The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK SUMMARIZED.
Receptlon to Evarta.


NEW YORK, Special Telegram, Feb. H.
The reception rendered to Scnator-elect
William M. Evarts tonight by the Union
Ieasue club, of which he is president, was
l5nH of the most brilliant affairs of the kind
which New York has ever seen. In spite of
the driving snow storm, which blocked the
streets and made the brilliantly Illuminated
club house all the more attractive, the num-
her of persons present seemed only lin
tied by the capacity of the build
jnp The broad marble ante rooms
and the art gallery with it's beautiful exhi.
ton of paintings were soon thronged with
visitors. Judge Noah Dvais presided. An
address Of congratulation was presented to
Mr.. Eyarts by a committee consisting of z
b Hinsdale, E, H. Ammidon and Chauncey
NJ Depew. The address was by Nh. Hins-
Gale. who was frequently interrupted by
opplause. Mr.. Evarts responded. He
thanked the members of the club for the
l0nor of the reception.
ut would be very insincere and very un-
lraCious in me" said he, were l to disparage
much more to repel the personal congratulate
tons which you so freely offer, and the per-
Sonal Justification which l SO sensibly feel
RnE1 gentlemen, I cannot dissemble from
myself, and have no desire TO conceal
from you that the actual circumstances
which mark the GTAuSdCblOu u my cteE-
ton, and that find an echo in your mind
rests upon something moro important than
mark anything personal to myself or anything
in the ordinary routine of political promotion.
The Republican party was framed into 3
means of saving this country, and that through
every danger and against every obstacle, and
with every degree Of triumph and prosperity,
has built up NJ unmutilated territory
and an interrupted constitution to be greater
and better than it was ever dreamed or imagined
bv the great founders Of our government. This
-. AID. itaalF rDof ont IF 1OnNvpT and Cnr-
lenders t a Teactionary party the possession
of the same nation and the same gov
Crnment. [Applause,l 1t is twenty eight years
since the people Of this government entrusted
their executive power to the Democratic party
and a Democratic president of that party's selec-
ton. We in New York cannot conceal from our
selves that the center OF the army OF the Repub-
lean party OF the United States pierced at this
POINT was committed TO our defense. No doubt
some
might be. should be, and is felt in Connecticut,
in New Jersey and Indiana, that when New
York failed there was not an army OF surnclent
strength that their succor could save the down
fall of the party's possession Of the government
Of the country. 1t so happens that there was
enc stronghold in the government that our
party had not lost; and fortunately 1t belonged
10 them to defend the constitutional power and
10 hold in a certain check executive
power on the one hand and the Demo-
cratic majority in the house OF representative
on the other. l mean the senate OF the United
States. [ApplRuse.l ! believe that we enter
upon the contest for the conduct OF the govern
ment with o perfect assurance II we are not
mistaken in this political aspect OF our Union.
that az sure as election day shall come
around 1t shall reinstate In the pos
session of that power the Republican
party, and then shall have settled forever that
odious and dangerous element that has disturbed
us for forty years. a solid south. lAppiause!
And now, when we are 20 have q governor ana
all the important places in the state establish
ment filled ut the coming election, SO I'M
portant II limited to the conduct OF
affairs in this state, but so vastly
important rs the first battle ground
for the restoration of our party IN power
throughout the country, let there be IN open
and frank consolidation of public men Justly
aspiring, regarding 1t as still subseryient on
their part to the great interests OF the Repubii-
can party, and let as know and feel that Who
ever is nominated. 1t Is the great triumph and
all who were competing with him are but an
army behind him to strengthen MIN TOT Tine
tight" Loud appiause.l
At the close of Mr.. Evarts' speech, Judge
Davis stated that an opportunity would be
given to take the senator-elect by the hand
Mr.. Evarts retired to the library, where for
nearly two hours he was greeted and con-
graduated by the members of the club and
their guests. In the supper room, on the
fourth floor, refreshments were served from
IL to / o'clock. The table centerpiece was
a miniature statue of Liberty Enligatening
the World"