Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-28
in HONOR OF GRANT.
Banquets Held in Honor of
His Birth.
REPUBLICAN LOVE FEASTS.
Gen. Sherman Does the HOnOrs at
New YOrk-JOhn Sherman
at Pittsburg.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

PITTsBURG, April 27.-The second
annual dinner of the American Club,
of this city, in commemoration of the
birth of General Grant, was given
this evening. Among the guests were
Governor Beaver, Senator Sherman,
Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana; Hon.
J. P. Foster, Of New York, Hon. John
@. New, Col. Fred Grant and Hon.
Richard Smith. HI. HI. Byrum, Of
this city, responded to "Our absent
guests" In the course of his remarks
Byrum delivered an eloquent eulogy
on the late Roscoe Conkling. The
letters OF regret called forth consider
able enthusiasm, especially those
from Hon. Simon Cameron, Judge
Gresham, Hon. VIM. Evarts, General
Sheridan and Governor Foraker. A
letter from the late Roscoe Conkling,
accepting the invitation to attend the
dinner, awakened the deepest feeling.
Senator Sherman was next intro
'duced. In responding to the toast
GU. S. GRANT,"
He revised and eulogized the brilliant
military career of the great heroic
general. GAS to the civil life of Gen
eral Grant" continued the, speaker,
81 have always doubted whether it
would not have been better for him to
have remained General of the Army
than to have undertaken the civil
duties OF President. This doubt is
not well founded upon what he did as
President, but upon the striking diff
ferences in the duties of the two offices,
and the training, qualifications and
personal traits demanded for each.
But it is not as the great hero, COM
mander of the armies, or as President
of the United States, that you wish to
hear of Grant. 1t is as a man. l said
he was
A TYPICAL AMERICAN,
No strut, no parade, no imitation of
royalty or aristocracy, no egotistical
pretense Of superiority because he
had a great command or high posi-
ton, was in him. The most marked
characteristic which clung to him in
all periods of his life was his extreme
.modesty. He was always the same
plain, simple, coniding, brave, tena-
>cious and generous man, in war and
peace, as leader of vast army, as
President Of the United States, as the
guest of Kings and Emperors,
and in his final struggle with
grim-visaged death. Gentlemen, you
do right to commemorate his birthday.
1t was his good fortune to be the
chief instrument of Divine power to
secure to you and your people the
blessing OF free, strong and united
country. He was heroic to the end
and you should be heroic in main
tanning the rights and privileges and
policy for which he contended."
''THE KEYSTONE STATE"
Was responded to by Gov. Beaver.
In response to "Party Organization, 81
Hon. j. P. Foster, President of the
Republican League of the United
States, reported the work OF that body
since its organization, and its present
status. To-day there are close onto
four thousand clubs and five hundred
Thousand members.
Hon. Benjamin Harrison, Of In.
diana, was next introduced and
responded to the toast, "The
Republican Party" Hon. Rich
ard Smith, of Cincinnati, responded
to the toast, "The Republican States"
At the conclusion of Smiths address
the club members arose and departed
for the banquet hall.