The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-25
REPUBLICAN EDITORS
ANNUAL BANQUET PRESIDED OVER
BY c. II. LANDS, OF DELPHI.
Mention of Mr.. Harrison by Speaker
Adams Causes a Great Demonstra-
tion--C. w. Fairbanks's Remarks.

Editorial Association, which was 10 pegln I
this morning, will possibly be a little be-
hind schedule time, owing to the lateness I
of the hour when the members dispersed |
from the Denison House banquet |
board last night. They went in I
to festal session beginning with |
blue points at $50 o'clock and kept up |
the prandial and post nrandial entertain
ment until midnight. Previous to repair
ing to the banquet hall, the members of
the association, their wives and guests
mingled in the parlors, renewing and ex-
tending social acquaintance. Hon. Charles
w. Fairbanks and wife. State Chairman
Gowdy, State Secretary Owen, Congress
man-elect Watson, Senator Haggard, Sena-
tor Newly, Mr. Speaker Adams, and many
others connected with the Republican Off
cia1 life of the State were conspicuous
among the guests. President Charles b.
Lands led the way to the banquet hall ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks and
Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Gowdy, who occupied
the seats of honor next to the president,
as toaSt-master.
The table was set in the lorm of a letter
e, in suggestion of the nature of the COM
pany about the board. They were hand
somely decorated with flowers and silver
candelabra After due diligence as to the
bill of fare, President Lands raped for
attention, and in graceful sentences and
some pigment wit, set pace of oratory
that was kept up until the lateness of the
hour drove the members and guests to cry
enough. Mr.. Lands said Inat with the
victory of the last campaign had come great
responsibilities upon the party and its able
defenders, the newspaper men, ana 10 some
of them had also come the county printing
He compared the festal occasion, at which
he was presiding, to the feast of st. Jack
son, which nearly five hundred Democrats
had attended and which was more like
wake over the remains of the victorious
party which had made a mess of things
unparalleled in history. The ex-
psTence ves Of the party onJ in these these
taught it's leaders that they We're unfit to
| be intrusted with the control of the COIN
| try. The people, he said, had learned the
| fact and had turned the unworthy servants
| out of power with a thud He called upon
and drink toast of wine to the guests and
ladies present and no SECOND d invitation 1fr
| Fairbanks as the man whom the Republic
ans We're sorry that the divisions Of tine
dns vesur rae b 81
| The sentiment and the rising OF Mr. falf-
01 Mr.. Fairbanks is Expressed his gratitude
! at the kindness shown him by the EDITORS
of the State. He told them that TO them
| more than to the speakers on the stump,
| was due the credit of the result in the last
campaign. The great upheaval, ne sus-
gested, should occasion contemplation for
| scrutiny of the causes that led to it. How
long shall the fruits OF the victory last!
the people of the State and country have
rested their confidence in the Republican
party and that they believe in the virtue
Of the party. Confidence, he said is the
base of all success in life, upon II rests the
Ing rwts upon OF the people It
confidence in the righteousness or MS cause
and the wisdom OF ms .Fians Ina if ie y
| his fellow men that enabled Garneid 10
rise from the tow path to the preslaen ICY
science Without it the pillars tr,o o5 tn of
e aaenca in a greater truth enabled Called
to demonstrate it and win Tor nlInseil I'm
| mortal fame It confidence, ne c1ii-
tinued. that led the people to indorse the
Republican party, and now ,, II II ,, pe 9 ra.
true to its principles It's e coli rasn wh With
out limit of time IL Is Just as ea ;
he said, to preserve the fruits OF TINS , slo
IN Indiana that bourbons and bourbonisn
| have been overthrown and it remains fol
prosperity of wise laws and the. progres:
| that BELTS the high character OF lts pgo
ME He said he had travelled all over tn'
stata and Visited almost every hamlet ant
| every center of industry and MS love an
respect for the. State increased aha c gaee
| with the extended acquaintance. Inc otSte
he said needs but one thing FOR unenal IN
: | greatness, and that is the conuhueu 81
prenacy of the Republican party.
The speech was received with a storm Q
| applause. The postmaster then presenlts
Mr.. Speaker Adams In the f b naention 1
the name of Benjamin Harrison as lsi
low-citizen of the same ward, ana tne En-, laiil
, the Evening Mr. Adams referred to tn
Il responsibilities resting upon the member
n of the Legislature. and said they must re
q member that party lines nowadays s.
: lightly upon the shoulders or the peoplt
and that the pendulum OF poltlGa anhiicaT
!. ward, would swing away again
d the responsibility was not he hon don,
r It is not by the number. of laws enacte
i ne suggested that the work of and I'd, value I {
the kegisasure IS :. de Fee He conp'
mented the House on being composed {
level headed and honest men, VINO -, Te re !,
q | without hitching. lApplause) he tnen rrs TX.
e that above all things the Legislature mu;
5. eouitabie fee and salary law. Otherwise
8, would be difficult to 80 nome ana ioen !
= said that the county office holders shoc
l. be treated niggardly, but the law should
lie framed SO that when the officers terms S,' e.
a pire they will not carry away the cour
ID house with them. Uaughter) The speak
Of urged the necessity of enactins a lar a.
= throwing the responsibility of overthrowiI
N N an honest effort for equal representati11
10 eaprnestly for a law placing the bencyole
:, institutions of the State upon non-partiss
business basis. His remarks were ea1nest
=. spoken and yet in facetious parts create
&c | great applause.
IL Mr.. owen was called nf'on' Dut x, co
% which wound up with q toast OF GOA ~as
- from the guests to the health, napplhe
n and prosperity of the members OF the
us ISOLATION and the response was genel
~, from the guests. .
nd senator Newly was called upon as I
presiding officer pro tenn. OF the oena
He humorously remarked that the Hou
. was two to three weeks behind the oens
+v | in the amount of business done, anu
- Adams who is one pf those Dig men "
ne think quick, retorted, to the great ueilt
4. of the crowd, that this was because
70 Senators had organized inmedlately az
the election and had been in session e'
ry since. Not discounted by the laugh at
ng i expense of the Senate. Senator NeWpy W.
To- on 10 say that it was no WONDER thaL
t House is slow if it Will STAND WillS
~, hitehing, and that there are a large nu
IA, IN Der of members of the Senate VINO, 10
~ the same homely figure, will do 10 tie e
a., state Chairman Gowdy responded fr
al, the standpoint of the organizer ana lea'
!; of the party. He said he had recei'
n-' lately number of letters from Repuo
ans all over the State, VINO were lnqulr
what had become of the platform pia
!. pIedging the party, if successful. 70 Z
the benevolent institutions out or the
ow tisan control and placing them under n
partisan boards. And he took occasion
- define such boards as composed OF
en- Republicans and one Democrat With 81
ED a law he said, the people would again