The record-union., 1899-03-31
The Mohawk Club Gives a Banquet
at Detroit, Michigan,
Congressman Lentz Of Ohio Delivering the
Principal Address Of the Evening.
Silver Democratic Leaders Hold a
Conference and Banquet at To-
peka, Kansas, at Which WILL
lam J.. Bryan Was the Promi-
nent Figure.

DETROIT. March 30.-Four hundred
Detroit Democrats, with conslderaple
company of ladies, enjoyed the ninety
third annual banquet of the Mohawk
Club. the leading silver Democfaac Or
gandzation of Michigan, tonight. Inc
large auditorium of the Harmonic CluD
house was gay with patriotic decora-
tions A hfe-sized portrait OF CClonel
William j. Bryan was conspicuous
feature. Letters of regret from Colonel
Bryan and others were read.
Hon. T. E. Tarsney, President OF the
club introduced Mayor Saybury as
POSTMASTER The Mayor paid his re-
spects to the trusts by saying that no
mob was ever so dangerous to the peo-
pies interests as the capitaistlc greed
which is eliminating to-day, when
grea- aggregations Of capital are seek
ing to lower cost of production, partic-
ularly at the expense of labor.
Hen Thomas E. Barkworth, Demo-
cratic candidate for Justice of the State
Supreme Court Ghe bench which is oc-
cupied wholly by Republicans), re-
sponded to the toast .'Partisanship and
the Judiciary; Are They Always Sep
arable?''
was the response by Congressman John
j. Lentz of Ohio, to the sentiment Re
form and Trusts First, and the Fill
pinos Afterward.'' He said:
Let but one side of any case be pre-
sented to- a jury, and of course verdict
would always be brought in according
~. So the American people are like
a jury, and if selfish and designing men
v1C rsf II
power are permitted to control and
abuse the newspapers of the country
it would be easy for them to control
and use the people of the country One
of the curses of the day is the fact that
newspaper lie Will travel around the
earth While Truth is putting on her
boots. There is no better illustration
of this than the floods of lies with ref
erence to the conduct of Germany dur
ing the war with Spain.'
Mr. Lentz told of alleged efforts to
show animosity toward the United
States on the part of Germany. which
he declared never existed There was
no cause, he declared for the apprehen-
sion felt by the people of trouble with
Germany. He said:
These facts could easily have been
Navy Department, or the Chief Execu-
tive While making political speeches in
the West, the South and New England.
why could not this Administration,
while decorating the graves of the
southern dead for political purposes,
have also dropped in word of two of
explanation for. patriotic purposes and
relieved the people of thoughts of new
Germany? For that would not have
been war with Spain.
The contrast between Abraham Lin
coin and William Mckinley grows
wider and wider every day. 1t was
Lincoln who could say: Let US have
nut one war al a time 1t was Will
lam Mckinley who could remain impo-
tent and silent throughout this cam
palgn of falsehood and malice against
Germany
Mr. Lentz denounced what he called
the Whatewash of Secretary Alger,"
and said:
Again Corbin and Sampson. who
Were never near fight, are promoted
and rewarded. Schley and Miles. who
whipped the Spaniards at every turn
IN the lane without sacrificing our own
soldiers, are discredited and slandered
is this war. or is this politics? Is This
Spaln's sense of justice; or is This
Americas national honor?' Let the
memories of Jackson and Lee of Grant
ana sherman answer
EX-Congressman Justin r. Whiting
spoke on Shall the Money of the Con-
stnution Be Restored? An Issue That
Wlu Not Down. Mr. Whiting declared
that the effort to restore to the peonla
the privilege of paying the obligations
OF the Government according to the
terms of contract is a pronositiop
neither dishonest nor disloyal.
BRYAN AT A BANQUET.
TOPEKA (Kas.), March 80 The
Democratic conference and hanouet
under the auspices of the Democratic
state Central Committee was held in
this city this evening Prominent
speakers, including Colonel William 7
bryan OF Nebraska, Champ Clark of
Missouri, Allen o. Meyers of Ohio. and
Sidney Clark of Oklahoma. were nras-
ent Covers were laid for more than q
thousand guests. The new Library
Han. where the banquet was held pre-
sented brilliant scene. with thou-
sands of incandescent lights and dec-