New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-03
BANQUET OF SPELLBINDERS.
ORATORS SpELLBoUND BY ONE ANoTHER's
ELOQUENCE.
a NOTABLE GATHERING OF MEN WHO BORE
THE HEAT AND BURDEN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
IBY TErEoRAPu TO THE TRiBUNE.I

! NOTABLE GATHERING OF MEN WHO BORE
THE HEAT AND BURDEN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO TBE TKBUsE-I
Washington, March "A concourse Of spellbInders
were held spelbound tonight by the afterdlDner
eloquence spontaneously generated within their own
ranks at the Inaugural banquet A banner hung out
upon the outer wall OF Grand Army Han bore
a portrait Of General Harrison. which looked
down appovingly upon the jovial assembly OF speech
makers who bore the heat and burden of the Repub
llcan fight last fall and rejoicing over tho
near approaoh OF the millennium which Is scheduled TO
arrive March T. 1880 Mr. Morton's portrait decorated
the opposite wall, while the Photographic counterfeit
Of Our fancy, our Chauncey,' the Prince OF Spell
binders, hung from the balcony where industrious
orchestra did its level best TO keep pace with thc
procession throughout tho evening On the elevated
dais that exposed TO spebound admiration the moro
famous Of The assembled takers were seated Colonel
Elliott r. Shepard who presided at the feast; ex-
District Attorney A. W. Tenney. OF Brooklyn. who
c,oy,es in his record for the right kind OF offensive
part, ausp General Horace Porter whose reputation
As an aftor.dinner spellbinder is OF unbounded
extent; General Daniel Y. Butterfeid General W. liz
Gibson Of Ohio, John +. Baker, j. 8. Sherman, the
Conuessman-eiect nom the Oneida District, which
had been rcgariod unredeemaby Democratic I'LL mr.
shernan's campaign awohs It's slumbering Republicans;
Robert p Porter John N. Thursion. Mahion Chance.
souIres who represented Washington Territory, with
All the dignity Of newborn Statehood. Benz
Underworld, Of Ohio who was booked for speech
ON the sNew Era OF Repubiieanism,s subject
upon which he is popularity supposed !"
have cornercd all available Information, was
unable TO get away from the House where me ciasn
OF Appropriation bills resounds Governor hea"o'' u
sesitescd among The 200 spelIbound spenbirders
who 81. A. the long tables Were william s T. .DS aes
who sat BY the side Of Colonel W W. Dudley. whose
was chsersa setMsSn every John 00"rio
q sgsn n he oo ca oI asa,s
Of re speibinders gasirobomic desnies was every.
where his canestness 70 make ,ss a. a ns oary
stsss~nndoubtcd success. Campaign songs rolled
out BY hundred pairs Of lungs aIlsd The hall and
s gSet al them was anything but spelbouud.
warner Miller came, and was greeted with cheers
,oud and long, Colonel shepard first introduced ex-
District Attorney 1epney, who spoke 10 inc TOAST
q Abraham Lincoln Mr.. Tenncy said In part;
IL Is peculiarly nting that IN occasion Ike the
present pause TO do honor, nrst OF an % ' eos
Of him who was m honor party, our country ana
our age During the century Of CONSTITUTIONAL govern
ment now drawing its close America has haa many
INDUSTRIOUS sons The pages OF her history are rch ana
full Of the records OF their lives and DEEDS We revere
tbs rpanory OF washington aud Franklin OF Jefferson
,hose mighty men who have walked suncrowned from the
crae 70 the grav thinking those great thoughts sno
doing those great deeds out Of which TINS 1epuonc mas
been born. But Of the mighty dead NC 70 near
ire American heart a. does Abraham Lincoln.
No, because no did better than others per.
baps: not because he was greater In inseect or
thought more vigorously than they bat because MS "0rh
s life aud his death have won for MN place IN '"e
seesnste regard Of the American people whlon w, ,s'
"A long as the Nation itself shall I've MoreoVer Mr.
rdneoIn was true man. lie from the people ana
tho work no did was for the people lie was ahenoreu
on the sde OF right AMI the battles ne oushs were
for the right ard nothing else lie studied mn
arst statutes afterwsfd. Trappnes and applause ala
not oaks him great lie was great In spte OF circum
.tanco because he was, good. NO man can DO truly
qfsaf In meaning Of that term without nfss po'ng
truly coed. We canoDize his name to-day smpy occause
be stood for sonethingor country for hoe, iOr
FOR hunanityand at crowned his work with the SUD-
time rnartyrdom Of himself Truly can We say 0, him.
what Pope said Of Shakespeare. He grew immortal with
but knowing IT," /
Mr.. Tenney's speech was received with cheers at
,very wel-turned period. Colonel Shepard then pro
posed the toast Tho four new States,' ana called
,n the man "who ought TO DO Governor on
yev-YorkD Warner Miller said In reply " Mr.
chairman only wish that all that ought 70 DO was
cheersl did the best I knew 10 bring it>apaut.
rho present Administration came INTO po"er
e The result of an accident WIZ
70 out OF power Monday next as tno
esult OF the gfandeSt discussion tns couh"' o'''
v,tpssssd. The Republican party came into power as
he marty Of IDEAS and when it has relied upon mem
| has never gone to the wall. The Republican parry
oes not know how to win by tricks and chlcanery. Inc
,epuplican party has come back into power De-
sise the country has pronounced for tho Amer
an system. socalled. one Of tho duties OF
he government Is to add 10 our escutcheon tho new
tars OF Statehood, as they rise, ono by one. ino
,epubiican party has added to tho tag one-fmu me
tarx that SPARKLE from is folds. We have pushed
M the Western frontier III there Is no longer any
rcp.er The four new states have stood mochins
n vain for several years because mc
,arty IN power know they were sure ana s,iunss
Iepnblican states. Under the blessings OF renowssa
l6publican rule every Territory VIII soon nave nJ
Don Of statehood and State government ho"u
he Ths next speaker was General Gibson who said q
rsEer 20 hs toast The Republican Party. IT'S hrth
nd Lfes The Republican party was
orn Of consc;oncc. was az It's pIta
~ 1856. II was born and has lived
hat this country might be fec from sea 10 sea ne
rcy reviewed the history Of tho party, his sentences
, eaay and Tho thlinder Of chIchamauga
' .cs24f that citizen should be pro
sseeisd in biz rehts At the ballot ecx.
81 &c ID the enthusiasm Of tkeir Endorsement Of the
nn,e,si Horace Porter spoke for aThc soldiers