Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-25
THE HOME MARKET CLUB
Members and Their Friends Listen to the
Soldier Orators.
Speeches by Gems. AIger and Howard,
Corporal Tanner and Others-Im-
pOrtance of the Election.

The Home Market Club Of Boston gave a
banquet at Mechanics Hall, Boston, last
night. A thousand members, representing
industries of nearly every city and town In
the state, gathered about the tables. and
when the feast was over listened with
thousand more in the galleries to addresses
by some of the Union veterans who made
speechmaking tour of the country in the
interests of the republican ticket during
the recent campaign Senator Hoar and
Lieutenant Governor Wolcott also spoke.
President w. A. Stort of Lowell opened
the proceedings by reading letter from
PIesdent-elect Mckinley and then intro
duced Lieutenant Governor Woicott
Senator Hoar, who followed the lieuten-
ant governor. said the democratic party
had been saved from itself by republican
effort.
Then came speeches by General Russell
A AlgeT. General o. o. Howard, Corporal
Tanner and others. General Howard cau
toned his hearers against putting too
much confidence in their democratic allies.
Already there are mutterirgs in New York
he said, against Mckinley.
No Party Won the Victory"
Responding to the toast. Wrecks of the
Rebellion General Alger said:
THE three most important events in our
nations history We're the signing of the
Declaration of Independence, the election
Importance, the election of William Nc
klnley in 1S96-all patriotic and In no sense
partisan victories. The patriotic people
OF this nation have won victory over law
lessneSs, Reputation, dishonor. No party
Won the victory, but the lawabiding peace
loving members of all can rejoice in our
escape from a. great peril and know that
they acted an important part In the rescue
OF our country from threatened disaster.
THE crisis, however, is not yet passed.
Our lawmakers and executives by wise,
conservative acts must meet the needs of
all the people, and by such legislation and
administration of affairs merit the conf
denee SO willingly given To this end let
US all, regardless of party ties. give our
OF prosperity may not again be clouded
from US
General Alger closed his remarks by pay
ing an eloquent tribute to President Cleve-
land. and for the first time in the clubs
history three cheers were given by the
members for Mr.. Cleveland.
Illiteracy and Bryan's Vote.
Ex-Commssioner Tanner said: THE most
curSory examination of the returns of the
late election shows that hand in hand with
the greatest ratio of iiliteracy went the
greatest ratio of Bryan support. Looking
upon the probability of his election as hav-
ing involved serious peril to the republic, it
seems to me that fact should bring us
many degrees nearer the point where the
fundamental law of the land shall declare
that the individual who cannot read a bal
lot shall not have the power TO cast one
When the time comes. gentlemen. the point
VIII be forever past when rhetoric and
rabbits feet will be potent factors with
American sovereigns in a presidential cam
paisn.
"On what rests the hopes of Mr. Bryan
and his supporters in the future? Under
what leader do they expect to march in
the campaign? The answer comes from
their ranks every side-general adver-
Sity. On this they stake their future polit-
ical fortunes. Want in the household, de-
spair in the marts of trade. silence in the
looms. furnace fires unlighted, gaunt-look-
Ing women and pinch-faced children in the
homes of labor all bring hope to their
hearts and joy to their political counte-
RANGES
General Prosperity.
I'VE rejoice that as against these forces
We stand under a banner and leadership
that insures success and happiness. The
banner is that Of national honor. The
leader is general prosperity personified by
William Mckinley His advance is al
ready heralded by the unwonted glow of
the FORCES and the merry ring of the anvil.
The furnace fires are alight, and smoke
has driven from out cold chimneys the
birds which for four long. weary years
have buIlded their nests therein.
We rejoice because there Is gladness
in the air for all the honest sons of toll
who seek full employment, good wages and
payment in money good the world around;
gladness for capital seeking remunerative,
helpful investment; gladneSS for those who
hold dear the fame of this nation the world
over, and. supreme above all, glainess for
those who hold all else droSS compared
with the perpetuity Of d republic wherein
there is room for the sect!onalism of
TiilInan the anarchistic ideas of Alt
geld. republic which is and ever will be
the brightest hope, the very ark of the
covenant of liberty-loving. down-trodden
and oppressed men from all the earth"