-ad in his possesslon and passed iround for the insrpeetion of febe guestá i lock of General Jaekson's nair. and i letter from the generale niece sendQg the same to the HIckory ehrt of Rochester, New York, August 14, l.si-h ;Hon. T. E. Barsney, of Detroit, u-as vcr.v happily introducid by the ehairmau and made the speech r ihe eveniug. Mr. Tarsney is always a pleasíng and a convineing speaker and his address on this occasion fnlly Justitied the selwtiou of che coramittee. Mr. Tarsney's subject was "Mi?higan DemocTacy." He said the people of this country om muco to !0ie Demoeracy of Michigan. Michigan be':IIIH' a sia ie during Jackson'a adaiinisiration; Demccxats framed Che átate COQStitutlÖn. Dcinociais fuiinded tin system of public schools and tjie I.'niv( i-sity. Michigan in the near future wlll play in Injportanl part in national politics. The storm center of poHUcs nioves west. New ïork no Iongei controls tbe [Tn Mkhigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illin&is are uow ihe p1vi'ial states. True Democracy is true Amefieanism and if his Sreat nalion is to continue iu perpetuity it must depend upon the Democratie party, for it is wltbin the limita ut' the Democracy rhat the 'American spirn ftnds its insi exempliüeation. We are living in a cnricMi period. Durtag 30 years we have traveled fnrther towards icstructlon than th-- Roman empire traveled in 500 years. In lier lasl ,i:i.v 2 .per cent. of her people had atsorbed 98 per cent. of her wealtb. In our case 9 per cent. of our people have absorbed 71 per cent. of our wealth. The perpetuity of institutions depend upon the patriotlsm of the people, and that depends upon their interest in the soil. One-half of our people are representod as having no property at all. The tenant farmer wlio not long since was nnknown, is now 34 per cent. of his clas?. Sixvythree per cent. of the population of eities live in Tented homes. The speaker then gave son.e startling farm statistics of tlxis state and drew concltisions rherefrom. He reviewed the financia! questions wlilch are pressing ior settlemeat and elosed wlta a etriking Ilustra tion of the nanner la Iiich Great Brltain, througb lic Items oí Interes) and divídenos, is sapping the resources of thls country. After the speeches the meeting iM-sc, iisoiiitions lookipg to the urpanization oí a permanent Democraílc issocia.bion to ble known ;is the V.'.i.-h;enaw Oounty Jaokson Olwb. M. ■!. iaranaugh, Guiarles A. Wnrd and s. V. Beakes wen appoíated a (.'oni)nitee to drafl a eoostitutioai and perfeci Uie wganizatioii.