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Show i IllJf Oil The Loud Einltati.m of tha DtB;.itracy lVtr Its Victory in tho Illinois Sonnt n'i'il Coutcst. POLITICAL rOWEP. CF THE WE3T. Editor Jones Siyi it is tho Natural reeditir; 6-oaml of D'-mocr.icy The EfaTud Prjjih.'t's Letter M i::M! ii:i.i. Ills , March if!. The election of join"','il Palmer to the t'niteil Slates setialu was ratified in this ii!y yesterday. ,-eiialtr Palmer and tno distinguished visitors hetd a reception recep-tion at the statu house in the morning, and in the aiterumm the hall of representatives repre-sentatives was packed to the doors and a great, crowd was on the outside out-side wheu the speaking began. When Senator Palmer appeared on he stand, a tremendous uproar began. M"i) mounted desks, waved hats and umbrellas, threw newspapers in the air and gave every other posible manifes-Ution manifes-Ution of enthusiasm. Ths ladies joined join-ed in and waved their handkerchiefs and parasols iu greeting to the gray-haired gray-haired leader. The senator spoke briefly. He referred re-ferred to his campaign for governor in l", and said he. would have been elected if the democratic- party had "accustomed to victory. They had the. elements of success, but they lacked courage." "In lN'.Ki," be said, "the democratic demo-cratic state committee wisely and patriotically pa-triotically determined that the people of the state should lie consulted in tho choice, of henator. Moro than ninety counties responded to tho call and mentioned men-tioned my name as suitable to be tire- senled to tho people as a candidate for senator. I called upon the young men of the state to rally for the right. They responded and a plurality of I!0, 000 voles was given the candidate for tho senate. Tho lesson taught and tho lesson les-son learned was that any party iu this country which hopes for success must win that success by an honest, earnest, manly, frank appeal to the people thomsMvei. They are the best protect-ers protect-ers of their own rights." Colonel C. II. Jones, editor of tho St. Louis Republic, followed. "This election," elec-tion," he said, "carried w ith it the doom of the caucus method of choosing United Stales senators. It means the end of such scandals as that enacted last week in California, where the votes of legislative eatlle were bought in the senatorial sh.'-m.iles at the regular market mar-ket price of $:oii!i eaeti, aud of tilat in- famy at Concord, where the voice of New Hampshire was throttled by Chandler aud Galliugcr. It means t hat the United States senate shall cease to be a club of millionaires, and that hereafter in raiois and other states tho people Mil choose and control their repres.jialW'es in cougress, whether they nit in the senaw or bouse. I predict that as Illinois goes in 1H1I2, so goes the union, and if it goes democratic, that will bo the end oft he hoary superstition that tho only avenue to democratic victory iu presidential elections, is through a combination between be-tween the south and New York. Tho agricultural west is the natural breeding breed-ing ground for democratic principles, aud until democracy is rooted deep in western soil, it will not obtain the bloom and fruitage of permanent control con-trol of the union.'' Many letters of regret were read. Ex-President Cleveland in a letter, said : "I am sure that the atmosphere of tho occasion will be inspiring to all who participate, and will reinforce tho faith of the democracy of tho state iu the power and efficiency of frank and courageous cour-ageous insistence upon democratic principles." Honorable A.J. Hunter of Paris, Iils., made a spirited speech, in the course of which, referring to the Chicago complication, compli-cation, he said lie wanted the Chicago-ana Chicago-ana to invite General Palmer to Chicago. Chica-go. "There is no room in the ranks of the democratic party for a man who bolts the regular nominee." Cries of "Its Carter Harrison kick him out," "He is not in it," came from all quarters quar-ters of the ha'l, followed by tremendous cheering and applause, and cries of "Cregier is the man." |