The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-13
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BANQUET TABLE SENTIMENTS
A NUMBER OF EARNEST TALKS nv
THE PARTY LEADERS
Business Session To-Day-Candidates
for the Various Oaices-The Coli
Iege Clubs-Party Plans.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind. Feb. 12.-This has been
the greatest day in the history OF the Re-
publican party in Madison county. for never
before have the streets and hotels OF An
derson been so full of visitors and enthu-
siasm as tonight. when the full strength
of the young Republicanism of the Stats
is gathered here to attend the meeting of
the Republican League of Clubs There
was, withal, shade of sadness felt all day.
because OF the fact that while the cere-
monies Were going on In Anderson. the
body of Richard w. Thompson was beirg
buried in Terre Haute. For this reason.
while the Terre Haute delegation was re-
ceived with a warm welcome on its arrival
tonight, there was less demonstration than
had marked the arrival OF the other delega-
tions earlier in the day. The Terre Haute
men were not expected in until late, as the
committee had been notified that most OF
them would be detained at Mr. ThompJol's
funeral Booker T. Washington arrived On
the Knickerbocker express. along with the
Terre Haute delegation. and received
warm welcome when the reception COM
mittee escorted him 10 the Hotel Ander-
son. The unfortunate episode OF last satur-
day had keyed up public curiosity to such
a point that although he arrived In driv-
ing rain, there was an enormous crowd
around the hotel entrance TO zee him. AZ
soon as he came in view. some one started
a cheer and in few minutes the noise was
deafening Mr.. Washington was manifest
ly overcome by his warm welcome but
smiled his thanks and retired TO his room
at once.
The afternoon session was opened by
former President Holloway. who paid a
brief but eloquent tribute to Lincoln. the
patron saint of the league. Then Mayor
Dunlap, Of Anderson. welcomed the league
to the city. He said the people OF Ander-
sen offered welcome which did not inquire
into the politics of it's guests 1.-The
preston, L am an Indianian.'" he said. is
a proud boast. for I'm the royal family Of
States no State can excel our own. The
Hoosier State is notable in its material
wealth, eminent in intellectual attainment
and exalted in its craftsmanship" In con-
cluding, Mayor Dunlap said: You honor
yourselves. your party and your State by
thus celebrating the natal day OF him who.
through poverty, obscurity. hardship end
encouragement, rose to the most exalted
place in the Republic; who, for four long
years of storm of war, in dark and in
gloom. through seas of blood and rain OF
tears, kept Godlike hand upon the helm
of State-Lincoln, the emancipation. the i'm
mortal-God's greatest gift TO man since
the Resurrection"
PRESIDENT GILBERTs SPEECH.
The response to Mayor Dunlap was made
by Newton w. Gilbert, president OF the
league. He spoke feelingly of the welcome
Anderson had extended TO the members OF
the league. He said that every act Of the
citizens, no less than the gracious words
of the mayor, made everyone feel at home.
He continued:
Some one has said there are two old
parties in this country. One is the grand
old party, and the other is the bad old
party. To the first We owe everything that
is glorious in our history since 1860. We are
indebted to IL for the Union itself, which.
but for IL, would have been torn asunder
before many of were born. We are
indebted TO IL for the free soil OF this great
Republic, and for millions OF free men, We
are indebted 10 IL for old Glory which
waves around the globe with no star miss
ing in its beautiful constellation. We are
indebted to IL for the protection of the
Industries of our people, for currency
good throughout the world, and for policy
of expansion and development commen-
surate with the promises of the twentieth
century. We are indebted TO il for Lincoln
and Grant, for Garfield and Blaine, for
Harrison and Mckinley. We are indebted
to 1t for glorious record of promises re-
deemed, of faith kept, OF honor untarnished
and OF credit unimpaired
ITO the bad old party we owe something.
We owe to IL for the loss Of hundreds OF
thousands OF patriotic lives and billions OF
treasure. We owe TO IL for slavery and
war. for rebellion and treason. We owe TO
II for panic and failures, for shattered
homes and broken hearts. We owe 20 IL
for loss OF confidence at home and impair
ment or credit abroad. We owe 10 IL for
free-lunch houses and free-soup houses.
and IL il had had its way We would owe 10
IL for free trade and free silver We owe
TO IL for opposition toi our army to-day,
and for the lives OF many OF our sons. We
owe TO IL for that pair OF lungs from
Nebraska. which have displaced the at
mosphere in every hamlet IN our land in
their vain effort TO seat their owrer I'm the
White House, and incidentally provide a
large estate for his administrator For
everything grand I'm our history We are In
everything bad I'm our history We are tn
debted to the bad old party.
I'VE come mere to-day representing the
grand old party. Not its party 0rgani-
zation-that Is I'm abler hands Not as those
who seek TO control nomination Sor Office
with that we have nothing TO do.
When this league was organized we had
TO Republican from Indiana IN the United
States Senate, and but ave members OF the
House. To-day no State has more reason
fer pride than has ours. Although our
senior senator has served but one term.
his high statesmanship gives him at once
commanding place in that body. His
counsels are sought by the greatest minde
OF the day, and he honors the State which
ourselves on our good lortune In beirg rem
resented by the Hon. Charles w. Fair
hanks And now, as We meet to-day. for
the hrst time In twenty-five years the