Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-13
DEMOCRATIC DON'TC.
Senator Cullom Makes a Fa-
cetious Speech.
He Plumes His Flight for the
Presidency.
Railing at the Democracy Is His Plan
of Campaigning.
Lincoin's Birthday Celebrated in Chicago
by General Suspension of Bus
mess and a Republican
Associated Press Dispatches.

CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-THE Marquette
club celebrated the birthday of Abra-
ham Lincoln with a banquet at the Au-
ditorium hotel tonight, at which covers
were laid for over 500 persons. The
great banquet hall was reHplendent with
electric lights and appropriately decor
ated with flags, banners and festoons in
the national colors, interspersed with
portraits of Lincoln, Washington, Grant
and other national heroes. Prominent
Republicans from all parts of the coun-
try were hidden to the feast and num-
Der were present. President Harrison
sent letter of regret, in which he
said public duties in Washington would
not permit him to be present.
Among others sending letters OF re-
gret were Senator Sherman, Governor
Mckinley, Hon. Chauncey M. Depew,
Hon. Thomas B. Reed, General Alger,
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge and Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt.
The principal address of the evening
was by Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom, who
recently announced himself as candi-
date for the presidency of the United
States, and who responded to the toast.
abraham Lincoln"
Alter sketching the life of the Illus
trious president and relating many per-
sonal "reminiscences, Senator Cullom
proceeded to contrast the records OF the
Republican and Democratic parties.
The former he characterized as party
OF progress, the latter as one OF negation.
Continuing, the speaker said:
Don't" has always been the burden of
the Democratic song, and is now. At
this moment it's large majority in the
house of representatives is chorusing
DON'T Mills, the great disappointed,
is saying to Crisp don't, and Cleveland
and the Mugwumps are shouting at
Senator Hill don't; and standing by
himself, solitary and alone, upon the
high eminence of objection, Holman is
crying don't at every person and every
thing. Gentlemen, willie Lincoln lived
the Democratic party embarrassed
him continually with it's 'don'ts.'
1t fusilladed him with 'don'ts',
at every step of his. illustrious career,
and am sure if he were among us now,
venerable in his eighty-fourth year,
upon every suggestion made by him he
would be pelted with Democratic
'Dont's.' But if he were with us now
in person, as he certainly is in spirit, he
would regard as little as we do the oppo-
sition Of this organized objection to
everything progressive, and would urge
us to hold fast to the doctrine of protec-
ton to American industries, as modified
by the policy OF reciprocity. He
would bid us also, l am sure,
hold fast to the doctrine OF
honest money for honest people,
applied in craftsmanship go as to bring
about at an early day the re-establish-
ment OF silver in its former dignity as a
money metal, the equal of gold in coin
age and tender. He would advise US,
also, ] believe, that it is the duty of the
Republican party to continue to insist
upon and, if need be, compel in some
way, general recognition of the equality
of all citizens before the law"
Hon. J. P. Dillivar of Iowa responded
to Our Party.
Several other speeches were delivered.
Lincoln's birthday was legal holiday
throughout the state, and as such was
celebrated. Banks, exchanges and
some business houses were closed.