The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-17
a DINNER TO CARLISLE.
his Late Colleagues in the Senate
Eid Him Farewell

LIS 6atO NOA4SAkQ6S IN LD6 SENATE
Eid Him Farewell.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-The parting din
ner given to Senator Carlisle at the Arling-
ton hotel tonight by his late associates in
the Senate was memorable one In more
ways than one. The dinner itself was the
best that could be served and the company
included almost the entire Senate Presi-
dent Pro Tenn. Manderson presided
in the absence of Vice President
Morton, who later in the
evening appeared and made happy little
speech. The speeches. both of the chairman
and of the guests were exceedingly
happy all through the evening, and
while there was no very direct political
turn given to the oratory it was
sufficiently significant and pointed to be
quite interesting.
Senator VOORHEES,, In responding to the
toast, THE President of the United States, :"
passed,an unexpected eulogy upon President
Harrison, saying that he had known him
about forty years, they had pTactloed law
together and that he admired his industry
and courage and integrity. He believed his
foreign policy would pass into history and
challenge the admiration Of the world
and applause Of his hearers, "His domestic
policy will not discuss, but unless the party
changes its principles he will be, four years
from now, the logical necessity of the situa-
tion to that party, just as another gentle
man is the logical necessity of the situation
tonight"
PRETTY COMPLIMENT.
Senator Henderson in proposing the
health OF Senator Carlisle referred TO the
lessons of history which showed that Jeffer-
son, Madison, Monroe and John Quincy
Adams had all stepped from the treasury to
the white house and asked "Who knows but
what history may repeat itself. If it does
know no man who will stand higher in our
esteem than John Griffin Carlisle"
Senator Sherman, supplementing Man
derson's toast, strongly eulogized Senator
Carlisle's fairness and impartiality in both
the House and Senate.
Senator Carlisle, rising to respond, was
greeted with warmth that manifestly af-
fected him. He carefully avoided touching
upon any questions affecting the financial
policy of the next administration, although
Senator Stewart and others were obviously
on the watch for some indication
that they could lay hold of. Aside from his
personal thanks which were effectively
spoken, Senator Carlisle directed the re-
malnder of his remarks to discussion of the
growing non-partisau character of the Sem
ate, apparently having some indirect refer
ence to the recently discussed nomina-
tions in esse and in posse, He
spoke OF the Senate as being
in She person Of each Individual senator
representative of the whole people of each
state, and not of any one political party.
he said, among other things, that IL there
had been strict party vote upon specific
public question since he had entered that
body 1t did not occur TO him at
that moment, and he thoughU it
would probably be long time
before such thing would occur again. The
Senate, he said, does not consist, as form
erly, OF two hostile parties, separated by
partisan conflicts. but is composed Of
eighty-eight individual members, each one
OF whom finds himself occasionally acting
with his political opponents as against his
political friends.
LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY.
In the course Of subsequent speeoh-mak-
ing, Senator Vest gave little piece of in
side political history. He said: 81 hope l
do not violate any personal relations In stat
ing that when the President-elect of the
United States called upon Senator Carlisle
to assume the duties of the great Office
which he has since accepted. 1t was nv
pleasure and duty to go to him and ask him
TO take this place, stating that the exigencies
OF the public service called upon him TO
make the sacrifice, and that there was no
member Of the party who could, in nv
opinion. fill the place so well as himself.
He replied: Every desire l have. every
hope have cherished, would be dashed to
pieces by going into this cabinet. 1t would
virtually end my public career. T"
responded to him: ''You are a
soldier, politician: a soldier, engaged
in fight which is partly won, but which,
unless you now come TO the front, will be a
mere worthless victory-you are called by
the general in command, to whom we have
given all the influence we possess, to take
dangerous post. You are the only man in
my opinion and that of thousands of
others, who can take it with any hope
of success with full knowledge of
what he thus left behind; with full knowI-
edge OF the dangers before him, John G.
Carlisle rose TO the occasion aud deserves
the thanks Of every honest man." These
remarks were received with general ap-
plause.