Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-02-13
MILITARY UNIFORMS INLYEN RECEPTION
Wives Of Stats Officials Add eIacs to the
Anniversary.
cUnMNs DwElLs ON POLITICAL ISSUES
Iovvan Executive MStea chief Address
of the Evenins-sa~rso Eaters a
Plea A. atnst Personal
? secutiOn.
(From a stafr Correspondent.l ,

party lShueIb Ol tue bhht1 b8tAtAEo NShA8he
at the thirteenth annual banquet OF the
Young Mems Republican club. which, In
keeping with the time -honored custom Of
the organization. was arranged to take
place on the day of the commemoration OF
Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Congressman
e. ]. Burkett was toastmaster. The speak
ers were Governor n. p. Savage, Governor
A. B. Cummins OF Iowa and Congressman
Fowler Of New Jersey.
Preceding the banquet a reception for the
speakers was held in the executive mansion
from to $3.50. In the receiving line were:
Governors Savage and cummins. Congress
men Burkett and Fowler, Walter G. Rob-
erts, president Of the Young Mems Repub-
lican club; J. c. F. McKesson Of the goY-
ernor's executive staff and Colonels Miles,
Melick, Colby, Keefer. Evans. Watkins,
Brysan, Martin and Thomas OF the military
staff Visitors were met by President
Roberts, introduced to Mr.. McKesson who
was next in line, and were in turn met by
Adjutant General Colby, who presented
them to Governor Savage.
Next in line were Governor Cummins and
the other speakers and next to them the
members Of the military stan, all clad in
the full military dress uniforms. Mrs
Savage and wives Of several other state
oflcials. with other women, assisted in well
coming the visitors.
Portraits and National CoIors.
At IL o'clock the banqueters entered the
dining room Of the Llndell hotel. which had
been decorated with flags and bunting and
with large portraits Of PRESIDENT Roosevelt,
William Mckinley, James A. Garfield, Abra-
ham Lincoln and other statesmen and party
leaders OF the past and present.
Toastmaster Burkett raped for order at
12:45 and after making few preliminary
remarks congratulated the club on having
two such brilliant orators present as Coy
ernor Cummins and Congressman Fowler.
On behalf Of the club he thanked them for
accepting the tnvisstlon. lie epoks Of the
great opportunities or the young man in
politics and asserted that the one para
mount question, the most important now,
as we'll as ever since the union was formed,
is that of markets, the protection and de-
velopment Of which is the cornerstone upon
which the republican party has always
stood.
Savage Makes an Allusion,
He introduced the FIRST speaker Gov
ernor Savage, who responded to the toast
practical Political Thoughts for Young
Men," The governor said that owing to the
lateness Of the hour he would place his
the hot weather Of next summer and would
content himself with making a few brief
remarks. After few words directly on his
| subject, the governor closed by saying that
from his study of the past platforms OF
all parties he had come to the conclusion
that the success Of the republican party
could not depend upon the persecution of
anyone. This remark was taken by the
| governors auditors as a reference to the
! BARLEY incident.
Governor Cummins, the next speaker,
talked ON "Republicanism in Progress"
He spoke with pleasing oratoricai effect
and his remarks brought forth frequent
outbursts of applause.
Cummins on Republican Progress.
Governor Cummins eaid in part:
There are some conclusions which seem
to me beyond reasonable controversy. The
! corporations which cover with their opera
not state corporations ana evePs % aolaT o.
stock that is Issued should be paid for in
money at par. so that the capital repre-
! the actual value of the property II ac-
aT% GTes d this Ssep done IN the past
| pleN the student OF political economy would
| not have been organized, for 1t Is part OF
afioat baseless and worthless capital stock
has been more eagerly sought than the on
portunity for the transaction OF legitimate
LIDO not suggest the amendment of the
| constitution and the laws OF the United
remedy. for l well know that the tenpta-
ton to earn larger profits by the restric-
potent inducement in many instances, even
though the capital were limited to the real
value Of the consolidated property. we
Ject IL experience has taught us anything
It is that there are but two forces which
First n &c sseonS tSsuse tSss sS Prsss ess
not look with complacency upon the at
construct schedule for the sale of manu-.
factured products. Competition is and
until we are ready to enter. the last degree
Of Industrial life. and II is our Imperative
duty to preserve competition against the
| assaults OF consolidation and monopoly.
With producing corporations properly
limited as ! have already suggested ] be-
lieye that individual enterprise must be
chiefly relied upon. and ] rest with conn.,
| dence upon its eventual victories.
Control of Competition.
without uttering my conviction that Il
can at least make sure that. It is not sx-
5udse tbs sSstem Sy Of tar SutieS for which t
republican party Is responsible and whieh
OF the American people. ! do not allow.
however, my devotion to the principle 70
| 10 accomplish Consumers have a better
right to competition than. producers have
to protection, therefore. II congress finds
| that any manufacturer has destroyed the
| competition of our own country and that
the monopoly. g likely 70 be preserved,
il should, and ! believe Il will. withdraw
| from the monopolized products the protec-
tion hitherto accorded them.
Il believe that this course would resul
| not in multiplying importations but II
| temperfng the selfshness Of our own pro
| ducers / am willing 10 take as my motto
| Competition and protection, not one, bu
, both. We should keep our eyes steadil,
upon the greet end tartn duties were In
] sible work and good wages 10 the Anieri
, can laborer We should remember tina
| Inc point of view has changed and tina
formerly our chief object was. 10 preven
, the invasion OF our markets, while now 1
| is 70 take and hold foreign markets.
We should not forget the last utteranc
+ of the sainted Men9isy, the apostle Q