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ALBANY IN. ", Feb. 12.-The dinner
Of the Unconditional Republican Club in
honor Of the birthday of Lincoln was an
event of large importance, because it
brought together such a number of dis
tiuguished men and orators, among those
who sat down to dinner at the Hotel Ken
more being Governor Levi 2. Morton,
Lieutenant-Go Charles L. SaXton
and General E. A. McAlpin.
The speakers Of the evening were Gov
ernOr Mckinley, who spoke on Lincoln,
and Horace Porter of New York, who
spoke on Lincoln and Grant.
Governor Mckinley, in the course of
his address, said: ''Magnanimity was one
OF Lincoln's most striking traits. Patriot
ism moved him at every step. At the
beginning of the war he placed at the
head OF three most important military de-
partments three of his political opponents
Patterson, Butler and Mcclellan. He
did not propose to make il partisan war.
He sought by every means in his power
to enlist ali who were patriotic The
world now regards with wonder the in
finite patience, gentleneSs and kindness
with which be bore the terrible burdens
of that four years struggle. Humane,
forgiying and then suffering himself, he
was always especially tender and con-
sidera;e TO the poor, and his treatment of
them was full OF those little words which
are of the same blood as great and holy
deeds.n
The reception of Governor Mckinley
was remark able one, 800 guests arising
to their 1eet and waving handkerchiets as
they Cheered themselves hOarSe.
BANQUET AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12.-At the Lin
coin University banquet OF the Young
Mems Republican Club OF this city, held
in St. Georges Hall tonight, a decided
| sensation was caused by a speech of Rep
resentalive James II. Walker OF Massa-
/ chusetts, who achieved degree Of fame
! by his parliamentary encounter in the
/ House with BOurke Cochran.
| Mr.. Walker, who is a member of the
| Ways and Means Committee, vigorously
denounced President Cleveland and Sec
/ retary Carlisle for their actions in the
present financial crisis. "Ihe treasury,
/ of course" he said in part, lis mirror
| wherein to see The patriotism of the coun-
| try, bat those IN power were ashamed to
! they made a contract for 500, 600, 900 at Is
! per cent.-a higher rate of interest than
/ the goods sell Tor iii New \ ork. Shame
on 1t, traitors; they ought to be I'M
/ peached. l mean what / say. They
| made a contract which they were
/ ashamed to reveal TO the Ways and
! Means Committee and then pledged the
committee 10 secrecy about the contract.
! The Secretary OF the Treasury refused 10
| answer a question about the contract. Ii
| there had been the slightest genius OF
government, OF truthfuIness or good
| faith, the bonds could have been SOLD
from = down to per cent. Oh, shame
on these men,"
The Union League Club also celebrated
| Lincoln's birthday with an elaborate
dinuer, and there were no distinguished
outsiders present.
DINNER AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE Md, Feb. I2.-The mem
DRY OF Lincoln was honored tonight py
grand dinner In the Hotel Rennert, given
under the auspices OF the Young Mems
| kepUb bllcan League. There were more
than one hundred and fifty guests pres.
ent, and these included nearly all the
representative Repu ublicans OF the State
aud many from other States. \ COPY O.
the generally accepted standard picture
OF Lincoln, which was resting on an ease
built OF fence rails, met the view OF The
hall.
WATTERSON'S TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN.
CHICAGO, Feb. l2.-Henry Wattersor
delivered an address tonight Oh a bra
ham Lincoln before Lincoln Council 0
the National Union. The address wa!
delivered IN the Auditorium, and it Wa;
ulled to the doors. The speaker paid al
eloquent tribute TO the commanding pow
ers OF Lincoln and TO the breadth ana lib
erality OF his nature.
Speaking OF the famous Hampton
Roads conference, when Mr.. Lincoln me
the agents OF the Confederacy regardin.
terms on which peace could De arranged
Mr.. Watterson said: MIR. Lincoln hal
lnumated that payment for the slaves
was not outside the possible agreemeu
tor union and peace. / am not going t
tell any tales out of school. l am no
here for controversy. But when we are
dead and gone the private memorable
OF those VINO knew what terms Wer
really offered the Confederacy-wit
ninety days OF its total COlapse-WiiI show
that in the individual judgment OF all o
them the wisdom OF the situation sait
accept"
Mr.. Watterson concluded as follows
: Born as lowly as the Son OF God, in
hOvel, of what ancestry we know not AM
care not, reared in peuUry, squalor witt
, no glass for light or fair surroundings
; without external graceS, actual or &C
! quIred, without name or iame or oiiicia
training, II was reserved for this strang
being, late in lie, to be SnatChed from
ObScurity. raised To supreme coinmant
at 3 supreme moment and intrusted wit
the destiny OF a nation. Where di,
) Shakespeare get his genius? Where dit
Mozart get his music? Whose hant
: smote the Tyre of the Scottish plowmaI
and stald the life OF the German priest
; COO, ana God alone; and so surely q
these were raised up by q od, inspired b,
God was A ADraLam Lincoln, and thou
sand years hence no story, no tragedy, II
epic poem VIII be filled with create
wonder or be followed by mankind wit
5 deeper feeling than that which tells {
3 his life and DEATH"
MURDER OE MISS GING