New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-18
AT yUEREl GEORGE FRED!

WHY huIlo, If here isn't George Fred VIII
;ors oooin, Where on earth can he nave Sc
cIuded himself so long? He turned up SUI
denly IN Portland. Me-. on Tuesday night Ut
the annual banquet of the Portland iouhe
Mems Democratic club. which was 'attehue"
.hv Gno prominent Democratic delegates TO the
estate Convention" Anu he made remarks
az course he did He always makes remarks
And usually great many Of them Usually
Zoo ot honnuots Banquets are the strong
hold of tbc Boston orators. The audience Is
mara ont to stay after 1t gets fairly full. 1t Is
also more responsive; more easily stirreu y!
o,,ouopt oppeals: more susceptible to the de-
LIGHTS Of wind Instruments. There have been
hopoucts I'm Boston beginning ut the meridian
md continuing with sHbducd hilarity until as
late as 1 p. M, which have become historic
from the circumstance that they were adj
dressed by George Fred Williams on the burn
ING questions Of the hour. and almost every
body stayed. True, they took place Saturday
afternoon, when other places were 10 con-
siderable extent shut up. but the Common WAS
opcn and If the banquctters bad really Deeh
anxious TO escape they could have gone there
and sat on the benches The general BELIEF IN
Boston Is that nearly all who stayed ana so
because they thought George Fred was saying
something worth while, Or. If not that. That ne
would presently burst into tears. 1t Is on this
account that George Fred Is considered sue
cess in Boston and Is frequently sent into other
towns
ON Tuesday night his theme was The Cur
"r-ncy aud the Pcrncious Effect OF Mchih-
.Ievism" and we are told that. after declar-
ing that "ihc Republican party Is hopelessy
in the hands of the Hanna people. he gave
ian exhaustive review of the history Of the
..monetnry legislation OF the Nation. dcnouncng
"thc action of the Republican party and espe
"clally McKlnlcy's connection Herewith. IL
t. also r.ported that "he declared unreseryedly
against free coinage and IN FAVOR OF n eola
standard" The Tribune has no hard ieeihg
toward the Democratic party or Maine or the
600 members OF the Young Mems Democratic
club of Portland who. no doubt. seated them
selves at this banquet without the slightest
suspicion OF what was coming. We remember
that they have been IN hard luck Tor several
years But we also remember that the last
time they carried the state was when 'hey
formed "A coalition with the Grcenbnck party
and had "A little temporary good fortune Ana
# George Fred In his exhaustive review re
minded his 900 hearers OF that fact. they could
hardly complain. 1t was. perhaps. not in good
form for George Fred who was IN Invited
guest 10 give hiS hosts a scoring over the heads
~ the Republican party. Mckinley and 1.-THE
Hanna people but George Fred Is II man who
does not permit himself To be swcrved In his
devotion to n great cause by the convcntonal
Ties or the little social prOprieties
On the whole, We think they deserved H. The
more 80 because the only demonstration In
favor 81 free silver IN the New England states
has been made hy two or three Democratic dis
trict conventions In Maine. There's degree
Of suhilciy Ia George Frcds treatment Of tho
subject that puts II hucklebcrry or two beyond
the reach of the common mind; but In de
nouncng the action Of the Republican party.
which has always been. ~ he says he Is.
against free coinage and In favor OF gold
standard" and NJ the same time clarifying the
Democratic party of Maine. which scored itS
last success n Il Grccnback party and Is now
coddlng free silver, he undoubtedly meant we'll
There is probably no sinccrcr man OF his inches
on the planet to-day than George Fred, hut his
intellectual processes are sometimes too intri-
cate TO follow.