Evening star., 1915-12-14

as ''Madge, the boilermaker's daugh-
ter" who had been basely deceived ana
by the villain. the democratic admins
tration.
Messages From Absentees.
The toastmaster read q message from
former Senator Burton of Ohio regret
ting that he could not be present and
predicting the return Of republicans TO
power. A similar message came from
former Vice President Fairbanks and
another from Gov. Goldsborough OF
Maryland. Henry D. Estabrook OF New
York, formerly of Nebraska, was the
next speaker. He threw wide the arms
Of the republican party to the ouii- VI
enough said Mr.. Estabrook. TO IN
clude all who were formerly in it, In
cluding Mr.. Roosevelt"
Speaking of President Wilson, Mr.
Estabrook said that he was 'obdurate
others" President Wilson. he said. had
declared in a speech that the repuo-
lican party had not had a new Idea IN
forty years. Neither has the Bible;
said Mr.. Estabrook. NOR the multipn-
cation table. and so with all funda-
mentals."
He pointed out, however. that tho re.
publican party during that time nad
been responsible for rural free DE.
livery, postal savings and the pure iooo
as prolific of new ideas as goldfish Is
of new eggs, and that the PresidenI
has cackled over each new egg unsii
the business men took to the woods.
Now he has turned his back on new
ideas and has promised never to have
another" said Mr.. Estabrook. He said
that dominating personality and not
differences in principle had caused the
~%N fvN
President Taft, he said. Is saying that
the progressives can come back into
the party, intimating that they might
come back in sackcloth and ashes. He
is precisely mistaken" said Mr.. Esta-
brook. THE republicans will get to-
gether and will say nothing. but per-
haps they will wear sheepish grins."
Room in Party for All.
Senator Sherman of Illinois also pre-
dicted the reunion of the republicans,
and declared that there was room in
the party for all who dwelt there prior
to 1s12-for both Taft and Roosevelt.
Il am weary of the SNUG complacency
that habituaily exults IN our gains
from the traffic OF war. More attention
is given to huge orders for war mer-
chandise than the rise and fall of ma
tions who slaughter themselves with
our handiwork. Money takes prece-
dence of men and the continuation of
our accumulation of blood-bought gold
Is the only reason the democrats can
give for hope for success in 1916. A
treaty Of peace would sweep the last
democratic argument away and return
US to the naked wilderness in which
we wandered before the outbreak of
the war"
Representative Longworth said that
the republicans of Ohio have a candi-
date. Theodore Burton, but we will
get behind the nominee Of the repub-
lican convention and he will be elected
President" Mr.. Longworth said that
President Wilson Is the luckiest man
that ever sat in the White House: that
he had made his campaign against the
republican party when 1t was split in
two.
But his greatest luck came when he
rid himself OF the most incompetent
Secretary Of State that has ever served
William ]. Bryan" said Mr.. Longworth
Mr. Longworth predicted that pro-
lection would be needed by American
industries at the end OF the European
war as never before. He said that
America would then become the dump
ing ground for cheap goods OF Europe
Borah Gets an Ovation.
When Senator Borah rose to speal
he was greeted with prolonged ap.
plause. At the outset he sounded 9
note Of warning to the republicans. de.
claring that while it was easy enough