The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-12
THE LINCOLN DINNER.
Over Three Hundred Prominent
Men in Attendance.
COL. ,NoeRsolL's Speech.
Runner Of . Triple Allisaco Between
Russia, France and the UniteA
ststss-Armor Plato Tests.

INV YoRx, February 1.-THE Repub-
lican Club tonight gave Lincoln anni-
vefsary dinner More than 800 men. dis.
tinguished in nearly every walk in life.
we're present, and orators came from all
parts Of the county, each in his own way
typefying and representing some senti-
ment or phase Of national politics. The
clubs president, John 8. Smith, presided.
At his right sat Secretary Of the Treasury
Charles Foster. and. ct his left. Col.
Robert G. Ingersoll. Among others at the
guests table were Chauncey N. Depev.
Senator w. C. Squire, of Washington;
Congressman J. T. Hull, of Iowa; Con-
gresham J. c. Taylor. Of Ohio: Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior c. Bussey. Gen.
Horace Porter and Congressman johnson,
of North Dakota.
President Smith in making the opening
address said:
The little skirmish Of last November was but
q temporary triumph for Great Britain and the
Anglo-msniac. which will be blotted out In the
great tide Of Republican victory thst will sweep
the party into power in 1896.
Col Ingersoll. responding to the toast
"Abraham Lincoln" said in part:
Abraham Lincoln was . strange mfngliug OF
the tragic, heroic and srotesque: Q personihca-
ton Of al that was gentle. just. humane and
and all these sterling attributes be con.
sscrated for the use OF raan. Lincoln
had no ancestors he had no fellows, and no
successor How can We account for this great
character In our history? He never abused
power, except on the side Of mercy, and knew
NO fear except that OF being wrong. His was
the grandest figure Of our times, and the gen.
TEST memory OF our world.
Secretary of the Treasury Foster fol-
lowed Col Ingersoll, speaking for the ad-
ministration. He thought the country
now comedies that the great Office Of presi-
dent was being filled by Is able man a.
ever sat in that chair. He possessed many
Of the traits which had been described Of
Lincoln. He never did . thing in the
world he did not think was right.
Aided by such . man it is not surprising
that his cabinet and ministers had been
unusually successful in their offices.
Chauncey M. Depew spoke to the toast
Republican Party"
He said in part:
1t 10 our pride and glory % Q party that there
has been neither incompetency or corruption In
the Republican administration from Abraham
Lincoln to BENJAMIN Harrison. The most ex-
plicit pledge and promise Of the Democratic
platform was to repeal the purchasing clause of
the Sherman silver act, but yet the imperial
mandate from the chosen leader Of the party,
calling upon the Democratic house OF represen-
tatives to fulfill this plank was answered when
the Democratic representatives voted "No" and
MI. Bland sent back the defiant message. "If
Cleveland attempts to carry out those Chicago
promises We, the majority of his party. will
split the organization and wreck his admins
tratiou."
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado. responded
to "Our Departed Leader" speaking in
eulogy Of the life and services Of Blaine.
tSse Gen. Adam Badeau's tribute to Lncolp,
on page 9 Of this paperl