New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26

narrated \ pleasant Incident Of General Woodford5
speech occurred Just lie closed brilliant and thrill
ing description Of a scene In the war, when cool and
spparentv Indifferent voice In the audience remarked
You are right, sir General Woodf0r paused, dropped
his voice to a conversational tone and said: That
commentator is peculiarly gratifying, coming from
Massachusetts, MAI 70 New Yorker General
woodfod passed briefly over GGnts career as Presi-
dent merely referring to fthe most characteristic
utteranccS and judicou> acts of President Grant 1t
was perhaps. Of tie Aapplcst oratolical efforts
ever made by General Woodford in Massachusetts,. His
Mlus.On T. Grants heroic effort n provide for his
family Jy writing rs memoirs, when he knew NJ
stricken with a fsi1 disease, evoked repeated
cheers.
Ex Congressman john s. Wise. OF Virginia was
next introduced lelctously by President Butler the
audience rising and giving him cheer after checr Ar
Wise mad" some witty illusions To tie Phehoh'nl
fapdit With which lie had been promoted IN military
rank by his friends. Men OF this Generauoh' hc
said, had been born IN unique period NotIH"S
like IL could be found IN the pages
of history. Tracing in eloquent, poetic words the
remarkable events since te period just before the war;
Mr.. Wise brought hi, audience spellbound to the pres
cnt epoch. when the bow Of promise spanhed Je aAS
and beokencd peace plenty and prosperity lor h'Veu
country, and for few seconds he was uhaOic 10 PV
coed because Of the applause that greeted him. lie
portrayed the great figures Of the men VINO were con
spcuous in the late with d master haiA' Tic
characterized Grants greatest attribute as pdteHCe
he knew what he was about and thanked uOu tAaI nv
lived TIL he realized al, dream OF uhl.su' ,1b
country Mr. Wise declared that the MiuuIeseA NIup
was the exponent Of the Republican parry II h1 ~
Chusetts. Ills illusions 90 the Oppoutnt' tte cbar
puhlcan marty wer. witty and pointed lie chaI-
pctHrzed The Democratic party as now constituted as
ready to win its victories by any Si1ns sppction
upon public measures, by any oHtr1SG /" v OH
was the omnum eotherum OF n oHE G,s.apiiS(aStion
Great laughter We told that u'S.dt's $500, '
T., 4 IN
for triumph" said the speaker. We arc W1th.u
OF the Administrations unpcpulqry on LIS i't talk
is denied nv the MAGNIFICENT ovation 10 our hP MN,
can Administration which Is seen throughout ti9 Eu
fImc W" viii Come the man viii come, the fight VIII
come the victory will to the RcpnDlth p arT
is waged for the supremacy III c3elV J ~ vnu defined
ment of party OF principle Of polcy wen Wei eyfng
and a party, on the other, when mas 10 ldHg :
cry no power Of life save the cohesive power OF
common purpose for public plumber
tx Governor Long wa, then introduces ana was o nc
cevcd with cheer, and applause Governor Long
summarized, in eloquent terms the OrIinsat 2hl SIC
cessfui career of Grant, from the hour When t me
sunrise Of genius appeared when ne struck inc R 10
nj belmont when he ! 4 his columns against Don i
SON when he captured Fort Henry. The speaker fol
lowed Grant through the glorious C3mpaiT o. Eichs
through his career - leader Of ne .Sn,''lu To-
The great feature Of Grants SodieY sad the SpgaNcr
wa the Napoconlr policy Of going INTO fight TO
fight From the beginning 20 the end ne had IRE single
purpose to hammer the enemy. III, policy wa, t'at
HE Rebellion could only uc crushcl ~ crushing Is
armies lie bothered the Government with no poitl
chi suggestions h. had no hesitation about making the
war Lard on those who promoted 1ehcon: he realized
that the war was not political campaign. Vt q
dcadly trial Of arms 1t Is idle to say that others
would have done what he dill In like circumstances ;
G.~cr-lI seldcn Cnnnor Ex-Governor Of Maine and
made an excellent speech paving tribute to Grants
rcnus and to the excellent administration Of President
The last SPEAKER wa, Major J. C. Linehan, IN
surance Commissioner Of New-IIaven.