The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-23
DAY OF WASHINGTON.
Michigan Club Celebrates the
Event at Detroit.
PATRIOTIC AND LOYAL WORDS.
A Gathering OF Distinguished Citixens-'
Senator Higgins' Speech ON Annexa-
tion-Tribute to james g. Blaine.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 22-The Michigan
Club tonight gave its eighth anniversary
banquet celebrating the birthday of WASH
ington. Over 1000 persons were present
in the auditorium. which was handsomely
decorated. Among the guests of the even
ing were Hon. Charles T. German. ex-
and Gen. w. H. Gibson, of Ohio; Gen. AL
ger. of Detroit; Col. John Atkinson, toast
master; Gov. Rich, of Michigan; Senator
higgins. of Delaware; Mon. Stephen A.
Douglass. of Illinois, and James A. Fran.
els Burke, president Of the American Col
lege League. A large number of promi-
nent men sent letters of regret, among
them President Harrison and the MEM
bers of his cabinet.
Senator Anthony Higgins, of Delaware.
replied to the sentiment. Our Manifest
Destiny-Annexation." He said that un-
der the inevitable law controlling our de-
velopment, all our possessions, which
were once the property of several other
nations, had become united under this
government. The speaker ventured the
belief that the time was not far distant
when Canada would unite her destiny
with that of the United States. because 1t
was her interest to do so. As long a. Cam
ada remains q dependency of Great Brit
ain We are liable to be involved in tho ex-
igencies of European war. and as long as
Great Britain retains her hold upon Can
ada she remains military power on this
continent, and as long as Great Britain
continues to be threat against our peace
because OF this. We are thrown into prac-
tical alliance with England's foes. BY
reason of her antagonism with Russia and
France. England is today . silent partner
with the dreibund, which Is made up of
Germany, Austria and Italy, and by rea-
son of England's retention of Canada We
are bound in common interest with Rus
STA and France as against England and
the dreibund. But with the departure of
British rule from the continent will come
a union again of the two branches into
which the English race has unfortunately
been divided.
Hon. Roswell G. Horr of Michigan re-
sponded to the toast THE Duty of the
Hour" He said that the country, for the
first time in thirty.two years, was placed
in the hands of the Democrats. He would
have every Republican stand by his cause.
and when any law was proposed that he
felt sure would injure the country there
should be no ambiguous work ON his part
Ills utterance should instantly be one of
warning and defiance, and whenever the
Democratic party proposed good meas
ure he should turn in and help to pass it,
and show that Republicans are still patri-
OTIS first and partisans afterwards.
Stephen A. Douglass. of Illinois, respond
ed to the sentiment Stand by Your
Guns" He said he had seen the power of
the Republican party dwindle away for
nearly a quarter Of century, and the
curious spectacle was presented OF the
triumph Of the doctrine of the party and
the decadence Of the party itself One
reason. he believed, was that there was an
element high in the councils of the Re-
publican party and potential in its guild
ance, who either never had been Repub-
licans in convictions or who had not the
courage of their convictions. In closing
he said:
The principles of the Republican party are
not dead, nor is the party Itself. But. even II