Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-24
REPUBLICAN RALLY
Celebration of the Fortieth Anniver-
sary Of the Party's Beginning.
SPEECHES BY LEADING REPUBLICANS
Great Enthusiasm Shown by Rank
and File.
NJ z n . r A B L e SCEN NE

The celebration Saturday evening at
Center Market He'll OF the founding Of the
republican party forty years ago was an
event which called out one Of the largest
and most enthusiastic audiences Washing.
ton has seen In years. The hall was rich
ly decorated with the national colors and
lerge portraits of Washington. Lincoln and
Grant hung above the stage. which was
embowered In ferns and palms. Across
the front of the stage hung the legend in
crimson cartoons: 1855. G. o. p. 1925"
The Fourth Artillery Band furnished music
during the evening. playing at intervals
patriotic melodies. from Yankee Doodle"
to America" There was a large number
of ladies present, who Joined in the demon
strations OF applause.
On the stage were T. J. LASER, president
of the Union Republican Club, under
whose auspices the celebration was held;
the venerable A. M. Clapp, chairman OF the
committee Of arrangements, who was called
on to preside: Rev. George II. Corey, DID,,
Dr. Pardon. Colonel Cook, Mr.. Boutelle Of
Maine, Senator Sawyer, Senator Hswlev.
Representatives Towne of Mime sofa.
Brumm of Pennsylvania, Cousins and DOL
liver of Iowa, Lewis Clephane, Captain
Crawshaw, Colonel Bramhall, Colonel John
A. Joyce and others.
The exercises opened with the invocation
of the divine blessing by Dr. Corey, after
which Colonel William A. Cook OH behalf
a memorial. the reading Of which drew
forth repeated outbursts Of applause and
were adopted with a shout. The document
set forth the facts of interest concerning
the birth of the party and recapitulated
the achievements and its promises for the
future.
Mr.. CIapp Presides.
Thomas ]. LASER as president of the
Union Republican Club. assuming charge
Of the meeting chairman. made a brief
address. telling Of the formation of the
club. which now numbers $50 members,
and then paid a high tribute to A. NJ,
Clapp and his long party service He then
asked him TO take charge as president OF
the meeting. In taking the chair, as soon
as the applause which greeted Mr.. Lasier'e
invitation had died away. Mr.. Clapp said:
we have met tonight to commemorate tho
life. the birth. and, we hope, the eternal
preservation In the hearts of the American
people. Of the father of our country and
me national republican party Of the United
States That party which has been pro-
nounced dead, Is now asserting itself. and
the popular voice OF the people of the
United States-which is the voice of Cod
mas lett our opponents in a state of dis
traction" After short speech RETROSPECT
tive of important events in the history OF
the republican party, Mr.. Clapp called out
Senator Hawley, who made a most inter-
esting speech. nalrating the experiences Of
early republicans, describing how the party
began and the events of the Fremont cam.
paign. Reaching contemporary questions,
the speaker reviewed the foreign policy of
the present administration. OF the tariff
he said that If the Wilson bill had been
passed as originally drawn 1t would have
swept ever the land like a biting blizzard,
The Senate he said, had more sense than
the President and his cabinet, and modified
the bill. Speaking of the bonds Senator
Hawiey declared that Cleveland mad run
dohf 20 hn -
100O0,O00.
Other Speeches.
Representative Brumm Of Pennsylvania
next spoke. The republican party. he in-
sisted, was the party Of progress, of equal.
ity. for north, south, east and west. 1t WAS
party born on moral patriotic and human
ftarian ideas. He was frequently applauded
Representative Cousins of Iowa spoke OF
what the republican party had done for the
workingman and the prosperity of the coun-
try, and scathingly described the effect OF
democratic rule. Representative Towne OF
minnesota lauded the work Of the party,
which, he said. had done more for human
progress than any other moral movement
In all history.
At this point Col. John A. Joyce was call
ed forth. and read a poem written for the
occasion.
Representative Dolliver of Iowa was CALI
ed on and made speech, predicting party
success and pointing out what he claimed to
be the weaknesses of democratic policy.
Mr.. BouteIIc's Address.
After him came Representative Boutelle
of Maine who ,S.is the last speaker of the
evening. He made an earnest plea for re-
publicanism on broad, moral grounds, as
the doctrine which. he claimed. would pro-
tect every man in his rights at home and
abroad.
Il will not be satisfied" he said, until the
ON hlino N ~ ho ca for ft1flt lad sbaA
portion of its mission that We shall no long
er have thirty cases of contested election
cases before us, every one of which repre-.
sents open and bold defiance of the laws and
the Constitution of the United States. I
want her first Of all to bring back the in
dustries of which We have been robbed and
the prosperity of which we have been de-
prived by the democratic party. i am not
ready to fling up my cap in honor of Grover
Cleveland as a leader in the affairs of man.
kind while the most important demand is
the restoration of the prosperity and the in
duStries of which we have been robbed. A
strong foreign policy is all right, but / want
first to see a strong domestic policy. Before
We go into a great war 1 want to see Con-
gress assembled which will enact laws to
sustain the credit of the United States.
want to see Senate which, instead of pass
ing buncombe resolutions and resolutions
insulting to other countries. will enable us
to secure an adequate revenue.
Letters of regret were read from Senator
Cullom and Senator Perkins. During the
evening a telegram was received from Gov.
Morton of New York, expressing his regret
at being unable to attend the meeting. Let
tiers of regret were received from Messrs.
Harrison. Allison, Reed and Mckinley.
The meeting closed with three cheers for
the next republican nominee.
Joshua Parker Wanted.
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