Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-27

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tators. Among the distinguished guests
and speakers were Hon. Boise Penrose,
of Pennsylvania; Congressman Gen.
james A. Walker, of Virginia, and A.
j. Hopkins, of Illinois; Curtis Guild,
Jr., of Boston; John A. Logan, of
Washington; G. ]. Corey, of Chicago,
and Judge Albion w. Tourgee, of New
York.
Hon. Mark A. Hanna was expected
to repond to the toast of "The Victory
of 1s98,' but telegraphed at the last
minute that he was was unable to at
tend. His telegram OF regret read as
follows:
81 am very sorry, but it is simply i'm
possible for me to leave home before I
go to Washington. McKinlesis not re-
ceiving visitors, and am overwhelmed
| by people coming here whom | must
see. | know my friends will appreciate
that only public duties prevent my en-
joying the pleasure of meeting them"
Mayor-Governor Pingree was con-
spicuous as the only guest at the speak
ers table who did not wear the clubs
Mckinley badge.
Gen. Russell A. Alger received an
ovation when he was introduced as
toastmaster by President Babcock as
'Our next secretary of war" Gen.
Alger, in the course of a brief speech
of thanks for the honor conferred ON
him, declared that he was for peace.
He said:
$50 far as my influence can go want
to say to you that there shall never be
any complication that will disturb our
relations with other nations unless oul
honor is assailed.'
He sympathized with the people o.
nations who were oppressed and in his
judgment they should be given al
proper aid; but we should be careful
about embroiling ourselves in war.
Gov. Pingree delivered the address o.
welcome, in which he took occasion t.
say that the republican party must b'
the party of reform if it would live; o
equal taxation, of the removal of taxes
from the people and putting them OF
the corporations. THE old flag and al
appropriation, he said, used to be q
good enough cry, but it would not Dc
now, and if the republican party is t.
be the party of the people it must ge
next to the people.
President-elect Mckinley, ex-Presiden
Benjamin Harrison, Gov. Bushnell
Thomas C.. Platt, Thomas B. Reed, anG
many other noted republicans.
Toasts were responded to in the fol
lowing order:
"Our Nation"-IIon. A. J. Hopkins
member of congress, Illinois,
"Washington's Influence on Modern
American Politics Boise Pen
rose, senator-elect, Pennsylvania.
Virginia, the Mother of Washing
ton'-Gen. James A. Walker, member
of congress, Virginia.
1.-The Republican Party"-Curti:
Guild, Jr., Boston,
"Old-Fashioned Republicanism'-
John A, Logan, Washington.
"Patriotism'-G. j. Corey, Chicago.
1.-The Flag"-Judge Albion W. Tour
gee, New York.
The gathering did not break up un'
til midnight.
Inculcating Patriotism at Chicago.
| CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-The Union League
club, following its patriotic custom OF
years, took the lead to-day in arrang
ing score of celebrations of Washing.
tons birthday on large scale. The
club furnished young and talented
orators from American universities tC
deliver addresses at exercises held in II
of the public schools. Other educa
tional institutions, clubs and societies
brought thousands of citizens together
in all quarters of the city to learn true
lessons of patriotism and civic duty.
The greatest gathering of the day, Us
usual, was in the Auditorium, where
5000 people of all classes and ages list
ened to the scholarly address of Hon
Frederick r. Coudert, denouncing wal
) and advocating international arbitra
ton as the only civilized and perma
nent method of settling disputes be
: tween nations.
A chorus of $50 voices stirred tn,
audience to patriotic demonstration
by singing national songs.
The faculty and students of the Uni
versity OF Chicago assembled in Ken
theater in the morning when Hon
: Robert La Toilette, of Madison, Wis.
delivered a strong address on the "Me
mace of the Machine" He declare,
; the people no longer had voice in tn
government. 1t was the machine
government.