Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-20
LIVING IN THE PAST.
AND HOPING AGAINST HOPE IN THE
 COMING CAMPAIGN.

NONvJNA NANlT fA0iNs
 Local Republicans With few Invited
 Guests Join in Love-Feast at Music
 Hall-Oid Issues Discussed and the G.
 q. F. Lauded to the Skies.
 About 15O republicans, including young and old. sat down to the Young Mems Re publican club banquet at music hall last evening. Invitations were sent through ont the state and union and as a result there was small delegation present from Nanoatuek. From New Haven there was Iynde Harrison, while Ansonia was repre- Esented by ex-Speaier Charles H. Pine and i oJndge. Ouillinan Ex-Senator Edmund i Day of Seymour, James A. Howarth, pres l idant of the Republican league of Connec- i ticnt and J. B. Goodhart of New Haven were also present. But none of the bright lights of the g. o. D., except Judge Harr1- son, responded to the invitation Bridge port. Hartford and Meriden were not rep resented in the gathering. There was plenty of room for the big guns, such as 1 Fessenden of Stamford, Harrison of New Haven, Coffin of Middletown, Tibbitts of i New London, Hall of Willimantic and Bulkeley of Hartford, but they did not | lend their presence. Even Congressman Buchanan of New Jersey and Editor Henry T. Sperry of the Hartford Post, and Judge A. P. Bradstreet of Thomaston did not grace the occasion, although they were assigned to respond to toasts during the evening.
 Those who figured most prominently were of the old school of politicians, and the bloody shirt was Haunted with the vigor of the days of '65, General Kel- logg leading the van. The issues of the day, except tariff reform were not touched upon. Everything gave way to the bril- liant feast and toasts, and future conquests to be won. The name of Sherman ellcitcd a round of applause, and Platt and flaw ley came in for their share. Harrison and Greshman did not find much favor, but when the name of Depew was mentioned the applause was surpassed only by the enthusiasm aroused by reference to the Plumed Knight. Lynde Harrison's speech was the best effort of the evening. While it was full of confidence of success, it was conservative, masterly and eloquent. President Baker presided with grace and dignity, and the music by Roberts orches- tra and selections by the Arion quartette relieved the balderdash of the speakers.
 The first speaker was General s. w.. Kellogg, who holds the chair of politics in Waterbury, and instructs the young men | responded to the toast of sthe g. o. D." whose glorious record he said he could not recount in one evening. He surprised many by saying that it had it's origin ill the declaration of independence. lie re- counted what he deemed the glorious deeds of the g. o. p. in putting down slavery and striking the shackles from every bol4dsman in the land Its policy was to take care of the homes and of American protection. He cited the prosperity of the country, the increase in population and in railroads as evidence of the superiority of the g. o. D., and credited the democrats with continu- ing the financial policy of the republican party, but did not, however, say what is true that the democratic administration had followed the injunction laid down in the law closer than it's predecessors.
 IIv pointed with pride to the fact that the g. o. p. had opened up communl- cation with the Pacific coast by rail and given away the public domain for song. He asserted that Oakes Ames was an hoG- est man. He rehearsed the story of the fraud of 1876, and said that the states of Flordia, Louisiana and South Carolina were returned by the returning boards in favor of Hayes and denied the statement that Conkling had said that Tilden was cheated out of the presidency by the cleo toral commission. He said that if the young men would work in the coming campaign as i've old fellows did in the Fremont campaign, instead of the demo- crats getting majority you will roll up a l majority, and the future prosperity of the country is ensured. The Armament is 1 bright with the deeds of the republican party, but we cannot live on our past achievements.
 Lynde Harrison responded to the toast, "Connecticut in 1SSS." He said the re- publican party had no particular candidate to name ill 1888. Connecticut republicans had confidence that the Chicago conven- tion would name a man capable of filling the presidential chair, and any man whom it may name will be better qualified than any the democratic party can name 1t matters not whether it be Sherman Zap plause), or Harrison, or Allison Slight ap- plause), or if they come East and select our own sons, Platt or Hawley (app'ause), or whether they go into New York and take Chauncey Depew (vociferous ap- plause). or failing in all these they appeal to that great man, dearer to the hearts of the masses than any other in the country and persuade James G. Blaine (prolonged applause), to become it's candidate Con necticut will give the same republican majority.
 | Chas H. Pine was assigned the toast of t'The Veteran,'' and responded with the usual warmth and intense fiery oratory. He waved the bloody shirt, but not quite es bad as Gen Kellogg. His reference to the illustrious Boston mugwump, meaning James Russell Lowell, who had said to an assemblage of modern Pharisees that it was benediction to have lived in the time of Lincoln did not have the effect which the speaker evidently meant it should, for the mention of the ex-minister at London was met with hisses The point he in- tended to make came later, when he as- serted that probably not half the demo- crats in Waterbury could spell the word benediction nor define it's meaning, which greatly amused his hearers.
 James w. Howarth, president of the Young Republican league of Connecticut, spoke upon 'sThe State and National League MT. Howarth will never set the world on fire with his oratory or be con- spicuous for his declaration in public ut terances. He made the mistake last night again of confessing that there was a lamentable amount of ignorance among the young republicans regards political questions and that many of them voted without knowing the principles back of l f1ofx h., .