Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
M'KINLEY CLUB TO BANQUET
Committee Named to Arrange Details for
Annual Demonstration.
MONTHLY DINNER BRINGS THE ACTION
Fifty-Five Members Present Listen TO
Addresses by John }. Ryder and
n. p. windham, and Plan
for Future.

The Mckinley club has definitely decided
to hold it's annual banquet. the date being
left open for the banquet committee,
Messrs. Harry Z. Byrne, IL. r. Clarke, jr.;
c. o. Redick. T. b. Dysart and F. A. Shot
well, who will confer with several speak
ers of prominence before setting the date.
1t is probable Congressman ]. Adam Bede
of Minnesota will he one of the speakers
and efforts will be made to secure Gov
ernor Deneen OF Illinois After the prin-
cipal speakers shall have been secured and
the date for the banquet set number of
Nebraska men will be placed on the toast
list 1t was stated last night that it might
be the middle of March when the function
is held.
Last evenings session and dinner was
the second event of the kind given by the
club this year and was an enthusiastic
gathering of ffty-five members OF the or
ganization. The dinner was served at
O'Briens cafe. N. P. Dodge jr., president
of the Mckinley club. presided as toast
master. The speakers of the evening were
| John ]. Ryder of Omaha and State Rep
resentative r. r. Windham OF Piatts-
mouth. Both speakers led their listeners
along pleasant paths Of wit and wisdom
as well a vote of thanks from those
| present.
The substance OF Mr.. Ryder's speech fol-
| lows:
club bearing the name of William Nc
! I[inley should be progressive, loyal. opti-
| mistic and should lead the line of legiti-
mate political endeavor 1t has a great
exempiar of all these things in the career
! of the man of whom some poet has writ
| ten:
| youth proclaimed him as a hero:
| Time a statesman: love a man:
Death has claimed him n martyr;
So from goal to goal he ran,
! Tasting all the sum of glory
| That human life may span"
Memory of Mckinley.
| In these days when tricky statesmen and
| opulent commercial pirates undermine
| ing public confidence or openly defying
to the hour of his death William Mckinley
! preserved his sweet and strong faith in
the American people Pessimism had no
| advocate in him. He was fearless and a
| confident Christian optimist. He was
never a political brawler. He had learned
| self-control and patience under army dis
ciplne Peaceful. he was brave and de-
termned in constructive craftsmanship. In
| opinion forceful and consistent, he was yet
| the soul of courtesy and liberation. He
| was an administrator of genius: never a
| dictator, but always a wise counsellor; not
proud in his own opinion except on the
basic things The benefcent influence of
his life lives an inspiration to great and
TO humble alike.
A club processing what this club does
represents the quick, living level of life.
! its influence. properly and strongly used.
can create currents of thought that will
state policy. Here are intelligent, active.
| interested men, physically able, mentally
alert, vitality concerned for the future of
their city. their estate. their country.
Nothing is impossible to 200 or 800 men in
a community If they be working with
single-hearted purpose for high achieve
- IT, 80 Ill
politics Is today as inviting and as wide a
field for good service as can be found.
Speaking from the national standpoint
the speaker said: so.
There never was time in the history
of this nation when we were really on safer
ground The fact that graft is being fer
retted out on many sides is of itself evil
dence that public opinion is bringing out
that which has been covered up. and that
the people demand men shall be upright
in public service. 1t is a matter of pride
loo king to us for examples for moral effect
on the world. No people has better causes
for inspiration than we have today.
windham on the Future.
Mr. windham touched on the insurance
situation and expressed the opinion that
there should be greater state authority ex-
ercised over insurance companies With
insurance and other issues Mr. Windham
predicted that the next Legislature of this
state would be buster than any previous
session.
After telling a few anecdotes of state
political characters Mr. WindhaIh delve6
into the serious channels and touched OF
the responsibilities of those serving the
people at Lincoln.
/ take 1t that many here have politica
| aspirations. and to such l would say tina
IL you discharge your duties in public offlc,
as you should you will subserve persona
interests. You should discharge those du
ties you believe TO be right, regardless.
of the consequences. You owe II TO your
| self and constituents to serve your stat,
to the best of your ability. You should
keep posted on all interests, all issues
! read the papers and know what is going oil
: through the state and at the state house
. | You should not evade or shift response
/ bilties. 1t all means hard work, no doubt