The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-25

Boston, Oct 24.-The Republican
club of Massachusetts held its fourth
annual banquet and ratification rally in
Music hall this evening with 1,5o0 men,
bers present and many guests. The
banquet was followed by Republican
speeches by Republican leaders. Fran
els H Appleton. of Peabody, presided
and. about him sat the guests of the
evening, Governor Greenhalge, Lieu
tenant Governor Walcott, Hon.
Anthony Higgins, United States sena-
tor from Delaware, Hon. Harold Sewell.
of Maine and Hon. John r. Hawley,
Of Connecticut. The good things of the
collation. had been disposed of shortly
after Z o'clock, and President Apple
ton raped for order at 7;15, saying:
I'VE are assembled as Republicans,
but we welcome to our organization
any citizens formerly of other party
faith who have come to recognize that
the interests of this country are best
served by the Republican party. In
the hour of victory, let us be wisely
cautious and that our party ship meet
with no storm and trials which shall
make the campaign of 1896 in the least
doubtful as to success. May our party S
platform contain pledges to promote
and protect our business on land and
sea and always guarantee a currency
and financial policy that will bring
prosperity to our people in their varied
callings and be highly honored at
home and abroad"
Mr.. Appleton introduced Governor
Greenhalge, at the mention or whose
name the audience broke in1o loud. and
long cheering. AS soon as he could be
heard he said:
falx
gather here not as men without nope.
To us the future is fair and full of
promise
The governor alluded TO the Republic
csn wave of success which has swept
several sections of this country and
asserted he was sure it would reacn
Massachusetts, but he cautioned the
Republican party OIL the state HoI "
be over confident.
I.iautenant Governor Walcott was
then called upon as eX-president of the
club and one of the leaders OF the
Young Republicans of Massachusetts.
He said:
until two years ago the young and
even the middle-aged voters had never
experienced a Democratic admlnistra-
tion. the government had always been
in he control of the Republican party.
At that time the crew of the ship or
state were led to turn the vessel toward
ruin. led by the Democratic sirens de-
ceitful strain. Now they are saying,
what was the matter with the former
pilot of ,he ship
The ovations with which Thomas b..
Reed, of Maine, and William Mckinney,
Of Ohio, are met with everywhere show
that the future is bright and the en-
thusiasm with which Governor McKin-
lev has been greeted in the very heart
of the south-New Orleans-augurs
that a break in the "solid south" may
not be far off.
The speaker vigorously denounced
the corruption of the Democracy IN
as an attempt to offset II the arrest and
compulsory return to Europe of the
coachman of the Republican candidate
for governor of that state.
In calling NJ Harod NJ. Sewell, Of
Maine. President Appleton introduced
him as one who had been in the dark
ness, but who had found light. Mr..
Sewell, after extending the greetings of
the party in Maine to the assemblage,
said in substance that he laid no claim
to having found the only way out of
the Democratic party, as there were
never so many avenues of escape from
that party as today. After paying a
tribute to James G. Blaine, he said:
Great Britain is the last country in
the WOrIQ tIlt pcDplc VI Aihcift.t WELL
TO confer any benefits upon. either by
legislation or executive act. If it be
possible for a peace-loving people like
ours to have a traditional enemy, as
Suredly that enemy is Great Britain
Senator Hawley. of Connecticut, was
, the last speaker He said: II feel as
il is said the Englishman frequently
feels, let's go out and kill something.
The people have had an experience Of
Nam q a r~ar 10
graceful experience. Well have an
other president, God willing, soon. The
Democrats now claim there has been a
revival of business. There has,, but
what kind? You have full notice that
the Wilson bill is claimed only as a
vantage ground from which to carry
on an aggressive fight against our in
dustries. What will be The result? Fur
Their reduction of wages and repeti-
ton Of the experiences of the past
twenty months. Protection is the only
preventive