New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-14
LINCOLN'S NAME REVERED.
REPUBLICANS DO HONOR TO
HIS MEMORY.
sPEEcuEs by SENATORS KvARrs AND HAwLRr'
EX-SENATOR MILLER, COLONEL ISGERsotL


good dinner to work up the orators to the requisite
pitch of enthusiasm. They we're ready to speak
long before the dinner had gone far enough 10 ADMIT
of starting the speeches
Brooklyn hasn't Delmonico consequently IL was
IL o'clock before the advent Of cigars and coffee
gave the chairman the opportunity to let loose the
pent-up oratory. There were nearly 40 AZ inc
dinner-enthusiastic Republicans all Of them-and
they were distributed at tables surmouned by banners
bearing the names of Lincoln Grant, Garfield, Arthur
Seward Stanton, Logan, Farragut, Raymond ana
Greeley. The two latter tables were reserved for
reporters. Tho Lincoln table the great table
John D. Green, president Of the club, presided
With him at the guest table Senator Eyarts,
senator HawIey, senator Warner Miller Congress
man s. V. White, Congressman benjamin ButterwoTth
the Rev. r. r. Meredith, exNayor Low, General
Stewart l. woodf I'd and John vinslow, president
Bristow, william f. williams, { ". Duryea. 5. d.
RS'Af5 Y Bald OWN E r sfn Ksnnsdy a vam
waring Colonel A. d. Baird c. D. Rhine hart; the
William H. Ray, General Benjamin +. Tracy, George g.
Reynolds, 5. II. Griswold Francis NJ: Edgerton Clar
Russell Alfred Hodges. william H. Leaycraft. Rob
ert d. benedict, Gevrge II Beattys Joseph Aspinan'
Major E Page. Gorge l. Mouton, D. s. Arnott
Letters Of regret read from senator ingalls,.
and Governor Foraker.
THE GUESTS WELCOMED.
Mr.. Green Welcomed the guests in brief speech.
which began TINS
wsmeet psrsans frankly avowing adhesion to the
Republican party sbidng faith In its con
the best existing nstrurentatv for secur
the people blessing Of good government
We the birth OF the greatest Of our
fellow partsans-the Libersior and tie MARTYR.
The Brooklyn Repablic League The handnaid OF me
Republican party She believes that the aggregate OF The
members OF that Ia wiser than anv number OF iem
She dominates candidate. but when they nominated
sns says to the great organ
iz1ton whose daughter she ruth dit TO Naomi
whittier guest wi where thou lodgest vii
lodge, and thy people shan he peonle.'
COLONEL NGERSOLLS RESPONSE
After Mr.. Green had dealt some hard blows at tho
Democracy Of Brooklyn hs Introduced Colonel Robert
@. Ingerson 10 respond to the first toast Abraham
Lincoln with which coupled this extract from
his most memorable speech; - here highly
solve that the dead shall not have died in that
the Nation shall under God have new birth of free
people people. shall perish from the
earth Here some OF Inc things Colonel Insersoil
| SAID of Lincoln:
Cling of mrth and Of tn tragic
the gotesque socra and Rlbelas Of Esop AMI
Aureins of all that gentle an nst. In
hon mtreifu ant wise laugabe lov-aais AMI
divine. all srerated the OF while through
all ana all overwhelming sense OF o'hRaton Of
clvare 10y altv TRUTH and upon all the shadow Of rho
end Nesrv all OF the great characters Of history are
Impossible monsters fstore. by taery or calumnv We
know nOthn OF their penariu-s MOI hing but their pc
WASH" himself il becoming steel en-
gravn OF the real who ive iovd schewe AMI sue
smoothing the nnosi LncoIns face so that he say
be known he rsay bat according to their poor
STANDARD az he should have been
Lincoln a type alon, a. dipched
from his OBLIGATIONS Lincoln undsrsl0H He was &C
quanteI th smiles tears complex N BRAIN single in
heart. direct a. hight ant as reliable as the law
gravrtation His words candid mirrors and
gave the perfect OF hts Thought. he was never
afraid ask dgnhed 10 admit that he did not
No man hal keener Wit man had kinder heart
He solemn soemnty - nas& ~eru by Ignorance
hyT ocrsy do whit he thought that Others
thought what he thought appeared TO oiIze or
kinder than his fellows no did mercui things as
stesIthy others committed crine
SENATOR HAWLEY ON NEWENGLAND.
sena or HawIey spoke for New-Engand. He first
Ia q a comp Colonel IngersolPs oratory, and
sa thai as IngersoI don't mention God he would
Thank oil him Thl- led him after more c0IGpi-
n nj a SOM differences OF opinion between
him AMI Colonel In.ersou lie sai -
wouLt not saks er-ea away fr m man unless could
give hin something 10 Engianders only be-
sved tIngs tut knew things AMI acquired strength and
hbre from that They always abreast ami
ally a ahead Of their tne-. In SewEnsand were nrst
of los al eit governmenL In England
pure Democracy Each to~u was little repair
lie IN which practically all tle peobs had voice. New
England Gov not eectsl oy itself
example VI De found In all hSorS
S nator Hawicy took for the text Of the remainder
of his speech article by some Mugwump or Demo-
vino impaired the Repub lean party OF to-
ds, with hat o. Lincoln time and cared that then
the part fought for principles, but now only for what
I
DC licI. He de IaFei thai the tarif question the
Rcpu lean party willing and anxious to light for
principe. If the De bOc a'ic party would MAKE me
issue air and square and stand By the Presidents
message Insisting OF IA ballot ana an s1nese
shirt ke maintained that the Republican party was
| fighting for principle which Lincoln himself main
In General Shernan's abscnee, as the chairman
said, no one cou!d ever Gil his place, tho coast OF
White RE- res S R%Ddsdd to b 5ss t9 sod
I tofIin He Gaid OF Ia
On December H. there IN the rreaaarythe Assay
Oac- and the der-n DESIGNATED repositories OF
s247j2Gl -. ana the sub treasury In
Nsw.York that night oveTlrawn s3l,O55 45 AT
that time nominal balance in the
Treasury bssn,es of s29. l0l. 0s5. which the Dem.
ocratc Government dvtlei mp among the states
the receiving In round nn n'srs So oooo
fSenator Miller: And paid cent OF II And never
maid cent oft The all that Lincoln had
in Treasury whes the began and be hat Desires te
brain. OF the RenG tic party ant the LOYALTY
people LApplau's Yet the Republican party after
having Affairs Il this country for twenty
four years the Treaurr FIJI t1at the ret
Question with the ot the Democratic party from
that they shall get that moneF out q"
the Treasury. Laughter
SENATOR EVARTS'S TELLING SPEECH.
The chairman announced tnat the toast The
Of the United States aud coupled with 1t the
name OF Senator Evats I'm introducing Senator Evarts
he drew parallel between him as he appeared 90 the
Geneva Convention representing this country and Lord
Casflercagh he stoO in the Congress OF VIENNA rep
resentug the Interests of Engan. storm OF applause
greeted the Senator he arose He turned with
malicious smile in the direction OF Colonel lngersn
who had already got Of little hadinage about long
sentences his expense and with malicious twinkle
OF tho eye AMI with his hands concealed beneath the
skirts Of his coat began sperch that sparkled with
humorous illusions and made Colore ngrrsol shake
with laughter even though re himself was orc than
once the victim OF tnrusts. The Senator began
| thus:
H. as told. abe to dsmay an andiene
by tie my and the proracton OF nv
speech when speak only for myself what audience would
ventura tn provol the trial speaking for
the whole OF Congress Laughter But AFTER ali there IL
not 80 uch rhetoric OF long sentence
and that frequently presented by our great
fnnce IA