The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-14
OHIO REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Banquet in Honor of Lincoln's Birthday
Speeches by Sherman, Foraker and Others.

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brilliant assemblage of representative Repub-
lcans. The banqueters wore mostly Sherman
men. and the letter of Blaine, published this
morning made them particularly hilarious It
was rousing Sherman meeting The banquet
was held in the hall of Wells Post. G. A. R..
which brilliantly and handsomely orna-
mented for the occasion. Hon. Dam
lei j. Ryan presided. At 500 the
baEqueters sat down at the tables and at 10
o'clock hIr. Ryan began reading kilograms from
distinguished Republicans in all the States. It
was III o'clock when toastmaster, w. s. Capellar,
introduced as the first speaker George Beaver,
of Pennsylvania, to the toast, Life and char
acser of Lincoln" His speech was a eloquent
euloey.
Governor Luce. of Michigan, next responded
to the toast, 'One Coun try, one Constitution,
onefag." HIS was eloquent speech, bat he
carefully refrained from touching upon politics of
the day.
Senator John Sherman, the next speaker. re-
sponded to the sentiment, .The Republican
party In presenting him toastmaster Cap
peller referred his fitness for the presidency,
and there was uproarlous scene, which lasted
five minutes. The general sentiment could not
be mistaken, that the applause was simply wild
The Senator ran over the history Of the
held by the party, which he presided. in
the city of Columbus, to the present He dwelt
at length on the period of Lincoln's administra-
tion, and spoke particularly of the great mar
styrfs confidence in General Grant, General
Sheridan and General Logan, each name being
long and loudly applauded. Coming to more re-
cent years. he traced the developments of the
protective system. the financial policy of the
country until the resumption of specie pay
ment and said: ssWe have now the best nation
al credit in the world and We have the best
currency in the world. This is the largest
agricultural and manufacturing country in
workers of our country the highest wages paid
in any CLINE since Adam was born. A home
stead policy has been established, and our rail
road system been extended until we have more
miles of railroad than all the rest of the world.
During Republican control public honesty was
maintained and less money was lost by fraud
or in any other country in the world.
We have made Great Britain nay for
the damage done our shipping by her pri-
vateers. The taunt has been made that
Mr.. Hayes was not elected, but within the past
year this has proved false. We ended
with one of the best administrations in his
ter of accidents, not worth mentioning now,
due to the natural divisions which are the out
growth of power. We were not defeated. but
cheated out of the election If there had been
an honest ballot and fair count, James G.
Blaine long applausel would have been Presi-
dent We have touched the earth to rise again.
We enter the field with unbroken line
with strength increased by the feeblenes
of the present administration. Tho
Democratic administration ,r has as, broken every
ises have been dsregarded, and we have seen
the most sweeping change of officers in our his
tory. We gave them an operfiowing treasury.
and they do not know what to do with it. Pro-
longed cheering In the general management
of finance they have made feeble imitation of
our example. The administration has not been
able to formulate single proposition on which
the Democratic party can stand. They
now trying to break down the fnan-
cial system built up by the Republican party,
but they cannot in a Democrats House agree
on any measure Their last act has been to
turn cut Union soldiers and because Demo-
turn ont Union soldier. They tried to turn
out White, and they failed. Cheers That is
all they have tried to do
The Senator referred to the powerful organ
ization of the Republican party and sat down
amid perfect storm of long-continued applause
Governor Foraker responded to the toast
.sIf there is anything am positively of, it
is that the political outlook of the Republican |
party has been speaking for itself here to night"
He said the outlook is bright There is no |
darkness. No matter whether our own great |
leader. hope will be the case, some |
other man is chosen as our standard bearer, we |
to follow him with vim and vigor to
triumphant victory. He said that the /
victory of the Democrats party
WAS not due to the leader, but to- the prevalent /
idea that the time had come for change The
Democratic party now manifests disposition
to depend on the party, and not on the man,
Grover Cleveland, the true state of affairs be-
gins to dawn upon even the latter's intellect The
Governor felt kind to the President for two
things that he has relieved the Republican
party of-the dudish class of theorists
under the lead of James Russell Lowell,
and that ne has made it. by contrast, appreciate
Abraham Lincoln. The inefficiency of the DEM
ocratic party has been shown, and the public
feels the change to have been mistake. He
sEded as follows: rs the present organization
Of our party SO firm because we fear the de-
structIon OF our protective system2 No, but
because we believe . vote in Mississippi is
good and no better, than ono in Ohio. And
"a a. lvad ~. "a au fhAr
shotgun President Whatever others may
think. believe that if Mr.. Blaine had made his
Augusta speech week before, rather |
than one week after tho election. he |
would have been elected President
say this because an able paper has recently adj
Vocated that the question of American manhood
shall be relegated to the rear. lCries of never
Never; and ii they do reegate it TO the rear. the
party will march to defeat, and IL will be a just
from God for infdslisy and political
Governor Foraker WAS given
walton before and Mt the close Of his spesch, and
vas again and again interrupted, the applause
lasting several minutes.
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