, 1885-12-31

THE BOSTON BANQUET.
City of Baked Beans Booming
the Gold Bug.
Invasion of American Soil by
Renegade Mexicans.
Mike Clearly Tells How Burke
Knocked Him Out.
Big Boston

which several distinguished senators anc
representatives of the United States wert
honored guests, was n notable event in the
club history of Boston. 1t was held in
the spacious banquet hall of the HoteI
Yendome, which was beautifully decorat.
ed with bunting and flowers. There were
present Governor Robinson, Senator Ed
munds, Senator Allison, Senator Dawes,
Elk Governor Rice, Congressman j. Ran
dolph Tucker, of Virgins. Mayor
O'Brien, Senators Evarts, Hoar and
Frye, Jonathan Chace, Congressman
Benjamin B~uttcrworth, of Ohio, Hon.
Oliver Ames, and Hon. John D. Long.
Other tables were filed with Boston's
representative business men, with a CO.
pious sprinkling of professional gentle
men and others well known in national
and state politics and journalism.
The exercises were opened by President
w. B. Wood, who introduced Governor
Robinson. He was greeted with three
cheers and a tiger. The governor well
coined the guests Of the evening. and re-
ferred to the existing difference in the
value between gold and silver dollars, and
said hal upon one thing the merchants
of Boston were united, the prompt pass
age of a national bankrupt law.
Mayor 0'Brien welcomed the banquet
ers on behalf Of the city, and said that if
a vote were taken to-day in this city, Bos-
ton would unanimously favor the repeal
of the silver coinage law, and would be
Just as unanimous in favor Of a national
bankruptcy law.
Collector Saltonstall followed and eulo-
gized President Cleveland, strongly dep
recated the continued coinage of silver,
and advocated a plain, simple tariff law
to raise enough revenue to meet the gov
ernment's needs.
The next speaker was Senator Allison,
of Iowa. He pronounced himself as de-
cidedly in favor of bi-metalism. and ar
gued at length in support of his position.
Senator Frye. of Maine, was then in
PRODUCED, and delivered a long and vigor-
Gus speech, in which he denounced the
silver dollar as a coined lie" urged the
benefcence Of a protective tariff, and
earnestly advocated the fostering of the
carrying trade with subsidies if neces-
sary.
Senator Evarts was the next speaker,
and in the course of his remarks said.
''The great mass of our population agree
with you, you will find, upon this ques-
ton of silver and gold. Great masses of
men, great neighborhoods, and great in
terests take an opposite view on this ques
ton of silver. 1t has been suggested
that this question is mainly or largely con-
cerned with and influenced by what may
be called protection, or patronage Of the
production of our silver. Well, gentle
men, no doubt those interested in silver
mines feel a present and immediate pres
sure of that kind, but as | look at it, and
have for the last seven years, that is
really no part of the interest Of the
American people in this matter. No
more responsible question could be brought
to the nations OF Europe and this, our
own, than the one. whether, when here
tofore two metals have supported the
commerce and credit Of the world, one of
these can be struck down, and what would
happen if it should be done. But if it be
true that we arc to discard vituperation
and exaggeration, then we shall know
how to deal in the counsels of this ma
ton with this present and practical ques-
ton concerning the coinage of silver in a
way that shall bring us out, moi in rage,
but in that consistent, deliberate deter
mination that when coming from the com
nou c%ounsels Of the country shall be &c
cepted until there shall be developed
some necessity for further action.