The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-30
THE TARIFF BANQUET

Mckinley PresIles-A Letter from sena-
tor ShGrman.
CANTON, o., March 2O.-The Republi.
can tariff banquet here tonight was a
political success. Four hundred guests
were present from various cities in
Ohio. Tho banquet was spread in the
tabernacle, q mammoth structure which
was dedicated to political purposes in
1854 by o speech by James G. Blaine.
The interior Of the building was hand
somely decorated.
Governor Mckinley occupied the
post OF honor at the first table. Aon.
]. z. Fawcett was the toast master, and
at tho conclusion OF tho feast he read
letters OF regret from x.President Har-
risop, Senator John Sherman, Hon. j.
G. Burrows. OF Michigan, Ex-Governor
Foraker, ex-Speaker Reed, Senator
Manderson, OF Nebraska, and Congress-
man John Dalzelf, Of PennsyivW,ia.
With tho exception OF that OF Senator
Sherman, the letters OF regret contain
ed no significant utteranCes. Senator
Sherman took occasion to discuss the
financial question. He said what was
needed was IN honest currency, and his
experience had shown him that the
notes OF the national banks secured by
an equal or a greater amount oil United
States bonds form tho best currency
that has yet been devised.
"Notes OF the United States, " he says.
Carefully limited in amountaud backed
by the credit OF our whole people sup.
ported with ample reserves In coin and
with clear authority in case Of necessi"
ty TO redeem them In coin by tho sale
Of bonds hos been proved by our experi-
ence since the first day OF January, 1870,
to be q wise and safe currency, the pro-
fits OF which inure entirely to the bene.
fit OF the whole people"
Governor Mckinley spoke first, 70.
spending to the toast "lhe Republican
Presidents"
.Ae said: "The Presidents OF the
United States since the beginning of the
government havo been citizens OF lofty
character, chosen because OF some dis
tinguished service, either in civil or
military life. While we are not military
people in the European sense, still the
country has never failed TO reward its
most distinguished soldiers, and has
crowned them with Its highest honors.
Not only did the fathers OF the country
make Washington-who was their most
illustrious soldier-the first President,
because OF his distinguished war Scr
vice, but their descendants bestowed
upon General Grant, the most illus.
trlous soldier Of the civil war, the same
high honor, and both were accorded u
triumphant re.eleGtion." Governor
Mckinley then reviewed tho lifo and
service Of the Republican Presidents,
paving an eloquent tribute to Abraham
Lincoln.
Speaking OF Benjamin Harrison, MI
jor Mckinley said that his administra-
tion was pure, vigorous and patriotic
and his own contemporaries will give
him his true place in history. His ad.
ministration taught tho nations Of the
world that no country can with safety
molost all American seaman or insult
the American flag.
In conclusion no said: "Tho history
Of the Republican Presidents is tho his
tory OF the party for more than thirty
years. The Presidents, however, did
not create tho party; the party created
them. They did not create the cause
for which tho Republican party had
contended. That cause was created in
tho conscioncos OF the people Of tho
north and 1t has been triumphantly
sustained and vindicated by tho repeat.
cd verdict OF tho American people and
tho deliberate judgment OF mankind.
"Sinco 1859 until the fourth day OF
March this year tho Democratic party
has boon without power to do anything
with public measures without the sane.
ton OF tho Republican party. In all
these years until now they have never
had at the same time tho lel Alatlvo and
the executive branches Of tho govern
mont. ThOy hHvo both now. II thUy
believe In themselves aud their profess
sions OF thirty years they can now make
thom effective, What they will do,
do not know. ] carnot know, for thcy
do not know themselves. There IL no
causU for encouragement OH our part,
WO have but TO movo on with our old.
timO vipOr, yielding nothing OF prihci.
pie. AS Mr. Lincoln said November 10,
1858; This fight must 80 on. ThOCause
must not surrender at tho end Of one, OF
oycn n hundred defeats.
Tho othOr tohsts were responded To as
follows;
"Tho purity Of tho ballotr--1Ion. D.
X. Watson, Of Columbus, cx.attorney
general Of Ohio.
"Thu present duty Of tho Republican
party"-iion. +. q, Young, OF New Lis.
bon, Ohio.
"Ihe young mon In club work"-Hon,
w. j. Squire, Toledo.
american clllzOnship"-Slaie Sem.
tor j. II. Grcen (colorcd), Of Cleveland.
"Tho future OF tho Republican phrty'
lion. $. A. NorthwOy, Of ledotsan,
"Tho young Rcpubiicans'-Jamos Il
Garfield,
"ohlo"--lIon. j. X. Richards, Al.or.
nCy general oi tho state.