New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
HONORED Nv BROOKLYN.
BRILLIANT ADDRESSES AT THE ONioN
LEAGUE CLUB.
s,,ccrsr,ox THAT THE BIRTHDAY BE MADE

A SUGGESTION THAT THE BlRIHDAi DE 'H
NATIONAL HOLIDAY
The Brooklyn Union League Ciuo las. ,'e"'
served the eighty-sixth anniversary OF L"oo'
birthday nttingly and enthusiastically. Nearly
on nsonle sat down to a sumptuous dinner at about
"a AT the guest table, which was raiseu
s,ruc,ure on the Bedford-avc. side Of the room'
sa, General Nelson =. Miles. General Charies
r,,olln Senator Frye, Colonel Frederick D. Grant
Abel T. Blackmar. James Mckeen' inc Kew Di.
NJ W. Stryker. the Rev. j. H. Nj. Gaiiaher ana
tho Rev. Dr. =. IL. Goodenough. The decorations
v,ere extraordinary in their beauty and eiaoorate-
aes A5e! f. Blackmar president OF the union
Ieaeue Club presided toastmaster. The III
vocation was by the Rev. A. H. Goodenough af'er
which Mr. Blackmar. in tasteful speech lntro-
duced the Rev. Dr. NJ. Woosey Stryker, president
OF Hamilton College. who spoke 10 'he 'o"
Abraham Lincoln
His speech was in part follows;
Gentlemen recall you who can that GOOD frioay y
all those April days-of 1855 when eTon h. zine OF
us hard things. and made us drink OF @ Ine " "tuTned
astonishment," when all our victory was '"'"''
First horror then incredplity then n,',st ansaso not
one Wild convuised sob 1T Gsnnos; osrtany ns tha;
shall not 1d 9s n orphaned nan ned nation calling Father
INV father the chariot of Israel and rned ,ne and
All hs Took o%Y hope fe cause
Of the people and so the gresa Party passions
Mbered in that Fac,oTs SrTs
and Of wha It had land rs
reszed what it had had SO that Sataiaaue m0vea
nnue 1nrDsh guns laT ambeaus chors bells and every
black ~, mfsTy and tomb pe0S 1nvesd its
10 take to It's trust this new treasure ana 'he
troubled soul was at ;ss Iesce Charm Of Hamilton and
IN. # hRs2e hrSsne 9fs dsn' n%' fs
sag1y b 5eas 6haT and nf enacy
them both tut you'd bs not haTe aUmpaas BASED Under
Times impartial and dispassionate recogntiog' on Inc
adj nothing
fame DeatN hath no more dominion over MN ne ne
Sgrres ee to its end Lei the ascrpton Of the French
people significant in us auson 10 mel sne ows ,s
republic without yelling the statue of liberty CAP
After DR. s,rykers address three rousing cheers
were given for him. President Blackmar paid a, a
tribute to Senator Pyss spsneqa saa MS theme was m
as broad as the ocean and his ability to treat II as
admiration for America. and said that Bismarck
had held America up as an example TO Germany GERMANY,
party gave to this country vas Abraham Lincoln H.
we received this Rs2u6Ac sald ne rom N .ne sn
cession and on the edge of the most terrific war the
revsd r. from them with a bankrupt treasury and
an impaired credit. We restored II to them with
an unexcelled credit and with an overlooking treas
ury." applause.
I'VE received this country from the Democratic
party" said he. with England out OF our sight
ahead OF us in the industrial race We restored
Il 10 them with England Of sight In the
rear obscured by the dust raised by the wheels
Of our industry (Applause) Eighteen ninety-two
was magnificent ending OF the Republican party
a splendid requiem, II you please. We are not
disturbed to-day by the noise OF singing spindles
or the roar Of furnaces.
Give us Just one decade Of uncrippled Republi-
can control" added Mr. Fry. "and We will show
YOU a record unexampled for prosperity: we will
restore the wages OF 1892 and all the wheels OF
this country will begin to turn. and the spndles
begin to spin. and the furnaces be rekindled More.
we will revive the American merchant marine. and
restore our flag to the Of the world. We will
marry the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and annex
Hawaii (Applause)
When General Miles rose to speak to Abraham
Lincoln in Peace and War" he was received with
cheers. He said that Lincoln would always be
known as our great President He gave an
eloquent review of Lincon's life. How TO Cele-
brate Lncoln's Birthday was the toast to which
General Charles Hamlin Of Maine. responded. The
General. in the course OF most interesting ad-
dress proposed that Lincolns birthday be made
National holiday. The suggestion was received
with applause.
The Rev. DR.. H. NJ Gallaher spoke to the toast
THE Man OF the People.
The committee In charge OF affairs last night con-
sisted o; Irving l.. Bragdon Jackson Wallace, An
drew B. Rogers jr.. Clarence A. Barrow, Charles H.
Russell, A. s. Haight, Francis p. McCol. William
Cooney. Clarence W. Seamans Charles G. Bennett
and Marshall T. Davidson