The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-05

with a sinner called in to repentance, I come with malice toward none and charity for all. Politically, l may not agree with Congressman Sperry. may not endorse measures which he sup ports, but take this opportunity to pay honor to the man and the states man.
 q shall never forget a day in Febru- ary, 1885, when in the government building in New Haven Mir. Sperry came across the room and, holding out his hand to me, said: How do you do?' We had not spoken in fifteen years, nor recognized each other on the street. There was nothing personal between us. Nothing but politics-pure rot. MT. Sperry was leaving the federal building as postmaster, and I was going in as tax collector. Now, if Sperry and I had sat down and talked it over, we would have only widened the breach, but We said, it's all rot let it drop-and it did drop.
 Some gentlemen say: What does this all mean to-day? What is the significance of this banquet? I don't understand it. Let me say that Mir. Sperry has had forty years of public office and that he has filled it with honor to himself. the state and the na- ton. I know of no duty in Congress that he is unable to perform as we'll to- day as when first elected twelve years ago. Prolonged applause) AL | though he has upheld all the measures and the entire platform of his party, he has not forgotten his duty to his | constituents of other beliefs and ideas. He has represented his district with justice and impartiality. To this bear personal testimony.
 If there is any man here looking squint-eyed to-day at the congression- al nomination, and who considers this farewell tribute to Uncle N. D., they are on the wrong tack (Cheers). I expect that MT. sperry will tell you that he will serve as long as he lives, or the people continue to want him"
 Mir. Troup then took occasion to ex- press admiration for Theodore Roose- velt-the president, the diplomat, statesman, and American citizen. He said: Tt looks as if Roosevelt had not only captured 80 per cent. of the re- publican party, but had called to his standard 99 per cent. of the democrats. And it also looks as if, were he not a candidate of the republican party for the presidency at the next election, he would be a candidate by choice of the entire people" These words elieited such a storm of huzzas as was not heard before or after Continuing the speaker said: "In bringing together the plenipotentiaries of the two great na- tions met in bloody conflict, guiding the delicate programmes of their meet ing and subsequent deliberationsi he lhas accomplished one of the greatest of modern achievements in statecraft. Probably now the treaty has been sign led at Portsmouth, closing the war be- tween Japan and Russia, and all due to the efforts of Theodore Roosevelt, pres ident of the United States. .ssi,*.
 There are many things which the republicans have to be thankful for. And likewise there are many which the democrats may give thanks for to-day. Sometimes I think that by some un- derground wire MT. Sperry nominates the opposing democratic candidate or that the democrats charitably nominate d man who does not run but walks wisely. (Laughter1. 5.t9, X, E., t
 During the campaign of '96 we had the congressman and his lieutenant, Mr. Ely, on the rum It was noised abroad that the democrats were food | ing the state with money. We really had just $4,00O in the treasury. One thousand was given by J. B. Sargent for the printing of ballots only. He ir- tended to place a ballot in the hand of every citizen. So we only had in reali- ty $3,O00. Iaughtef). The committed men canvassed the state and reported to me that we would carry the state by good majority. I told the report CTS, and we printed that prediction. When we woke up the morning after election Sperry had the district by 14,O00 A few days later Poli ran a police wagon at breakneck speed through Church street that he might get a picture of the wagon for his vii tagraph machine at the theater. It at- ltracted a great crowd who wondered what was going on. Aniong the multi- tude was countrynian who grew ex- cited and approached the late lamented William c. Case, who was standing near. What is the matter?' cried the astonished man from the rural district Why, responded Mir. Case, They have got the man who lied to Troup.
 T cannot close without saying some- thing of my personal friend, Colonel I. M. Ullman. He deserves credit for the way he has handled things. He has fooled some of the people all the time, but have been on to him all the time. When he carried on his work in his own party I let him alone, but when he got into the democratic barnyard and carried on depredations, getting after the democratic roosters, took up the spurs and kicked out at him. Colo mel Ullman has said that he felt griev. ed because so many men had been un- grateful to him and had gone back on him. Now, if any man is looking for gratitude in politics he has got a long look coming. Gratitude is a lost art in politics. don't complain when any fellow goes back on me. But if any one gets hit in the Union some men say there is a fellow who went back on Troup and he has been laying for him. Let me say, I am at peace with the world and the rest of mankind don't