Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-23

1t recent meeting of.ths Columbia Ty-
biographical Union, held in Washington a
few days since, Mr.. L. A. Gobright gave his
"reminiscences Of members Of the craft ~ fol-
lows:
Mr. President and Gentlemen-I have
nothing to add to the enlogy pronouncedin
the sentiment rssd. viii simply confinc my.
self to its endorsement. 1t is true, as stated
By your worthy President that my name is
on your list - Z member. If any one desires
to know bow long ago registered it, the
fact can be ascertained by consulting the G's
Of the record. l claim to be type Of the old
.fost, and entered upon the printing business
before many Of the forms now around me
were in existence and even at the time
served ~ recording secretary and cores
ponding secretary Of the Columbia Typo
graphical Society, many Of You did not even
know the utility Of SMALL CAPS. Laughter.
II IL, perhaps, unnecessary for me to re-
fer to those who have adorned and now
adorn tho profession. But you can find them
among the kterati, in The pulpit, ON the
stage, on the bench, at the bari mean, Of
course, the bar Of the lawyers ''inn"--in
the legislative halls, in the marts Of trade,
and as heads Of bureaus, chief clerks, repre-
sentativcs 1t foreign courts, doctors, editors;
in fact, everywhere our craft is honorably
represented. Tho President Of the United
States hiinself, Is If in appreciation Of the
craft, to SAY nothing Of the ability and MGR
its Of our honored guest (Mr. J. q. Nicolay },
has selected : printer for his private secre
tary. IApplauss.] Aud, gentlemen, three Of
the postmaster general have been printers
-Isenjamin Franklin, John N. Niles, and
theaienilemAn neat BY me, Horatio King.
II you will leok At the Senate, you will see
that the presiding officer Of that body has
worked at the printing business with Mr..
King, ~ the latter has informed YOU. The
sscFetary. (Col. Forney) [applausel, and 7 .
sergsant. arms & Mr.. Brown, too, IRE prin-
tess. Then passing to the House, you will
itn&t That Mr.. Mcpherson, the clerk of that
part Of our National Legislature, and Mr..
King, the Post Master previous to
eleetions had full knowledge Of letters
psinlers; aud, gentlemeu, the house itself
electeda printer to be its foreman or speak
=, i0Slie pssson u The eloquent gentleman
whs in such glowing and thrilling sentences
has spoken 70 the ser. timent Our Country
Tho Hon.. James Brooks win tell you that
one Of the members Of the Hou. e-Hon.
Arson g. Hcftick-was once his foreman
In the Erpress Officss
The MAyyf e Washington has said that
Of the fourteen successive mayors Of this
city, five Of thssA were printers; but can
count ~, namely: RApine, Gales, Seaton,
Force, Bradley, and Towers.
Oithc twenty Ave members who enrolled
their names Is members Of this society in
1915. only one is living, and be nov ''prin-
ter ON the slIaf,n ID 0ki0 eityAMr. John
Allen,
While rsvolution has distsacted Europe
-whi!c bid thrones have been shattered,
ana others eqas>rSuled On he fngments-
wnale kegisAer0 have been torn BY dis
seneiod, md scouAtless rnillixns ,,,otsrAedN
and while rbettcr days have she'd their
efulgcnce to gladden. hopeful he ,rts-wh;le
in our own land The dread notes Of war has
b>s8 .spSAded end military forces Of Ne
two sections have met each other on the
held Of battle-dufipg Ill the changes in
peace ard results Of war, this society hss
preserved unsullied the fair page Of is his.
tory: slurrcd by NO dishonor, bat sadiated
~ the performances Of generous deeds.