The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13
Republican Banquets in New
York and Chicago.
A EuLooy BY cHAuNceY oepEw
The Republican Party Stands Where
Lincoln Did. lie Says.
Ex-Gov. Mckinley. Speaking at Chi
cago. pweiis Upon the Iaheratarss
Advocacy OF Protective Tariff
Foraker aud rhurston Also Deliver
Political Speeches.

New York. FEB le-The tenth anau,i
Lincoln dinner Of the Republican Club yeas
held at Delnonlco's tonight. and was one
e the most notable events held IN honor
az the martyred president. Covers for @sl
were set IN the haaquet hall. which was
handsomely dsNoorated with the national
ensign and a hig portrait OF Abraham iAn-
coin The guests were seated at
round tables placed slternatlvaly.
Elhu Root president Of tho
club. presided. Those invited TO sic
Al the guests table weres Chauncey re-
pew. Dr. Emil Tlirsch, OF Chicago. Gov.
Griggs. OF New Jersey; senator Joseph Il.
Foraker, 81 Ohio. Mayor strong, Seth
Lave. Gen f. a. MeAspin and Henry II.
Hawlaad. At the ether tables were many
prominent IN the political, financial and So
cal circles Of tbs city. chaunccy At. De-
pew was the first speaker. Or. Depew i'm
his Introductory remarks said.
Celebrations of the anniversaries OF he
roes and statesmen. OF ha,tlenclds and slE-
nifcant events have. as a rule. only a his
torical interest They lack the freshness
and passion OF touch aud attachment. IL
has always been the habit of peoples TO
defy their heroes After few genera
Tons they are stripped 0f every semhiance
10 humanity. We can reach no plane
where. after the lapse Oe a hundred years.
We can view George Washington as ona OF
ourselves Iis comes 10 IA 80 perfect. fun.
rounded and complete that he ~ devoid OF
the defects which make 4 possible for us 10
love greatness. The same u largely tf0e
az All the revolutionary WORTHLESS. rSeggc
that the ceionial DANES have raised or low
erred Benjamin ffankhn 20 the level 90 car
V.s'on ~ deciding that he W4s - nunsn
that his descendant in the fourth FenerAtien
ls unworthy of their mempershig. Thank
heaven. We cas- STA caunf - one 81 cur
amman hl4 aA4wTNa-
with hs greatness aud hls ssvfFg day lsolsr-
Mncss. wlth h.N wit and Ae3irt Nith hls snn-
lie rhivalrS that ma.ie him equal % Tia
hssi-eorn knights. AMI h.sa~k~AFd and rn-
EAiniS ways thaf maic him ore ~ the rsaia
people. the martfret prestisnt. cur header
81 the po0pir. Ahraham t.ncuafA
'-rciay foT the nret tifae ~inee f1nto3ns
death. the i.th ~ Fenruary is q legal hsii-
day in sur state ~ Nee Vera. ant 1 10
proper that the peoIle shesiid. ~itholt Fe-
gard 70 thetr party Asilaticns eeseorAis
IN a hseouizg manner the birth ant ne
story and thn achievements 81 th.s savior
q The rspnblic bat IL II equally meet AMI
rrnpar f0F us wha are - theFed hers a. is~-
r..si.ficans Il cclebrafe asso the deeds sut
the as.hlssen~nfs and the character 20 shs
greatc~ Repuhlican who ever lived"
Ttirniag % the history - the Republican
party. Dr. D~prs declared that It's teach
lngs and Inspirations have come more
largely frnrn ih@ atate@ma nship ami utter
arren 81 Abraham Lincoln than from ary
other man. He said the history Of the Re-
puhlican pArty was the history OK Amer
i-a.a prosperity. sseadrastiy the party had
adhered 10 tho principle OF protection ~
American industries. After referring al
length 90 the great natiozai progress under
pslalhiican rlle and declaring that the Re-
publican party In isaG stands before the peo-
ple a. the only national party, Dr, bepew
returned 10 Idncoln's policy In preserving
tha reuubllc. and said I'm conclusion.
Abraham lincoln would draw the last
dollar the country possessed and draft the
last man capable Of bearing arms TO save
the republic He would use any currency
hy which the army could be- Kept IN the
field and the navy upon the seas. when
the peril was SO great that Our promise 10
psv yielded only % cents on the dollar he
prevented the collapse of our credit and
the ruin of our cause by niedsing the ma
tional faith 60 the payment OF our debt
and the redemption Of our notes and DiNs
a, mar in money recognized In the ent4i-
,nerce Of the world The Republican party
stands for a policy which VIII furnish
abundant revenue for every requirement.
of the government and which viii MAIN
tain the credit ~ the United States at
home and abroad, and TO the standard
which is Justified by it's uneqnaled wealth,
power and progress.
genator-eIect ]. -. Foraker responded To
the toast. '+The Republican Party" Mr..
Farnker said the past OF the Republican
party spoke for itself After referring 10
what he termed the hopeless divisions in
the Democratic party on every great qu"s-
fjcn ne said: we have seen the house.
Quarrel wIth the senate. the senate quar-
rel with the house. both houses quarrel
with the president. and the president re-
fuse 10 agree with anybody. We have
seen our credit impaired. our currency de-
ranged and an endless chain 81 demands
and evils with resulting bond issues. bond
syndlcaies and bond scandals. without
exception our home policy has brought
only wreck and ruin. while our foreign
policy has been an almost uninterrupted
chapter Of disappointment and u1ortifies-
ton
Turning 10 the subject Of the merchant
marine ne said the great underlying prop
oeItt0n was that me must not buy bat
must build our ships A discriminating
tonnage ard tafin duties had workei Won
tefa once and would DO u again. tie pro-
posed 20 put a premium on American
built ships 20 MAKE the fFfe list " i'm
Yorfs subject 20 the condition thar they
come IN American bottoms. 90 allow "a re-
hate nf 70 per cent. on al dusiahie fo'Hts
of our own carriaEe. and % conbn" fhe
benefits of reciprocity 20 goods carried Ia
the ships of tho recirfoeattnF countries.
re American marine once ssfabiishf1, th@
-. question would - The upbuiifng ~ a
navy abIn 70 protect a. Then. ~ NJ
s.,,s,,rtlefnsnf OF an American marine ufi
am American navy. We should Al once hiiiti
80 American ship canal across Niraragits-
The next speaker was Rev pr. Emil -
TTlssea. 81 Chicago. His toast was "fns
Home % Lincoln" President Seth Low,
~ columbia college, responded 10 tho
toaaf seThe CITY of New York" The last
.-,eaker was Rev william Park. ~ Glow
e,ayiIie. ~ho spoke or Typical Men
Letters OF regret we're read from Kofert T.
! Isnrslo. s,f chicago. Gov. Morton. OF New
Yark. and a number of other men OF nA-
.l..s..l rarasrrnl N..flnn