New-York tribune., 1894-04-28
PITrsBURGERs HONOR GRANTS MEMORY
THE AMERIcrs CLUES DINNER THOMAS r. EEEl
az, or, TIE SPEAkEKs

THE AMERICUs CLUES DINNER THOMAS T. REID
ONE or THE SPEAKERS.
Plttsburg. April 27-The eighth annual dinner OF
the Americas Republican Club, in honor OF the sew
rnty-second anniversary OF the birth OF General T.
s Grant was celebrated at the MohohH"h''d
House tonight Covers were laid for 3"S persons
The demand for seats was unprecedented ana
more than twice the number of men present haa
APPLIED and been refused for lack Of room 10 ao-
comrnodate them. The speakers OF the evening
were cordially welcomed. the enthusiasm display 4
when Speaker Thomas B. Reed was huo'"o''
being especially noteworthy.
The POSTMASTER Walter Lyon, made the hrst ad-
dress on "Our Guests Present" extending warm
congratulations to the Amcricus C.uD members ann
a cordial welcome 10 its guests 'ouT "ues'S -"
sent" was responded TO by W. /. Muslin lie ie''i
many letters Of regret. among them those OF con
press,nan DalzeN. * President Harrison. Senator
Iohn sherman, Governor Mckinley. Co'oneI FIel-
erick D. Grant L. s. Grant Jr. who wrote TOT hS
mother Mrs l. S. Grant, Robert T. Lincoln GOV
Greenhage Of M%ssSchH'e Reeer e Of Pha-
geapmia: re u Reed was the fourth speaker. lie was
rereved with enthusiasm. and said IN part:
"Had any one Of the eloquent men who Two
in@ ynnliItudoa painted in the colors Of sorrow
and sadness visible to-day TO every ey.' .tnec
future Of the Republic just as We see 1t at TINS
,oornent his most partisan auditor would have
had no slight sense OF shame al ~hat ie m m u m
well have thought the causeless tAasRfra,ion , ~
| ~ mere party fervor. Whatever large maJoiitess
ro'I. DO whatever the exercise OF the risht Oh
Voting could do. has been done In large ana o.un .
0owne measure. Pennsylvania win hcdIiy w.
hundred thousand majority mas ckpn, ckprSt,r i,h H,r
,,rnrrkinpmen has defeated by more than SIX thpu-
sand majority IT'S most popular .SeInqcfas T.,e %nve
cro%racCd ovcrv opportunity and tried every cnahce
70 proclaim their unnnchns opposition 10 az aad 'te ~
actions OF the Congress chosen but uhHttSSu;; !.
estnr the popular will Yet. In the face OF this
| .sen rrh.tures O. the people, In sullcn deIanSc
Of their creators keep on their work OF rum Will"
out Sop s mis- and what are the causes? Were we
,r, 70 the tender mercies OF the Northern Demo-
racy 10 say that no such H hensmsn we are
nder the domination. will not say OF me sIu,n
hut OF Southern men, eectc9 70 oNnct ,tnn tb.
ssfegtards which surround the eiecuo" u '''
My life RePubc%en has 9sen Srosppaty Passe anG
eo iooass and not in making lamentatohs .. 81 S
row and despair. would rather Try ryst be from
SOM ort situation During the last thirty yga yTh
we aid have menace 10 our pItfdIenren them
| was the political attitude OF ''e "o'
seves lesson think. will be iesriea py art
or,d from this sharp season OF ds,ress n, az
.he Wo' ,hat underneath all the prosperity OF W, @
cn,ntrv lies the question or Wages, II ~, a IN,
concerns rndes ho Under the fierce light OF our presen
d,,,ons we see things more cieary' az" D. s ne
realize tnat admce prices and wages together hn
@ ITO collision with the eternal VeriueS oi u"
world ana @ mus o ~ Ali that is tronspirng to-day an.
,ons % ,be Wild unrest of the people when 'oon , =
this and the misery " We sntisfaction that those VIII
@ @tace. made ali this trouble have got to idce ~
wnen ..'iS ~ those VII suffer are innocent or SOFT
ta' t M the future Of this country ,s nsp1 ~ hi
the right solution, rejoice e t'a Sanaed over to tha
county, od party which while It has oien bod Ma
short Of highest sieS has led ed Il
honor"