Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-12
JOHN J.. WEBSTER oLup nAyoupr.
Members Meet TO Renew Their Friend
shins and nefresh ThcIr E,nIih.

! ships and Refresh Their Faith
The members OF the John l., Webster Re.
publican club iudulged in very pleasant
banquet at the Millard hotel las, night.
They mads a party OF considerable propor-
tions as they were distributed around the
| banquet table. and an excellent menu. to-
gether with able toasts and a general at
nlcsphere OF good fellowship combined to in-
| spire the occasion with more than ordinary
| interest me dining room was handsomely
decorated with potted palms, and the tables
! were laNiShly fragrant with huge clusters Of
! hot house roses. which reposed in dranines
OF smilaN The handsome silk flag which
| was presented to the club by Mr. Webster
was artistically draped over the head of the
| taole which was occupied by MIR. Webster
| win Howard IL. Baldrige Charles a G.ss
! Dr. VI. O. Ricketts, Il. j. Cornish and John
| L. Kennedy. Among those who occupied
/ seats at the right and left were: C. q
Pearse, Judge l. f. Baxter. Judge Joseph II.
! Clarkson, Judge Clinton n. Powell Charles
| E. Winter, J. w, Battin. A. j. I.unt, Isaac
Adams, X. w. Breckenridge w. A. Saun-
dors, Joseph Grow, Hush A. Meyers Louis
Berka, A. w. Jeferis. J. NJ. Gillian. w. W.
bingham, Beecher Highly. II l.. Day. J. II
Van Duseu. @. w. Stevens. W. .. Rogers
Edgar H. Scott Harry Knott, Charles Unit,
H. II. Olmstead, Edgar Smith, II. W. Glib
son and w S Heller
After sufficient attention had been given tn
the more substantial refreshments of the
evening Howard Baldrige called the guests
to order and introduced Charles A. Goss as
toaNtmastcr. Mr. GoSs said that the club
had not met on this occasion for the purrosn
OF thrustlug any new things oil its guests
1t was merely to cement old friendships and
TO prepare for united work for republican
success in this interval between nollticnI
battles. He then introduced Dr. NJ. o. Rick
etts, whose subject was "preailent NcEin-
ley. After prefacing his more serious re-
marks with a couple of apt anecdotes DR.
Ricketts, said that the best eulogirs of pub.
lie men were usually found in their obituary
notices. But 1t was better to see the good i'm
men while they were yet living and couId
know that their efforts were anpreciateI
Mr. Mckinley was not a political accident
mere mad not been an acCiden. in his en- /
TIRE career, for everything tTat he had ac- |
compliahed had been accomplished by cool |
calcu alton and persistent effort
E. j. Cornish discussed "Our Political Flu ,
ture lie said the questions raised by the |
war had been largely outgrown, and the re- |
puoIicah party must equip itself to meet new |
questions that would be forced upon 1t. 1t |
was the tendency Of party in power to he /
come conservative. The conservative party |
attracted the support Of the men of wealth. |
who were satisfied with what they had and |
wanted 1t protected Iii this was a danger !
The republican party must guard against It |
ana never become the supporter of monouo- |
lies and trusts.
Judge w. W. Keysor was to have re-
spcnded to the toast, "The Republican
Press and c. J. Greene to "ReDublican
Leaders" Neither of them was present ana
the toaatmaster called on J. II. Van Dusen to
discuss these topics. Mr. Van Dusen re-
ferred mainly to the press and its influence
in molding the politics of the country. He
that this influence should be re-
Sarded at its true value. In the effort to
redeem Nebraska to the republican party its
leaders should give intelligent consideration
10 the advice of the press, which kept its
fingers constantly on the public pulse
John l.. Kennedy responded to the senti-
nent, "Our Club" and briefly discussed the
purposes of the organization by which the
occasion had been inspired The program
was ended with an address by John L. Web
Ster, whose toast was "The Republican
Party" Mr.. Webster eloquently reviewed
hc achievements of the party in the past
md closed with an inspiring picture of an
equally glorious future.