Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-02-16

AT the banquet in New York, Monday
night in honor of Lincoln's birthday,
Bishop Newman responded to The toast
abraham Lincoln;" John Dalzell to
"Protection;" Gov. Greenhalge 20 RE
publican New England" and Henry g.
Ester broke to 'Vengance of the Flag"
Dalzell was at his best and made great
speech, closing as follows:
Sheffield and Pittsburg touch elbows and
are competitors for the same market. But
the civilization of Sheffield is that of low
wages, a starved life, rented homes, lack OF
culture and aspiration, while the civilza-
ton OF Pittsburg is that of high wages, land
proprietorship, free schools, Intelligence
aud manhood suffrage. Hence the moral
necessity of protection.
leave out of sight, care nothing about
the origin and cause of these differing con-
ditions. Suffice it for me that they exist.
To me the living, breathing vital demand
is that if they shall cease to exist it must
be by Sheffield's coming up to Pittsburgs
level. not by Pittsburg going down to
Sheffield's. Protection you will observe Es
at once the creation and the shield OF
American civilization.
1t is no part of my purpose to say any
thing about its results. You will find them
on every page Of the splendid chapter
which America has added to the worlds
industrial history.
They are known and read of all men save
those who will not know and read.
But what has this protection, whose
function is to deal with the character and
the social condition of the individual, to Of
fer by way Of fruit
have already quoted one Englishman,
now let me quote another James Bryce,
and no more intelligent observer of cur
country and Institutions has ever written
about them, says
"That America marks the highest level,
not only of material well being. but OF in
telligence and happiness, which the race
has yet attained, will be the Judgment of
those who look not at the favored few for
whose benefit the world seems hitherto 10
have framed its institutions, but at the
whole body Of the people"
want not to be misunderstood. / am
not claiming that all the good things we
bave are the result OF protection. What l
do claim is that with respect to the whole
body of the people American civilization
outranks any and all others, and that it
has been fostered and maintained, and
needs for its perpetuation and advance the
policy of protection. This is the civiliza-
tion that bred and nourished and perfect
cd the man whose birth anniversary we
celebrate tonight, the plain man OF the
people, to the royalty of whose manhood
all the world brings tribute and whose
name shall be like sweet incense through
ont all generations till time shall end.
Gentle and strong, selfreliant, unfalter-
ing in the performance Of every duty,
never forgetful of the humble people from
whose ranks he came, he rose as occasion
demanded, and while with strong hand
upon the helm he guided the nation
| through the tempest of civil war; he al the
same time wrought the undoiLg of the
| wrongs Of centuries and wrote his name
amongst the noblest benefactofs of the
human race.
There was o wi deness in his mercy like
the Wilderness of The sea,
| There was kindness in his justice which
was more than liberty"