The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-07
REPUBLICANSAT A FEAST
Ex-sPEAKFR REED THE LION OF
THE HOUR

Chauncey NJ. Depew, Henry Cabot
Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt, Stewart
L. Woodford and Ex-Judge Arnaux
Among the Speakers Reed Speaks
of the Work Done by the Last Con-
gress.
NEW York, March 6-Of more than
ordinary significance was the dinner OF the
Federal Club at Delmonico's tonight. for 1t
was the first dinner under republican
anspices since the close Of the FIfty-hrst
congress The dinner was given in honor
of Hon. W. Il. Arnaux, and when the
guests sat down to the tables there were $50
covers laid in the famous banquet hall.
There was no set order of speeches, but
there was nevertheless plenty Of oratory In
honor of republicanism.
THE sPEECH-MAKERs.
The order in which the speeches wers
made by able expounders OF the republican
doctrine was as follows: Chauncey n. De-
pew who spoke as presiding officer; Thomas
B. Reed, Henry Cabot Lodge, Theodore
Roosevelt. Stewart L Noodford and eX-
Judge Arnaux.
Mr., Mckinley sent q telegram saying it
was quite uncertain about his coming, and
as it happened be was kept away by the
illness of his wife. Letters OF regret were
also received from Secretary Blaine. Vice
President Morton, Postm aster General
Wanamaker and Secretaries Proctor. Noble
and Tracy Before the gentlemen sat down
to dinner a reception was given In the par
lors Of ex-Speaker Reed.
The dinner was opened, when Rev. DR..
Faunce asked the divine Blessing upon She
feast.
THE PRESIDING oFFICERS SPEECH.
When the dinner had been enjoyed by
those present and cigars lighted, the dis
tinguished presiding officer raped for or
der. and said: "We are here tonight as
republican, There are no mugwumps TO
doubt our faith In this world and the next.
We are present to give. greeting to the
republican on leaders IN IN. the n.,on ma,
Speaker Reed. [Cheers.1 We welcome
Representative Lodge. We regret that
Representative Mckinley Is not here.
republican properly constituted has nothing
to defend The republican party has always
won its victories by being aggressive. The
bill carrying out the principles OF our
party which will put the American Gag on
the seas, becomes in the language OF the
hour subsidy job"
Mr. Depew proposed the health of the
President of the United States, the toast
being drunk standing and In silence.
REED INTRODUCED.
Mr. Depew then introduced Speaker Reed
as the great event Of the evening. Speaker
Reed was received with great applause. He
said: ~ trust that l appreciate as much as
any other man the advantage of having
good friends. Half of the struggle in life
IS to get a hearing. When Christopher
three months, but 1t took him half of his
life TO get a chance to discover it. Adver~
tisement is absolutely prerequisite to the
sale of goods, and your best ad ertisers are
your enemies. Your friends sometimes 20
to sleep. Your enemies never do. The
general public do not pay much attention TO
the advertisement. but proceed to examine
the goods.
WORK OF THE LAST CONGRESS.
''The Fitty-flrst congress has been extern
gively advertised, but the public will soon
proceed TO examine what has been done.
Whenever this country awakes to the fact
that the doctrine of human liberty must
prevail from one end to the other. then
Justice will be done TO the man that
enforced an honest count and an honest
law. l will challenge the world 10 point to
the equal Of the Fifty-hrst congress for the
great good it has done. We have done
more than pass great measures. We have
shown TO the people of tue country that it
is possible to have a responsible govern
ment.
GROWTH OF GOVERNMENT
"This country to-day, with its 60, 600, 900 Of
people. cannot be governed as when it had
100000. Our government has got to be a
growth of the necessities OF our people Z"
Speaker Reed here spoke OF the increased
work Of congress, comparing the work Of
the Fifty first congress to the work done
by congress during the first fifty years Of
the existence of the country. "What l
claim he continued, ''for the House of
Representatives is not what it has done, but
what 1t has rendered possible for all time to
the close of Speaker Reeds speech.
BE was followed in the order named by
Messrs. Lodge, Roosevelt, Woodford and
Arnaux.
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