Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-30

tion to the Present Day
Issues.
Dolliver Gives Bryan a Hard Hit
-Iowans Given an
Ovation.
Chicago, Aug 30-Prominent men
ltol1l ail parts of the country gathered
around the tables in the banquet hall of
the Auditorium Hotel last night to at
tend the feast given by the Hamilton
Club OF this city in their honor. The
Hamilton Club is republican organi-
cation. and its banquet was, after the
menu, banquet with politics as the
chiei thing under discussion. President
Fred Bangs, of the club, acted as toast
master; and with him at the head of
the table sat Col. ID. b. Henderson,
Senators Cushman *. Davis of Minne-s
sofa and j. p. Dolliver of Iowa;
Charles q. Dawes, comptroller of the
curfencN Gen. Shaw, communicating
chief of the G. a. r., Walter Warder.
acting governoro of Illinois; Lieut. Gen.
Miles; Maj. Gen. Louis Wagner. Gen.
Daniel p. Sickles Cen Leo Rassieur.
and others. President Bangs opened the
speech making with short address, at
the end of which he introduced Speaker
+ henderson, who SPOKE briefly, and as
follows:
IN E1taf,
before last TO come here to have an ALL
around good time with my comrades of
the Grand Army received telegram
from the president Of this club asking
me to take the place of the president.
! am net here for that purpose. No
man in this republic can take the place
of President Mckinley. And, gentle
men, when the balg9ts are counted in
November. the patriotic and sensible
people of this country viii demonstrate
20 the world that 10 man wifi be per-
mittsd 10 take his place.
the name of Hamilton suggests
three thoughts that may be appropriate
10 isoV: first, a strong governments; sec
EonG, a Just government; third pro-
itective government. In this great world
S9t ours, full of powerful, massive. ag-
sressive governments this nation as a
government must be strong TO take care
~ our people and their interests. No
government can be strong that is not
Just We can not hold the love and
support of our people unless we are
3lst IN the enactment and in the exc
cutinn of iaw. This government must
Protect capital and labor and give each
a fair chance II must protect the rich
and the poor, the black aud the white
and the brown, also MIR Bi am I'm
less We have a government big enough
e5eSiend its protective power over the
tsag, It VIII come short of its duty,
Speaker Henderson was heartily
cheersd as ne resumed his seat. Presi-4
dent Bangs then brought forward as
the next speaker senator Cushman *.
Davis. who replied 10 the toast, Our
loess tiny.
senator I9olliver then praised the
said was passed by the almost unani-$
nous Vote of ils only nation for whose
benefit ii was fi'dmet.--the United
states of America, and continuing. he
said. - count mat statute as the cor
nar stone Of the national prosperity
which followed close upon it's enact
runs away from the tariff question. ia
which the wages and employment Of
every American citizen are involved
and attempts To decoy US across the
fPaciiic ocean To hide its record and
plans for the future in a network Of
cant ard Hypocrisy about the tieclara-
ton Of independence. The republican
party stands ready TO meet them. either
-,
but | do not mird telling you that Whit
We Propose 10 meet them. while we pro-
pose IL Whip them wherever we find
them. we recognize that the real field
of this battle is here. and not on th..
other side of The world. Hardly less ini-
portant, and in the Judgment OF many
even more important, as the founda-
tion Of national prosperity. WAS the
solemn declaration Of the American
people recorded an election day. lSa6,
Ito maintain the standard of values on
Which all contracts of the people were
drawn and all their business trans
acted
Senator Doiliver then criticized the
Democratic party for what he termed It's
attempt 70 cover up the only sincere
land settled convection which ii has, By
~ Lii iOl ora
ton Oh the. sabispt Of civil liberty and
continuing. he said: THE world il 40
arranged that ssery masquerade of false
Hpretenses. tisNinS to do business upon a
|hie;i mora aaale sooner or late, comes
70 a point along ita line Of march where
il can distinctly hear the laughter OF
sods and naetl. such a point | think VAS
IAeaehed at Kansas City when Senator
Iiilinan WAS sselGcird. owing to his voice.
TO read tbs declaration of independence.
With its sublime precepts about the
equality of man and the ultimate basis
of human government. Until Mr.. Bry-
an shall stand up somewhere before the
American people and in an audible tone.
Of voice utter one word of manly disa,l-
prevail Of the crime against civil liberty.
winch, in the pndisputed democratic
communities al the United States has
left their nlillionalof people helpless and
outcaat before the law, i, for one, IN
tend 70 treat his decara ton on the sub
ject Of equal rights as unfit for the re-
spect Of the American people. =
In conclusion Senator Dolliver then
eulogized President Mckinley He re-
ceiSed a tremendous ovation az he re-
su1ned his seat. Speeches by several To-
cal orators closed the banquet.
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