Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25
DEMOCRATS FEASTING.
FIFTH ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE
IROQUOIS CLUB.
Leaders of National Reputation Present.
Mills Sends q Message-The Party OF
Free Necessaries rs Opposed to the
Party of Free whisky.

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Mills Sends a Message-The Party Z
Free Necessaries rs Opposed to til
Party Of Free whisky.
II CHICAGO, April 23.-The fifth annua
banquet OF the Iroquois Club was hel,
tonight, it being the anniversary OF Stephel
A. Douglas. 1t was a success from ,
Democratic standpoint. Covers for thre
hundred and fifty were laid and every sea
was filled when President Newbery callet
the assemblage to order. Many prominen
Democrats OF national reputation wer,
present, the only notable ahsenee bein,
ttaI -6f Hanrg -Watferson. Among uHs
letters of regret received and read was one
from George William Curtis who wrote
among other things: my engagements
already made for the time mentioned com.
pei me to lose the signal pleasure which
You propose to me, and 1 can only assure
you OF my confidence that the counsels OF
the froquois Club by their patriotism and
Independence will greatly aid a
WISE, POPULAR DECISION
in the impending National debate OF the
year." Chairman Roger @. Mills, of che
Ways and Means Committee, writes from
Washington as follows, after expressing re-
grets for non-attendance: I'VE are on the
eve OF another great National struggle and
the occasion will be appropriate for ex.
pressing our devotion to Democratic prin-
clples and fidelity to party organization.
Our President has boldly planted the
colors on the field and challenged our op-
rnnanfa to tru Al
issue presented. He has done his duty
faithfully; has made every effort to redeem
the pledges that we, as Democrats, ha we
given the people to reduce taxation. He
has called the attention of Congress to the
heavy and unnecessary burden OF taxation
now resting on the necessaries of life. He
has urged Congress to reduce the rates and
make them lighter. These extraordinary
duties are bringing to the national treasury
an excess OF $50, 900, 900 per annum, and |
yet
REPUBLICANS ARE OPPOSING REDUCTION
on food, clothing and the implements OF |
laha" II Is the duty of every Democrat |
to stand by him and support him and the |
Iroquois Club, known all over the Union |
for it's unshacken fidelity to Democratic
principles, can do good service to the
country by speaking out boldly in his sup
port and in support of the Democratic |
House, who are trying to carry his recon-
into effect and relieve the
country from the peroicious results of this
exhausting taxation upon articles that
have been produced and consumed by the
people. II we stand brave by the Presi-
lent and force the fighting on the issue
oined between those who favor free whisky
On one side and those who favor free cloth
ng on the other, we will
WIN A GREAT VICTORY.
1 not here we will before the people next
November and a victory that will be full of
he best results to the country and the
'arty." Letters were also received from
he Senator A. Fl. Colquist, OF Georgia,
congressman Frank Lawler and Thomas
:: Hudd, Governors John W. Davis, of
shode Island, and Thomas Moonlight, of | l
Wyoming Territory. and Max Pepper, c
resident OF the Iroquois Club, San Fran. I
lsco. After the menu had been discussed g
ne following toasts were responded to:
stephen A. Douglas" Hon. Mel. q
lille w. Fuller, who paid an eloquent trib- n
te to the great leader. triumphant q
emocracy"- United States Pension Com e
llssioner John c. Black. BE it enacted" [
,Ex- GovernorJ J. Sterling Morton. "Grover a
eveland IT. NJ. Patterson, of Colorado. O
Progressive politics"-L D. Thoman, Ex- b
vii Service Commissioner. "The Boss a
rust'-Genl. l. N. Stiles. In