The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
DINED ON LINCOLN DAY.
sPEEOHES ar THE REPUBJICAE
CLUBS BAHQUET


Republicans OF every type and stripe came to-
ecther in amity at tho dinner Of tho Republican
Club ut Delmonico's last night in honor OF tho
birthday Of Abraham Lincoln. The organiSa-
ton lion and the differentiation lamb sat
down together ana without conflict. Tho
speeches were Of tho patriotioiorder. 90
While the voting Republicans were dining In
tho big room. tho non-voting but influential Re
publicans were having a sort OF auxiliary dinner
in the smaller dining room below. These were
the wives and daughters Of the Republican Club
men. Having no speeches OF their own TO de-
liver. they camo upstairs after dinner and. oe-
cupylnR the gallery, furnished incentive for tho
orators to do their best.
George w. smslloy. Thomas F.. Clark, George
II. F~earons, Gen. Thomas 7. Eckert. Perry S.
Heath, IL. d. Estabrook. the Rev. w. II. p.
Fauuce, judge Edward I. Bartlett. Elihu Root,
ex.MayorW ". 1. Strong, and L. =. Chittenden.
After the singing of soyeral patriotic songs the
greeted with cheers. He said.
'For nearly two decades this club has cele.
OF these occasions have been memorable for the
brillianey OF tho 9ratory. the importance OF the
prae eioGa.nt trib%tes 10 the Character. liz, and
services Of this great patriot and Republican
loader. In some years our meetings have been
while flushed with victory; but whether the
political conditions were gloomy or bright, the
sentiment Of the meeting has always been full
THE truth and the courage TO- speak It, no
s matfer o Th aSIs n II SaF's No Or r wasr eo II hits S "a Is e fss
By fidelity to the truth. In 1896, the greatest
forces of.thclland and with the currency theorists
had been settled by the vote Of the people for
tne HsPn'ii1 naast RginS snd e. e re Rsp sTSiisSIa0n and ID
honest Democratic principle Of sound money.
But the victory cannot DO permanent, the con.
factors OF credit cannot be complete until the
principle Of honest money is impregnably
The fight is on and must be fought to the finish.
"Our motto tonight and for this discussion is
thy and sorrow when pleading with our mis-
guided southern brethren TeI. to return to their ale,
s S1snS S3t e 6 sSe h8' far ali Mi' fb mS,iG 20 b eow a Rs nShe
not need In this discussion to crawl under some
been such an earnest. widespread. and honest DO
licfin tho FREQ coinage OF silver; In other words, in
the teachings Of nearly ali Of our leaders and
most mDsttS Of t our organs srow OF Put .io ,epini snd o DUR
strewn about the monuments of Abraham Lin
mem @en hailed MS 1 hIm IL ms'o1 W. hail hall him as n as t the 'aan
american citizenship. We hail hin as the great
statesman who proved the second savior OF hls
S %Soss Wit % Ssd hs stor h,% w ail'f fero seai" pfeTena H.
being elevated above the plane of our comma
humanity. We love him because his name and
fame are the inspiration and education, and the
DR.. Depew, then introduced Albert ]. Bevsr.
reputation for himself In the West as a cam.
paign orator in 1896. Mr.. Beyeridge said:
shaiiinG It's forces for Its second great battle for
f h,i it + an ins wa. Rst to Femem9 ae
the American people is the issue; to-day. when
lions that search out the very heart Of organized
society are involved. the spirit of Abraham Lin
e9l eoe eS%%SHas I To Eas sf insId en- shs d p7sfinsiPlss
and strike together everywhere and always
until Reputation: seetionHlism and the spirit
Lincoln taught the American people, that
the golden rulo Of patriotism is unity. This i'm.
daughter and the pride Of the entire nation:
Your prosperity depends upon the prosperity Of
eRsn a Il sos %o niiSSp'ffi injury neS to Ss tie A a1s eS ssla pso:
pie is !, suicide 1SIhs to you and ,y,id injury to you T. 3 m m SsIn
not the enomy's country New York is too
to any American citizen is to BIO an enemy to
I'VE Of the central West would not let you DO
cause you are too usefu!Napd heoau lS, you
s sTer an shell A indIanapo RGr.; no iors eGFo's forc sh INVADE sGe
us. Yet. because We believe as Lincoln belloved;
because the Pacific coast is our coast and Sandy
heart 10 in favor Of coast defences and a
navy that can render every port Of the
II invasion should come. to you. the
West would eiye her blood to help defend you,
0S5 scet 1eS az Fl the Al tTF' t STd is we sr Psefbs ses to help az
tho fresides OF the. West the national spirit of
Abraham Lincoln Is dwelling still, and tho new
All this is true because The virile. unspolled and
exhanstless West that gave You Morton, Grant
therefore still Republican. - N'N' "'N
,v Th5e ,b cheers sss for ths speaker SL bS wsrs g gIEeoain and
Fifteen years ago we had no stand whatever
below spain and Chill as a naval power. Now our
navy has been built up until 4 can fairly claim
s Should 3 Be- Is a %S ss to III so sap %ssn an a ' iesf o e. IT
H st"rt Mo pidd'b Us o %ee 81 M those nH %Siu mSas w s2 eS0 are g
EE%iGnnins;s l put m i e a good aSeE r. ga and 5 has
felt for good in NATIONAL affairs; It
years ago. It is the existence OF the navy now
chaSee % n any t fors,e an waa: prs s,sG prf Y Seos sss
the surest way, to avert g light 10 to show that
Tho navy is presminentIy the arm of the
Government on which we must rely In carrying
gut tho traditional foreign policy of the United
1SSas'' men an' who. v" though S%0p psegh az I~%sPp "nd
honest citizens in tho ordinary relations
curse Of timidIty or else arc afflicted
look at anything save from the perochial stand
point. I believe that great good comes TO tho
comes to the, country from the man OF wealthy
but tho timid scholar and the timid man OF
wealth, the scholar who Judges Of the actual
~cloister, and the man of wealth who gets to think
Of nothing but wealth, and to regard, the unset
| thing Of the stock market as outweiRhing the up
holding of netional honor these show them:
selves thoroughly undesirable citizens. In spite of
the fact that they may be excellent mon In their
family. relations, and may perform their ordi-
nary civic duties honorably. So IL Is with tho
good people with parochial minds; the people
who cannot understand that a great country
must, whether 1t win Or 10, have a foreign
IDEAL for a great nation than that OF being an
asscmblage of prosperous hucksters. In the
fate of China to-day the shril advocates OF I'M
Intelligent peacefulness should SOC q grim OBJ
ject lesson.
a nation We cannot avoid having RESPONSE.