New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
At THE MARQUETTE CLUB, IN CHlcA"o'
-,,r spr,xrps AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL

AT THE MAttNI -
THE SPEAKERS AT THE LINCOLN
DINNER AND THEIR ToAsTs
chicago Feb l2-Five hundred men a''e"'e.
Lincoln memorial dinner given th's e'e"nns ms. r,ho
c-,nd Pacific Hotel by the Marquette C.uo. inc
,ouovn, toasts were responded to: The Marquc.''
C,,,.h" Frank Ham.in Of Chicago; Abraham LII
CON" General George X. Peck OF |nSae
Nation" Robert G. Cousins, OF IOWA. ine
lican Victory-What 1t Means, Johh Da"e" :.
Pennsylvania THE Municipality George D. ' '"l'
of Chicago The Honest Dollar, Frank j: ,ah''oI'
OF Utah; THE Emancipation Procia'a"o'
W. Anderson. OF New-York " Gu.
The sneakers were introduced by Pres'uei'. "o'
don. OF the club. The address OF Generdi re1N
the feature OF the evening. He said' a'ho"e ''"''
things: r,rco.n
ynn are wise in pledging your club to ne" anu anu
Increasing fidelity to him and to ms me rbs ana
10 n, GaSe 5nker is In our midst mistakins The noise
and tumult OF modern ife for ito sober re3ilty
rsssss d n14,y There Wong rs bS they greatly
who imagine that the Thte Sresa pp,,, II ia pleas
tr1e e Ibiak that somewhere there is peace ana IN
the heat OF the summer It IS sweet a no not Of an
age but for all time. was the noble tribute Si
Johnson to him whose mind 'orSnei and Is almost as
widely true OF him who was the.gentiesI, o an
MODEST leader that ever "o'e WIG
American citizen. -, >,.,o
pobsrt a Cousins. in speaking OF the Natlon
said that at present its expenditures not oehe sa
ished by its revenues. are drawing on '' ~
that avery enterprise Is paralyzed Dy the iaoo y.
the country being no longer fully empoyeu' os
,ha money that we have In notion ne aoueu
az. ,h. activity OF industry and commerce start
,,a,, m. circulation OF gold and silver ana the
nation will soon be its feet again In tne course
~ hi. address Mr.. Cousins suggested " Imam %
Allison. OF Iowa. for the next Presideht o, .,e
United States. Charles W. Anderson Oh we" II"
said In part; ,,.,,. ., ,hs South
n snum,tted ns, the whites OF the North. and from
the so ensrsa en AND
That and ,nSa nlTsys T,.i sspns Ss or
perishabe fact that cannot be dsgSsea wn races
sne the two most yet in their o
characters they are the most a.Ae e,h nolar SHOWS
sne me neoustorIs suns only they can undergo trans
anso1 and I'M flourish s. ha and they are the only
aens of men who easily embrace Western eiyHa "a
and the Gn.;sn wIsnon rsfSs ose Tha
sorts Of gloomy Tbay do not dis
ure Of my ao rom mS boy hood have hearing Of
nothing failure and Observing anS hOsas
race race prog acaured' in the midst OF conditions un-
friendly both in the La, lat thu hr eoSred people
his conntrY only desire "a fair field and no favor
Ne ask for yes. demand opporsuniy nd u3 we
will win equality OF rating for ourselves
Congressman Dalzell said that Republican VIC
tory means the supremacy OF the people. lie spoke
Of the political situation in the different states ana
the late Republican victories in many ana sa'u Ill
closing -, -,
know Of no more potent exhibition OF the Wis WIS
dom OF the people and Of their ineillgent consep
ton OF their power and the necessity OF lts exc,
Csc than is to found in the last lection; ~ ~
WAS turning OF the faces OF the great inass1ss, u
the Republican party for comfort ana TOT rc"ei'
Mr. cannon was warmly received. He advocateu
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver Dy '"e
United States at the ratio OF l6 TO l.