Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-01
MICHIGAN CLUB BANQUET.
from Far and Near Par
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KousIng speeches NIade.

J as il did the anniversary Of the birthday OF
! Washington, was worthy OF tho occasion.
\ The decorations We're magnificent, the mu-
| sic stirring, the speeches patriotic, and the
menu al that the most critical epicure
could desire
The distinguished guests Of the club were
! Senator Palmer, Warner Miller of New
! York, ex-Gov. Porter of Indiana. Col.
| Clarke f.. Carr of Illinois, Gen. &. II.
| Grovesnor of Ohio, Hon. Jacob III. Calling
er, Gov. Luce, Rev. &. O. Reilly, Hon >.
/ III. Pingree, Hon. w. Ill. Elliott, Hon Hen
ry Gleason of New York, Hon. William
] Cogswell of Massachusetts and Hon. Alton
! Anger of Georgia.
! After ample Justice had been done TO the
good things provided by the caterer, Sena-
| tor Palmer, who acted as toast master OF the
occasion, started the speech nSking in his
usual happy and felicitous manner. He
! said:
Ladies' and gentlemen, Michigan repub-
! leans, ! remember that four years ago the
Michigan club was organized to redeem
those who had gone after false gods and
who needed some united effort TO bring
them back The increase in our maiorities
| here is due more TO the Michigan club than
any other source. We needed new fuel.
We needed new stokers. We have brought
Michigan republicans together We are no
longer a mob, but an organized mob.
year ago our President-elect said here: Il
am dead statesman, but "A live republican,
ana that L DtlleNc ndu ulucn 10 40 WIFI Rcb-
ting him the nomination al Chicago, though
Michigan didn't do much for him. We have
combined the practical and sentimental in
politics. Such gatherings as this educate
and unity the people"
Gov. Luce was then introduced to deliver
the address Of welcome and the Gilead
governor was given round Of huzzas.
Last year we had with us here said
Gov. Luce, 1.-THE man who is 10 assume the
the
We are soon 10 be in the possession OF the
judiciary, the executive and the legislative
departments of our government we Will
be responsible before God and man for our
trust. We welcome these distinguished
men, asking them TO contribute OF their
wisdom in this important time. You, who
are members and you who are our guests,
are thrice welcome at this feast OF reason
In political as well as in military az
fairs, - prefaced the toastmaker TO Warner
Miller's speech, "tbere are crises which
have TO be met. There is TO man in the
United States to whom greater credit is
due for pertinacity and courage, knowing
ing that he was 10 be sacrificed, but that the
cause was TO be saved.
Warner Miller of New York responded to
the toast THE future of the republican
party"
LAS a New Yorker, I come to Michigan"
said Mr.. Miller, with the feeling OF
father 10 his son, for we of New YORK gave
TO your state its hardy pioneers. My sub.
leCt covers the Teater and the better part
of the history of our common country. For
though our party is but 30 years of age, in
that time in has had its growth and ad
Yanccmeut The coming historian Will
dwell longest on the past - years. The
republican party came INTO existence as the
organized conscience OF the people. 1t gave
10 the American people as their Moses,
Abraham Lincoln. The question was, were
we "A nation or league, The idea that Il
nation had been born in day was not real
lied by great portion OF our people. But
on the bloody battle field II was decided for
all time 10 come that the people of this
country were one ard united and undvisi
BILE.
"Then the robublican party turned its at
tentiou 20 the reconstruction of our cOun
try. TO the development Of its resource
Many Of is measures have been criticised
by men of our party But no party has been
bold enough to go before the country and
ask for the repeal or annulmcnt OF those
measures. To-day we are united and an
harmonious people. The south would not
restore slavery if it could. The history of
the world does not give like example OF
the peaceful disbaQdment 0t our citizen
soldiery. We called into that conflict more
than 2.0Q0000 men from the north. They
returned unconcernedly to their pulpits,
their p,ows, their offices. We ruled for
twenty-five years after the war. We built
up the waste places. New life and new
energy were instilled into the blood of ALL
Before we laid down the government tenn
porarily we paid more than half the debt
of the war We had made America the
greatest manufacturing country in the
world, driven the frontier into the Pacific
ocean and made it the greatest agricultural
country in the world.
"I3ut our theory of government goes
farther than mere national progress The
IL. Mold tlat hn Httt of
government has to do with the intellectual
and moral well being of the people. 1t be
gan with moral question 1t Is in this
great principle that is 10 be found the fu
ture of the republican party. We hold that
universal education is duty Of govern
ment, because by so doing you develope
and educate human nature the more, To
the young men before me let me say that
YOU need not mourn because you were not
alive 10 be in the contest from 81 TO 80. IT
doesn't take much courage TO march to
death when there are 10000 or more with
YOU But il does take courage 10 stand in
times of peace for morality. We propose
TO Ina in New York on our statute books
a law which will make bribery practically
impossible
"Another great question before US is that
Of the power of the saloon in politics. The
republican party stands today as the friend
Of temperance stands for driving the saloon
out of politics What we are 10 dois 10 eX-
ecute measures that the pubic Will indOrse
and carry out. The best interests Of the
country are bound up in the future and con
tinued success of the republican party
Elk Gov. a c. Porter Of Indiana, who
placed Harrison in nomination at the Chi
cago convent on responded 10 the toast.
THE Ballot Il can safely say, he be
rau 'that no man shall hold Office under
/ Harrison who does not respect the purity
of The ballot The strength OF government
and the stability Of c'ety have been con
firmed by the extension of the elective
franchise TO all classes. The best way 20
teach a man how to vote is 10 give him
chance 20 practice IL. There need b. an
augmented sense Of the purity of the ballot.
Frauds upon the ballot have grown more
] general and more Ingenious than ever be
/ fore IL has been reserved for new PEG
/ pie, on thecontlnent of Australia, To uiscov-
/ or the most efficient means OF tonserv,nE
\ the pur ty of the ballot
Con .ressmau VIM. COgswell OF Massa-
] chusetts who bears the distinction of being
! a counterpart in appearance of President
! Cleveland. had TO do with The Duty aud
! Lesson Of the Republican Party" Orator
! ical in manner, com bining polish W tn de
| liberation, he carried the vast audien by
/ storm. HIS numerous side thrusts of W I
! lyaY oil IN, launching mood while his al