Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-23
DELUSIONS OF HOPE.
Republican Orators Indulge
in Cheap Talk.
Counting Chickens Before They
Are Hatched.
After Dinner Speeches at the Michi-
gan Club Banquet.
Reciprocity Jingo's Words of Cheer.
Gov. Mckinley Bloviates About
the Virtues OF His Tariff.
Fassett's Tale of Woe.
Associated Press Dispatches.

DETROIT, Feb. 22.-The annual ban
quet of the Michigan club, celebrating
Washington's birthday, brought to-
gether leading Republican politicians
from all parts Of this state and from
many other states. 1t was stated that
the banquet was not given for the pur-
pose of forwarding the interest of any
presidential candidate, particularly was
it denied that there was any intention to
boom General Alger, and it was asserted
that its sole object was to kindle the en-
thusiasm OF the Republicans OF the
state for the party nominee, whoever he
may be.
The banquet was held in the rink, a
great barn-like structure, whose in
herent ugliness was hidden away under
the folds OF artistically draped bunting
and portraits of Washington, Lincoln,
Grant and others. Covers were laid for
1900 persons at the tables upon the
main floor, while upon platform along
one side under brilliant canopy were
the speakers and guests OF honor.
General Alger introduced Congress-
man Burrows to deliver the address of
welcome, and in doing 80 referred to
"Michiganizing" by the Democrats, and
declared that in November Michigan
would elect a legislature that would res
tore the legislative districts to their
proper shape and elect Republican
successor to Senator Stockbridge.
Burrows said the task of welcoming
the guests of the club usually devolved
on the governor, but owing to mistake
this time that gentleman happened to
be Democrat. He assured his hear
ers, however, that the mistake should
not happen again in the next twenty
five years.
Michigan, he said, had always cast
it's electoral vote for the Republican
presidential candidate, and proceeded to
give the list from 1856 down. When
Blaine's name was reached, the assem-
bly, broke into a round of enthusiastic
applause. His endorsement of the Nc
Einiey law and reciprocity was ALSO
warmly greeted.
BLAINE's CHEERING WORDS.
General Alger spoke with regret of
the absence of J. S. Clarkson, detained
in North Carolina by illness, and pro-
ceeded to read letter of regret from Mr..
Blaine. Mr.. Blaine, after expressing his
regret, said: 81 cannot refrain from
sending words OF good cheer on the
prospects of the Republican party. In
all the leading measures relating to the
industrial and financial interests of the
people, we are strong and growing
stronger. On the contrary our oppon-
ents are weak, and growing weaker.
They are divided; we are united. If we
do not win, it is our own fault; we will
be Justly censurable, with such great
measures involved, if every Republican
does not feel that he is appealed to per-
sonally and that victory in the election
depends on him."
The reading of Blaine's letter brought
forth another round of applause.
GOVERNOR NJ KINLEY TALKS.
When Governor Mckinley was intro
duced storm Of applause arose. He
began by saying that whenever any
thing is to be done in and for the coun-
try, the Republican party must do it.
This had been true for thirty years,
beginning with Abraham Lincoln. Not
one page of the present tariff
can be repealed in ten years.
At the present rate, the present
congress cannot repeal it in twenty
five years. Morrison tried it and disap-
peared from congress; Mills tried and
lost the speakership; Cleveland started
out to shear that sheep and came back
shorn, and now Springer is trying it.
You cannot make wool free on the
sleeps back and tax it on our back.
Protection must be for all or none. No
man or woman in Michigan knows tariff
as burden, but every one of them
knows it as blessing.
The speaker declared that protection
was a national policy, because when free
trade and protection were the issues be-
fore the people, protection had always
won. 1t might be true, that without
protection some things would be cheaper
for a time, but in the end it would be at
the price of human degradation, and
nothing was cheap at that cost. The
only way to win was to be courageous.
"We lost in 1890 by listening to the
campaign prophets, but now the
campaign prophet is out of a job. They
told us that the last tariff was prohib-
tive; it has been in operation fifteen
months and we meyer before had SO
extensive trade. The Democrats don't
know what they want. Cleveland don't,
and Hill don't; but he may, as the out
come of what took place in New York to.
day. 1t may help Cleveland, when he
returns here, to show him pearl button
manufactured where we manufacture
buttons as cheaplv as we got them be-
fore the tariff was placed on them. The
Democratic congress is trying to repeal
the pearl-button tariff"
The address was punctuated with en-
thusiastic applause.
SENATOR DoLPH SPEAKS.
Senator Dolpb of Oregon spoke on
Washington the Protectionist.
After making a fitting allusion to the
memory of Washington, Senator Dolph
proceeded to discuss the tariff question,
tthe all-absorbing question which di-
vides the two great political parties to-
day, upon which it becomes more and
more evident that the next presidential
contest is to be fought"
ssThe Importance of the tariff question