New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
MIDDLESEX CLUB DINNER
TrIu.TEs TO GRANT HY GENERAL HORACE roR-
TER SENATOR ELECT rRIrCHARD AND
OTHERS ~ BOSTON.

TrIm.rEs TO GRANT nN GENERAL HORACE roR-
TER. SENATOR ELECT rRIrCHARD AND
OTHERS ~ BOSTON
Boston April q ,SpcclaD The Middlesex club
which IL composed largely of war veterans met Ak
youncs Hotel 10 night to celebrate Grants birth
dav About eOo mon gathered In IN" banquet -hall.
Ex-Governor Brac kott presided. Among the guests
were senator elect J G. Pritchard, Of North caro-
lima. General Horace Porter Of N"w-York' Con
grcssrncn- elect W. A. Smith. OF Michigan; X w.
TAYLOR. Of Ohio and W. r.. Barrett Of Boston,
George NJ L. Meyer and Colonel Albert clarke OF
the Home Market club. After Ex-Governor Bra"k-
ett's opening speech. General Porter was INTRO
duced Ills illusions To Grant were eloquent ana
stirring. He skctched Grants wonderful career
with graphic power and he ended by telling the
story of the last salute to Grant he lay dying
while his old comrades were marching past his
home General Porter received three rousing cheers
hc resumed his scat
Congressman elect Robert w Taylor. Of OHIO In
the course OF his speech said the composite Ameri-
can. which meant the ONO man. believed In honest
money and he I'D not ask for either Democratic
POpulistic definition OF the term. The shlb-
boeth. honest money promised to be- the battle
cry or every party and Of every wing OF every
party. from the man who wanted 81 for every dollar
Of debt to the man who wanted 10 pay 81 OF deot
with 20 cents The Ohoan true TO his composite
and typical character. stood between these two "N-
He believed that gold had Intrnsically ap-
preclated and that silver had intrinscaIly deprec-
ated. lie believed In the necessity for the use OF
both metals as money. and no was willing To ac-
cept any suggestion or adopt any plan which would
result IN the permanent; use Of both without shock
and without dishOror
Sen tor,eleci Jettr G. icharI. OF Nor Car una
fnadc n iohG speech. n wn.cn he eulosIzg'i ',tani
Warmly referring To him u big hearted IoE''
man. VINO was more concerned for the good oi ne
country anu the maintenance OF the Union lnhn
Tor MS own personal preferment lie reirrteu 70
Grants political wisdom. shown by his remark.
YOU can safely re.y on the Democrats 10 iurhlsh
you with the material on which TO run the next
campaign When the Democratic convention dc-
clared that 'Protcctlon 10 American Industry was
unconstitutional, IL furnished the country win
material TOT dozen campaigns. IL Fouhu'u ,n ~,
dcath-kneli OF the Free Trade dogma OF the party
Just AZ eHectuaiiy as the gun at sumter thlr'!,
four years ago, signalled the beginning OF nau
sectional war against the imperisnap'e AMERICAN
Union. senator Prichard believed mat mere was
an overbaiancins sentiment In Norm Carohhar IN
favor OF the American policy Of Protecuoh. me
South. he said. had greater resources Tor the de.
vclopment or manufacturing and mining thIn my
other part OF the world II had more than half OF
the standing timber Of the country ana enough
coal and Iron to meet the demands OF me wotId
and at the lowest cost 1t raised enough cotton