The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-15
THE SPELL-BiNDERS.
Republican Orators Enjoy . Banquet and
Talk About the Campaign.

Republican Orators Enjoy . Banquet and
Talk About the Campaign.
NEW YORK. Nov 14.-The speakers and man
ayers whose exertiops helped to win the recent
Republican national victory, and who are now
dubbed THE Spell BINDERS participated in
banquet st Delmonico's this evening. ct which
was present. and macy in other localities ~ere
represented by letters or kilograms of regret.
Among the latter was Prssiden,-elsct Harrison.
who telseraphed:
Il am compelled to decline your Invitation to
a,tend the dinner at Delmouicos this evening.
given TO the Republican campaign speakers. /
caEnot claim place in this honorable company OF
great campaign orators The principles they
&C Tocate were worthy OF them. and the adyo-
cafes were worthy of the cause"
Eice-presidsnt elect Morton wrote:
1t ls with extreme regret that have to in
form you OF my inability TO be present at the
banquet in honor OF the Republican speakers.
Ihe honor 1t 10 your purpose to show them -
thoroughly we'll earned. To the able nanuer In
which they set before the people the principles
adopted By our convention at Chicago, and the
policy the Republican party has 20 long main
tanned, is duo the large measure Of success, es-
pecialy IN New York st ate, oyer which we are
ell rejoicing together. 1t would have given mo
great pleasure to express TO them in persoo my
warmest thanks, but as l cannot do this. beg
TO convey to these battle-wearied warriors my
high appreciation OF their successful effvrts.7
Chauncey NJ. Depew presided, and spoke to
the toast, THE leading idea of the moment
Other speakers were Col. Elliott F. Shepard, oE
The innurnee OF the press on tho campaign;
John s. Wise, on THE solid South" Col R. G..
lneersoll. on How IL happened" Col George
a. Sheridan, on "The soil under our fee,;' r. p.
Porter. on "Ths Bowsry parrot" and ". ID.
Guthrie. on Tho young menrn the campaign.
Mr. Depews remarks. upon opeLiuR the speak
ing, were . feature Of the night Said he:
during the coming centuries the people OF this
county will have reason 10 think of this oc
casion. Think of u! $50 campaign speakers iu
ono nall! 1t is something appalling 70 con
template every one OF them loaded with cratory
| ard nothing but the chairmaus gavsl to pre-
| 'velt their going of They are gentlemen who
beieve 10 protection, and whenever they speah
| they believe they ought to DO protected agains,
| any other speeches Ii the csmpsen speaker il
| az all distinguished he has more Accommodations
| placed at bis disposal than falls to the
| lot Of most men. He has the opeu barouche
| and the big procession to escort him, and then
| the cannon follows. After he has been in the
wake of a couple Of hundred cosi-oil torches 70.
| some time, he can, il he has Q good tenor voice
manage to speak 70. two hours. He never loses
/ faith in his own eloquencs, no matter what DO
( comes of his orafory.
/ Mr. Depew then said they were not together
for she purpose of explaining how they bad voc
tDelr great anc sigpal victory. "le 10, he said
peculiar to politicians that those who are vic
| torious never trouble themselves as to how
| they got there, whereas those who have
| failed never get over asking themselve,
Gnd each other as to how they LOST In his pc
| culiariy inimitably style be told Of two Irish
| men who discussed the Republican triumph snt
| how it came about II hear. Tim," said one
! lit was all becount Of the Mills bill" swell,
| said the other, II heard il was account o. tn,
surplus." 'Well, thep." said the first. ''wh,
! the tlazes didn't Cleveland take tho surplus an(
= ~ Mi.ls's bill wud i,ti
dent Foster. of the Republican league of clubs
| Whitelaw Reid, Gen. Daniel Buttsrfeld, Gen
j. S. Jackson. President Smith. of the Repub
| lic1n State league: Il. K. Thurber, Jacob Hers
| Oliver Sumner Teal Col. V. K Cruger, G. Z
| Shayne, Col. Fred Graut aud John +. Plummsr