The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-28
IN MEMORY OF GRANT.

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Republican Club. Of this city, in cons
memoratlon of the birth of Gen. U. s.
Grant, was held at the Hotel schenley.
tonight, and was in many respects the
most successful dinner yet given bypths
famous organization. Tho guest OF
honor was Mrs. Julia Dent Grant
widow of the great soldier ana states
man, and among the other distinguish
ed personages present were PostmasteF
General Charles Emory Smith, Con-
gresham Robert w. Cousins, oE'Iowns
senator NJ. A. Hanna, OF Ohio; GoveV-
nor G. w. Atkinson, of West VIrginiai
Col. James Z. Barnett and !ChalleS -
Dick, of Ohio.
Hall Tastefully Decorated.
The banquet hall was tastefully deco
rated in the national colOrs with a
handsome portrait of General Grant in
the centre, and q number OF plctures
Illustrating civil war scenes, by the late
Charles Stanley Reinhart, ornamentine
the side walls. Thlrty-eight tables
with covers for 500 were arranged about
the speakers table which occupied tho
centre of the room. Seated in theSbai-
cony, at the north. end OF the hall, was
Mrs. Grant and n reception cornmittee
of twenty-five prominent Pittsburgh
ladies. It was the initial appearance OF
ladies' at these annual dinners, and the
first time that Mrs. GEnnt has attended
n banquet given in honor Of her hus-
band, although frequently invited to
such functions. When she entered the
room she was heartily welcomed, the
ovation lasting several minutes.
1t was after o'clock before tho
guests sat down to dinner and 11:15
o'clock when Hon. Robert Pitcairn, the
chairman, raped for order and intro-
duced the toastmaster. Hon. claroncs
Burleigh, Of this city. Mr.. Burielgh
welcomed the guests in u brief, but eio-
quent speech and then introduced Hons
Charles Emory Smith. postmaster gems
eral, who responded to the FIRST toasta
National Development"
Cousins Makes a hit,
When the applause following the
postmaster generals address subsided4
Toastmaster Burleigh introduced Cons
gressman Robert G. Cousins. who re-
sponded to the toast Grant" Tho re-
sponse was a glowing tribute to the
memory of the great man and during
It's delivery, the listeners were moved
to tears and again to outbursts of patri-
otic applause. The venerable widow Ia
her rather secluded position on the mez-
zonine floor, was visibly affected,
Mr.. Cousins was heartily congratuF
lated on all sides for his masterly pre-
sentatlon OF his subject.
When the point in the programme
was reached where President Mckinley
was expected to respond to the toast
"our Country" he proposed that the
health Of Mrs. U. S. Grant be drunk In
silence. The scene which followed was
one Of the most impressive Of the even-
ing.
Following this Senator NJ. A. Hanna
was introduced to speak on THE Create
est Century"
Senator Hanna's Speech.
The national chairman began his ad-
dress with some humorous remarks
which put his hearers in a good humor.
He then told of the wonderful progress
of the country during the century; say
ing that in round numbers the net bali
ance OF the trade in favor OF the United
States in her commerce with the world
is 1911, 100000 "That was our gain In a
century. During the last three years Of
Republican rule the acme of Republ-
can success the balance in our favor q
1,4OO, 100000, or S1.1OO,OOO,OOO moro in
three years than all the net gain for 100
years preceding. In this sentence the
whole story is told Of the closing days
OF the greatest century OF the United
States" After telling how tho adminis-
tratlon Of Mckinley had changed the
map of the world he told what should
be done in the beginning Of the next
century, namely continue the Republi-
can party and Its policy in power" He
said the only promise made by the Res
publicans four years ago was tho forg-
ing Of the connecting link between tho
producer and the foreign markets. II
want to see the American flag upon tho
high seas again, with the restoration OF
our power and our influence in chris
thanking and clvilizing tho world.
Seven Per Cent of Foreign Trade.
"Do you know that to-day We ars
only carrying in American bottoms Z
per cent OF the foreign trade OF tho
United States?
do you know that to-day we ara
paying annually into the pockets Of for
olgn ship owners s2OO,OOO,O 900 year? 1t
IS in the power of the Republican party
to stop that export OF money, OF the
thousands and hundreds OF thousands
Of tons of shipping building in England
and Germany and France and Italy, ws
have scarcely one vessel upon tho
stocks in the United States"
Mr.. Hanna's address closed the for
mai programme and at about 1;45 In thg