The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-25
HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED
ned Hot DoWncast ProtcctiOuists
Cheer Cleveland,
GRANDMA IloAR'S NOTE OF WARNING
appears I" view ENGLAND business
NE" to Act HUncst,--t.ood Rcn-
SON for Present Distrust.

), Boston, Mass. November gi.~-For the
n iilst time IN the history of the republican
y PARTY In Massa -huset,s that thoroughly re To-
publican organization. the Home MarNot
, club, bound to the cause OF protection.
{ cheerod Grover Cleveland The banquet of
. inc Grub at Mechanics hall tonight was one
oil the largest in its history Nearly 1000
| members. representing the industries of
4 nearly every city and town in the State.
gathered about the tables and. when the
{ ieast was over, listened with A thousand
more IN the galleries to speeches by some
+ OF the generals who toured the country in
lhe interest OF the gold standard and by
SENATOR hoar and Lieutenant Governor
Wolcott.
IIesldent W. \. stott of Lowell opened
the proceedings by reading n letter iran,
lresdent-oicct Mckinley, and thon intro
duced Lieutenant Governor Wolcot. His
eAceileney. in welcoming the guests from
Uthef states said that the Thanksgiving OF
me people was not decrced by president or
governor but by 10000 900 Of people.
senator Hoar, who followed. snid that the
"enocratic party had been saved from it
self by republican effort
The business men of New England he
SAID must study the cause OF what has
oeeh going on and do something that viii
cure the disease which has spread
III Is said that while Mckinley has one
milton majority, change OF Is. 00o votes
1t is sad TO contemnia1e III. S' G'','
the business men of Nov, T,,ta,,, 80 aT, ~.
cause OF good rovornmcnt5 e., 'r a'9 'ue
ny the light of their integrity, regain the
confluence OF the West? / call upon the
! strictly to honest b,,vtr,- s ,'ii' " holi
| regain the conf;dor,a .e PIi"v'pI's an"
! Snutb .rd W. ~ w. wy Htop'e OF inc
vb,n a., ,,a',,'is ~, Is not strange that
limitation -, ". '''s west see the accu-
Stool, ,,'' "o"'th ny gambling in the
| In - wv 'to6 shutIu Try to initiate 1t
a. " s'i'"".I why IL is not strange when
, i'VS .'"u 'iv history OF railroad construc-
.''" III tne west that they should endeavor
:" lepuulatG their debts.
| ""'u' ,io"i closed MS remarks by say
lnS mat hTyan and Scntaor Morgan. in
thcit review OF the campaign, showed their
ignorance OF the American people
ihey should take the counsel OF thf ~
| lalnehted Lamar, who said oh nv COIN
tryinen know one another aud You win
loye one another"
General Russell A. AIger of Mth,ro.,
the next speaker said:
THE three most important evonts in onr
Nations history were the signing ~ tba |
Declaration OF INDEPENDENCE Tho o,no+i,n
of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and mn lisa IN |
Importance the election OF VIM. MclSinlrv |
in 1886 all patriotic ana In No s,,,s, |
partisan victories. LOOKING hack ~
the second Of these events n 0oo1 ~ |
memories crowd the brain suggesting tho |
sentiment which | am Ia ancsL to,1igb,
distinguished writer summing The |
situation at that time s1id. Tho Nor,h |
had spoken and. unhiddcn there game int, |
the minds of every Northern man ~, |
question what Will be the answer Of tba !
South? We had not very long ia unit ,nr |
that answer and thousands TO-DAY remsp,
Der the terrible storm Tint swept over III. |
country In all its fury att,cting lie vory |
life and in the storm / can in memory 500 |
in every village, town and cltv in tbe |
North, recruiting officers whore the younr |
manhood of the Nation were nockIng TO |
offer themselves to their country. LAYING
upon Its altar their lives and leaving be-.
hind them homes whose inmates were
bathed in tears and whose hearts ,vcro
breaking with the separation. I can see
them again on their way to the Southland
and again in cam; again on Tho lnnolv
picket line standing through the stjllness
Of the night guarding armies as thcy silent
TO be awakened for mortal conflict nar-
haps with the coming day.
~ can hear the hugIe and the long roll
sounding to arms and see those men In line
of battle with auickened pulse drawn faros
and determined minds. knowing that tbov
were facing death and rcadv ~ wet I. I,
need be In defense of tbe gay VIA, n
mighty conflict whore Tho hI,1o ma ,b
prav mot IN, moro tbnr aooo h,,tIao ,
whore North and South s,rrianad 80, go
than half a million men who died where
tbey fought
-, taat ,r,oroo,,o,, ,.oo, ,,,,,. So
-, ~, ,.. -, u'''on re-
s,'l, ,o |bls ,h INA i",' na,iioh
,ut vim II ali pladnoss and Gratitude