The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-16
A DEMOCRATIC FEAST
SADLY MARRIED BY MAYOR HARRISON

or CAiearO-After Fs.,,iaE On Free Trade Al
Ir,slss He Tops on the BaAaust by Serving
| U Dish Of Tariff SOup, Crsatiss Great
4 ConstsraltIOa In the Bourbon Baaki.
CHICAGO, April l4.-A sensation wa
created at the Iroquqjs banquet, at ar
early hour, too late for the morning paper
to catch, by Mayor Carter H. Harrison. HI
was down on the programme opposite the
toast, "Public Offices Public Trust" He
was at the end OF the list, aud was moi
reached until 1:So o'clock A. N. Senator
Bsyard had spoken, so had W. II. Hurl'
but, Of New York, Congressman Bill Spring
er, Colonel Villas, OF Wisconsin and hall
dozen other leaders, and all had devoted
themselves to showing that the safety oi
the Democratic party depended upon its
coming out iearlessly for free trade, and
against the greatest monopoly of,day-
protection"
Mayor Harrison discarded altogether the
the sentiment to which he had been as
signed, and devoted an hour to combat
ting the position taken by all the other
speakers.
~ say to-day" said Harrison, "you may
make your tariff for reYenue q plank IN
your next resolutions, and you will split
the Democratic party. Free trade was De.
mocracy once; free trade was not Democ.
racy at another time. Free trade 10 not
Democracy to-day. In part OF Indiana
they tell you there give US protection TO
home industry, and Mr.. Hurlbut himself
says a tariff for revenue brings incidentally
protection. Why talk ot 1t then? You
may win on new doctrine or principle OF
that sort when the country Is oppressed
and suffering; when the finances are in q
bad condition; when labor is not winning
proper reward; but you cannot bring on
a change OF that sort when country Is
prosperous. You cannot change policy
OF government which Is fixed in the minds
Of the people when the people have living
wages and are working every day for these
wages"
no TARIFFN THEIRS.
There was at ionce panic among the
score or more Of distinguished guests
seated atthe head Of the room. Bayard
scewled and moved back from the table.
Hon. Thomas Hoyne turned square around,
and with his. back toward Harrison, ex-
pressed disapprobation by continually
shaking mis- head. Hurlbut and Everet.
Wheeler, OF New York, who had moved
the assemblage to great pitch Of enthu.
siasm by their orations IN favor OF free
trade, looked daggers. Villas carried on an
excited whispering with Bill Springer.
There were marks Of fdisapprobation among
all the club men. Not q syllable OF ap-
plause was vouchsafed.
As Harrison saw these signs he grew
more vehement, paced up and down be-
hind the long table, shook his finger within
a few inches OF BayaId's nose, and waved
his arms over Bill Springer's head. When
he had finished his harangue, without a
minutes delay the assembly was dismissed,
and the Club and its guests Withdrew,
boiling over with wrath, to the reception
room. Harrison was not congratulated,
but was allowed to move of alone.
The main doctrine enunciated in the
declaration OF principles Of the IroQuois
Club is "A tariff for revenue only"
The first man seen this morning was
Phocian Howard, who was the perfect pic.
ture OF despair. he said:
when the sun set last night, no man
could have prevented Carter Harrison from
receiving the Democratic nomination for
Governor OF Illinois. To-day he couldn't
be elected Road Commissioner"
A large number Of prominent Democrats
said that he had digged his own grave, fal.
len into it, and covered himself up so deep
that even il Old Hickory should rise and
call for him it would not be heard. Masy
declared that the banquet had opened up q
chasm In the party which it would take
long time to bridge.
Mr, Harrison said today tha. he did not
regret single utterance Of the night be-
fore; that he meant every word OF 1t. He
dared them 10 attempt to read him out Of
the party, &c.
THE SCENE AT THE BANQUET.
It has been rumored that measures will
be taken to express the disapproval by the
Iroquois Club Of Mayor Harrison's speech,
but the leading Democrats are trying to
hush the matter up, and are congratulating
themselves that no complete report Of the
speech is extant. Some OF the Irish, how.
ever, claim that Harrison showed true
pluck and loyalty to Irish interests by OPP
posing free trade plank.
The scene at the banquet during the de.
livery oil Harrison's speech was one long to
be remembered. He strobe up and down
behind the table, and waxed the warmer
.ha p,nxa ha yarcaivad fhak hta roa rrn ka
were not received with favor. Senator
Bayard leaned over and covered his face
with his hands. Hurlbut OF the World,
looked amused, then anxious, and
finally lost his composure, and
conversed in fitiul spirits with
bis neighbors. As soon as Harrison con.
cluded, the Presidents gavel fell. Harrison
went his way, alone and unattended, save
by Comptroller Guruey. The speakeisand
prominent men went out the rear door.
Hon. Thomas Hoyne, Melville W. Fuller,
President Phelps and others ofthe Iroquois,
gathered around Hurlbut, Bayard, Villas,
| Wheeler and the others to assure them
that the true Iroquois were as much sur.
prised and disgusted as were their guests
and visitors. Hon. Thomas Hoyne cried
forth: ut was the d-dest outrage ever
perpetrated by guest upon his hosts We
had to support him for Mayor; and we
had to put him on the programme" Sew.
eral Iroquois chimed In: ave tried 10
avoid putting him on the programme. We
put him at the foot, where we thought he
could not do much harm" &c, ad ndtxtuI.
When newspaper men were mentioned
deep silence, enforced by "huahes," fol.
lowed, and then they commenced to talk
about to.day's programme. Mr.. Hurlburt
could not unlock his door, and hence fell
victim to the question, how he liked the
Mayor? II wanted to sink through the
platform" he replied, and vanished.
Iroquois Club has resulted in bad split,
much to the qualification Of the rank and
file and bobtail Of the Democracy Of Chi.