New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-13
REPUBLICAN CLUB DINNER.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF PRAISED. INCOME
TAN DENOUNCED.
THE MASS or NEW-yoEK RErrBlI'ANS not
AFTER OFFICE. SAYS rREslpENT Ro'l
DIR MACARTHUR AND pr. KIT

pR. MACARTHUR AND pr. XII
TREDGE GUESTS OF HONOR.
Many prominent Republicans OF this city attenttd
the regular monthly dinner Of the R"pnb"c"" '''"
a, No a., tifih.avc. last evening. The tables We're
sprend in the large parlors on the main o'r OF IN"
,lubho.lse the walls of which were made gay win
f"stoors Of American fags. Burch"s of fragrant
pnks and wreaths o smilaS were on N" taoieS
cuo.ts Of honor were the Rev Or. II. :. MacAr-
thur and the Rev. Or. A. T. kitreige tinted
States Senator Julius c. Burrows has been IN
v!tea but he was unable to attend on account or
urgent business. Mahlon Chance. another invited
guest kept away by Illness
At the table of honor El!hu Root. the new pr ST.
dent OF the club presided, having On his right hand
the Rev Dr. Macarthur. Edmund Wetmore. WI
lam I3rookheld j. s Lehmaier and II Gleason. and
on his lcf, pr Kittredge. J. f. Foster l.. e. S.n'n-
non and G. g. Shave
Among others present were 9. II p"nns"i'
Never :. Isaacs G. H. Treat. y. X. 'tne'r,
General c. II. r. Colts. q ". Lyon. T. II Roberts
Edward Lauterbach. T.. VI. Clarke, +. T.. l.aimb~et
H. Booth King Hugh y. camp. william Irary J.
NJ deuel.. A. b. Weimore J O. Mott, William
Tanning. Dr. j. &. Thomas Il. J Carroll. g..
Garter. j. r. Davies. G. +. Hughes. 4 j.. JnIIiiarI.
James Il. sheffield J r. Tresidder. II. Il pe MilL
\. H. steele ". G. Roberts. s. c. French and
otto J. Wise.
The subject for aner-dinncr discussion w.
should Customs Dates OF Internal Revenue BE ihc
Main Source OF Government Income? Mo-; ~ the
discussion. however. VAS had during tnc dinner. a.
the speakers dl not refer 10 II later except 90 "N
pres. their belief in N" practice = supporting Inc
Government by customs dutlcs. an! thc.r abhos-
renee OF the income
Three cheers were given Tor President Root when
he TO speak. After some pieasauiries he spoke
OF the Efforts OF certain newspapers opposed to -"
Republican party to make II appear that there ~ a
great struggle fox Office on the part 81 Republicans
In this city The great mas OF New-lork Nepnb-
leans he declared do not want ONCE. and are only
concerned that good men should be selected for ap-
polnt to positions In the municipal government.
lie then introduced the subject ~ discussion for the
evening and declared that the American plan wa
to support the Government mainly b, the collection
Of customs duties while the lncom'-taN system ras
fitted for only country In which tho people were &c
customc1 to bow down 10 monarchical institutions
He denounced thu income tax invasion OF
private and personal rights.
Dr Macarthur was appaudcd vigorously when
he rose to speak. lie SAID in part.
The present Administration is another name for
incapaciiy. True Republlcanism and true Am"ri, al
ism are Synonymous terms Thg Republican parry
IL born amid IN" tears ard prayers Of the
nob."Si men ana women OF America. The hob
pag" o' history Was written ny th' pen OF i'ih'Yh
and the sword OF Grant. We want protection Tor
for the ballot II We cannot preserve the liberty
Of the American ballot the hope Of the country Is
gone. We want more Intelligence In voting rN-
poet go TO Hawaii I'm two months. ana the Amer
lcan nag VII hoat on that island Thlle am ,hcIe
who hauls down that lag
think the timc has come Tor the compete a.
OF Church and State ia this country. ] he
licve that the last bond which binds the Church
to the state should be broken and that all church
property should be taxed the same Az other prog
erty. There Is no reason why any person should be
taxed 70 support my church In Fifty-s"vrnth-st.
and don't want TO pay taxes TO support other
churches | predict that the English Church VIII
be dlsestabIlshed in The near future. and America
should lead the way in such a movement. The Off
GERS OF my church already have been discussing
the prOpricty OF permitting the tax the church
property be- RENTED.
Speeches made also by Edmund Wetmore.
the Rev DR.. Kittreige. James H. Sheffield and