Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-23

q. Whipple, D. @. Winans. Clarence w.
Clark, @. B. Matthewman, Luther E.
Jerome, George G. Stock, William S.
Wheeler, Eugene S. Willis, Frank B.
Brockett, Charles A. Yale, J. q. Galbraith,
". D. Rowe, F. W. Hubbell, G.. 81. Alling,
w. P. Lincoln, W. S. Brainard, Samuel
Frank D. Young. Gustave
J. Elsner, Frank I. Angel, Frederk L.
Perry.
At the coffee J. D. Dewell, president of
the Republican league. made the opening
address of welcome. He said: "My worthy
friends and fellow members-You may re-
member two weeks ago tonight. [Groans.]
But we are not here to recall unpleasant
but to welcome the Glee club,
which has done such noble work through
out the campaign, and seeing we are here
in the interests of the Glee club it might
be best to hear from its president, James
A. Howarth."
Mr.. Howarth arose and made few re-
marks, thanking the league for the kind
ness extended to them. He said: "When
the Glee club sang they sang with all their
power, and 1t is from no lack of their eff
fort that success was not the result. We
feel very much pleased at this banquet be-
cause it is SO unexpected An honor. So,
gentlemen, extend to you the heartfelt
thanks of the Glee club for the banquet
and all pertaining to it, and now with your
permission we will favor you with selec-
ton"
the tune of 'tDie Wacht am Rhein"
Mr.. Dewel then arose and with few
remarks called upon Senator Platt to make
speech
Senator Platt was received with cheers and
applause. He said: "Gentlemen of the
Glee club and Republican league, feel
myself under some obligations to this Glee
club. I think that that song which the
Glee club used to sing occasionally during
the campaign, Listen to My Tale of Woe,
would hardly be appropriate here. Some
times an army needs defeat to teach it how
to fight it's battle. think that the defeat
of November 8, 1892, is only the first Bull
Run battle of the republican party. It is
unnecessary to enter into any discussion
AS to the causes which led to our defeat.
But would like to say that the republi-
can party cannot win in dress coats, silk
stockings and kid gloves. You must be in
touch with the people-the masses-of the
people. There has got to be greater
feeling OF brotherhood in the republican
party than there has been. You who sit
around these tables have little idea of the
odds which the worker in a factory has
to fight against when he votes the
republican ticket. I do not say this by
way of criticism. I know that there is nc
feeling among the members of the republi
can party that the workingmen are moi
welcome. Yet the cry of the democratic
party has been and is that the democratic
party ia the poor mans party, while the
republican party is the rich mans party.
I tell you, my friends, the mechanic is the
great man of the country. The class
which he represents forms the bone anG
sinew of the country. There was never 6
greater SANDER nor more fallacious state
ment than this cry that the democratic
party is the poor mans party and the re
publican party the rich mans party.
believe that there are great many men il
New Haven to-day who yielded to thu
demagogue appeals of the democrats wht
are sorry for 1t.
do not know of any republican Dime
in the country where 80 much wealth wa
represented as when forty-four democrat
| sat down the other day to consult will
Grover Cleveland at Henry Wizards din
ner. do not believe anyone was invited
who was not millionaire.
| I am glad that the day of ful6lment o
promise has come to the democratic party
Ever since the war they have been crying
reform and making all kinds of promises
Now is the day of their fulflment. TIL
people will find that under the admins
tration of Benjamin Harrison they wer
better off than ever before. The countr,
has not been under full democratic ad
ministration until now since that of Jane
Buchanan. Cleveland's first term was no
a full democratic administration, as re
policy.
In the old missionary reviews I used t
see some strange pictures of idols, but Q
nation I think old Grover is the most dis
torted.
So let us take heart. We are all Q
us more republicans tonight than eve
before. And profting by the experience
of our defeat we may obtain victory il
the future"
The glee club then sang "The Red, Whit
and Blue"
President Dewell then read letters of re
greet from Collector of Customs A. b
Kellam, I. 81. Bromley, Governor Bulke
ley, Hon. Samuel Fessenden, ex-Mayo
Henry F. Peck and several others.
President Dewell then called upon Gen
eral S. E. Merwin for some remarks Whe
General Merwin arose he was greeted wit
hearty applause and cheers. When tn
cheering had abated he said:
"Gentlemen-I thank you for this Col
dial greeting and want to thank you 70
the work done in my behalf, and wan
to thank, for don't know as I will eve
have another chance, the press which hs
stood by me 30 nobly and, the Republican
committees and all who voted for me.
am now out of politics and do not eve
again expect to ask you to vote for me.
"The democratic party can never in m
opinion carry out its platform and If
cannot it is unworthy the support of tn
American people. They are pledged t
foist upon the nation free trade and stat
demanded it. Let us see what work the
will make"
General S. w. Kellogg was then Gale
upon. He made short speech, alludin
especially to the Fremont campaign, whic
he characterized especially as campaig
against the capitalists.
President Dewell then said: I will ca
for one more speaker before we adjour
and give you this toast, "Soldier an
senator happy combination. We sha
hear from Senator Hawley."
Senator Hawley then said: "The repul
lican party has turned over the country
Grover cleveland and the Democrat
party and in the very best of conditio
and it ia their task now to maintain Il
The victory of the democratic party was
great surprise and it is interesting to moi
the causes which brought
about. I will mention one. tt
last census of Connecticut gives 8
per cent. of the people
foreign born against "a per cent. in 1885,
Thus we have one-third of our citizen
who are mostly captured by the democrat
party. But the republican party has q
ways stood for all that is best in the coul
try. It has, as it were, carried tho ark {
the covenant" Senator Hawley closed h
speech with glowing tribute to the polio
, Of the republican party.
After selection by the Glee club Pos
master N. D. sperry, Herbert E. Bento1
Fred Farnsworth, president of the Youn
Mems Republican club, William 81. Ely,
D. Bsssett and J. P. Goodhart followe
with short speeches.
The banquet closed at just midnight b
the singing of the national hymn, "Ame
ica."
Following are the members of the gle
club:
i James A, HoWerth, Clarence W, Clark,