Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-05

Washington, even II he doesn't want to.
but l know he wants to go. He Is u
protective tariff man. and that means
he will help start our mills and give
our mechanics work at American
wages. There Is your Billy Mason-
excuse me. I should say Mr.. Mason-he
understands what the country needs
and what we want. We want to raise
our voices so loudly that we will he
heard In Springfield. We want william
T.. Mason for our next United States
Senator"
The closing sentence Of Mr.. VOLTS
speech woke the audience to cheers.
and from that time on the enthusiasm
was at high tide. II broke over bounds
repeatedly when General II. II. ThOm-
as, a veteran Republican who had
known Mr.. Mason for twenty-five years.
related "reminiscences Of his acIunln-
tance.
General Thomas served with Mr.. Ma
son In the Thirty-fourth Assembly, and
he knew many things TO his credit
on that score. But n great reason urged
by General Thomas In support of Mr..
Mason's candidacy was the prominent
ana effective part he took In the cam
paign just closed.
Ills speeches in the last canvass Of
Illinois We're the best ever made" said
General Thomas. "They made votes,
and that Is what speeches are made for.
believe we are more indebted to Will
lam +. Mason than to any other Repub-
lican speaker who stumped the State"
The crowd applauded this sentiment
to the echo. The same sentiment, pre-
sented with an accompaniment of dry
humor by Rev. ]. W. Fiiicld Of the War
ren Avenue Congregational Church,
brought out the same. thunderous
cheers, with the additional novelty of
on encore for the talented young divine.
He had 10 make second speech.
The Committee on Resolutions COM
posed of Samuel Kerr, :. r.. Gunder-
son, Henry J. Evans, Hon. Wilson
Brooks. and +. T.. Coyne, then reported
the following, which We're unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, In the election just held. the
State of Illinois rolled up plurality of
10000 Tor Mckinley and Hobart, hon
est money, protection TO American Ia
Dor, national supremacy ana enforce
ment OF the law, and thereby put her.
self among the first Of American com.
monwealths, so that all her people have
just cause for congratulation and hon
est pride, and
Whereas. The splendid result was OBJ
tained in large part by the persistent,
able and intelligent presentation of the
ISSUES during a long and exciting cam
Iaign by Hon. William T.. Mason, and
Whereas. Mr.. Mason has demonstra-
ted his ability to handle the great ques-
tiOns Of the day which will come for
ward TO be shaped into legislation by
Congress, and Is known by the people
and has the confidence OF the people,
and
Whereas, II Is fit and proper that
pjublic services, performed freely and
for the good of the State, should be re-
warded by public office, to which Mr..
Mason has a worthy and honorable as.
piration; therefore,
Resolved, That II Is the sense of this
mass meeting that Mr.. Mason is emf
nently qualified 10 properly I'LL the seat
In the Senate of the United States, the
incumbents Of which have In the past
brought honor and rcnOwn 10 the State
OF Illinois, and that II IL the duty aud
should be the pleasure of the Republi-
cans Of the state To labor for his cleya-
ton 10 that office.
Resolved, That We call upon Republic
cans In the State Senate and House of
Representative 10 support Mr.. Mason
and 10 use all honorable and proper
means 10 see that he has the votes OF
fhe Republican caucus and a speedy