The Portland daily press., 1894-10-25
LAUNDERING LEGISLATION.
The Administration Criticized By
Prominent Republicans.
AT THE DINNER OF THE MASS,
REPUBLICAN CLUB.

Governor GreenhaIge Senator Higgin,
Congressman Morse, Hon. Harold
sewall and Other Prominent Men
Among the Speakers-The Audience
was Enthusiastic and Applauded the
Speakers.
Boston, October 24.-The Republican club
OF Massachusetts,, cele brated the 4th
annual dinner in Music hall this evening.
Seven hundred and fifty attended. and the
galleries were crowLed with spectators. The
audience was very enthusiastic and
frequently applauded the speakers. Francis
H.Appleton. president of the club, presided.
Among the prominent Republicans present
We're Gov. Greenhalge, Lieut-Goy. Walcott.
senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator An
thony Higgins, Delaware, Congressman j.
ID. Walker of Worcester, Attorney Gen eral
hnowlton, Hon. George G.. .Crocker, Auditor
hlmball, Hon. Geo. Won L. Meyer, Hon.
WIN. olln, Congressman Elijah Morse, Hon.
Harold NJ. Sewall of Maine, Curtis Guild.
Jr.
Dinner was served at six, and at seven
President Appleton raped for order and
delivered brief address of welcome, He
introduced Gov. Greenhalge. who said in
brief: I think 1 may say my friends, We
assemble here not.sas men without hope.
Laughter.) The auguries all over the
country are fair and fu II of hope and good
cheer. What is the duty of the Republican
man in Republican Massac husetts in refer.
ence to such leaders of the Republican
party. as these whom we have with us to-
is tn efr hos,
wherever they need to be strengthened. II
is to give our words of good cheer to men of
high public character; to set before the
people of every state our opinion as to what
constitutes good, true, well tried public
servant.
Lieutenant Governor walcott, said: s.Look
abroad for moment and study the events
and incidents going on: the fact that a
Northern speaker representing Republican
principles and the pincip1e of protection.
can go South and find there ears ready TO
listen and minds OPEN to receive the logic
OF his proof, is.a promise of blessing that
has tarried long. bat must come. that is, a
division of the solid South The assistant
ooachman OF the Republican candidate for
Governor of New York, has been sent back
to Europe. What perversion of law, what
victory. invite you that the voice of
Massachusetts, the voice of her varied in
dustries. her ousy population. her men of
business integrity may be heard in fitting
tones rebukiIg the laundering legislation
and threatening imbecility of the Demo-
cratic administration.
The third speaker was Senator Higgins of
Delaware He made an exhaustive COM
parison of the condition of the country un-
der the Republican and Democratic admin
istrations.
During the speech he said: After Mr..
Cleveland succ eeded with the aid of emil
nent citizens of your town in parceling out
consulates and some other things. he finally
pulled himself together and was able to
take some account of the country, and he
did call Congress together on the 7th Of
April to get rid of the Sherman law and
restore prosperity to the country. laugh
teri So we met there. We sat until Novem-
Der waiting for the Democratic party to
make up what it calls its mind. Then
people who were paying off the debt at a
rate of $1,000 900 year had put upon them
tie unspeakable ignominy of having to Dor
row S50,O00,0OO to pay as we CO. That is
where the Democratic politicians and inan-
cicrs brought u.s.
The Delaware statesman was followed by
Hon. II. M. Sewall of Maine. who was en-
Enthusiastically received and frequently ap-
plauded.
The last speaker was Senator Hawley of
Connecticut. He was given three hearty
cheers. He spoke in substance: In what
ever Benjamin Harrison Lad to do he always
was a gallant champion of the stars and
sti ipes. the representative of great free
troversy with supreme tact and undaunted
courage. They say that there is a. renewal
of business. So there is. When ship is in
great danger drifting towards the breakers
everyone aboard stands paralyzed. When
it strikes every man aboard springs to his
feet to save it from destruction. That Is
what our people in business are doing. (Ap-
plause.) l am proud of the men who re-
membered there were some factories and
business In their sections, and, who remem-
bering these facts raised the duties on some
things and made over 900 changes in the Will
son bill and told their colleagues they could
take that act or none. But for that don't
know where New England would have been.
The reduction of wages means the recon-
of living. The United States finds 95 per
cent of her raw material within her own
borders. When have>stated that / have
absolutely and forever closed all arguments.
Calls were made for Senator Lodge, but
he excused himself from speaking. The
COmpany then disDersed