The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-23
REPUBLICANS RALLY
Banquet to Visiting Party Leaders
in Miohlgan's Metropolis.
GENERAL ALGERs PREDICTION

The State. He Says, VIII Be Re-
stored to the Republican Ranks
and Kept There - Congressman
Burrows Predicts $4,000 Ma
jority-A Letter from Secretary
Blaine.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 23.-Yesterday
was field day for the Republicans of
Michigan. Every Michigan Republican
club celebrates Washington's birthday
by inviting prominent Republicans here
to talk over the benefits of protective
tariff and other planks IN the early plat
form. The principal guest of the Re
publican leaders of this city yesterday
was Governor Mckinley, of Ohio.
Among the other distinguished guests
were Senators Dolph, Perkins and Stock
bridge, Congressman Burrows and
ODonnell, j. Sloat Fassett, of New
York, Governor Baldwin and others.
The Alger Republican club escorted the
guests to the rink, where 1900 people
sat down to the banquet table. General
Alger was introduced as speaker of the
evening, The reception the announce
ment received showed how Michigan
stands on the presidential matter.
General Alger's Prediction.
General Alger says it matters not who
may be nominated for president, Michi-
gan Republicans will rally Loyalty to
the ticket and redeem it from the Demo-
Gratis. There are no mugwumps in
Michigan, or no Republicans who take
water in their milk. They take theirs
straight. The first thing the Republi-
can legislature, which will surely be
elected this year, does when it convenes
will be to wipe out the gerrymandering
lines which Democratic legislature es-
tablished years ago. The state will be
restored to the Republican ranks and
kept there.
Congressman Julius c. Burrows, in a
welcoming address, said the Democrats
would not again carry Michigan until
the memory of the last Democratic leg
islature shall have failed from memory.
Michigan Republicans are still of the
Zach Chandler type, and will carry the
state next November by %, 900 majority
Michigan Republicans have the fullest
confidence in Mckinley, and are warmly
i'll favor of reciprocity.
N hCtter from bia1nC.
The following letter was read by Gen
eral Alger:
"MY DEAR SRI regret that / can
not be present at your club meeting on
the 22d. Official engagements forbid,
but l cannot refrain from sending a
word of good cheer on the prospects of
the Republican rty. On all leading
measures relating to the industrial and
financial IntArpafg of fla
strong and growing stronger. On the
contrary, our opponents 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 if with
such great measures involved every Re-
publican does not feet that he is ap-
pealed to personally and that victory in
the election depends upon him. Very
sincerely yours, JAMES G. BLAINE"
Other Speakers.
Senator Perkins, of Kansas, who spoke
on Washington, the Farmer and Poll
tician," said jury in his state had sent
man to the insane asylum for claiming
that the government should furnish
money to all who need it, and the next
year a legislature of insane men sent a
man to the United States senate for say
ing practically the same thing.
Governor Mckinley said there is not
Democrat or a Republican who would
blot out page of the history of the Re-
publican party if he could. When the
people in 1888 wanted the tariff revised
they called the Republican party in
power to do it, and it was done to stay.
Tho Democrats will not be able to
change a page of the tariff bill in ten
years. 1t would not be changed in
twenty-five years on the plan marked
by the present congress. Morrison tried
that in 1888, and his face has not been
seen i'll the house since. Mills tried it,
and lost the spealsership. Glover Cleve-
land in 1888 went shearing that sheep,
and he came back shorn. There has
never been square contest between
protection and free trade where pro-
lection has not won.