The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13
LINCOLN DAY IN NEW YORK.
Dcpew Commend the Administration
-RoOsevelt Believes In the


NEW YORK. Feb I2.-The Republican
Club observed Lineolns birthday, as 1t
has for twelve years. at banquet TO-
night at Delmonico's. Nearly 800 MEN,
Lers Of the club and guests were present,
and fifty ladies dined in the Empire
room" below. When the speaking began
the ladies took seats in the gallery. Rev.
DR.. w. Ii. p. Faunce said grace. Cor
nelius J. Bushnell led the singing between
courses. with '+Tenting Tonight on the
Old Camp Ground" John Browns
Body" My Bonnie" and the like. As
souvenirs. each diner received neat s.l-
yer badge. a medallion of Abraham Linz
coin. suspended from a bar bearing the
legend. The Republican Club Presi-
dent Chauncey NJ. Depew opened the
speaking. The toasts were:
Abraham Lincoln" by Hon. Albert J.
Beveridge. OF Indianapolis
The Republican Party" by Congress
man Charles A Boutel.e.
The Mission Of America" by Henry
Dodge Estabrook. of Chicago.
THE Navy" by Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy Roosevelt.
President Depew called for order short
ly after o'clock. and made a few re-
marks in which he referred to Theodore
Roosevelt, the "Cyclonc Dutchman," and
10 Mr.. Beveridge "a young orator of
the West. from the home OF one Of the
sTainlest, ablest and best equipped par
ties We ever had" He said in part:
Thank heaven. the clear and superb
NJ Aasr friZ . he
manufacturers banquet two weeks ago.
ana the impregnable front of the Repub-
lican members OF the house of represent
atives. have cleared the atmosphere
Those two things have done much for
national credit and Republican hope Now
the representa- ves must take one side or
the other.
The good Lord and the good devil
period has passed. 1, is an axiom al
most. in Washington that the utttsances
OF Mckinley and Gage. and OF Reed anu
OF Dangiey. are good principles. but bad
politics.
But temporary success is worse than
defeat when IL is won upon the maxim
recently enunciated by Mark Twain that
faith is believing what you know is not
so. There Is 40 more inspiring or hope
ful spectacle no more dramatic picture
OF the battle in the forum than when the
silver resolution, the resolution Of repUdla-
ton Of national obligation. the resolution
which meant. II successful. disaster to
public credit and private business came
down from the senate. With the prestige
OF the most august body In our govern
rntnt behind IT, it's descent upon the house
was like the charge Of the old guard at
Waterloo But the old guard bit the dust
and crumb.ed 20 pieces upon the impreg-
nahle squares OF honest money led by the
greatest pariiams ntarfan OF our times
Speaker Thomas Il. Reed"
Mr.. Roosevelt said In part.
when ! speak or the United State.
navy ] do not have To make a mere party
speech, for waen We reach the water line
We get beyond the domain of party In
preparing TO face foreign foe. all Ameri-
cans should stand alike.
Fifteen years ago we had no standing
whatever among naval nations. Now
cur navy has heen buiit up until Il can
fairly claim 1t 10 be on a tie with that Ct
Germany fcr fifth place. IL Is as yet
by no means az large as s. should be ana.
TO lie supne and let other nations pass
us when We have made SO good a start
would b. one of those b.unders which are
worse than crimes
In the fate OF China today the shrili
advocates OF uninteilisent peacefuiness
should see a grim object lesson especially
fitted 20 teach il they are not past learn
ing We must be ready in time Of need
20 DO as eur forefathers have AWAY. done
arS show that we are ready and able 20
appeal TO ,'1r ultimate arbftrament Of the
swofd Unless we are false to every
tradition Of the American foreign policy
we must continue ~ uphold the Monroe
doctrire bat IL vSuid re better 10 sur
render the Nonroe doctrine outright than
20 GisCretiit ourselves and make ourselves