Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-18

struction of this republic. May God grant
us the power and the virtue TO preserve
our country"
The apple use which rewarded this speech
was enthusiastic. and after considerable
stamping ard cheering, Senator Frye was
compelled to bow his Acknowledgements.
President Warner said: could any man
listen to talk like that without being
proud TO say, am an American? And
the audience agreed with him.
Representative 7. J. Henderson Of Illinois
was the next speaker. He did not expect,
he said, to have to speak. for had he enter
tanned this suspicion, probably he would
not have come; but for all this he was glad
to be here. He could not boast of having
ever performed any great service toward
the people of Washington. but his friend
Mr.. Frye. would bear him cut in the state
ment that he had something to do with
rivers and harbors. Knowing the exeraya-
gance or the Senate, they aimed in the
lower house TO make the appropriation per-
haps less than often they would like be-
cause the Senate was sure to raise il any,
how, and the apparent niggardliness of the
House was oftentimes simply a reflection
ana restraint upon the Senate. He as
sured his hearers that he felt pride in the
matchless growth of Washington not
merely because 1T was Washington. but
because 1t was the capital city Of the
grandest nation and the proudest republic
which had ever existed in all the ages He
referred TO his trip down the Potomac in
other days, when the war cloud hung
above the country like pail. and in this
way, as soldier, he had borne his humble
share In preserving the autonomy of the
land, thus making possible the beauty and
the renown which were washington's.
Mr.. kasson's Speech.
Ex-Representative John A Kasson OF
Iowa spoke next. With him IL was a mat
ter OF regret to address men after dinner
and the greater the Intelligence Of the men
the greater his regret. He said that since
the time when George Washington sat on
his veranda and watched the sailing craft.
as the only navigators OF the river OF drove
to Washington in a slow coach, vast strides
In worldly methods had been made He
cited the achievements of the telegraph
telephone, electricity and steam but said
that the world had progressed in ell WAYS
excepting one, and that was IN the matter
OF the after-dinner feature. where the whole
thing was run by wind. He wondered why
some inventive genius did not perfect a
Photographic device whereby the properly
prepared and condensed after-dinner talks
could be ground out while the guests smok-
ed their cigars in peace. Although he
claimed this city as his residence Yet he
mad never wavered in his loyalty and de-
votion to Iowa. In no city of the land was
there board of trade with better heads. OF
better brains in them, than he saw before
him. He said that as WASHINGTON was
without representative voice in matters
legislative she was entitled to more constd-
GRAFTON at the hands of Congress than those
communities which had an elective voice
in public affairs. No congressional district
was more just. more reasonable in its wants
and its demands on Congress, than WAS
the District of Columbia. Here there were
no mighty schemes and enterprises for the
making of colossal fortunes. but there was
only struggle for manly independence and
the comforts and sanctity of the home HI
wanted TO see Washington go down into
history as a magnificent example of pCl.ti-
cal purity and architectural grandeur. He
referred to the number of tourists who an
nually carried to all parts of the country
stories OF Washington, and OF what vast