The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-23
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
Listened 10 Speeches by Famous
Men at the Home Market.
By The Associated Press

BosToN, Nov. 22 There must have been
10000 people at Mechanics hall last night
TO pars,sspate In and look on at the ban
quot OF the Home Market club. They were
all Republicans. first, last and all tho
time. men, Wom0n ana children. The
great hall was beautifully decorated with
ilags and trl-colored bunting, and there
were pictures OF Garfield, Lincoln, Grant,
Mckinley, Hayes, hoar, Reed, Green.
halge, Harrison, Wolcott and other states
men, drapcd with The national colors.
The banquet in itself was monster
affair. Twelve long tables and eight short
ones were spread In tho main hall, besides
the one on the speakers stand, and the
size of tho crowd that ate of the good
things may be judged from the fact that
it took an army of nearly 400 men to tend
them.
Ten thousand pair Of lungs and about
half as many hats, handkerchiefs, nap
kns, anything, gave Governor Greenhalge
greeting, and it was several minutes be-
fore he was allowed 10 proceed. When he
did IL was in "a characterstically happy
vein
President Bent next introduced Senator
Hoar and, rs the venerable statesman
arose TO his feet, the cheering and applause
were dcafening. Senator Hoar spoke at
lenrh of the recent Republican victories,
and 81. that the solid south, the criminal
districts OF our great northern cities, the
Knights of the Golden Circle of Indiana,
had furnished the conscience. Intelligence
and patriotism thus far upon which free
trade preachers rely.
President Bent wasted no words in i'm.
u. 4 n n a
plause that had greeted his predecessors
sank into insignificance at the storm that
went up for Mr.. Reed. After while he
talked, and talked wcll. He said in part:
'Once during the last session of CON
gress, when tho plans of the Democracy
had become developed, / venturcd TO say
to the leaders than when the people OF the
country got at them, in November of this
year, they would bury them in trenches
This was nearly true, but there was a
slight inaccuracy. / should have said that
we would bury them in trenches until the
supply of trenches gave out,
This country is i'm favor of the doctrine
Of protection, largely in favor OF it, Every
thing shows this, and no man whose
brains ARE not suffering from recent con.
cussion from the heels can think other.
wise.
what we need now is not general be-
lief in our doctrines. We need teaching
which comes from practical results. We
need distribution OF the facts"
w. T. Pnrkerson of Louisiana was the
next speaker. He alluded at first TO the
mistaken ideas, as we'll as 20 the lack of
knowledge in -tha -AeEtA, -ef- far southern
ways, motives and sentiment ...
The long time allegiance to the Demo
cratic party in Louisiana was referred To-.
Then the speaker talked about sugar and
the way the people felt about what a
Democratic congress has brought TO
pass" In conclusion, he spoke of the Re
publican work that has been done in
Louisiana and what he hoped to see done
later
General Russell A. Alger was the last
speaker, and his remarks were brief. Hc
said that in his state 100000 votes were
cast, and the Republican governors ma
jority was 10000.