The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-12
HONOR TO LINCOLN
Tributes to the Great
President.
REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT
There Will Come a Great Return Vic
tory to Sweep the Party Into
Power Once More.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Republican
Club tonight gave Lincoln anniversary
dinner.
More than 300 men distinguished in nearly
every walk of life were present. and the
orators Of the occasion came from all parts
of the country, each in his own way typify-
Ing and representing some sentiment or
phase of national politics. The club presi-
dent John S. Smith, presided. and at his
right sat Secretary OF the Treasury Charles
Foster. and at his left were Colonel Robert
mgersoll aud others. At the guests table
were DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew. Senator w.
G. Squire of Washington, Congressman j.
T. Hull of Iowa, Congressman j. G. Taylor
OF Ohio, Assistant Secretary of the Interior
c. Bussey, General Horace Porter and Con-
gresham Johnson of North Dakota.
President Smith in making his opening
address said: "Ths little skirmish of last
November was but temporary triumph for
Great Britain and the Anglomaniacs. which
will be blotted out in the great tiGe-Repub-
lican vctory-that will sweep the party into
power in 1896"
Colonel Ingersoll responded to the toast
Abraham Lincoln" He said in part:
abraham Lincoln was a strange mingling
VI Luo LHC HcIOlC anu tuc klO-
tesque; personifcation Of all that
was gentle, just, humane and honest; mer-
ciful, laughable, lovable and divine and
all of these sterling attributes he conse-
Grated for the use of man. Lincoln had no
ancestors. He had no fellows and no sue
cessor. How can we account for this great
character in our history? de never abused
power except on the side OF mercy, and he
l~.a <oo thof 0f hafn
His was the grandest figure of our times
and the gentlest memory of our world"
Secretary of the Treasury Foster followed
Colonel Ingersoll, speaking for the admins
tration. The thought Of the country, he
said, now comedies that the great office of
President is filled by as able man as ever
sat in that chair. He possesses many Of the
traits which have been aseribed to Lincoln.
He never did thing in the world he did not
think was right. Headed by such a man it
Is not surprising that his Cabinet and
Ministers have been unusually successful
in their offices.
Chauncey NJ Depew spoke to the toast,
"The Republican Party" He said in part:
at is our pride and glory as party that
there has been neither incompetency nor
corruption in the Republican administra-
sioho HUN a. aham AiHCo'n W DohJahilu
Harrison. The most explicit pledge and
promise Of the Democratic platform was to
repeal the purchasing clause of the Sher-
man silver act. and yet the imperial man.
date from the chosen leader of that party,
calling upon the Democr attic House of Rep
resentatives to fulfill this plank, had been
answered when the Democratic representa-
tiyes voted no. and when Mr.. Bland sent
back the defiant message: II Cleveland
attempts TO carry cut those Chicago prom
ises we, the ma jority of his party, will split
the organization and wreck his administra-
tion.'"
Senator Wolcott of Colorado responded TO
"Our Departed Leader" speaking in eulogy
of the life and services of Mr.. Blaine