New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-19
ANOTHER BOSTON DINNER.

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funcral-baked meats which codly furnshed
forth tbe tables M which the higl-class Reform
crs and best thinkers refreshed themselves inn
mediatcly after the November election tables
whereat Professor Wilson briefly ana somewhat
paintively explained that the hurt which hgh
thinking had received was from the heels ana
not the brains Of the American People" ana Dr
William Everett expressed willingness. not
wthstanding what had happened 10 reenter
the public service mt the same rate Of compcnSa
tion-havc beel consumed The entertainment
has begun 10 assume a more cheerful character
Where lately Melancholy Of deep yellow hue
broodcd over the viands. ana cerilean Dc>pon-
dency sat with the weight Of overwhelming ma
jorities on the reluctant cork. now Hope lifts
her shining wings and rudy Gladnc>s foams
and sparklcs at the bcakcr's brlm They have
lust had another dinner. dinner OF consul
cradle importance. 1t was an annual dinner.
Animal dinners are 50 adjusted 10 each other
and to the calendar in Boston that during the
dining season they have al least one week. al
which the feast Of reason IS delicious and the
flow Of soul abundant. The remarks which are
made at these festivals are a rule superior
TO The viciuals and frequently rs good a the
drink This leads many 10 stay through
| This WAS the annual dinner Of "Thc Young
Mems Democratic club" We do not now recall
whether the Old Mems Democratic Club and
the Middle Aged Mems Democratic club and the
Mems Conscia Rocti Democratic club and tn"
rest have yet had their annual dinners: II not.
they will come later And. what j. more I'M
portant will be addressed by the same persons.
They are usually brought on In coolers. ana II
they have not been kept too long which seldom
happens he PIT on tap. like all good 'nzz.
without the aid of corkscrow. AZ ths dinner
there were lois of high thinkers The telegraph
saws one hundred and ATTY. And among them
blessings on his Intellectual brow. he never
rises AT Il dmncrtabc that The GUESTS do not
unpin their napkins aud call hal; - the
process II digestion in order 10 give their minds
free play George Fred Williams. thu young AMI
ardent Apostle Of Reform. For nearly an hour
the brief all too brief press dispatch dcscrib-
ing the festivities says he discussed the causes
and results OF the recent Democratic defeat
! II must have been thrilling In the extreme But
how he could have done II In slngl" hour is
| a mystery II illustrates his remarkable power
Of condensation. In conclusion h. said: NO
parry can place itself I'm The hands ~ political
"charlatans and irckSicr, except 10 suffer in The
END" adding that the people II Ncwl York AZ"
irresponsible that I'LL j. now IN the Senate. AMI
"Democrailc clubs can do nothing better than
'to pass resolutions requesting German 10 re-
| tire" II strikes us that this j. good idcn.
| II certainly Is "tLe logic Of the situation. But
George Fred may perhaps remember that Cor
man il not a believer In The logic Of the siul
ton" 1t has already been tried on him without
success If the resolutions should be- passed
! they might not reach him-ihH mails are 80
| irregular but George Fred might 20 10 Wash
ington and read them Ia him And even ihcn'
| German Is very hard Of hearing. But We com
mend the suggestion II Will help relieve the
minds Of the clubs aud won't hurt German.
John t. Russell cx-Congrcssnan and late
| Democratic candidate for Governor was also
on deck al The dinner. And. considering what
| lately happened to him. in excellent spirits. Ill"
said among other things. that people who called
the recent defeat something unparalleled In
our political history only showed that they
know little OF that history" lie must hay"
had some parallel in his mind. hut, unfortunate
". either he neglected to describe the occur
renee and maine the date or the telegraph failed
to communicate the most interesting part Of his
remarks: for outside Of Boston Ignorance OF
history. particularly that feature of 1t 10 which
| he referred * extremely dense. Mr. Russell ex-
pressed great confidence that the Democrats
who stayed at home because they thought with
"Mr Cleveland that we had not fulfilled our
| pledges TO uprOot the frauds Of Protection, and
RESENTED It. will live to fight another day"
Which Is a rosy view. Indeed. the whole atmos-
phere Of the dinner was roscatc, ana all things
pointed 10 n revival OF chccrfulncss on the part
| Of The Young Mems Democratic Club as crafty
ing as II was unexpected. II IS IL great en-
coura gcnent to high thinking everywhere to
know that the best thinkers Of Boston are get
| ting over the effects Of recent events. and are
| able to listen TO George Fred for an hour on the
causes and results The only drawback Ia
the general JOY is Mr.. lussclls indciinitcness
| about the historical parallel 10 the recent de-
feat Let us hope that he will give us further
information at the next dinner, and that that
festiyity Is not far off.
| TROLLEY-C1R FENDEHS.