The morning call., 1894-04-11

American eagle, facing which the
guests of the club invariably stand
in making these addresses. The ex-Presi-
dents speech was an eloquent one. Il
recall" he said. with pleasure my visit
here before. when l received welcome SO
cordial. 80 characterized by good taste that
it will live forever iu my memory as one
of the most pleasant episodes of my life.
l come now as private citizen. without
any griefs of public nature, without any
complaints, without any disgruntle. / feel
happy TO see that l have not lost the re-
spect OF my fellow -cltizens. A man should
be able to 60 out of Office like that. l had
it in my heart day and night as a great
burden. responsibility never lifted, that
/ must do all could in my four years to
lift my fellow-citizsns little higher. In
dividuals do not count for much In this age
of great mOvements-'Inen may come and
men may co. but the constitution and the
flag hold the love and allegiance of the
people continually. Principles in politics.
in administration, are verythlng. 1t was
not at all necessary that l should be
chosen President again. but it was of he
highest importance that Republican prin.
ciples in legislation and administration
should have succession.
Mr.. Harrison referred to the distress
prevailing in this country. and said that
it is necessary TO have tariff for the
workingman. "Keep American mills
open," he said. land do not shut them
up. / believe that if we must have a navy
we should also have a coasting station
somewhere here or there. l don't like the
idea of chartering coal ship and attempt
ing to transfer coal at sea. / do not want
to annex the world. / am not much of an
apnexationist, but when l find place that
may be taken by somebody else, If not by
ourselves, when that place is estimated
by all wise men as of the utmost import
ance, I'd like to take it myself"
Referring to the Nicaragua canal Mr..
Harrison said II should be free and equal,
from a commercial point of view, to al!
nations, but in case of war in which the
United States was involved sit should be
open," he said, pointing to the national
colors, ''to that flag and no other" The
ex-President said 1t was strange there
should be so much distress now and cried,
"Whoever has done it or however it came
about. it is un-American and should be
repudiated by the people," He said he
had never looked for other results under
the policy of the present Government and
scored the tariff legislation with fine sar-
casm. He concluded his speech with the
remark: This is the longest political
speech / have made since left Washing
ton, but / do not believe that an ex-
President should be political deaf mute.
He is. however, under a certain restraint
and should not be a political gossip"
Prolonged applause greeted the ex-Presl-
dent.
Mr.. Harrison arrived at the Union
League Club mpanied by Colonel John
p. Jackson. Governor II. II. Markham
was accompanied by his staff. His speech
of welcome to Mr.. Harrison was very
witty and to the point, and the ex-Presi-
dent laughed heartily at many of the sal
lies. State Senator TREY l.. Ford made a
stirring speech after Mr.. Harrison had
concluded his.
An untoward incident caused considera-
bic excitement during the evening. The
heat Of the electric-burners forming the
word Harrison" over the picture Of the
American eagle became so great as to set
fire TO the decorations surrounding it.
The burners exploded in volleys and in a
short time the rooms were filled with
smoke. The IRE was allowed to burn it,
self out and the fire patrol arrived in time
to take the charred piece of timber down.
No other damage was done. Among the
guests present last night were the follow
ing:
2. B. Quinlan, James Snea, General C. C.
Allen. DR.: Nat. G. CoulsoD. Captain w. c.
Coulson. Colonel r.. d. LaidIaw. NJ. NJ. Estee,
E. T. Danfortb, Alex Hay, NJ. ii. Brown. G. NJ.
Jennings +. +. Hooper. A. j. Wiley, Meyer
Jacobs, John Dolbeer. Drury Meone, j. step
pacher, Judge w. NJ. Willett, W. Fl. Davis,
Martin Kellogg, Charles Main. w. B. Hamil-
ton. DR.. Chester Powell, George M. Waits j.
Slack. John w. Carmany, S. X. Thornton. a.