The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-25
ALGER AND TANNER
Deliver Addresses Before the Bos.
ton Home Market Club,
RESIDENT CLEVELAND oHBBRED

For the First Time in the History of That
Strong Republican Organization 1t APP.
plNnds "A Democratic Chief Magistrate
AIger an "wreoks of the Rebellion"
Boston, Nov. 25-For the first time in
the history Of the Republican party in
Massachusetts thoroughly Republican .
organization, the Home Market club |
bound to the cause OF protection, last night |
cheered Grover Cleveland. The banquet |
of the club at Mechanics Hall last night |
was one of the largest in its history |
Nearly "A thousand members listened, with |
a thousand more in the galleries. tC !
speeches by some Of the generals who |,
toured the country in the interests of the !
gold standard, and by Senator Hoar ant
Lieutenant Governor Wolcott
Lieutenant Governor Wolcott was the
first speaker and was followed by Senator |
Hoar. Then General Alger responded tc
the toast, WRECKS of the Rebellion" say
ing in part:
The three most important events in our
nations history were the signing of the
Declaration of Independence, the election
of Abraham Lincoln in 1850 and no less in
importance the election of William Nc
Kinley in 1895, all patriotic and in no sense
partisan victories. Looking back to the
second Of these events, flood of memories
crowd the brain, suggested by the senti
ment to which l am to speak tonight.
Thousands today remember the terri
bic storm that swept over the country In
all its fury, attacking its very life; and in
the storm l can in memory see in every
village, town and city in the north re.
cruiting offices, where the young man
hood of the nation were flocking to Offer
their services to their country, and leav'
ing behind them homes whose inmates
We're bathed in tears, and whose hearts
Were breaking with the separation.
Il can hear the bugle and the long roll
sounding to arms and see those men in
/ line of battle, with quickened pulse, drawn
faces and determined minds, knowing
that they were facing death and ready to
meet it if need be in defense of the flag
What a mighty conflict where the blue
and the grey met upon more than 1000
battlefelds, and where north and south
sacrificed more than half a million men
who died where they fought,
AT last ppomattox-peac re-
stored, broken hearts in half million
homes for those who would never return !;
but with it all, gladness and gratitude,
/ gladness for the grand results, gratitude
to those heroes for the sacrifices they had
made. The survivors are the men who
/ have been classed wrecks of the rebel
/ lion
we accept the name although given in
malice and with no thought of graft tude,
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, Meade,
! Logan and a million more who have faded
! into Immortality, We're they here tonight,
would be among these wrecks Howard,
] Sickles, Schoheld, Dodge Rosecrans, of
the old corps commanders, are still living
wrecks of the rebellion, no party lines
separating Them no political or religious
differences dividing them; patriots then,
patriots now, and around them are rally
ing million loyal comrades, patriots but
not partisans, devoted to the flag, glory
ing in the greatness of the nation they
helped to serve.
Wrecks of the rebellion Yes phys.
ical wrecks, but manly men, patriotic,
liberty loving, God fearing men, and he
! who would cast a slur upon their fair
names should die in infamy
And now we ask, What of the night
The patriotic people of this nation have
won victory over lawlessness repudia-
tion and dishonor No party can justly
claim the victory, but the law abiding,
peace loving members of all can rejoice in
our escape from great peril, and know
that they acted an important part in the
rescue of our country from threatened dis
aster. The crisis, however, is not vet
! passed. Our lawmakers and executive,
! by wise, conservative acts, will meet the
needs of all the people, and by such legis-
lation and administration of affairs merit
the confidence so willingly given"
Corporal Tanner was the next speaker.
After remarking that the victory was not
decisive enough to suit him, he paid
| glowing tribute to Mark Hanna, whom
he described as "the very lieutenant gem
eral of modern politics" Continuing, he
said:
"The most cursory examination Of the
returns of the late election show that,
hand in hand with the greatest ratio of
illiteracy went the greatest ratio of Bryan
support Looking upon the possibility of
his election as having involved very Sc
rious peril to.the republic, it seems to me
that that fact should bling US many de-
grees nearer the point when the funda-
mental law of the land should declare
that the individual who cannot read
ballot shall not have the power to cast
one.
ION what rests the hopes OF Mr. Bryan
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what leader do they expect to march in
the campaignY The answer comes from
their ranks on every side-general advers-
ity. On him they stake their future po-
litioal fortunes. Want in the household,
despair in the marts of trade, silence in
the looms, furnace fires unlighted, gaunt
looking women and pinched faced chill
dren in the homes of labor, all bring hope
to their hearts and joy to their political
/ countenanceS
I'VE rejoice that as against these forces
we stand under II banner and a leadership
that insures success and happiness The
banner is that of national honor, The
leader is general prosperity, personifed in
| William Mckinley His advance is al
ready heralded by the unwonted glow of
the forge and the merry ring of the anvil,
! The furnace fires are alight and smoke
driven from out cold chmneys the birds
who, for four long, weary years have
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