Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-22
DINED AT DETROIT.
One Thousand Guests at a Club
Banquet.
SECRETARY NOBLE SPEAKS FIRST,

His Subject Being George Wsshington"
Southern Question, - Eloquent Ad-
dress Of John VI. Thurston the Soil
der Elemental Little Incident in the
Ohio legislature Antitrust Resolu-
ton At Des Noine-.
DETROIT. Feb 2-The annual banquet
Of the Michigan club took place last evening
at the Detroit rink, which was handsomely
decorated in honor Of the occasion. Covers
were laid for loo guests and every tabls
Was occupied Senator Stockbridge, OF
Michigan, presided Many large delegations
from various parts Of the state were in at
tendance Governor Cyrus Luce IN a few
suitable words welcomed the guests, John
W. Noble. secretary Of the interior, respond
ed TO the toast AGeorge Washington Mr.
Noble spoke Of the effect Of GeOSgs Washing
tons life and deeds upon the present stabili-
| ty and greatness OF this republic. de COM
plimentei Michigan upon the 2ruminsnce
| IL has always taken in the affairs OF the na-
| ton
Bruce on the Southern Question.
| Ex-senator Blanche K Bruce, who was
allotted The Southern Question followed
Mr.. Bruce made an eloquent and feeling adj
| dress He said the freedom and purity OF
elections is the burning question OF the hour,
and referred to the little influence the ne
| sroes had in either the federal or state gov
ernments, notwithstanding their numbers
and although their votes were legally Of the
! same value as the whites He advocated
| rational aid to education as the panacea for
4 sou bern outrage> He opposed the deporta-
! ton OF the negro from the country by the
government as an tmpracticable project and
remarked facetiously that we got along
l svimmingiy when one race owned the other,
but now that they were on an equal footing
| the cry was raised that the country wac not
large enough for both races He ridiculei
the idea Of setting apart q territory to be
exclusively inhabited by the negro.
The Man Who Wears the Baton"
| John N ThuTston, II Nebraska, represent
ing the solder element, responded TO tbs
toast, The man Who Wears the Button
Mr.. Thurston spoke feelngiy of the wearers
| of this honorable emblem, and dwelt at
length upon the sacrifices the button fire.
| quently represented, AMI the hsrdships en-
dured in gaming il He spoke of the mighty
men who have worn this same bronze but
ton: Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Logan,
| and loo more, whose names ara written on
the title page of deathless fame Their glo-
1 rioos victories are known Of men; the his
tory Of the country gives them voice; the
white light OF publicity eliminates them
for every eye. but there are thousands who.
in an humber way, no less deserve ap-
plAuss.
What Congress Can Do.
Mr.. Thurston paid q marked tribute to
Gen Alger In redting the story Of the re-
/ pulse of 5000 Confederate cavalry by ! 600
Union troops at Boonville, No. in ls5a
/ Continuing be said:
With Republican congress. working under
b1siness rules. presided over by speaker who
/ can not be intirnidAted By criticism or an
| noyed oy tnvectives, IL ought 10 &c possible to
i keep every party pledge II ought 90 be posi-
/ bic 70 revise the tariff IN such way as 70 pro-
| tecS American labor without imposing al IN
i Just burden upon any man who tolls II
ought 20 Be possible 20 complete an honest
census and make q fair reappo-tionmeut. II
| ought 20 Be possible 70 protect every American
/ citizen in his right 20 live. 20 labor. and to
| vote II ought 70 be possible to provide fo-
\ the help aud old. for the widows and orph-
| ans. for the suffering and wounds OF every
/ man who wore the Union buttons lApplzase.
Mr.. Thurston- closed with the following
short peroration:
God bless the men who wore the button
| Their powder woke the morn Of universal
| freedom and made the name American frs;
| in ali the earth To u their memory = al IL
4 sp.-Srien and 10 the future II Il hope