The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-14
REPUBLICAN FETE .
A Love Feast of the Grand
Old Party Men.
THE TOAsTS AND RESPONSES.
and He Givea the q o, p.
Puff-General.
Still Banqueting.

Still banqueting.
COLUMBUS, February 13.-Among the
Hests who sat at the banquet of the
Ohio Republican League tonight was
Senator Sherman, Governor Beaver. oil
Pennsylvania, Governor Fsraker, Ben.
Butterworth. s. ?. Foster President OF
New York League, w. II. Smiley,
Warren, Prof. Scarborough. of Wilber-
force College. Murat Halstead, all of
whom are on the programme for
toasts.
Murat Halstead responded to the toast
"The press" He said: I'VE may infer
that if Mr.. Lincoln ha6 teen an editor
instead of q lawyer. if he had been of
the press instead of President, and if,
for many years, he bad spent long
nights in writing as he thought of all
subjects of current interest, often upon
imperfect information, and there had
appeared each morning pin ed sheet
upon which was unchangeably recorded
his candid expressions of opinion, there
would have been many mistakes
acknowledged as to men and measures,
mary regrets confessed and judgments
reversed, misgivings as to Iabors per-
sonal and public INDUCED.
All of this in his own language, with
malice toward none and charity for all !,
and he would safely and reverently in
woke, as upon an act held TO be the
most important of his life, "h con-
slderate judgment of mankli d ana the
gracious favor of Almighty God" In
comparing Washington and Lincoln
Halstead aid: Lincoln had what We
might call press facilities superior to
those enjoyed by Washington"
He wrote a paragraph for newspaper
about himself, and Washington never
did that. He was less sensitive
about newspapers than Washington,
and newspapers that asssiled Lincoln
were to those that abused Washing
ton as hornets and gnats. Lincoln
never got swearing mad about papers
that stung him and Washington did,
and he had thousand provocations to
Washington's one.
He used newspapers when he wanted
to proclaim that his object was to save
the Union with or without slavery.
He wrote to Horace Gree e., his ms
trusted adviser. who was all editor.
Halstead then r, viewed the progress
and final triumph of the Republican
party from 1856 W the close of the war.
and gave ]. coin praise for the success
of the pr IS achievements. winding
up by say .lg that the names of Lincoln
and Grant were hewn together in living
rock on The record of ages.
Governor Foraker responded to the
toast The Outlook" He said:
The outlook is bright. There is no
darkness. No matter whe ther our own
great leader, as we hope will be the
cas-, or some other man, Is chosen as
our standardbearer, We are ready.
rank and file, as one man, TO follow
him with vim and vigor to triumphant
victory"
In. closing Governor Foraker said:
I'VE have resolved never again to
have a shotgun President, what ever
others may think. l believe that if
Blame had made his Augusta speech
one week before rather than one week
after election he would have been
elected President.
Isay this, because an able paper has
recently advocated the question that
| American manhood shall be relegated
TO the rear. Never, and il they do rele-
to defeat, and it will be just punishment
cowardice."
Hon. Daniel ]. Ryan. president OF
the Ohio league, delivered the address
of welcome. When he referred to Sen
ator Sherman, the guests gave enthusi-
astic cheers. Win Governor Foraker
came in he was given an ovation.
Governor James A. Beaver. of Penn
sylvania. responded to the first toast
Abraham Lincoln, and was followed by
Governor G. S. Luce, of Michigan. who
| responded to the toast, lone country,
one constitution, one flag"
Senator John Sherman, next speaker,
responded to the sentiment, the Re-
publican party" IL presenting him,
the toast master. Chappeller, referred to
his fitness for the presidency and there
was an uproarious scene. which lasted
for five minutes. The senator ran over
the history OF the party from the frs /
State convention held by the party.
over which he presided, in the
City of Colum bus, to the present
He dwelt at length on the
period of LincOlD's ADMINISTRATION,
and spoke particularly of the great mar
tyr's confidence in General Grant, Cen
eral Sheridan, 6, neral Logan anu Gen
eral Sherman. each name beng long
and loudly applauded. Coming to more
recent topics, he traced the develop
ment of the protective system and the
financial policy of the country since the
resumption of specie payment. and
said: I'VE have now the best national
credit and the best currency in the
world. We bave secured to the wage
workers of our country the highest
wages paid in any cline since Adam was
born. The taant has been made that
HAYES was not elected, but within the
past year this has been proven false"
We ended with one of the best ad-
ministration in our history. but we
have had one bad chapter, chapter
of accidents not worth metioning now,
due to the national divisions which are
the outgrowth 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 would have
been President. We have touched
orth IN rise again We enfer tho