The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-14
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BIRTHDAY DINNER AT COLUMBUS
BY the Lincoln Club-EopubllOan Leaders
Present Their Appearance Creates
Great Euthusiasm-Honer Divided
between sherman and Foraker.


ooluMpus, O., Feb. l3.-Ths first ban
quet in honor of the anniversary OF Presi
dent Lincoln's birthday was given by thu
Ohio Republican League tonight. The
number OF tlCkea was limited to $50
Among the guests and orators were
Senator Sherman, Gov. Foraker, Gov
Luce, of Michigan; Gov. Beaver, OF Penn
Sylvania; ex.Foster, OF Ohio; Congress
men ButterWorth and Thompson, Of Ohio
Murat Halstead, Gen. W. q. Gibson and
most Of leading Republicans in active
party service in the State.
Hon. Daniel Ryan, Of Portsmouth, de.
Iivered the address Of welcome:
Gov. Beavers name was first mentioned
and received with abundant and enthusi'
astic applause, as was that Of Gov. Luce,
which came next. The two Fosters, the
Ex-Governor and the President ob the
National League OF Republican OlubF,
were both applauded and cheered, and
the name Of Senator Sherman was re.
ceived with enthusiasm and cheering.
The honoIs OF the evening were divided
in this respect between Mr., Sherman and
Gov. Foraker. The latter came In late
and was given perfect ovation and long
continued denomination. During the
discussion Of the elaborate menu an
orchestra rendered appropriate selections.
Gov. @. O. Luce, Of Michigan, respond
cd to the toast, "0ne Country, one Oonsti-
tuition, one Flag" The speech OF the
Michigan Governor was short, but in 1t
he referred to the attempted return Of
the rebel flags and there was perfect
furore OF applause.
Governor James A. Beavers sentiment
was abraham Lincoln" which on the
IS was the case with every
other toast, was followed by quotation
from one OF Lincoln's speeches. The
Governor said:
~ have had the pleasure OF touching
elbows with Republicans OF Ohio in fight
and camp, but this ia the first time have
ever bummed with them, and l con.
iess ! rather like 1t. You have shut me
out from q discussion Of practical politics
but you have given TO me task that l
consider labor OF love-" The Governor
discussed the life and works OF the
martyred President, but did not touch on
any questions Of the day.
Senator John Sherman, the nextspeakeT,
responded to the sentiment, "The Rspub.
can Party" In presenting him, toast.
master OAppellar referred TO his fitness
for the Presidency, and there was an up
roarious scene, which lasted for five
minutes.
The applause was simply wild. The Sem
atOr ran over tho history Of the party from
the first State Convention to the present.
He dwolt at length on the period OF Lin
Coln's administration, traced the develop
ment Of the protective system and the
financial policy Of the country until the
resumption Of specie payments.
In tho course Of bis remarks he referred
to the campaign Of 1854, and said:
"If there had been en- honest ballot snd
o fair count James G. Blaine (loug sp.
plause) would have been President. We
have touched the earth to rise again. We
enter the deldwith an unbroksn line with
atrength increased by the feebleness Of
the present administration"
Mr.. Murat HalsteRd, editor Of the Oin-
Cinnah Commercial Gdsetie, responded to
the toast, "The Press." His address was
quite lengthy. Among other things he
said:
December, 1860, Mr.. Lincoln, Presiden t
elect, wrote an editorial paragraph for the
Springfield Journal Rs follows:
eve have such frequent illusions to
purpose on the part Of Mr.. Lin
coin to call into his Cabinet two or three
Southern gentlemen from the parties OPP
posed to him politically, that We are
prompted to ask few questions.
"FirSt: Is it known that any such gen.
tlemBn Of character would accept plsce
in the Cabinet?
Second: II yea, on what terms does he
surrender 10 Mr.. Lincoln or Mr.. Lincoln
10 him, all the political differences be-
tween them, or do they enter upon the
administration in open opposition to each
other2"
I well remember Mr.. Lincoln's editorial
In the Springfield Jotrnal-remember
reading it repeatedly in the manuscript,
which was plain aa print, and in the Jour
nal, with a growing sense OF the deepening
trouble In the air and o tremor in the earth
we had thought Gold ground-aud the
idea that perhapsit might be inspired by
that had peuned, for was
Of those who knew tho absolute good faith
Of Mr.. Lincoln's conservatism, and hoped
that he might by some extraordinary,
sven excessive ConCeanlon, make manifest
to the Union men Of the South, as it was
to US Of the North, the safety with which
the country might repose upon his saving
common sense Of Justice aud respect for
Law; and that they might thus be
strengthened to stay the hands OF those
whose footsteps were already upon the
paths that lead to war.
Mr.. LiDcoln's paragraph in the Republic
can paper OF his town, told that there
was no peace-thouRh all the compromis-
ers might cry 1t In the strsets-in the
Of principle. He walked
aH his duty was declared 10 him,
and his farewell address at Springfield
told how profoundly he had been i'm.
pressed by the responsibilities that rested
upon him, while his inaugural address
containa an appeal to tho people to get
understanding by liHtening to the better
angels OF their nature, that, in touching
the highest motive with the simple digni.
" and suhtere psthos fitting the graVest
human affairs, 10 worthy to rank by ever
lasting association with the solemn pages
Of Hebrew prophets.
Lincoln had what We might call "press
iacilitissH superior to those enjoyed by
Washington. He wrote paragraph for a
newspaper Rbou!himseli, and Washington
never did that. He was less senBitiVe
about the newspapers than Washington,
and the newspapers that assRiled Iincoln
were TO those that abused Washington as
hornets to gnata, Lincoln never got
swearing mad about the papers that stunR
him, and Washington did, and he had q
thousand provoCationa to Washington'a
one. BE used the newspaper. When
he wRnked 10 proclaim that his object WRH