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I I PROCEEDINGS AT Tlllt FIRST ANNUAL DINNER tff "fHK REPUBLICAN CLUB {H THt:: ---·--, '!jd~ ,,t ~chttr.'tth-o'i.t on tlJc ffeeucnt:1-rJBLIGAN 4) @LlJB o, TH~ ~. :, ., "' 0 " 0. :,, 0 u u .,,, ] "' ... 0 ., C: ·.: "i .... _ Cl :-, ·.: 3 E ·.: 0 :'i! "<-, ... ,., 3 "C .. ~" ;J .,, rJ ... .,, 3 ..;'.: .. " " ; --~ - £ .0 < 0 C .. 0 ., :i: "' ::c .; ., < 0 V ..... .,. 1...--. ..... "' .le "' .;a " ., C C: .0 j :i:: I.ti ::::, C: II: ti ;., ;J < .. ci lS ... i,.. - .. '&, 0: "' "' ..... ·e 0 " c.. ., 0 Cl u i:.. -~ ..c 0.: i,.. ] -a. u 0 -l C: .,, i .,,, .,. -~ "' C: ., ;:, C: ;J ,., C: ::i: ., ;J u 0 ., (j ;:: .;: -~ ,:: E ...; "' .; C: e "' C: " .; E "' > < j ... V :,. d ..c Pi 0 0: <: ., .c:,..,. i,.. () "-- ::::: ....; ,..,. .., -. u 0.. z z -. :i:: u I L GUF.§T!j ASD l"RESID~ NT. I I James A. Blanchard 2-4 23 J. Aims Chamberlain A. 8. Humphrey 24 23 C. ~[. Taintor James W. llnwcs '2.1 23 C. II. Denison J S. Lchrnaier !!4 23 birson I.a Seth M. Milliken 25 ,,,, Edward Kilpatrick John F. Plummer 25 22 Com't! Van Santfortl Jdfcrson Clark 25 22 llenry Gleaso,; Lucius C. Ashl<·y 25 ,,,, C. ~L lkn Wm. L, Findley 26 21 C. Von Witzleben John F. Plummer 26 21 Frank Platt Cephas Brainerd 26 21 J. M. -:-:cwton S. J>. Colt .?5 21 C. W. Bor Charles A. Hess 27 20 Robert ~loeller Thomas B. Cbrk 27 20 U:lihu Root John F. Dillon 27 20 E. H. Anuni,lown Thcron G. Strong ~7 20 Robert L. E. C. Ripley 2S 19 H. 1\1. Wynkoop C, II. Applegate 28 11) Daniel G. Rollins Juhn F. Baker 28 ll) ~lahlon Chance l >. R. II orton ~s 19 Henry C. John 0. Molt 29 1S R. E. Williams J. F. Gluck 2{J 16 James Arkell Levi :\I. H:itcs 29 18 Cyrus Buss11y Press 1() IS \\'alte1 B. Iii Jacoh !less 30 17 C. W. Moulton T . F. Wentworth 30 17 John A. Slcichcr l'rcss 30 17 St'w't L. \Voodfonl Press C. II. Cro, "' 30 17 l Geo. R. C,,thcarl , \ieiii-y \-h" C. N. Bliss V"''-'• ""• ..., . W. \l. Foster, )r. it )oscp\'1 ~.wA f~ss 1f1 \\'m. \'. \\ow\:11 l'rtss Ch:1.rks l'. = L. S . llow:ml 32 l~ A. E. Mcnitt \V. W. P'armcr 32 15 William L. Strong Press 32 15 Wm. F. Shaffer J. ]. Bc!Jcn 32 15 M. L. \\'hi i David C. I.ink P. V. R. Van Wyck F. ~- Sumers 33 q B. T. Morgan Press 33 q Joseph Ullman Freub1ic09-€luk • 0f · I½e 0:ity-0f• Bc~-Y 01'~. ~- ~br000I1J• Lli9c0l9. ®. splje- El'lJiziire-~tcrle. ~- SJZbii, f{ey,ukilicory• ~o1'fj. \\'e i,:lory in its nchie,·emcnts in nd\'Rndng the pmspcrity, di!{nity 11ml 1mpurt:w«: of th<· nation, aml 11s tidelity to the principles upon whkh the union is founded, The Yitality, ~trcngth and spirit of the party to-day nre an ns,umnce ol the further high and ,Ii,,Linguish(•d scr\'iccs il i~ ,kstinc,I to r,·1uler in the , uus·· of gn,>tl ~c,vcrnnn-nt. @>. cl I1)1Z-T'ic"1I) • 0birF; 9-S · 8. f\efol'll)· of ,Jfje • ~01,fy • vViilji9 t½e. WQ!l'ly. A prim·iple which insures the continuc·d vitalltr, nnit, and growth of th•· Pnrn·, :md kc-cp~ it in the van ·or pr11gr~~~. 'L Y 0u9;j, [:'1el)• il)• W0HHcs. 8. SJZbe • W 01•• 80V1Jor>s. The pillars of strength which upheld the faL1 k of our Nathrnal finvernrm:111 in its huur c,l peril. g). f\ey,ublieQ!l)• €lubs ·as· ~~e9-cies,0f• Fa:J>fJ · {iJJ>.909i30li09. 10. • Sfl0riff. f or-Ji?r0lecfio9. The nurture nnd cncouragcmc11t of Americ:m industries by n judicious pohc:y of prutcl'tion is the ,tcrn:,n "8 ., ,( C E .,::; .. .. ci 0 I:, -. -, <'t M V WPPLE:mEnTAL CABt€. ;. :: 0 '° z ._ > 0 r- X 'tl 0 ::,' 3 :I= ;;· .. "' 0 '< n !?. ... " "' 5 w. [) ttal1•1·h-n1:1king as follows: To (hP ton st: "'l'hl' RPp11ldit·a11 Clnh of t h1• Cit~· of :'\1°\\ York." <,1-:,-r1.1-:~11-, \'\II Ut Es-rs: 'l'lw lfrp11hli1·a:1 (']uh nf tilt• Cir., of °XP\\ York t,•11dP1·s a 1·ordial :111<1 he:11·1,v \\t•lt·omP to :1.., distit1~!tbl1t•d gt1Psh. (~lp11la11x1•.) \\"1· art• hPt'I' to-nig-ht to 1·1•t·ord th«' staklllPllt upo11 tltt> l1a11t1<'l's of th1• 1·!111>, i11s<'1·ii>L"1l .is with :111 iron )It'll l1y thP hand of Lilu•rty, 1h:1t ht->l't' in this 111Pll'OJ1olis. lht• \'t•t·y ltotl1P1l of I>t•llllll'l':11°)". th1• hPat·t or the Ht•• p11hli1·an party still l11•at;, with ,·i_~orn11s lifr. ( F:11//111-siox111 011rl a11;1l1111s1•.) \\'1° an• h,·r•• to l'Pn•in• so111P inspit·in~ tokPns f 1· t lw fut11 n• from t It" lift. ,f him. t Ju· a 1111 i\'l•r;,m•y of whosP hir·tlr Wt' 1·PIPl>1·atP, 1\ hose 11:11111• stands as t Ill' s~·non.nn 1'01 lu1111a11ity :1:1d g1·1•:1t11Pss t•ntwinl-' ·oplP 11Jight lw )Pt in. that th,•y \\oultl p1·oh:11>1y hl'lp · i11 :-.onit• t1·.vi11g ti1111• to <'Ollll' to k1•,·p the jt'\l'PI of lih-1•1·t.,· in thP l':11nily of f1·P<'do111." (. l;1pli11u:,.) \\'" al'l' ht'l'P also to p1w·l:iim 1111.• f:t<'t in 110 111w1•1·-t•1in ,-011wl that this org:rniz:nion has it-- f:ll't' turn,·d lo th<• 011-<·01uing f11t11rn big with lwpP. and 11·p look f111·11·a1·le fo1· H1°Jllthlil-an vidori1•;,. lfin ,,/ "fJ· Jilrf/1,\'('.) T1·a111mPllr•tl as \\'I' :11•p !,~· thP g-1·Pnt rnltl by an rn·<·:t-sioH:tl Rt·p1tl1liea11 olli1·ia] j11st a.:; an oa:-.i-... in tht•clPsPrt is 1·h1•~ri11g to thP \\"t!ar~· t 1·;11·1•1lP1'. Xo1· do WP d1•• ,powl at this :-.tat1• of alt'ail's, for <>Ill' t·lnh 1·mhr:H•ps in i,, :ll'tious not 0111)· this l'ity, hut ti-,· :::;iaie arnl ti" llil1 ion. (.ljJJJlctl{SI'.) 6 This, tlwn, b thP spirit in which WP 1111•Pt to-ni.~ht lo ('()llsi1l11•1· to ,ll1\'(wa1t•, p1·0111otP and mnintain 1hP pri1H'iple:- of Ht•JH1hli!'a11b111 as l'lllllll'i-at,•el Ii~ tht> Rt•pnhli<·an partr; to 1lil'1•e·t :11111 i11terc>st i11 pol it ie·:-- ! ILO"'lt' wl10 h:1v,.; hit,hL•1·to IH'e•n rnon• or ]c>ss i111liffenmt to t lu•ir poliri,·al dnth•s; to .... m·o11r:1;.re at-l1•wl.1111·e at tlw prii11ary IIJPl'lings. in 01·1lPr that hon,•st arnl 1·apal1l1• Jllf'll ma.v lH' nu1nina1c>1l. awl 1'> g-11:11·<1 all(l dl'!'eml tll,• p11J'ity ol' 1 ht> ha I lot hox. Our priri11•gp,; .Jl'I' g'l'l'at a1111 0111· dntit•s a1·p :-e•rio11s. t ,\p;>lrflt.\'f' .) This 1'111h. likt• o1hPts, has ~rn,,·n frnm a srnall hP-/ . .dnnit1g- to wh:1t it IIO\\ b; lint in this 1·011ntr.,· it is Th., hi_g-h Jll'l'l'Og":11in• not to hi' ash:tllH•tl of " ·hat OIIP wns, p1·m·ic!Pd intPg1·it_v ha:- ht'ld a lal"gl' ph1<·1• in hi:. lil'1· awl :ll'ticms, fut· Litl('oln at th., ag-c, of <'i~ht. "ith fatht>1· awl 111otlw1· and nil tl1t•i1· JH>ss1•ssio11,,, was tloat1" l elm, n lh1• Ohio rin:>r on a 1·aft. ,, hkh hor" tl1P fa111ilr to the> shol'<' of' l1111ia11a: .vi>t l'l'Orn s1H'h 101,l,v s111To11111lin,g-s 1·am1· l'ol'1h th1• man, gJ•pat p\·e11 in l's-ke•111 o I' t I Jt• /.\'l'l'a t. ( J p ;>I 1111 sr•.) This elnli is lo pr·on1otc> tlw pri11<'iplt-s of tht' Hep11h-li<'a1L part~·. · TlwsP inl'111d1• taxation whid1 is prott•e·tion alikt> To t l1i> wa_g-1' !:'al'ller· arnl tht• \\'Hg'I' pap•r; a 1·idl s«>r-vie·t• !.!'t•1111i11e in fa<'I a11tl lrt11.,·,,.) .. Aud w,•11 may Wt' achl :-.till another priiwiplt• to 011r 01·!:,'a11i1· law: that as t1tt• RPp11lilic·an pm·t.v has ah,n,\'s :-.loocl !'or ,i11sti :t• and gornl llHll'clls, it :-ho11lel :-,1•1' to it l liat that rt•l!g-ious :-.t>!'t strnnµ-1,, int1·e•nc·IH·d i11 of 1l11• T1•1TitoriP:-i and 1·.1piellr :-p1·1•acling- into fu111· othe·t· T1•1Titori1•s shall lit• hroke•11 II}> :111 ill11;-;t1·io11:-. Blaine> (l'!rnn, 011rl pn,/011r11rl "l'J>l1t1ts1· 1: .. The> sa1·1·t'd11t-ss and unit~· or tlw family 111111,t lw prp-.1•1•,p(l as thP fo11nelatio11 of all t'idl gon•1·11nw11t. as tlu• so111·1·c> ol' orcl1•1·ly ad11ti11istrntio11, as thP snl'c>st g-1rn1·anteP or 111oral pnrit.v. :11111, likt• otl11•1·s. tl1e )Ior-111011!', 11111st 11':Jl'll 1hat lhc• lilH'l'f~· of the> indh·id11al <'PUSl's w}JPl'l' tht• 1·i!,{ht:- of siwit•ty l>1•gi11." (fh1·ot (1 /I pl,,,, Sf' .) \Y,• at'l' to cli1•pc1 a11d i1ltt•l'c>sl 1hosl' in politil's "ho :11·" oft •n e·alletl tht• "st:1y-at hotnt's." This is a sc>t·i-1111s pl'Ohl1•m, ~-pt in 011r hocly are 111t•111l>P1·:-. who :II'-7 knowledge that joining this eluh (loe1-- pfl'el't this purpose, nml makt->s ::ictiYe w01·k1•1·s ont of tht• prt:'-Yiom, indi!Te1·t:'nt citizens. It iR ours to dil'ect thosf' who h:n·e hePn i11,;, nll(l ,, e point them to tl1t-> faC"t tl1at actidt,\' alone hns 1n·otluce1lors of the nation, antl while thl' chaff t it can hP :-;ifted out so that with prin to 1-1tand by uncl clo bis part in the political work of rhe rP1mbli<". ,Y<> may rPfer hnt to n few, and recall onlr io lim1t>11t the losi-1 of that statesman anoliti-,·al zeal. (1l})pla11g,,_) Further, w<> an~ to g11anl aml tlt-fernl the purity of the Lallot box; next to self-prPserrntion should come this · well l,e a q11Pstion for cnrecl h)' an t>c1urational or hy a property qnalifirn-tion, 01· hy a residence of twent_v-011<> years to ohtain the right to the elPC•iirn franchise, hut thPsP problems nre .f'or ihe legislators. "re must see to it tlrnt only honest lll<'ll a1•p in positions of power or fr1rnt, and that tdet1 men are on gnaJ'C1 at all the polls. (Applr11rse.) 'I'he Pne1·gy shonlcl rn·,·er rPasP 1111 til a Rf•p11 bliran gnarc1, trne and tl'ie.) By ;l<'tiYity alone can the ringing woralized, wliieh apply to all ,·otinp;, wlw11 he said: "\Yt' shoukl ne,·pr he l>eaten until erny man who counts, or re1ires<>nts thORl' who count, in the enu-meration lo gh-P l'P}ll·esL•ntation in the Plectoral c·ol-]ege, can enst his ,·otP jm;t :rn llP pleases, an shall soon he<·ome the <'Plltl'al rally-ing poin1 for Rt•publi,·ans from all parts of thP Statt-> and tlw nation, so that mt•rnl>ti·s of tl1e party m:1y know ant>I that in this city thl're is an orµ;ani1.a-1 ion ,, hPrt>in tlw.v may tiiul t hei1· pol it i<'al "honu· ,. 111p11lrt11s1'), to wltfrh tht•y nw~- <'Ol'le. and from its lil,n11·, obtain politfral kno\\'lPdgP, fro111 its llll'Ptings .~·ath1•1· inspirn1io11 fol' enPl'p;t>tfr work; whPt'l' tna• r ·:whinµ;-. of RPJH1hlic-a11 prilll'iplt>:-- ,hall t-\'er pre\'ail. so that, with 1·e11ewec1 litlt>lil,\ to tlw party :tlHl allt>-µ;i,111,·c• to it-; c•ausP, 0111· tmm1h.,rs :11111 fJiPmls lllH) ,ro fo1·tl1 "ith l'Pllt'Wl'tl viµ:01· aml 1•11c·o11raµ:1•111ent. (Or,,,,/ ll/J/1lr111s1•.) To 0111· 1,oliti1·al ltonH' 1m <'<))'(lially inl'itP yo11 .• \nd gTonpl·d a1·0111Hl this 1·l11l,, as a gTP:11 bnl\\'al'k of p10-t1•1·tion. we shall P\'t'l' t':'\ pt>c·t ., on :llllllt'lll and yo1u· t·alm j111lg1111•nt 1·t>i.!!:hlt'd ., i11t .- ,od a1ld1·1•. U'lu·, rs ""ti prolo11f11rl ,,,,-11lrt//s1·.) PrPsitlent l•'ostl'I': ".(' han• :t 1111111lwr of l<'ltt-'J'S or J'l'_µ;re1 fro111 \':tl'io11s clist Jll!!,'1tisht>rl !.!'Pllf lt•lllt'll. 1d1i1·l1 ~II' .. Ja111es ~- Lt:>lilll:tit'I'. or th1• ('Olllllli1tf>P, will l't-':td. ('l'l1e lt0 tt1>1·s \\'Pl'•• (tp1·1• read.-:,)· J>n•,iclt•nt ow, gPntle1t1t•11, \\'e g:in• 011 f ht> fit--.t toast of I IH• e1t>11in!!,': ".\l,1•aha111 Li1ll'oln." (l'hP t l:1st was P t>XJu•c1Pd to s:i.v so111t>thi11p: c·o111•pr11i11.!!' .\l,rali:1111 Litl<'oln. I l1a1·p h:Hl no lt>is111·1• lro111· si111•p t ha1 tinw-110 h0111· of 1•11ti1·1· pt•a1·1• arnl qnil'I. s:l\"t' tho:--e spt•ll1 in sh•Pp. ] T is 11ot g-h'l'll to p\·err man to lw 1•p 1·11 tin-' l1•is111•p for st 11tl,r. 1·,,Jh•l'I ion arnl p1°11111:1 ll-slti p- lik<' 0111· friPtHl D<']lP\\ '""fl/ti, r). \\·ho doul,t-lt•ss ha-; :1 tlto1·011g-lily-prPp:11•p1l SJH't><·h. His la1e1wss in arri,·al was ,·erl:iinl)' ,11spi<-io11s. (Lrlflf//,/, r., * TIii' l,•t lPr., ,u,• pl'iu(l'tl in lull. fullowi1w t 111· 1·t>spn11sP~. SPl' Po~t. 9 f thought, if' \\"tlS U //01/Jlf/ lllt'll's Hepnl>lil'tlll c111l1. ancl it is: fol' Wt' arP, a few of n:,:. at this mom<'llt looking- into 1ht~ miIT01·s; arnl a man is as olt I fePI in lwaring of the o!'ganization of roun!! men's H"'pulili can dnlis in se1'Pntl of 1hP :N1·\\ En,trlaJLtl ~tntes :111<1 <+-wwlu•J'I'. It b !!Pttin~ to hi' a fashion \I ith us in :\Pl\' England in HhodP 1-.lall1i's H1•1mhliC':111 1·l11lis, taking II(' tltt• glol'io11s t.rad i1ions that lun·1• eom<' 1lo" 11 to tl11•111 fl-11111 rhP ltistorr of tlw last twenty-live p•:11·..;, and jll't•Ji:ll'ing- to m:tk<> tltP fnt11n• as tnw to wha1Py1•1· is nohle and ht>autil'nl ill the idPa ol' the 1•pp11h1if' as tl1P past 1wenty-lh·e yP:tl's h:n'P heen. I \\·as :tskPtl io say somethi11g- COJH'PJ"lling- LinC'oln. \\'Pl]. sil', like all tlw 1·<•st of ,1·011. nl\(1 lik1• th<' rt>st or 1h,· wol'lt'll thinking of 1H,thin_µ: lint what was good of .\hmltam Lincoln. Xo, not all tJu, n•st or 11w wol'i1·1• is not in the c·ivilizerom,· t hf-' fn,hion. Pl"Pll ai11011g- 0111· fri,.1uls. tht• l'llf'lll)' to s1wak or him" ith l'l'spt•1·t. [ ltan• hNP ,\h!'al1:nn Lilwolu',s biograph_,,. :1s "1·ittP11 liy hi111~..ir. about thirt~· r••:trs ago, for Lar-111:111·:-- l>i<-tiun:11·,v of ('ongrP~:-;: •· Bo1·11 I~. IHO!l'' \\Pll. ht• 1rnuld not ht' tllP old1•st or 0111' bt•"n a 1·:iptain of ,0111111,,ers in th" Rl:(('k Hawk w:11·. "-\\'h:11 is a <·apt a in TIO\\ a-re han-' he(:'n V!'l'.\' fpw in alJ the worlc1's history whom the common veopk 1w::ll'(1 more 1,;ladl_v, (.tJJpla/fsr'.) It is signiffranily recon1Pc1 of tht• one g1·Pnt aml ment to all lllC--'Jl i\·ho belie\·e in the 1,os:-;ihility as well as thn nP<•e:-;sity of popular gm·ermnent in the c·oming ages of the ,Yorlrl. (App1uusP.) Ahrahmn LinC'o]n had a profonrnl faith in the people. Oh, if one of m; sap,, nmnda)'S, that you may in the ernl trn:-;t tlte peoplP; thnt it i:,; a mngnifi-<'Pnt j11r~'; ihat if yon haYe a good c·ansP antl will 1ight fol' it, ancl write for it, and talk for it, ani-u nre not la<'king men all a1·onwl Europe, and in ronsidl'rahle nmnbt•rs in the UnitPcl 8tates, who pnt 1111 their glasse-:, as I nm ohliµ:ed to clo mine, ailll look at us with curiosity. (La11yltler.) I am not going to 1·ead to you at lP11p:fh, hut I haYe here in a delil·att• little Yolnme, st>le<'tP 1·i~d11 ! Ir the .\lmiirl1ty H11le1· ol' :N"a1ions, with lfi:-; Pte1·11:tl truth a111l j11sticP, he on yonr sidL• of tlH• Xol'1h, or on yo11,r sick of the Konth, that ll'lllh :lltd j11stin~ "ill :--111·c,Jr )ll'L'rnil hy 1hP j11d~11w11t of the g'l'l-':ll 11"ih1111al or t,hl' ~\111Pl'it·an ]H'opll'." _\g-ain: "Tht'l'I' are among us thos,• who, if tlH~ l'nio11 be presp1·ve1l, will lil'e to st>e it t·o11tai11 two hundred :111 ]ps:-; in-<'!irn·cl to tak1· that whit'!, they ha,,• not hon, .. ,.tly 1•t1J'lll'll upon 1111• a t:isk ;.tl<'h as cli1l not 1·,·st e\'Pll upon thP Fatlwrof hi:--('0111Jt1·r; and, -.o ft•t•ling, I ea11not hut turn awl look for that support without \\"ltkh it will ht> irnpossihlt• to )ll'l'-t'or111 that ,t;rt:'at task. I turn, 1hPn. and look to the great A111l'riea1L pP01,le, mt\"l•J· for:-a ken them." I 11111st lll!l'l's:-;aril.,· :-;p1•ak :-;011ie,Yl1at 1lisJoi11tP11ly :ind from tlie i111p11l-.e of the mom.-111. .JI)- fl'ie111l on 111y 1·ight, \\ ho111 I askt•X1, said: --~ome 1,eople :-a~· that .\liralw111 Lilll'oln \\Olllcl not he a Rep11hli1·:111 if ht• weJ•p here• to-cl:i)- ... I wish I felt as :-;111•p of rn_v own :,;aln1t ion, or of an;v-1 hi11~ ,-+w in this \\ol"lcl, as I ah]p allll wollllt>rf11l thing- 1hat pl·opl,· c·all "tht• :,.pirit of thP agP. ' 1 I le <·onlcl not han· lweu an) rhiug Plse. (fr'o ,,/ np1J!,,11s1 .) \\'1• an• Ht>publica11:-; to-dar )!('('[lll::it' \\'(~ i11!1Prit tht• 11,ost mag11itfr~•11t hmly of tradition that l'\"t'I" wa:,. gin•n to a l)arty in th1· \\Oriti. (.\;11drl/(.W'.) If I \\l:'l'I' to Jin, fortr YP:ll'S ltPIH'P- I \\"Ollltl Y<>h' for ihe 11:mw. (.l11pla11sf'.) \YP. r1•<·ow,tru1·t .. ,l tilt' foun1la-1io11s of thPgn•at Rl')lllhlic•an llt'\·er anything- is tu IH• clo11t• hy :1 wl,ole JH•ople it call lwttPJ' lw clone l1y a f1·1•1' Jl"OJ>ll' tha11 hy a11y othPr 1woplP. , .l111d,,ns, \\'1• dt•111011-stl'a1c•1l that all llll'll c·an know mot·\' tlt.111 any one 12 man; whfrh b tlte foundation of Repuhliran gon·rn-men1. (A1111la11sr'.) \\~e C"lf'mH:'d out nncl l'learec1 ont, t'l'asl'd and wipPcl out forel't>I' all clisti11c1ions. not in race, not in knowledgP, not, in aldlity, hut all disti11c-tions 1,etwPPll till' rights of 1lill'f:'l'l'llt classes and 1·a1•p-.; of lllt'll, (l'rolu11[1<:rl (IJJp/all8l'.) \YP han• c·lia11ged Enropt>an ltbtot-y. \Ye l1a\·p dta11gnl the hi:-itOl')' of tltP wol'ld. For, hacl w,• faile1l, no 111an know:-; how far h:ll'kwanl woulcl h,ffP gmw, or how 111any <·••ntul'iP" would han• hee11 de-layPd, tl1t• great H.e1111l>lil'an expp1·i1111•11t. Are tlwL't• any men in this 1·onn11'y who lon• and worshil) ~-l'a, wor:-;hip- the flag as we· do/ 'I'o wl101u h-, it sac1•pd, if not to ns i _\.re then• any nwn i II the 1·on nt 1·y who "O rnl111• the honol'-fina1wial, all(l i11 all things or this 1·011nt1y. (f'ri,•.,:: ~Yli . .1.Y1J11('.) F1·0111 wl1om c·a111e tlwse fpp]ings (fl- N1if-,,: Pr1J111 /111• flr,1111/J/ir•fl11s) h11t front thP tlll-'ll \\'ho, d11ri11!.!' 11111 war, wlwt he1· ill tltP 1·:mks of the g"l'Vitt armies of th1• re-p11l>l i,· 01· in tl1P eqtwll_v 1·0111·a!.!'POU:-; anlil', who tlan•d to lt•,dslate, to trn:-;1 tlw 1'11t111·1•, and to tl'IIHt thP 1wople 1 _\.lll'aham Linroln wo11l ha-. 110 l1ope for tl11• f'nture, a111l no pnrpose of i mp1·0\·e111,•11 r. Li neol n C"erta inly <·011111 nor hal'P 1, ... e11 a Jk1110C'l':lt. Could he have ht·en a ~l11g--wu11q, i ( /,1111r1ltl1 r 1111rl fl 1111lt111s1•.) I ltan,1 som1• de-light 1'111 fril'JH1H who prnndly beat· that 1rn111t•. I hav" no q11111TPb with thPm. TJio ... an• gPntlC'men of 1·1111111·p, of l'd11c·atio11; thPy at'I' patriot:-..; tlwy hopt• the h1·st for th"ir 1·0111111·y. l dfrid ... them. ThC'n· is tlw .\Iugw11mp who boasts oJ liis tl1·1n1rt 111·e from hb old ht·t>t h1·1•n simply upon a difft!l'Plll'e 1·unc·t>1·nin.!! 01w 11u111. \Yell, that Pl1·1·tio11 has pas:--Pd, arnl l slwnld ham that differPn<·e 110w. In 1·orn111on c·ases he clot•,-, not. 1I1• had :i right ro l'lltel'-tain that dill'erl'nc:e. J\[y j111lg-111Pnt of ilw fads was altO,!.!'l'1he1· diffPl'Pllt from Jii...,: h11t I a111 looking 10 tlw vot1•s, nnd I will lial'l' no c·o1Lt1·oversy \\'ith him :ihont an pl(•dion whi<'h was m·1•1· t\\O years ag-o. if ht.· b l'igltt in tl11i futu1·e in ('onnel'tii-ut :mcl elsewh1·re. (L,111!11,/, t.) Jfot tlw term .. )Jug\\"llllllJ" I ha\'e applied with a 17 has maclc no mistake in contern1ing for it. (Ap-pl a 118<'). 'rht> rnoney it will <·ost J'o1· la hor and material wil1 ))p paid 1o our own people, and will nmrnin hPl'l' in tlu>. c·onntry. The inclnstrit•s will he i-;tinrnlatPcl, our 1n·o<1nr-ts i11<'l'PasPcl I onr 1wople will Ill-' employed, arnl a i,ptt1•J' mal'l,Pt affol'nt, upon these issues that I han' r-mg-g-c~"tetl 11w H.Pl)llhlic·an pal't)' has alrea ~fate progl'es;; as mpicl ancl glol'iom; as that "ltkh hm; already mark.eel lier history. (Lo11 fl appfot!S(' .) Pn,HiclPnt Fmd Pl': "Te now come to our next toast - "The Rt>puh1ican Pal'ty .'' ·' \\'l' g-lm·y in its ad1i1•ve11,.,nts in atl\'ant'iug· tlw p1·ospc•1·it.\', clig-nity and i111porta1wc• o[ the nation, ancl its litlelit:, to t Iii' prinl'iples upon whid, the C11ion is foun,h•cl. Tlw vitality, stJ•p11g·(h, ancl spirit ol' llus, p,u'ly (o-cl.ty ar<' at1 a,ssurnu<·c• ol' the furtlw1· hiµ-h allll dis(111guishctl sc1·vicl's ii is des(i11<.'cl to rcndt>I' in llu• 1·ausc uf goont of an indtaiion to rPspond to the toast that has just lwen propo>iey snch nwn to speak, in such a presence, at Htl!'l1 a tinw, to ;;1l!'lt a >ilthjec-t, is an honor inclPP1·efot·P, that I haYe [01· it. nil a high- hnt no mo1e, I in1st, ihau a just arnl propt>l' appret·iation. Ancl no1Y, ha1 ing :-aicl that mnth, I want to go on ancl say tlrnl, notwithstarnling all l ltan• imlie:1teil, I nmlertake the 11i,-eha1·gt• of tlw tluty ihat has lwen so kirn1l)· laicl upon me, la!Joring-undc•r the hi~hl'st l'<' l'el'cnct'. Tlie trnuhle is that when one <'OlllP~ to speak of tl1e RPp11bli,·an pai·t,,· tlwre risPs lwfore 11w mind arnl )H't•:-.sPs ll})Oll t]u, attention nll tl1at i-.; gornl and great, and gmnd HlHl ill11~1rio11s in the l:ts1 thit·t~ years of A1nl'l'il'an histm·y. (.lpplrt11sr' .) • .\.ncl I might sa)·, wi1hont anr exaggeration, all ol' that <'hanwter 1lwt has transpiri>d in .\mel'if'nn politi<'s sinC'e tlw aX<'eption of 1lte qm•stions growing 011t of ,111(1 att,mdnnt upon the war of ~812 "ith Cheat Britain. the1·p was not, from thP lwp:inning of 0111· Uon,n11nPnt down to tlw organization of the Ht->pnhlican p.11-t.,·. any kintl of n politi('al tl'im1q1h for which tlw party achie\"ing it ]1:is any f'lnim \,·hatever upon either tlte grntitu(le or tltt• a c:liara<',l-'1' -all of till'!m impol'lnnt nrnl 1)1':H'tiral enough to ext'itP interest arnl c•o111111:11Hl attention; b11t what I mean to irnli,•nte is that thP1·e was no great moral 1>t·inciple ilwol n'cl, neitlwt \\ us 1 h,•1·e any pm·t_\· line )'Pt c•stnhlisl1e1l haserl 011 a11y kind of 1·oustiluiional <'()llst1·1l<'tion of goni1·nmPn In l pow Pr. In ot lH--'l' woHls, tl1,• 1l:ty of lll'l'Oic• rpiestions in .\.111erican politks hatl not ~'et <'OHH! . I 1h, not mpan to ~ay there \\.:lf'! no ngit::ition 01· dis• c11:-:sion d11l'ing thi!, pP1-iorl nhont slan•ry, nor that the D,•111oc·1·atic dodri1w of 8tatP. son'l'Pip:11ty wus yd 1m-k11mn1, hut only i hat pm·tr li1ws Wf'l't! not yet we1•p no politic-al conh•sts nncl no 11a1ty triumphs 011 these :11·,·011nt:s. ,\.ncl what ii-: siill more to the pnl'po:-.e is TIH• fact that the poli1i<'al su,•cps~t•s that Wt>l'P nrhiPYPtl l-a~ttl1•l'ecl intol'llnl im111·on'ments, we shortly rhang<'<1 0111· mind, abamlonecl th<' wo!'k ancl i,;ol,l1 at puulic auction, to the ]') highPst hi J'Ps11lt was. tl1at notwithstnn,ling a n·111:11·kahk ,!rl'Owtlt of pop11latio11 and i111111igra1ion, antl llot\\'ithst:llldin.!.! \\"(' hail all th<' phr--fral C'(ll1di-ti011-- that ra,·ol'l'll th<' hi!.d1t•st gl't'\' of 1)1'0!.J>Pl'ity awl dt'\"PlO]llllPIII, yl't \\'(' contin11:1llr lang11i-.hPtl in all that 111akps a uatio11 :-;tro11g at honu; nnrl n•<;pt•1·te in--nflicient to lllPPt 1.lw m-dinary ('XlH'llsl's of th,• HO\ e1·n11wnt. '"" "iYt>l't' co1111Jf•11Pd to ~o i11to th<' rn:n·k<'t to ho1·1·ow to 111ak1• 1 he 1•11H Wl' 1111dit. \\',, l'Onld not ho1·1·ow <'Xl'P}>t with t lw greatest, dillk11l1_v, :tll(l at the 1110:-;t rni11011s nttPs of dist'Olllll. ~lll'h \\ as tl1P deplornhh• 1·0111'<•nty ~•pars of De1110erati1· rulP tliat J>l'<'l'<'ded tht> wa1·. Cl1111lr111sf'.) Th<' 1 rnulil<' 11 a~ that t'rnm tlw hPginning WP lrn1·y. In it'-l'lf a ,'.!l'l'lt1 11Tong-. it t·ontan1inatP 11·11011' l'"n1>le, and 1hn11'ft>d :incl c1ei-;tl'O,\'P1l tltt· ht1sinPss SPib<' of th<>s<' who ha(l 1·llill','.!t> of 0111· 1111hlie nffair:--. Fo11n,h•d a:- it wa" on a ll,.nial of pe1·sonal libeJ'tf, if. so11µ;hl In go fur1 hPl' a11d s11pprt>:--s free sp,·er·h, 1101 ,ml)' at home. l111t thronghout tlw Union. 1t n•l'use1l to lw ,·ont~nt with lt':,,.s titan ],.!!al l'l'<'O!!Uition and JJl'Ott'Ption in all the ::-tate-- awl Tt•1Titorit~. To thi.-. PIH1 it gan• tts t ht> blood nf K:rnsa-;, 1l1P Drt-1 I :-,cot! decision, the l't1gitirn sl.tl'P law arnl the doetrinP of :-el'•'"sion. the legitim:1tc• prolll, it S<'Pllls incrPclibJ,, th:it :m i11t1•lli.!.;"PHt a1Hl SP1f-1·<>spt•1·1 ing lH'opJt, sl1011ld l11n·,, --o h111g- toh'r:lted "o m111·h i,111n11le1wt\ iniquitr and humiliation. (.tlpplrt118e.) Hut at last thP Hlld, :Jllfl 'tht• w:ir wa:,; 1•lP:1l'Pfl for n JH'W p:11·1.,· :11111 hetH.'l' i,,ne<:. JI 11mnn rightc; had :it l:i!-t nnrn.c'h.>cl attention, and the.> hattll' wns Oil l1t•tW('('l1 ~1nn•1·r :J)l({ fre,;c]om. II £'011· tlil't fh:11 \\':l" i1t1P11,ifil•d to th<> hiµ-ltc•:-.1 clc'f!,T('I' l><•c:m:•w it wa!- wrappPd np in thnt gr<>at dt:11 q11Pstion of 0111· g"O\'Pl'llnt<>nrn 1 right to perpetuate our go1·<>1·11ment:JI !:'Xi--tt,n c·e. ( J p p/r111 ill'.) 'l'h" lines wc1·" o1h 11101·ally arnl 11:1triotic·ally, to ht> on 1111' cme sid1° 01· t li.- ot ht>l'. Thus it wa:-. 1111' Hi->pll hlfra n p:tl'1 y hac l its hil'th. It \\.ts tlw c·onsl'ie11tious 0111hnrst of an in-spirntio11 of ]111111:111 lilll'l't_\'. (.\;11'11111.w-.) It was tht' 1·.-spo11-.:p to a p:ttl'iotk dt>111a1Hl for national inteµ.Tit~·. (.\;1plalfs1 .) It was :tlso th" JIPOJ•lt>':-- inclig-11.1111 )>1'0-tPst ag-ai11st th<' st1111id imbt><·ility tlta1 liad \\ :ts1t>d 011r l'<'\'1•n11t-s, llf'(.!l1•<·tt>1l 0111· d.-rPlop1111•11t. 111°!..!,Tadc->il our labon1rnl cle:--t1·o~·t•il our c-rt•dit. ( .\;11J/((nsr .) It 1·a11u• into po\\1•r pl1•dg1•d to tll<' vr1•,sel'\'ation ol' tlH· LTnion, a limitation ol' the agw·,•ssions ol' sla,·p1•.,. and thP appli,·:,1;on ol'. sotuul l>11si1w:-;s se11s1· to th<• a1lmi11is-t1·:1ti.>11 of' p1il1li1• affairs. Bnt it 1·am1' to li!Hl tlw <:on.,rn111t•nt pradic·all) m·1·1·throw11, the l'11ion :-11h-:-tauti:1ll., 1l·bsoh·1•1l. :11111 1111' < '011st it t1tio11 :11ul l:rn s op1•nlr d1•fiPd in 01w-half' or 1h1° ('Ollllll'r-1 1·an11ot d" I'll ll}H>n "hat follO\wtl. l•'ortunati>J~-. it is not lll'('('SSaJ'Y r shonld do so, for it ('Ollstitlltl'S tlw most J'amiliar C'haptl'I' or .\1111•ri1•:t)l histoi·y. lt is :-.11fli,·i1•11t to :-a.v that whPn tl1b 1m1·ty J'o111Hl its,·lf 1·011f1'01ttl'1L with tlw drP,111 alt1•r11:11h·e of war 01· :i dissol11tion ol' tl11• U11io11. i1 1li for ont:' 1110111Pnt to do irs duly (11;1;'1011.w), hut. although witho11t ar111y m· navy, withont rno1t1•y 01· l'l'e1lit, it f<':ll']Pssly finn!!' tlw 11:i;! to th1• hrePZI', ancl ,·1111tit]Pntly a J>P(':t IPtl in Pitlwr. Its eall for trnops w:1s a11s\\'1'1'1•1l h.,· tl11• g1·ancl1•st Hl'lllr that \\'HS ('\'l'I' ]lHll'shalll'd on this 01· any otlH•t· 1·011tilw11t. (.l;111!11u.1·1-.) 1t put 1110n' than a million 111en into tlw fil·l1l, :uul rn:iin-t~Jinetl tlH•lll th,·re 11111il, in rno1·e tha11 rltr1'I' lrnnd)'Pcl lilood) l>:1tlk•s of the lfrpnhliC', tl11•y shot to P\·prla:-t-ing tTii-1• as tlw 111ost i11telli!!'Pllt. l1011e,r atlll <'ap:ihlP t l1at a 11,,· go,·pmnwut lt:1:-; 1•,·1•1· enjo,rell !-il1<·1· dYiliza-t ion )1t•g:i11. (1I/JJJ/1n1sr.'l lt stl'll('k the sh:wklc•s fro111 four millions of cohl'l'tl 1>1·011k :11t1l lil't<·cl th1•111 11p 0111 of th<' 1lt>µ:1-:11laiio11 of human l>outlagc• into the :mnlight of luu11au liberty 21 (aJ>J>lol{S,); anc1 not conten1 with that, i1 w0nt fnrther ancl pla11te1l the whole race on the Harne plane of t->qualit~· with onrsP1n•s in tl10 prP:--enee of the Uonsti-tution ancl tlw law:-.. ( ~l1>1>7<11tsr'.) _\w1 while it wa-; (loing- tl1iH for tlw colol'<'1l 1lfrersity of <>mplo.vmcnt, rlomes1fr co111111crce, ,1nc1 an 11npxam-plecl prospPl'it,v 101· tlw "·hole c·ountrr, h) the ::ulop-tion all(l rnaintenancP of that wise aml patriotiC' poliC',v or pl'Ott><·ting Ame1·kan imlustries all(l Anwl'i<·an Jahor. (,\;1plr111se .) B1,J10ltl the 1·c:-nlts ! ,Yhen we came info power onr aggt·<>gatc· wealth W;IS b11t ~rn.ooo,onn,ooo. ,Yhen we WPJlt Otl1 of }10" el' it mi:,; 1warly X.10,000,000,000. (Llpplrww.) In JHGO 011r Uon•rnmPnt wns e\·e1·ywlwrP l'Pgartletl as onlr a11 PXlJt'J'i 1111 •nt. In 1884 it \\aS p1·<•r~·\,·here r1•g:n,1Pc1 as 01w of the freest arnl :-trongest e,·et estahlishPpla1u1r• .) In JH(j() we werP a nntion of Hections at fa1al war with each other as to f'Prtnin quPstionH of n rnIH'ilable 1·ontlfrt ahont :-;laYery, aml W<'l'e hopelP:-:-ly e P, . .,n as to who hacl matle 0111· or;.w11ie l:nv-tl1e ~taks or the pPOlJlP mnch lesH as to its <'onstrndion. Bui when 11w RPpttblican pnr1.,· wl'nt out of rowPr p\·p1·y sl1<·h d (0;1plo11se) . lrnl :..;o thot·-onµ;hly an1l sa1isf:lct01·ily :-;ettlet 1lte rPsnlts as tinnltic~~- (.,lpplausf-.) The Sonth, whom we werP compellecl to "·hip hack into thl' l'nion, call tltt•rn:-;elYe:- a '' New South" to et-cape tlll~ O!linm that attaC'1w<1 to the olt1, arnl tlurnk 11s with profuseness hP<0:111:-e WP did whir, them (r1;1-p1a 11.<:e); arnl espPcia llr Jwca nse we l i<,an 1rnrty ,\·l1ile in power. For l'ach ancl Prery one there is oul.v the most unqunlifietl :t}>}JJ·oha-tion in the heart:-- and at the lianch; of all classes of J>POp]e. Xo mattt'r whether one l>P a Demonat or a Repnh-lican, lt1~ at )past t:>nthusiastic·ally professes hirn:,;elf to lw in favor of the Union aml the Constitution as it is -just as th<' Rqrnhlic·nn part)' n11111e it. (.:11,plu1tst'.) 'fo :-;u1·h an extent is this trne that, as all kno1Y, tlw p1·est•nt De1110cTntic ndrnini:-tl'ntion at ,Ya:-hing-ton :-;nceee1l1·1l to power only hc•1·a11sP it tir:-;t :-;11c·ce1•tktl in satisfying- enough of tlw )leoplP of the c·otrntl'y to 1mt it tht·l't:> that it hail no 1irin<'iJiles or pm·poses of its O1Yn, nnd Lhat it wonl1·e111•t• to ours. (l,rnryl,frr a 11d el1fr'rs.) _\.11(1 it is onlr the sii1111h-' trnth to :-;ar tl1at it has 11w c·onticlt•nc·e of th<' cotmtl-y 011ly to tl1e t•xtent that it has clisow1wtl DemocrnC)' nml :uloptetl Repub-lieanism. (,lJJJJl"lfSC'.) .\ncl tl111:-; it is that in thf' how· of clefrat the He-publkan pa1-t,r has n-O11 another splendicl detol'y hr tht> 1•nfor1·etl approiJa. ion and adoption of it:-; work at tlw harnh of its PnPn1y. This is a rnnttt·r of no small signiffranr•e. It makes Sl't:lll'l' fo1· all tinw to come tlw grancl works that han• \wen ,11•1·0111}Jlishecl. If the H.ep11bli1·,m party shonl!'s. (.1lp-p/r111 sr'.) Bn t it will clo mor<> its mi:-sion i;-; not ,YP1 ernledit 11·ns not born to clie ;-;o soon. ,('lleN.'i.) The 1i:11ty of Lin<'oln aJttl Urnnt nnxi:-;frnce a:-; it lt:rn h<'t'll coun1P11t ptu·ilie of thP liquor q t1t•stion, of tlte :-;ilver question, of the Uhinese ques-tion, uf thP ( 'anadi:rn lislwl'it>s q11, .. ,tio11. nrnl of 1ltP all-impo1·tnnt l}lll':--tion o!' rl'forn1 in 0111· m11ni<·ipal .!!o,·1•rn111Pnts 1 Tl11• R1•p11hli1·an J>i11'1Y 11111:-it :llls\\'l'J'. L1•t it answPr in thP f11111n• a:- .,,·t-1· in thP pa:--t. Let it h,• g11i«il-'<'tioJt. ( .l1111/a11sr'.) In .sltm•t, it 11111st lie 111a1ll' pla;.;1 tliat WI' think mo1•p of tilt' l'11iled :,;1at1•s or .\nwri1·a than"'' do of Un•at lkil:tit1 or :Ill)' otl11•r po11·e1·, arnl that wt• i1tt1•1t«l to clP\'Plop 0111· 1·eso111·1·1•s and 11111ltipl,,· 0111· ind11stri,•,. t>llla1·g1• 0111· 11a,·.,· :111«1 1'01·1ify 0111· s1•a-co:tsts t11ttil ''" :1r1• iwl1•pt•nclt•11t of 1•,•p1•.,· oth1•r nation 011 1l1t• fan· of tht> Pa1·tl1, and al1ll' to dPft•Upt1hli1·a11ism 111•\·1•1· gai1wd an,\·tliin.~ in tht> p:1st l,y 111i111·i11.~ wol'ds and <·0111pr11111bi11µ: attiln1ll's, m1n,,-..idrnt Foste1· Yo111 1·m11111ith-1• hail ht>lit•,·1•1l that .An11•ri1·a11 shipping- wo11l1l han• h1•1·11 an app1·0-}ll'ia1t• toa--t, l,111 aflt•1· \\ •• inn•sti!!'at,•d 1 he s11hjP<'t \H' fo1111aJ"/11 r11ls i11/u poll:, r.) 24 \\'" vrill, 1 ltPn, pass to thP rwxt toast-'· 1'111· Heform of 1lte Party within the Part_,, ... (.I roir·r·: w,, r/011'/ //('('(/ ll!Pst, :-;1•1wtor Ila1Tison. ~<'111Tts.) ~Ill. ('11.\IIDl.\'i .\:-ill (i1,::-.TLE\IE:\' OF TIii•: HEl't ·11-LI< '\X ('r,1•11 OF i\E\\. YoHK ('JTY: Kolll<' !Jl'igltt, 1111•111lll•t· h<•re has 111at't><·l1 l'ot· HIP. ThP1·,• has 111-\l:'ll :--ornP :--1 r:rngP ill<'Oll!.!l'Hit~· in th,• pla<·c•s of th1-.-,1• toasts to-11ight. (_. l N1ir·1·: IJ',, an• i111',1'/H'ri-,,11,·ul.) It is not :1 plt•,isant assi~11111ent 1o follo,,· th,· 11ia~nili1·ent :,;pe1•1·h in lll•half of the H,·p1thli1·an part~· dl'!ailin~ its :l<'hit,,· .. 111,·nts. hring-ing to onr r1•-l'oll1•<·tio11 tlw bl'illiant patlt\\'ll,\" in whi<-h it ltas ,ndkt•as1• 1l11• sll.!!.!!"t'stion is ltyp11-tl11•t i<·al in its 1·hant<'ter. It was 1111•:mt. to hrinl-( to 0111· at1Pntion to•night a s11!,!g-Pstioll that wl1t•n tltP Hepulili1·a11 p:u·ty IIPl'tb n•fonning· \\1' will not d1•hatt>Ll in l111li:111:1. ( l,,111r1ltl1•r flllrl il/Jflltll/S(',) l :1111. tl1en·fo1·P, unf:1111iJia1· \\'ith tlll' al'g111111•nts hy wl1it-h it sho11l trn11hl1•. , /,11,1!/li/1·1·., Xotli-ill!.! lllOl't' :--nious than that. .\.11l<' 111an11Pl'S 11111st li,•long· to !hi-' h1111sl')10ld. (('ri,s 11/'" f,'florl.'") Tiu• 1111friP111ll)··niti1·is111s of tltu 111:111 a1·ross 11tP sl l'f'l't will 1wt hi' a1·1·1•ptPtl. 01· it n1ar I)(~ that son, .. hocly is tlis1·0111<•nt..-<1 with 0111' t:wti<·s. II' so. I s11g_gest that hi' ,,ill not prn111oll' that r,•fo1·n1 I>)· tl1•s1•1·ting to th,• l'llPllIY. 1.l1,11l1111s1•.) l(P los1•s tlll' point of i11fl111•111•p ,, h,·n h<' d1ws so. (H1•111•1·al I lawley: .. JJr,,·it!l'(/1.'f. ") ( L1111r1lil1 r.) l 11• 111:I) fro111 his Ill'\\' position kill a11d 1lest1·0)', hut ltP 1·:111110t }H'OIIIOtP :I l'l'l'ol'lll ill t:11·ti<-s. I I' thPI'!' HI'!' ha1·n:l<'IPs on thP olrl p11li1·y to "'<'littlP hi'!'. (1l11pli111s1 .) in th" 1lry d()(·k and s~l'Httasion. (,lpplrrnse.) }Ip <'an't l'ori>, it is that the reform o_f the Repul>lif'an party mu Ht 1·011w from men who heliln e in it. (C'rics r~f' '•(/ood ."') \Ylto helie,·e in ih; history, who helieYe in its powt•r of gro\\·tl, all!l tlen•lopment, to throw off not h)· the lopping of tlw nxe, but hy the inlH•rent })Owe1· of ...-ital grnwth-en!rythi11g that mar n1tac·h itsP!f to it tlint, is un-;epmJy 01· unsigh11)·. (('rics r~f "flood.''') The man who would sucC'eetl in life must put his sho11l1ler mHlPl' the loacl ancl no1, rea('h R.epnhlican party ltus always lielie1·c•d in 1rnre nwll1rnls arnl in pnrn 1m•n. ( . l/Jf)lrt11sr'.) 11 only 1weds, L'1·e1·y1,hPl'P, that its pl'inunies shall lw O}>t'll to a 11 its -roten,. It only nP<>rimarii>s ;1rP frpe awl open to every man who ean prnrn hi:;; fidl'lity to tlw pnrt)- hy his \York at 1he polls. (_,Jpplo11sr'.) Tht> inlhu-'n(•ps that fomml 1he Hepnhlfran pni'ty wp1·1• <·c·lt><·tic in their natnre. ThP call that l>1·011ght them togetlw1· was a 1·all to sae-riffrp mul not to H11oils, alHl Pl'Pl' silwe, tliat l1as hPPll 11w ,1omina1ing 11o"·er in the Rt>}Hthlil'an pnr1y. The i.;pl'ings from whi(']1 it ilre1r itH irn,pirations were fonnd in tlw high hilh-J or 1rnth aml clnt)'. (.1/Jplrnts<'.) \\'"ho l'ornwcl it! \Yill some mnn nanw its ,m.:ltitect ! Yon may c·all to-1,ight 1hP roll of its 1il'Ht Conn•niion, hut thPy \H'l'<' <1Plt->gates ,d10 asst'mhlt0 d thel'f•, mul its platform. wnH first 11Ti1tt-n in lhe hearts of the people hefo1•p it ,nix J'Ppor1Ptl to the ('01wention. '!'he mPn of 'Jfi aucl tl1Pir \l·orthr sons C'Ollstitute the party to-da)·. (,\JJ1Jlr111s< .) T do not ht>Hitate to say that tl1e <·ons,·ic•1we-tlw patriotism of tlliH <·mmtry is in the RP1mblican pal'ty. (1.1pplause.) It neYel' rPsponds 26 with mol'e alunity, 01· wiih more nrng-nifkent forci>, than wlwn sollle moral is:·nte ehallenges its alleghuH·e arnl its actions. (Applcwsr.) It has hPen a party or pi·ogTt•ss. It ha,; pione<-'rP EastPrn :-;tatPs in the earlie1· times cut out tltPir patl1wny;; fol' emigration through the wilderness of the \Yest; so lws thP Ht>-1mltli<-an party, hr its p;rPat le,Hlers an<1 i(s great fol-lowing, marke,l rit,L (~l1JJJ/uu.1·r.) Tlw DPIIIOC'l'atir pai·ty has l>PPJl lt partr of ohstni<'-tion. lt ]1a;; sPP111etl to lllP that it was tl1P ho111L1er in this great stream of 1wogTL•s::; ancl prn:-;peTit~· wlti<'lt ha" been lwariug llH on-resisting, frPttin,!!;, c·omplnil1-i11g all(l makin_g 1n·og·1•ps:-; it;;<>lf 011lr as it was l>on11:, along h~· tlw <'lllTt->lli. ihat i1 resi:-;iPcl. (.Jpp11u1sP.) I han .. sePn sometimes, npon a lwt summer's L1ay, on orn• of 0111' r), aml a ,rel lo"- quipagp olitfral org-nnization 011tsitk of it that ha:,; any refor-mative powel' to spnre. (.lion' la11r;lt!N and ap-p1allsr'.) CPrtainlynottl1e I>e111oarty. I knol\· that 0111· 11fngwnmp friP1Hls tltink that, tlw,v han• a great (}pal o[ suq,lu:-; reformatin' enl'rgy, l>11t tlw trouhle with tltose pPople i:-; 1hat they h,n-e p11t them-selYet-i up on tlw :-;helt like some llrit•(l cak.PH or }'lei:-wluwm's comJH'CSSP Republican part)· is opt>ning i1s pl'irnal'ies, making free the som·t·es of 11mn•1· ancl iniluenc•p within it, arnl asking that where 1ltere has beeu a f1·t·P arnl fair expn:>s:;ion in Conrnntion that every man will gh·e his allegiance aml his support to the work which the Uom·eution doetL (.1lpplause.) P1·esidt>nt Foster-I giYe you as the gentleman ·who will respornl 1o the n1~xt toast-'' Young ).len in Poli-ties'' one "·ho has nen-'I' yet 1uul more titan he c·an tlo -the Honol'able Chauncey :.I. Depew. (Cheers.) Res;JOnse of llon. Clrnu1u·r'!J J£. DPpew. I am glntl thei-,e toasts am lwg-inning to n:-;:rnrne some relntion to tlte gentl1•1uen who are to resvornl to tlwm. \Ylten Keuator IlawlPr, whose sentiment \1 as '' Lincoln,'' 1-,ta1tP(l off with mine of'' The Young ?-[en in Politi(·s," antl ~enator ll isc·o<"k took up (fon,rnor l<'orakt•r's :mhjee1, "The RepuLlit·an Party,'' antl li'ol'aker sta1·1Ptl ont 011 Ilis<'ock's domain, "'fhP Em-pin, t,tak, '' I began to think tlw honored gn<':,,,ts hatl l>een exl'iwnging speeC'hes, a1ul became :1h11·111etl ahout my O\\'ll, {Lo11r1!tta.) G-o,·emol' II:iwlt•y elO(}llPlltly l'l:'lllHl'k(•1 l that it was the greatest of cl istinctions to he a pl'ivaie when ernryl>ocly was a titletl offic0l'l'. ThPn I am the most lootly dws1u, ullni)'S remPmber tl1at p,·err citi.Zl'll i:; either a general Ol' a jndge. (La11yl1fr,·.) The yontl1Iul l'igor of the Republic-an party "as 28 never hetteT shown than in the dg01·ons nncl mag-netil' eloqnenC'e which has electrifiPd us to-nighL (,l/1plu11se.) It has been worthy of thf' mo:-;t ]wroic })eriorl aml most inspiring ar·hil-'Yements of the g1·aml old party. It i:-; impossible for me to voice the en-r·o1uagt>111ent and hope which eomes tons whose lot is r•ast inn een the cnstom in cornpanies of retPran politir·ian:-; J-o r·all upon" callow yo11tlt," with its wallt of oppor1 m1ity and experience, to s1wnk for th<> _\'Otmg men in politir•s .. (La11r1l1/er.) In this i11stnncc an1l 11pon this ]inf' the sekdion l1as been well m:irle. (Jlorr> 1a11[1lt!N.) l :-;pp ahout me gentle-lll<'ll wlio wen:' famous t\\enty-five )"Pars ago, ancl the 1ime l'<'ositions no man lidug remembers. I hm·e always fonncl that when a Jife-long officehol pat iencc or ~e1wrosity of thP a.pvointing vcnrer lle immecliate]~-·dol1-mtly prnjPcts to the front the hnld arnl fros1e<1 patP (1u11!fltlN) aJHl cal1s upon the young men of the Ktate to rnlly for the l'Pform of the party. (Re11e1red lo11r1l1frr (/Jld applmtM'.) \ Vlrn1. is ng1• / \\'hat iK yon th? They arP. pnrely rPlative terms. It is not a CJ.lt<'stion of _\"PHl'H, but of grip. The collPge professor of forty ,Yho rle:-;pairs of thP 11:wty arnl \'Otl's with the enemy is fifrr years 01<11°1· tl1an llannibal Hamlin at eight_\", who l1ispenses with un o,·e1Toat. Tlw hot arnl 111rhule11t blood of <'arly 111nnl10otl fm·cps tJi,, 1>a<·e :-;o rapis, quPstions a1111 ront1•oyersies of the .) The 1wo men who are 1lie rnost importnnt .fndon, in the clestinie:,; of }HW}lles all(l in the politics of nations 29 are Bi:•rnwrck at seventy-four am1 Gh1tlstone at HeYenty-six. ThPn' an• eriseR in the hhitory of every great people when <'Oll!'il'l'Ya ( ism is n t·onYet1 ihlt' name for t1·enHon, "·hen the Jines of old party assoc·iatiorn, mul affilia-tions nr<' the hounclal"ies of the c1nng-eon, arnl ,vht>n titlelit.,- to nneit•nt 1n-inci11lcs :inl'e('Pllen1s cr('ates the c·on,Hl:-i to c·c•1·tain dl•ath. 'l'wic-e only in the hit-torr o[ this people havP tlH-'He e01ulitions existe,1, antl each time ther lian· lt•tl to a 1111ion of the young men of 1 he cunntr,v arnl to tlw projection into the foremost 1·,mk:-; oC polith:s and of states111an:-;hip of 1he ~·01111g men of the nation namely, in the Hernlutionary 11arty of 'iO arnl the Repnhlic-an varty oi ';16. (1lppla11se.) The one :-;tnwk out first for republiean goverument aml then for independe1we antl nationality. '!'he other stnH'k ffr:-;t for the union of the State:-;, :rnrl then for tlw 1111io1L of tlie States only upon n,e hasis of uniYer-sa l lilwrfy aml the equality of all men before tlic law. (~l/J/ll(l/(St'.) H the JJ.ation wonlcl remain free, its young men rnnst hP tl1e mo:-;t important factor1-; in its polities antl its parfa•s. '!'her alone posseHs the elenwnt "\\hi<'h on•r-tur11s ring:-; mlll npsetK combinaiio1m aml all other artificial ereations for the suppn·ssion of po1rnlar sen-timt>u1. 'l'ht>y alonf' po:-;,;ess that quality. KO 1wees:,;ary at times. when, a 11clu1·ity leat1s eaution ancl ima1,;ina-tion aml enthn:;iasm eomnumtl j11tlgment. '!'he clay that nwrks snd1 a distaste for politi<'s arnl p111Jlic lifP, sncb a clisappearauce of actidty in ilit> affairs of the Hfafe aml of the (foyernrnent, as will mnke it hut1 fo1·m arnl unpopular for ~oung 111en to he actfre, will mark the> tlt>c·:Hle111·P, to bP followetl hy the oYerthrow, oi t]1e lihe1·ties ol' 11w country. (C'l1frrs.) Tens of thon:-;andK oi yonng men staml e.-ery year upon the threshold of manhood and must make tl1t>it' ehoirn of the pal'ties "\\·ith whit'h they Hhall ca:-;t theit-lot a1ul adidties. The elentt->nts ,\ltieh win tl1em ,ll'e the tl'aclitious ancl insvi11.1.tiou:-; of the past aml the 11romise of tile fut11rc. The D\>mocmtic party pres<.'nts nothing in the pnHt thirt~· years of its existence to iw,pire tlle imagina-tio11, to appeal to the enthnsimnn, or to warm the )}ntrioti:-;m of youth. (Applanse.) 1'he ingenuous young rnter look:::; back among the public men o.f that 30 organization to finc1 thar. ,Yhile they ,Yere nble sfateR-11Hm, tlw conditions of tlwir position, the neressitit>s ol' thPir organization, tlw frightful reirn1ts of tJwir a1Tiliations, tulllpelle(l them to he ctemall.,· the clrag:,; 1qio11 the whr1els ofprnp;ress arn1 fhA hi1uln111re in the ,1.,,·Plopment of 1he prosperity arnl the 1110ml in-:tl11P111·es of tlte conntr.,·. (~1J>plrflfsr.) Tlwr nrnst llPl'<~ssariI.,· seek to thwart aml defeat the party of prngress. anc1 so the~· ,n,re alwap; years behind the :-;enti11wnts. the needs anc1 the aspirations of 1 hp peo-pl«:>. (Lo11rl ((J)JJla11s1'.) Ile looks oYer tl1eir public ,h•dnmtiomi and Jintls thefr speec-hes an arid \\asie, in w hic-lt the dry bones of preYious <'Onntimt'nts of free soil aml frpe men. (,l!}pla11sr·.) H1° stnclics the history or its fourn1PrH, and tirn1:;, that most of tl1em li\·e(l 11p to \Yithiu the period when hP ('()111<1 know i,,0111ething pn,;onallr of their grentnes:-. aJ\!1 participate in tl1e national mo1m1ing nt their de-misL". There stn111b before him that rouµ;h, stTong, ,l.!;nlllat arnl ex-]iensivc ,yarful'e, aml tLcre loornt- np tlw figure or Nalmon P. Chase. (R1-J1P.ll'Nl applr111sr'.) Ile fincls a period when the hnncls of tlw 1·t1 pnhlic wi>n~ tiPcl hy l'fril wal', when rhe rnonnr,·hit-1" am1 tle:spotisms of the Ohl \Yorlcl were plotting for tl1P 01·p1'throw of the rep11h-]i(' nntl the tlest1·1rntion or libl'rty on thii-; siactet1 on ihe other: nm1 lie 1·ea1ls or the lwilliant <1 iplomncy, 1l1e sucress f11 l lenders11ip, nrnl lhP \\·on-clel'fnl acqnirements of \Yillinm H. Kewarcl. (Orea! r:pplau.,·e.) lle naturally turns to 1he halls of Congress, nncl there c1isco\·en; the tribune of the people-who rniced in most eloquent ancl endnring hmgnage the moral 31 st->ntirnc•nt for whic·h men were sar1·ifiring their lin•s 11po11 the hattlefieltl - in ClrnrlPs 8nrnner. (flo11ti1111ed "JJ1'11111se.) His inquil·i<>s as to the military glor>· of tlw r..-'p11hlic are at 0111'1:' <'onfrontell with i he his torr of tl1a1 g1'd11 :-olclil'I' "ho c,cl tlw large:;t arnti«>s nrnl won tliP most victol'ies Jonght in the gTeatest canse ot' mocll'rn tinws Cfp11ernl Grant. ( 'l'tr'//11' 11d () II s t-lll'I' /" i //fl' (I ff!( ill (/ JI d (I [JO i II /'('ll f'l/'('(7.) Bnt the pm;t alonP will Hot l'Ptain his a1legimwe or k<>c•p his ,·ote. ThP snrgillg elPrnents of our irnht:,,;-tl'ia I a]l(l 11wte1·inl conclition:-; form ilw sea 11po11 which lw 11nu-t find tlte :-liip that c·an 1·:m·y him to prospel'i1y :11111 to safety. Jie looks 0111 l'or that organization whil'h is nms1Tnc·1h·e :mcl rn•ative, which rnn 11ll(ler-stnncl the nec• for their wants. I( he fii11ls no 01·ganization ncpial to this gn•a1 task ancl tr11st, then the yonng nwn of the country will nnitc ancl form 01w. But thP Re1,11hli1·an part,\· has always heen, ancl is to-l' l1~gish1tion the pl'inciplt>s that t1t•-vi>lop arnl promote A111i->1·ica11 irnl11stry ancl f'are for • \ 111t>1·i<-an ]aliol'. It is not enOLLf.dt, howPrer, t 1w1; .\ 1neri<'an irn1ns11'y sho11lntr1•s of tlw Janel hannonions relations lwt,,·een the ern11lo~·p1•s n nd employ<>es, ancl prospt>rons :mcl happy 1•onclitions for all classes of "·orkers. \. l/1 ;1la II U .) 'l'lwre is a yonng man in politi<-s who now orrnpies the t>xaltetl position qf President nf thP l;nhPrl :4tates. 1 Le it-i not yet i·econirPssnrily lose~ him the ronliclPllce of hi8 parly. (Re.11e1crrl la11glder.) Jfo fincl:s that just in prnportion as he> attP111pts to Roh·e the question of re\·enne ancl tariff, upon w hi<'h cle11eucl p1·ospel'ity and employment, does ]w oft'Pllfl one section of his part~·; just in proportion as he reachc~s sonncl positions upon 1·11nency and finanee does he alienafo another po1-tion or his 11arty; anc1 wl1<1 n he cniTit•s into pl'ndice !lw ( 'idl ~er\'ic•p promis«'s which the• ~luµ;w11mpian 1·c•-fol'111 pla<·<'r of a<'n·pta111•p (l1111flltlt'/') ;11ul plat t'onn, ,, Ill' fincl himself clP i'i1'1'1Pd by t.h1· I\ l1olP or his 1mrt.,·. (Rt'llf'/('t'rl laur;l1 !tr.) ~o that, as ]w loyally rbc•s to t]w hi.~·ht•st :1111] h1".;l 1•,m1litio11..; of his 1•:ti-l~· prn111is,•s a111l hopt>S doc•s ht• hl'<'Olllt' tlw most lo1wsom,• stalt•sman in ,\nwl'ic·a. (('011li11111·d l1111r1lifrr.) I n•meml.1•1· i hat 1 was one·<' a pall-I >1•a 1•p1• at i Ill' f1111t•ral of 011c of the lt•a,lin~ cit izt•n,, of PPPkskill. Xot ic·in~ that thP 1·ani,tgP "as pl11ngi11g \\ il1lly and likPI)' to 11pset, I look.Pd 011t and :-aw that tlw l10rsPs att,ll'ltt>cl to thP hPal'sP \\Pl'er111111i11~awa.\ ancl ~allop-i 11g ac·l'o-.-; lot,. w!iilP ,, e \\'Pl'<' in r,•c·ldt>,,s Jlll rs nit. I c·,lllc•cl to tlw cll'in-'t' to hol1l up, lint he 011I.,· :tnswl'rt'c\, as hc• gavl' hi,- t.P:tlll !hi' la::.lt, "~11·. Dt>pPW, ,\Ull Wl'l't\ horn in Pet>k:-kill, aud ) ou 011gltt to remc•111h<:'l· tliat it, j,, the c·ustom in thb town for tlJP lltolll'll<'I':- to follow tlw hear:-1·.'' (f.'rNtl l1111!Jl1l1 r.) \\-hi!P tht> De1llo-na1 ic· hears!' is bei11g frnntit'all_\ dri,·en, 110w iu tho wood-;, now in 111e opPII, anrl llO\\ on tlw road. to suit. t•,·1•1')' 1·omlition of gri,·f tht:'r11 111:iy ht> l1Phincl. thP H1•p11hlican prn1·e,sio11 lllO\'t'S gt·amlly l'o1·wanl. in Jta1·111011io11s c·olt1m11,- ancl with 1•q11nl stPp, along thP hrnacl l1ighway tow,IJ'O\\'l'l'. 'l'ltl'y will ,-('('llJ'e tl1e111 0111~ tl1rn11gh the aid or the g'l'IH'l'()llS all {'Ullllll'r. 'l'h,•y n1•p 1•0111ing l'rnlll the li1•lcls, 1lw workshops, and <·ollL·g-1·s, a1Hl thPy \\ill lw fo111tcl in till· rank:- or 0111· party of 1n·o~r<'""· Thi' p:i--t of 1111• pa11y is absolutely sc·c·uri.>. Th1• prest>lll of the varty i,- fully a 1>1·Past \\ it h the rn~L•ds a ml a;;pirn t iom; of 1 he peoplt•. In 1hc> f'111urt' of the pmt.,· I hope· for suc·c·1•ss in 18~~, "ltP11 thl' !!'l':tlHl oltl 01·ganizatio11. n•,,11111i11.!!' the g-ov-1·1·11111f•nt of thl' 1·ountr) whi<'lt it :-o aclmiralilr aclrnin is1P1·etl fol' a qnm·tpr of a ce11t 111·y, will fol' nnothPI' 1•q11al peri()(l t•xhihit in the adlllinistration o( uffail·;, jts 11111'irnll1•cl g<'nins for promotin~ the 1l<'\'Ploprne111, th1• pro~p<'l'tl) antl tht> liberty of the repuhlic. (Luurl a11vening-" The \ ,~ a1· L-toYernors-The pillnl'~ of stl-<>np;th whic-h upl1Pld lhe fubl'ic of om· Xa-tion:il Uuv<•rn111ent in its hour of pe,·il. ·• will he responclcc1 to by Govemor Oglesby of Illi-nois. < ,1pplrntsc.) RP,spo11sl' of C:r>N'l'lwr Oglesby. )In. P1rn: the ho11l' of 1-2 o'clock, I harp at last an opportnnity to pay my 1·espeets to an over-impatient am1ieHre. (Lal/f!hfrr flJUl a;1plcll{se.) .Naturally foml of musk -as m·e all 1meu lti rntecl ears -li~tening to the sweet cl i:,r•om·se of the cho!'isters and l,and ahorn, I was eaniecl :rn ay in the e,1rly hours of the en'ning b.r the deliciom, in-eense of their harmony. Charmecl as I w:i:- hy the inspiring strnin:- that !ell U})Oll us from ahon•, I was, in spite of all the hannoniotLs resh1tnnce I c·onhl offer, on•rwhelmepnhlk. (.dpplrtuse.) From ?llaine to Califo1·nicl, no11h of ~fa son ancl Dixon's line, they were the nnfaltering friends of the 1!nion. the Repul>lic and liberty. (ilpp7ausl'.) I hav,, care-fully pt·~pnrell n list of thefr name::;. which I take the a 3± 1il t>l'ty now to present, ancl feel more at liberty to tal e ,ll('h 1iliel't)' because of the suggestions all arouncl me to" n•acl,'' .. read'' the names. l-TATE. )Iain<' New Halll)lshin• Y Prmonl }fassad1t1s<'l(s Hho1IP lslall(l ( 'onnedicut l'<'nnsyl vania )Ia1·.rlaml Kt>nt uc·ky Ohio )lidiig;an Indiana. Illinoi" . )Iisso111·i Iowa ,Yis,·011,.in )li111wso(a Kansas . California Orc_gon GOYER:-IOR. fanll'l '\\'ashburn, Jr. Ah11p1• Cohuni 8amur·I Corry Nathaniel S. B<'ny Josrph A. Gilmore Erastus Fairbanks Fn•del"ic-k Hollu·ook J<>h11 S. Smith John.\. And1·cw '\\'illiam Spmguc Ja111ps Y. Smith '\Yilliam .. \. Bucldngham Edwin D. )!organ Hora(io 8eymour Charles S. Olden Jo<'I ParkN· ,\11,ll"C'W n. Curtin Augustus\\·. Bnlakt>r .Addison C. Gibb., TER)L 1861-62 18();3 1864-66 1861-6:3 186:3-6;3 1860-61 186Ul:3 1868-6,i 1861-66 1860-6:3 186:3-66 18,i8-6,i lHii!J-!i:3 186:3.().j 1860-6:3 186:3-G6 Hl61-67 lil6]-(j.j 18H:3-6i 1860-{'2 1862-64 1864-66 1H61-6-1 J K(ll-67 lH(iJ.(j;"i 1861-G-! 1K60-(J4 1H5i-61 I JH(ll-62 1K62-6:J JH6;3-66 Hti8-62 1862-66 18(H-6:3 lHG:3-6,i 1860-62 1861-62 1862-lH 18,it-J-62 JH62-li6 35 Tl1e ~c•1iator from C'onnecii,·nt, in respon<1 ing to tl1e toast" .\hraham Lin<'oln," has pai111P of l'<•spe<'t to lhe lllPmoi·y of tl1at (•xaltPcl <'haniet,•r that I do not frpl at liberty to 1·et'er again to his name. I can onl_v sn,\·, aH thP world of lilier-t:.,--ltwing nH:'n en•r.ndw!'e say. "God lilP:-;:-1 his 1rnn11ory." (flrnd up1,lrwsr'.) His high an, to sar 11ia1 tlw ycn111g R1•1>u hli,· hail 11p,•e1· lwPn tPstt•il a 1ul tl'iP11 ~rn YP1opP what rl'a1 co11rn1.w th,,_,. possi>ssc>cl. The ti111P at last C'allle when tlw ht>i tP1' a1ttl hiµ;flt'l' Pl«-rn1•111-: of uur hnman na111re, as \\1·ll ns ol' 011r politif'al ol'g·ani;1,ation. w«-'1'<' to be fostct1 ii1 thP rTucihlP of t't•a1·ful acln,rsit.,· anntiott:,I~·, l'Pligim1sly :111d trnthfully 1lp1·u1Pl\'t'-; 11p to a rPal p1·1·pnn1tion for ~11ch ,lll awfol ni:-;is, nJHl W<'l'<:' th<•1·pfu1·<>, T again repeat Pre-;ident, CongTPss, \Var Gort'J'llOl't-., and the peoplP, all a like "holly 1111pre-pni·<·rl fol' 11H· frntfnl c))'(leal. It 11111st go clo\\"11 in tlw his IOI') of Olll' ('Olllltl'r to 1hP glOl'_\' of 1he. \\'al' Um·-e1·n01·s lhat tlH') 1mfa]fp1•ingl_v su1>portecl tlw m·111i<>s of .\hralwm Lincoln, trnm the conuuencPment to thP 3G <'lo"e of the wm•. (Ri11r;i11g r1pp11ut.<11'.) Bort1er KtatPs, like New Je1·sey, Pennsylnmia, Ohio, Im1iana. llli11ois arnl Kansas had tlte "·orst of it. Sterner elfons sPenwmost statesmen that lrn rn e\·er gr0\n1 to great 1·enu1,n arnl distindicm i11 0111· couHtr.v. I nen•r knew a man \\·ho would p_Tnsp the perplexing facts of any situation more rentlily, more eo111ple1<>ly, ancl c·1>11111umtl tltem for the g:oocl of the Union more dlkiPn1lr than Olh-L•r P. Morton. (.1pplrwsf'.) .\ml I shall not forget your l::ltate-your own glor-fous Htate Uon:1·1101· Fo1·aker. (C'lteNs and rtp· pla!ls1'.) It was also a border !"::ltate a State 1lwt µ:,n·e the Republic and onr cam,P Urant, Sherman and Sherillan. (L1111rl applctll8e a11d clteer8.) You were ~-om·self a sohlier (JJlON-~e), and know th!-! great sPt'ViCP rendered the national c·aHse hy the ,,val' Jw:-;t state:-imnn:-;hip to tlPnl with, to <"ircm1n-Pnt arnl to t·ontrnl it. It i:-; owing, perhaps, to that extrnonlina1-y fact. to tho:-;e ext rnor-<1inal'y c·irc·u111stancµ:-;, that the "\Ynr lfm'erno1·:-; of Iowa, Illinoi;;, Intlian.1 aml Ohio, with one or two otltPl' PX('l--'ptions, staucl 011t m01·e ('OllS])iC'llOlliil) in tlw hi:-;tory of the ('idl "\Yar than do 1he rnmw:-; uf otlH'l' Cl·O\'Pt'llOl'"i or otlL<•J' State:-; who were l'(]llnllr patr-iotic, t->qunllr honorable ancl clesl'ITing, hnt who we1·e not Javot·Pcl with tltP op1>01'tani1y for tlw tPst:-; or this cmlm· or :-1tntesmn11ship. I tl1ert>Jo1·e eonsidl'l' it no 11nr,n11rn1on honor that I h:n-e heen dt~signate1·1101·t-," to speak in JIH'lllOJ')' of the clc-ad ,lIHl in p1·:ii:-;t• ol' tlu--' Je\, still suniving among us who an--' jn-;tlf Pntitle<1 to l>P phH·essftill:v ad-ministen• hn•a<'h, to rPstorP what hml l>Pl--'ll lost in the Jleril of wm·; to TP,·frp t]w PllPl'g"iPs of a <1ispil'i!Pcl 1wo1>lP, ancl 1o reconcile, rnnsi:-;tpntl.v ,,·ith goocl gon•1·nnwnt aml with nn1ional union, all the cliffPrP11c·Ps tl1at hail :-;pmng u1, in the perio1L of snc·h 11 wild a1111 Jana1ieal <'ontlict; that lulll PmanC'i-i,att•l.\· l'<'constl'n<'fostore1l all that hacl h~•en to1·n and ri\·pn and ruined by tltP ·wiltl fanf'ip:-; of wilt1 rnun in a periocl of <'fril war; thn t hacl, ill fad, lwo11ght lnwk the PllPlllit•s of the go,·t•1·n-nwnt to a l't'SlH'C'tl'u 1 oh:-PlTnn,·e of it::; n uthorit.,· 1 hat hail extirpnt1~Ll from tlwfr willhd1, and pl:1 •·ecl tlwm haf'k n pon an e11uality of <·itizi>nship with t lw patl'iots of the rt>Jmblic; that hacl l'l"Jlleni:-;ht•<1 011r tr<--'as11ry; that Juul suppliPcl out· conntr~ wit It al,nnrlan!'t' of l'P\·en11e; that hntlit; that ha<1 11plwhl for integrity the char-38 actp1· of the "Cni1ed :-\tatcs ancl pl'Odr1et1 for the pny-111<'111 or it;{ jusi obligations; that hac1 prodtletl ewry 1·t•111edy oI law necessa1·y io rn<->et en-'1')' fm1lt a1Hl sliorfroming and cle:-.pl'rniion of war; that hal'i0tl of rest ancl l'l'pose. (l.,n11yl1frr, r·litf'l's a11r/ t'it1f/i11r1 ap11lr111s1-.) I tlo 1irrn1,r belieYe tit,· H.P1mhlicnn pm-ty has fonrnl for itst->H a ph1<·t· in 1he histOl',\' oi the world whi<'l1 c·annot 1,e sn11plnnted by whaie,·e1· may follow in 1l1e co11rse of tiltH-' or natun-'. ((hNtl fl/1p1r11rsr.) 1t 1lte ntl111fring eyes of the ""rlnt1•p of his µ;1·pat life in Illiuob, \\P 11111st lw ex:<'usetl for dai111iug :ts a µ,TP:11 prh-il<-gP, anstlr to he asst•i·tt>cl h.,· 0111· ]JPOple. J think sneh 1-\TPat t1iarac:1ers, whPr-t•,·p1• born, will, ii tht> gn>g-n1phical ans. "\\Te al'e ('Ons<'ious, how-P\'t-'I'. 1hat; his lil'P arnl c·lrnrad(-'I' helong io 1he entire Rt'JHil1lic- nny, more, to the worlcl. (.1J11p7rt11st'.) Tlw l'P:•t that I 1·efr1Ted to, altuongh possihl.,· desir-ahlt-', in uny C'asP, in tlte orcl!'1· of <•1·1·11ts natnr:111:v, we :-;hall not hP so sc·lfisli as to requit·P sliall last too Jong. ~\t tlw dose of this pel'iotl of fo11r year.-; oJ 1111inti>1·-l'll] 11t>d 1'1-') )Ost~ we shall lw l'l'ntly with l'('JH'\\"t'cl s1r'engn1, arnl ~is loft.'· p1111>ost' as of yor1-', to assume ngain the l'P-,IH>ll:-{ihilities of eons(itntionnl go,·enrnH·nt. (~·lp-p1u11st'.) I am quite sa1istiPl<> if the 1wl'iod of l'Pst slwll he closPproadial,le rec-onl, arnl looking foll in tltP Jll<'e all the 1•psponsibiU-tie-, that must attach to tht> in!'onting > e,1r:-, or tlH:' onr·0111ing years, of gm·ernnH•ntnl rnlc', we slrnll eon-siLl(-'l'atdy ,u;k the Yokn; of the l'ni1etl :::itates to ngaiu 89 phwe ns at the helm of power. "\Ye shall present to 1he Amt>riean people ineproachabk canclidates, t110r-oughly at1achec1 to the great dcwtl'ilws of the RPpHb-licnn party; familiar with its history, familiar,, ith its pnqH1sl's, aml tlwrnnghly irnloC'trinatPd with nll its aims. (Do11rl opphutsP.) \\Thile we recognize tlw law of progress, while we shall :-;eek for all the Unitecl ~tat<'s a prnper ,1ern1oprnent of the best anc1 highest order of moral principles in gornmrnent, we shall 1wrnrtlt,·les:-; insbt that tlte citizens of ou1· Gonm1-ment must il<>nr in mirnl a true regard -fur nrn1 a trne 1·1·latio11 tu tlw gn.,nt princi11le:-; wl1foh this )larty has iixe<'1'11 main-tainecl in k1rtl ti11ws as well as in go0tl tinws: with om· J'f'l'PllltP :-;o amplP, :,;o ah1111t1nn1, so s11perfluons as TO form a J'Pat111•p in the platformH of the pal'tiPs of tlw co1Lnt1·,v, is no( daiming too m11eh. In this con· Llitio11, nfl<'I' l1ndng li1111i<1ate11. as nll hancls agl'<'l' all m·o1111 thnn 84,000,000,000 µ;rowi11g ont of the "·a1· 1111u·b mon•, far mut'h morn t !tan 1w U of the l'PCOp:nizel' alik1• as ~••pat ]wlps in lht• those mim•1·nli,; l'Vl'l' so al>11n1laut, arnl bP tllf! tl'eas111·r 1•\·p1· so plPThork \\ ith hot It. still, a \\ be p1•oplH, look-ing tu 1l11· 11nk11m\':thh• <· 111tlitions of a g-1·1•at ancl 11n-fatho111ahle fnt111·1>, will kt•<'p in vi1·w all its.rPso111·1·L'S of wealth aml Hon·rn-1111•11t. ~\n almndalll'e or ;.roml llJOHey in 1ltl· hawls or an in1Pllig-t>nt a111l ill(111:-.11'ious p<'<>JilP 1·:111 11Pve1· lt•ad to ~t·t•at harm: arnl tltal p:1rt,v. in m.'· opinion. \1 ill 1l11'in• IH•st whi1·h will d11l.v k.1''1> in ,·ie·,y th,· 11-.;p of all 11u• e!1•1111•nb that it lws 1levisPd ancl 1·1·1•atPtl an11t n]s,, in all its agTi1·11lt111·al, ma11111':u·l11l'ing, 1·0111 111t•1Tial alHl tradiug- f.wilit i(~s. You k11mv. !!l:'lltlemen o~ tlt" HPJmhlil-;111 (;l11h, a11tl p:t•ntlt>mt·n presPn t this t•\ t•11inµ:, t ltat '>\'hat. ar~ 1·:t llt>"<'S of tht> world art• still t tll'llPtl II pon ns, :tll stilJ t'lai111iug- that a µ;o\'l'l'lllllent of tlw p<·oplP h~• th<' pt>oplP an1l fol' tltt> }1Popl<', is still an <'XpPri111Pnt. ~otwith--tan11ill!! our gl'P:tt, spl<'111lit1 pa--t, 11otwith-:-.1an1lin~ the 1ti .... 1 >I',\' or all we l1an• aeeo111plislt(• l. w1• :11·1· still l:trgel,r hPlhlPlll", that. in -.;pit,• of all \\'(' (":Ill do, 1·011strn11lr al'ise in om· pathwa~·. ]1Hlf't•cl, wltt~nen·1· a nation shall atTi1•p at that pel'iod \\ hen it shall li:11·1· 1101 bing 1'111·thl'l' tu 110. it lll:tr !Jp sai,l that it has :l('('Olll]>lishPcl ib eml an :tt't' to hi' Pstahlislu•cl, arnl we 1·:111not. lu•lp it, tlwn, ns a part.,· and as a p<'o-plt•, let 11s try to llll'l't th1'lll 11po11 till' wi"""t anc1 :-af,,st pos~ible gl'Ournl wbe..,t in the :•wn,:;e of su soh ing -n them ns to be for th0 universal public goocl, ancl snfest in the sense of soh-iug them upon what shall here-aft.t'J' he re,·ognizt>d as principles of ah:-;olute j11,;ti1•f'. B111·opP is in a sea of iTonl>]e to-clay. 'Plw old nation:-; with \\ hich we art> familiar seem to haYe no 1wriod of n•st; tlwy an' in the throes arnl agony of donbt, eal'h one wakhfnl of the otht>r, t•arh onP suspieiot1s of the other, eaeh one ever on thf' alert to war against the assumptions 01· the i11rnacls of the otlw1·; a ttnntli11g al'lny, all the equipment aucl ontfit of war, with .-rery inrnntion of moflern ,rnrfar,, in eon1,;tant n·qnisi I ion -en•r,v stt-el pointeLl, evt•1·y hlatle sl1arp-Pne1l, l'\'ery mnzzle open, eve1-y rese1-ve stl'engtltenP1l. so far as tht• wm·hl ran see-J'Pady to spring the one upon the othel' upon the h-ast po~sihle 1>roYoc·a-tion, antl ee1-t~linly npon the fin,t cxhihii.ion of foree. \Ylrntt'l'l'I' may J,e saicl of the RPpuhlic, wlrntew~1· may lw saiil ol' the instahilHy of a govemmeut of ilte 1>eoplt• hy the pPopk aml fo1· the 1wople, I ai;k "hat <·an ht• said of "·hat are clain1etl t-0 he the more stable g-m·e1·n111e11 ts, whenJ arbitrary power certainly to :-ome exien1, hol1l1; sway, under such drcmn:stanc1:•s and at sueh a time 1 '1Yi10 of ns in ,\.mel'icn, wonllflllM'.) Tlw Repnhliean party ,•µrtainly has ltacl for 111e past fo·o yea1·s, awl will fo1· tlw neA'i, two, n periml of re:-t thut no fo1·eign gol't'l'mmmt has had in a qna1·ter of a f·entury. (IAlll!fli/cr.) I say 10 yon, gentlemen of Ke"· York ancl g<>11tlP11ten of :Xew Engfan rc>111ot!'ly from the appar-c>ntly imn1inent lill<' of danger, we clo not fpel so opprt0 :-;xi\·ely petltaps not so prmlently-ns yon, the puril or an ttllpl'Otectetl seacoast. ,Ye have n faith, howe\'er, that any rno111Pntary allvnntag0:s to he gailwtl hy afljoining pl'Odnces 01· hy at·mt'tl nations, in 1he ontset or a hostile attitude, e0111<1 he of no gn•at 1n·ofH, of no great duration, with t11e loyal }tp,u•ts of "ixty millions of people 1·lose at hand to re-re::;ent any insult arnl to re<·o1·pr any lost grnuncl that might momentarily IJe coreretl Ly a senseless 42 and OYer-mnhitions enemy. "\Ye are not oppose11 to reasonable nppmpriations nol' proper prpc•amions in 1 his n~speet, howe :e1·. "\\" e hy to teae h ourselves, in 111P )lississippi Yaller, to Jon• the entire [nion, and we slrnll alwap; c·onsickr, where we lh-e, ihat an in-n1sion or in,position upon the rights of one of the Ntates of the Union ,Youltl he an irnposition 11pon ns arnl an atta,·k upon our liliel't.v. "\Ye try to tea<'h 0111·selYes, in thP .. \Iissis:-.ippi Yalley, to feel 1 hat 1vp are one nnit<'d peoplt•, nrnler one expanse of tP1Titory, unite may he :-u1i<1 of our party ani!lent next toast will he: "The RPlJUhlican Clubs as a_genl'ies of Party Ol'ganization,'' which, in a yer:v rew won1s, will he respontlerl to by 0111· 1ellow-me111!1er, Eclwan1 T. Bartlett. (.;1pplause.) fir,spo11se rtf Nrl1Nrrd 7'. Bartl!'{/. ~IR. P1rnsL1>E'.'IT .\XU HEX'l'Llourn It was rnr in-ten1ion to haYP resporn1et1 to this toast, hut the honr is rnry lat<-> and we hnYe g111'sts herP from a distance ,vho liaYe not yet spok.Pn, am l I proposP to gh-e wnr 1o the111 arnl allow the ea11ing of the toasts to 1n·oceetl. (.1.lpplause C111d r·ltN'rs.) Presi11ys l'ltt':t}lt'"l whl'l'I' lie pa_,·s t>:lsipst. lt is om• of I 111• falla<'i<'s of fr,•t· tr,1111• tP:ll'IJings lliat d1t>ap11Ps:-- b to he Jllt':ts11rP1l l>., 1lollan, ,llld l't•Jlt, Oliiy. Thi• lll.tll who 11:ts 11ol11in~· to pm· eh:tsl' th,· 1·0111moditil's of lift> with t•X<'t'}ll his ]ahor, b i11tPn·st1·d in l'X<·lta 11;.dng that ]al>o1· for 1 hPs1• 1·orn-111od it iPs to tlu• l11•st a,h·antagl'. That 1·011nt1·r {all! it i-.. thP \\ is1lo111 of .stutt•s11u11Js)Jip) that prnl'iill's in its !Pgislat ion to .s1•1·n1·" its O\\ n Illa rkl't to i Is o\\ 11 la hot· t he1·1·h) Pila hl,·s la hm· To 1•xl'!1a11!!<' it, 1,rnd1tl'l to the h1•st :1th·a11ta,!?'t', hy g-i,·ing it :-.tt-aII .\ 011 th~ trnth, I h:tcln't th<' 11•11 1·,•11ts." (l,rJlfr! l1111f!ltlN.) That ill11:--ll':t1Ps th<' I'll le. You huy 1·hP:11, •sl i II a II (',Isl' W]Jt•l'e ·' llll par l':t:-.it>sl. \Yhile th«' 1>1'11101'1':ttic· pa1·1y lioast:-- or ,IPfft•J·-S()Jl as its first Pn~sid1•111, tl11• H1•1>1il1li1·an part_\ lioa:-.ts of ..\brah:1111 Lill('ol11 a:-. its fil':-t P1·l'sid1•11t (1111pli111s1 1, who, of all th" 1·ivil l'tll1•1·s or tltt· wmltl. "ill hold 1111·1>11µ:h all ti11w, in the h1•a1·ts ol' th<' µ:r,•at and 1h<' i.:·o01l. a pl:t<'P :-;L•(·o11d only to that of \Yaslii11gton. (l,,,ur/ uppla11s, .) PrPsid,,nt Foster-I tnk<' pleasure i11 introcl1wing to yo11 the lfon. Hern·~· Cabot Locl~P of ..\la-..-..al'l11•-.1 tt", "ho" ill res1•oml to·· Cil"il :-\eni1·e RPl'urm-,\n in<'alculaltl,• ath-antag-l' 1o th,• counlry. if m tnally and fnith. fnll., t:anwtl out Hut prl'11•1w,• of C'ivil :-;,.,.vi,·<' H1•fo1·111 in 111"fll'0\' ac-..:u111pani,•d hy :rnti-Civ1l HP1Ti,·o> H .. tu1·111 in prndie,·. p1·c,l'lll-. an irn·ong-rully too pat,.nt lo decei\'l'.°' (An,lri11~r.) It is \l'l'Y ki11cl of you • ..\11'. Pl'esidt•11t, to a-.;k n11• to n•spo111l ton st'lltillH'llt "ith wltit-h e,·t·1·y Olli' agl't't'S. lt IP:.l\"c•s Itle in the pleas:i11t position of :,\[1·. ('1·11~·••1·, who 1·011tl•J1tt>d him-.,·lf with !--:l)ing ··,litto" to,\11'. I H111·k1' :I spt•(•c·h 111ost ad111irahlt• and JIIP]l](ll':thlP rm· its h1·e,it_v. It is :,;11llil-iP111 for IIIL' nm, to folio\\ ..\11'. ( 'rngt>1··s ex:rn1plt', h11t hefo1·c• dosing I" ill :--imply s:ty 1ha1 111,•t·P an• -.ome t'X<"t•ptions to the st:1ti-111ellt that c•.pryl,c,dy a~rve:,; "ith th,· :--e11ti111eut tu wlii!·l1 T l'l'-spoml. Titos,· De11w1·1·ats "ho lt:tn• l11•L•11 appoint,•<1 to ofli,·e r1•1·e11tl) ,lo not h1·li1•\'t' i11 it lJC'l':t11se 1 h1•y are not i11-d1•htt->d for th1•ir good fortune to Cid! ~1•rd1°l' Ht>fo1·111. a1ul tho~L• D1•111ocrats "ho ha\"1' fail1•d to gl'I ulli1·t-> 1·1•gar l1a,·.., ht>l'll tak"n :1111! oth ·1·-.; t,,ft. ::-:0111e :1rc· d11 .. 1•-full~· a1·1·:111gi11g thP Jl<'Xl J>J'!•si1111· g'J'a-;s oi' KPntll<'k.v in a frn111P of 111i11d ; .. \Tc·:ttly to ht-> tlc•pl"(•<·:tk1l by all 1 nily gorn1 111t•n. ;.;o". it' yon 1·0111lii1w t111,._,. two f'lassP", thosp ])p1110,·1.1ts \\ ho han• got ollil'P an1l those \\ho hnn• not. ~·011 have tltl' entire l>l•J1101·1·atil' p:11·ty -an exc·Pption of so1nP. Jllil!,;llit11clt•, as \\'1•11 ns a , t'l'Y i11tt.'l'e-.ti11~ l'Pstilt. It is a-.to11bhi11!! ho,, an np-parentl,\· t1·illi11g· n1:1tt1•r "ill gT1J\\- wli1•11 thot1,ghtl'11ll,v 1•011-;idt'l't•cl. whi1·h lt>:11ls Ill<' to n•111nrk that t'\"1'11 s;iy-i11g "ditto" 111a~· lH• 1•x11a111lecl to fair JH·o11111·tio11s by :t c·art'f1il llU11l, hl'ea11:--t' no ,i11clil'io11s p1•1·son \\"C1t1l1l ,, i-.;lt to he 11iis1111ltr:1s1•. (Lflll[Jlil< 1·.) It, is this tho11gh1 "l1it-h i11-d1we:; llll' to a<'lertions. In the form of patronage, it injm'l:'S and weakens en•ry 1111hlit· m~m who toiwlws ir, nnc1 a1' all are ohlige 11101'1:' or less, it lowers t,he tone of public· life; it offl-'rt-- a prize of enormous nntl constantly inr1·eas-ing rnl11i> in en~ry Prt>c.;idential campaign, artt1 , s1ak-ing- tlw ~11lisistence of thousan11p.-ng<'ll in saying" ditto," I am paiu<:>tl to dPtc--:ct something that looks like criticism of the pre,-.eut .\.dministration. I nm snclclenetl by this, be-1·,111:--t• it has become fashionnl>le of late in ,·ertaln q11nrtP1·s to set down c:ritidsm of the .\.t1ministratiou i1s nie1·i•l,r rnnk, wh-kell anc1 offensh·e pal'tisanship, ;ipp:u·;,1111,r little short of hiµ;h trenson. (L(l/tf!lder.) I1 is l10we\·er, thnt you, sit-, still cling to the idea that the <"hief c1nty of an OJ)position in n l'Pp1·esentati\'e go\'el'nntent is to rriticise, frankly and f:iit-ly, the tloing-s of the pal'ty in power. Pi·oeeed-ing: on this theory, therefore, it hehoo,es us to sny thnt 1 lw ( 'iril ~c->1Tire, which, under Repnhlirnn legislation nn,1 Hepnhlican .\.dministmtions hacl begnn to emerge from politie:-;, has been rm1ely thrust back again hy 1 he prp.,;ent .\.l1ministration. (Loud ctJ>plaus,?.) '\\"'hat 46 other meaning can we give to the remoYal of a]l Col-lectors of Internal Rt0 nmu<', with tl1e const>qnt.mt chaug1• or their snho)'(linates; or to the change or nearl,v all thP •rerrit·orial ,Tm1ges; 01· to the change of more ihan t,Yo-thirds or the officers con1inrnil)le hy the SPnnte; or to the dumge of thfr1y 1ho11sand Postma:--ters ! a wol'l;: heing pnsheek to denr or palliate these fads (opplrt11sr'), arnl ihe C'h·il KPn·ice .\sso-ciations ot Marylarnl and Indiana, goolninl_,, of tl1e de-hanel1ing of the Cidl Ken-ice in those 8tates. al-though tltP ,.\..ssociations of Kew York arnl New Eng-land (lo not seem to have l1eanl of it. To retain a Pm.;1111 :1s1 et· in :Ne" Y Ol'k a 11<1 to 11 ti Pr lH'OlllllH'lll lllPll tos glowing with Cid] Keni<-P zeal, do not nltc1· tl1e case one whit, h11t only make it worsl'. (~lppl/1/(Sf.) TlH• Ci\ ii Nerd(•t:> ha:-, i,o far as 11ossilJh', h1°1•n brought hn<'k to tlw s11oils i,;ystern, nnd i1 is far liettf'l' and 11101·<· manly to a,·ow nml 11pl10h1 sn!'h n 11oli1·y than to c·an,,· it on in tlw name ofl'efonn. (.1l11plr111s,,.) I slwJI no1 say .. ditto" any mure-it takes too long; Lnt I ha ,·e ouP otlw1· ,n)l'(l which I "·nut to say of :1 m01·1• g1•11e1·,il nattne. Tltel'e are two elas:--t•s of q11eslions l,efo1·t1 thl' c·onntry to-cl:1y. One el as:-; c1 i,·is. ~twh is the ta1·iff a gTeat issue on wl1ii-h we :--tmul nni1Pd in farnt· of tltt• 1n·okl'1ine principle, arnl "·hfrh I lLOJH" to see 1lisc11sst'y Rt.J.p111)1i<':111s, aml, ahm·e nll, in sn~h Non1ltel'JL :--tntes as \'irginia. Xorih Carulil1a, Tennesst>e, tkorµ:ia, nml .\lahantn, wh1°n• g1·t0 at irnlus1ria1 inte!'ests :11't' spl'ing-ing 11p. ( .. lpp111us,'. l 'l'he other dnss of qn«•stiom; an> those on which parties no111ina1ly ngn'P, in tl1eit-pr11fl•ssiuns n t, len-;t. Un these tlw peovlc' tit', coherent aml effeeti,e 1iarty, renniancl bPtte1· party organization aml lllore eff P<'th" party "·oJ'k. than hurJLing moral h;:mes. ..:\..,; tl1e liliPl'al and progressire party of the <·onntl')', it lies wi1li ns to deal with, for the irn·apacity of our oppmwnt.s fo1· constnwt fre legislation is a trnism. Let ns OJ>en 011 r doors to the young meu aml teach them om· great 47 tratl ii ions. Let u::, organize aml work. Let ns mtH'e a/.(g1·1:.",siYely forwanl, ::,}wuhler to shonkln·, with no shadow of turning, eitlwr lo the right 01· left. Let us ad in the future a;; in the pm;t, antl as we thu::, shall cleserni l'ietory~ ::,o shall we ::,ui-ely attain to it. lC'lt<'ers and appht11se.) P1•psi,lent ~'oster- "\\''e starte<1 ,vill respond. ( .. JpplllltSr'.) Rf's oonse rif' Ifu11. Ja 111Ps Tl~. I/11 sled. Mn. C'n \JinL\-:;f- It is too late to make a speech. ((1/'l('S rl' ,. (/o OIi ,' ., "f/irf' IIS (I Sf'/'11101/ '') \Yen, perhaps yon won't think it is a sennon if I give it to yon. Mr. Chairman arnl p:t>ntlenwn of the Club, I l'ise to ternle1· mr ackno\\·l,,f1genwHts fo1· yonr very ki 11tl in dtn tion, all(l at the same time to exprei-s a sincl'l'e rPgTet that I have ne\'t'l' het:>n nhle to ,11•cept Sl'\'f'ntl <'Ol'(·t 0111· welfare. (,lp11lru1sr.) Yon a:-;k me to respo1Hl to the toast " Our LPgis-hlio1·:--." If ;vou ]iatl ::-air i,.; legion-the number of the for111Pr yon can eo11nt on yo11r finger:;. You ask llle why that is so. "YPll. T ,,·ill tt>ll you. \Ye ]mm l1ere a syst,,m of rotation "hich results in hringing all sorts of men iuto fop LPgislature. I rare not how edn<'aterP i:, no qualitication, sodnl. politi1·al or spiritnnl, w]1ich will lllake Ul) for the ],wk 01 experi<'lH'P nncl the laC'k 01 brains. If yon want gornl h•gi~lntor~ yon must elect them to o1fiee and kPe11 the1n thPre. Let me gin· you an illustrn-tion of tltb, ,Ylticlt ocrrnTe(l not a l111rnl1·ecl mile:, from N1>-w Ycll'k, a ntl the gentleman to whom 1 1·pfrr was a eullege rn,1te of our distinguished friend Depe\Y 4S fo•t•nty-fi\'P yenrs ago. He ,rn,., n good . .._,,nsihle mnn, n111l hi_ghl.v c:-tePlllCluphant known as (\1l11mhn:;, :tll(l he got loose one day in the town of H.1·1• an1l f1·ighh•11elei,hant ." .\JI winter h,• laho1·Pcl fot· 1ht• s111·1•t•-.s of thm hill. Finally his hill was '-t-'111 to thl' 01·clt•1· of thinl r«•:1~islatio11, hi' used to sl1·ep mYny the :,!l't>:11er 1,ortion of hb tinll'. \Yt•II, wh,•n the liill wa:-. t·P-1,01·1t>tl fm· Jin:tl passage a mernlH•r ju1111w1l 1l}J :11ttl llH>l'ecl to l'Peom1111t it with iustrnl'lion:-- to !--h \kl' unt 1)11• Pll:lcting rla11-.e. .\.nother m1•111lier sittin.!!' lw:--icle the :-.lecjling statesman nnclgetl hilll ancl said: ··Tlwr an· !!'oi11g to recommit you1· hi11 nrnl :-.trike out tllf• 1•11aetinµ- 1•lanse.'' "\\Tell." he 1:tzily re:-JH>11 <'hair when the II011...,n Wt>llt into com111ittL•1• of th<' wlwl,•. nn11 sc, he askPcl the ,J mlgc to tell th<' KpL·akcr lo pnt lti111 thel'e wht>n till' next opportunity liill np. ancl the l11mhcrn1:m rcacl it :tll right. 'l'lwn th11 .I nd~e offered an amend mcnt :111cl :-ent two long pagl'' up to 1 hl' cle~k, ancl asked thnt it be reml. 49 The Chairman pakl no attention. Finally the Jnc1µ:e said, "l\fr. Chairman, I clemancl that my amenc1ment he reacl." "\Yherenpon the Chairman replied, "Th(' Chair rules this amendment out of order. It is too long for the bill." (La11r1lller and applctuse.) Presi<1ent Poster: Gentlemen, we are through with the toasts and will now adjourn. 4 LETTERS OF REGRET. Cmc.\h•dion of the date for your .AnMtal DinnenYl1ieh you h:11·1~ 111:Hle, but mr prnfessional engagements are such that m_v promise to he with )'Oil, if made, wonlk at a time when, for spt>('ia] reasons, I am unable to k.ec>p up ,Yith my \\'Ol"k. l'llr,ar Sir: I regl'et that rirr11rns1ances pre,·ent m)· a1'<'Pp1anei:> or the i111·itntion containell in your valuecl fayor of the 1st inst. Sinrerelr, R. B. IL\n::,. B.\XOOR, MK, Peb. 7, 1887. ,J.nrns ~. L EIDf.\ IER, Esq. Dmr 8it: I hare thP honor to ackno,vleclge the rPceipt of yonr note of the ~tl inst. inclosing an ind-tati Pir;-;t \nnnal Dimw1-, to he gin•n l•',•hrnarr !:2th, the anni,·p1·:-arr of t~incoln"s hirtlulay, at I);,lmoni<'o',;. l regl"Pt eX('PP m~· ltigh appt·el'iation of ::'111'. LinC'Oln arnl pay homagp to his 1111•mory awl WOl'fh. hnt my engage-m1•nb a1·,· such that I ,·an110t servmwP of i\ft". Li1wo111· . ._ hfrtlulay. Tlw tlar :-ho11I,l he made national. likP tlw hirthclar of ,Yashington. Let 1•adt he ap-pmprialPly ohsP1Te1l as onP of th<' hest things to 111,·11katl' upon thosl' who in tltP. age-; shall c·ome al'1el' u,. It i, patriotic·. :tllll it sl'1'\·e-.; to prnmutt> a lon• of <'01mt1·.,· and kePp alh·e :11111 fre!jh a memot·y of patl"i-otic- nwn. In ha,.,(e. rout·:-. tl'llly. IL\xxrn.\L ILDr1.1 x . .Al'c·t·,•· t,11'~·. Ht>pt1blil'an ('!nil of Xe,, York. /Jm,· Sir: It j._ with siiwi>1·e l'P~ret that I finll 111y-,_.,1r n11al>IP to lw pt·esent at yonl' hanqupf to-m01Tow ,,, enin!.!. I han~ po:.-tpon,•tl n•plring. in the hope 1ha1 at th1• last mo111ent I might lintl my:-.clf alih• to .1u11t yon. But J nrnst fo1·1•go 11w pleasnl'c, as impera-tin• engagements tletain me lwri>. It is an auspidous annirnrsa1·r whkh yon han'! i;1•\ecte <':tl'eer 01· howe,·pr illns11·iou::- t lte diaractt•r of the 111,lll in whose honor it is clt•signecl. I think the fa Ill~ of )fr. Lincoln\\ ill hrint: to hh name the t•xceptional honor. antl that, like \Ya!Shington, the gl'ancle11r of his acl1ienm1ents will inr·1·<'ase and not diminish as yt!ars go by. 'I'lw fame of each rests. not en;n so mneh on what h,• did fot· hi:-; own generation as for all the l'utnre of our common country. Great as hns b1'Pll thP work of other.s who have sat in the Execu• tin~ Ohair, the high1·st glory. the fame imperishable. LL'long to the names of Washington and Lincoln. 53 Yonr Club meets to rlo honor to ]\fr. Lincoln as a Hep11hlic:111. It wm; the Republican party tlnt gin·e :\Ii-. Lincoln to the nation and sustained him step by stt--p tlnmtghont his extraonlinary career. A celebra-tion of )[r. Lincoln's name is a cPlebration of t]u, R:c>p11blican partr. 'J'o that party he was silH·t>re1y attac1H~ poss,•ssion of a fame that is reeog1dze11t the political organization which :mppo1-teLl )fr. Lincoln has the right to elaim the prestige of l1is mt111e, as it r:ontiutles to labor in tlw gri>at tiehl where he wrought, until all the har-nsts ol' hh, planting :,;hall he gathered and ga1·1w1·e1l. Very sincerely yonrs, ,J X~!Et> lt. ]3J,.\l:rn, J .\ :\I 1·:R P. FosT1m allll otlwl's, Committee. (;p1tfl1'1111'/l: ~\cn-'pt my conlial thanks for y01n inri1ai.ion to attt-m(l tl1e Pil':-;t ~\nnual Dinner or the Rt•1111hliC'an Glt1h or the City or New Yol'k. to J>,, giren on FelJ. 1"2, JSt-17, the anniversary of LiJwolu·s l>frtlHla)'. I olize the perfect harmoll~' of party a:-;pil'ation with patriotit; n<'ltien'1twnt. \\~orking in Linl'uli1's spil'it antl faith. i.t rnay he )'Ollr prh·i)Pge. as it was his, to l1elp RPpuhliC'::m Ulnhs grow into national majoritie:-;, an or thP ith iw,f. n•111irnl-ing- me of yom· invitation to :11ternl tJw l>:mq11d of tlw He1111hli<>a11 C'l.ult of XPw 1 ork on tlll' l:!th inst. h.. 1·p1•ein·d. I 1'1•el 1lrat, in \'imv of 1ltP p1·1•ssi11g hu--irwss of tlrn ~Pll:tte allll 111) spp1•ial 1l11t~· .. 1hat l onµ:ltt nut to lu• ahs1•nt from Tw1·e. I sinc•prdy 1·1•g-1,•I tlti!-i, 1'01· I ,,oulcl likP in p1•rson to m·1ke an eaiw•st appeal to tltP RP-p11i>licans of .i\l'W \ork 1o forµ;d 1111• 1lh-isions or the• past arnl unit••,, itlr their hreth1·,•n ~ortlr a11cl Sontlt ill d1•n~loping· a lirn· or ]llll)lic poliC') in 1ltt• r111 lll'e ns hc>1wlil'ial to or11· 1·011ntl'_\" a,:; tltP g1·,•at :ll'hil'Yt'IIIPllts of our p:t11) in tltP 1inst tltir1)- )<':tl's. \YP \\·e1·1• 1111itc-1l :11nl s1w••p-;s1'1tl in 1l1e stl'll_U:_!.dt• :t[rai11--t sl:tn:'l'_\", anl' o( si111't:fft' co11g-1·at11l:11ion lo J,oth 111astp1·s ancl .slan•s. \Vitl1 n ll\\ a n .. !'in_g ,·011fidt>llf't.' the lfrpnhli1·an part) eon rltw11!tl :t war of µ:1·\'at sal"l'ifit•p ancl victor-it's lo p1•p Sl'!"\"e tlu• e11ion. antl \\ ith Slll'h :-.w·c·t--,'i 1hat Olli' 1·01111t1·y is now gTeater arnl strnng-rn· and IIIOl"l' 1111itP \\odd "C'n,h-r lfrp11h-li1·:111 Adn1inistratio11:-. tlll' cn·1lit of our 1·011111 I')' has ris<'II to t ht:> 1t ight•..,f gT:ln a1lv:1111·t>cl and is m:1intaiI11•d at tlw µ:old stawlanl, and, Ii_,· the prntt:>c·1 in· polier of tlw Rep11hli<·an JI 11'!~. 0111 incln:--11·it•s han: hl'en rlt>n:'l-op1•d and P11011uo11sl.v i111·1·1•asPcl, so that in a_gTfr11l-rnr,· aml nra111i1·.1c·111rl' ",. tak1• a It·adi11~ pl:we :1111011~ tl11• 11a1 ions, m,d. ii' IIPed he. c·n11 lH• iwlc•pc>1uli-11t of otlll'rs. Onr i11tental t'Dllllllt'l"r·,• has hc:c~u so1le\·t>lop~•d 1,y a n111ltitn1lP of 1·ailro:1ds am! i111p1·m·1•111ents or our natural higlrna~·s that,\\ itli thP ai1l of tlw kl .. gTaph and tl:'lPphon.1•, om· pc>..opl" an• mcm• clost"l_v k11i1 lo P,ll'h ot hc•r int hi' fr1•1• and mpid 1•xchang-.- oJ' 1·01111110,li-1 j.,.., tha11 llw s:mlt· 1111mhPr of JH'l'"'OllS an• on tlt,• fa,·,· or 1hP glolw .• \11 1llis pm:,;pp1·ity. so l'ar as it 111•pt•111!s 111,oH h11111an l:m "'· i-. the ,,01·k ol tltl' Hqmhli,·au party. \\.!':ti'(' not in f>O\\"('I' to-11:t_\ ht0 c·a11st• \\!' \\'Pl'(' 11oti111itP1l. It j..., thl' s, Ual'li1•hl :incl .\nh111·. 'l'hb is, per-55 haps, the natural ancl almost iue,·itable result of long 811C'C'l'RS, of power, in a great party. "re have tl'iecl a rhan~e, ancl what has been the result? A tlL,;;rorclant 11arty unable to agree upon a line of .fol'eign or domestic policy, cliviclecl upon the 1ariff, hopelessly at sea on all financial questions, obseqniom; in its foreign relations, clistingnishec1 only for the marke1l prominenc·e it hac:; given to Confecler-nte soly his party associates; not one of hir~ n'eommernla.tions supported. He seems to have aban-c1one<1 the great ~\.mel'ican 1101icy known as the :Mon-1·oe <1oetri1w, nntl disco11rages or oppose,; the efforts nianue "-i.thout a serious hurtlen upon the peopll~. \Ye m·e at liberty to choose hetween retlndng our l'tffenne 01· expencling our snrpJ ns In great and hP1wfiC'ient objects of natural desire. \Ye r-nn com-hint> the two lines of 1rnbliq101iry. \Ve could rea tax on sugar, while giving eneouragement to clonwstir protlur-tion in the form of hountr. \Ye <·ouhl repeal or retl11ce nil taxes that rlo not tencl to l'n«'utmige antl protect tlqmestic produc·tion. \Ye c·011h1 1·onrn1Pnre and establish a R)~stem of roast cle-fe11<·Ps that will gnanl the g1·eat arteries or our com-11H•rce. \\" e c·onltl place our n:ffy again in a condition io he respedeLl and l'enew our participation in foreign r.ommt•rce. \Ye roul1i>,. ,Ye eoultl make :-uitable com-mercial anangemPn1s with om· 1wiµ;lthor, the Dorn inion of Canada, and tltns an>is, knit an ant' or the Xational Hon•1·nment, its powt>rs and tl11ti1·s, as will e11ahle it to pt·ovide anp11blic·ans, all(l I tl'llsi yon ,,·ill t>Xtewl its 01·.!{aniz.at iott or :-imilar ot·~anizat ion:-., so as to eu1lmH·e within tht'm e\'PI')" Rt•1mbliea:1 of tht• City or Nt>w York. I am, "ith great l'l'"-1)1-'<'1, Y l't',\' truly ~-om·s. ,Jons ~m-:1nr \X. St\ \Tl:: C11 \ \!REH, \\' .\SIII \ BTOX, /•}•/J. 11, I tl::l ~-.J.nn:-; ~- Lunr.u 1m, Es,t-, 182 Xa:ssau l')treet, .Xew Yoek ('il,v. J/11 D1flr ,-:;,•: 1 am in receipt of your most eor-puhliea11 Pn"•iint. Let 11-; l'he1·ish th(• hope that all Ht•pnh-li,•:t11s "·ill P11111late the drtlll;!' of Lin<'oln, who 1lP,·ore1l all his em•r·gr aUit· kinry 1111wh that 1 am 111·,·-\'Pnte whi(·lt I wis1H·,l to take a prineipal part i11 wa~ t>X-pect.ed 10 be 1•oncl11hat,•, so that it \\ill k1•1•p mt• in 1IH· Se11ate to-rnonow. :1 tla~· whid1 is gPnerall)· fre<> till t!tP lattl't' part of thl.' s,•s~ion, whi1•lt WP h:n·e now l'l':H'hl'd. '!'his 1111Pxpe('1Ptl int1•1·1·nption or Ill)" p111·posP. to sha1·1· ill rour fP,.,ti\'itr 10-Hl()lT()\\" gin·s me 11111ch chag:1i11. J,11t l 1111t,,,t :-;11hmit to it. \\~blii11!.!' ~-011 en•1·r c1PQ.'J'l'e ol' pros1u•rit~ in your ceh•hmt ion to-m01Tow arnl in the nllnahle laho1-s of the Cluh, lam, µ:1•11tle1111•11, Youi·s Yerf trnlr, \Y. ~I. Ev.\lm,. AIDCY Bt•(f.I)I;\"(;, Ni,:w YonK, ./rut. 28, 1887 . . I.urn:-- P. Frn,'l'ER, t•:~q., Prm;it1Pnt, Rl•pnblkan Cluh, Nt·\\ Yol'k. J)el(f" Si,·: J l.Jpg- 1o aek110\\·l1•(lge rpc•eipt o[ your i11dtatio11 of the 2it11 inst.. asking- ml' lo he presPllt 011 tltP o. \\'hill' it would gfr<' me ~reat p!Pa"111·,• to lllPet the 1•111inen1 g,•ntlPm<>n 11a111Pd, I 1·eg1·t•t that I shall not h,· ah!" to (lo so. as I am resoln'<-l to keep ont of politi<-s, l'\'t•Jl ill appt>:tl,llH'P. \\'i1h 11ia11~· thanks fo1· the c·ourtesy, I a111, with Y olll-s \·ery I 1·11 ly, \\'". 'l'. SlIEIOL\N. HE \ll(JI' \HTJ•:ns _\,DtY o~· THE CxcTF.Il P.T.\.TI•:s. \\''.\SlllX<:TOX, D. <...:., .Ja11. :n, l titii . • \Ii· . .J UIE:--i fl. Li-:1rn \fER, ~<'\\" York City. J>rar Sit: I si11<•e1•p]y 1·pgret I sludl not b,• ahJe to ]parn ,vasltiugton on the tlak lixebrnary 12th, to <'011JJllP11101·ate ihe annil'ers:u-y of \ Ir. Lin-l'olu's hit-th" ilh yon as yon ePl1•lm1tµ, the hirthday of .\hra-l1a111 LitH'oln. It, is an anni,·prsar)· whi1·h may wPll h,• ltono1· .. ,l hy all men; hut it is espPeially litte1l to :,;1 im t1 lat.I' i lw hest 1 ho11gl1ts and noblest 1n11·poses of rhos" "·ho :-t pl'inciples for whfrh he gave his Ji re. I irnst that a ,·oi<'e ma~· go forth from yonr meeting t l1at shall aiHhli,·an party. Yoltl· orators ma~· fitl,\' :1:-;t. 'l'hey mn_v Wl'll l't'call ifs founp1 faith in it thro1t/,!h disaster, aucl brought it, 1 hro11g-h frnl'f11l st1·ng!.dt>s to tl'iumpli. ,J nstly. too, Illa)' )·011 glory i11 tlw fart tlta t om· pa 1·ty 100k the ]Pad in ('J'IIShi11,i; 1lisuuion atHl in destroring ,lan•1·r; 1 lta1 it demall(led rerl1·pss from tlw gTl':11l'st fon•ign rintl of the nation. arn1 ohf11ine1l it wirho11t war; that it t·n·ate1l a systPrn of Jinan<'<' which 1·est01·p«l all thP01·ies inj11rions to he p11hli1• Cl'Pa1 irnlustriPs n1•1·essary to make> the connt1·y inlf ahl<' to grapple holdlr arnl pffe<'-t in•lr wi 111 th" prt>sent. "'hat are the q 11es1 ions 1 hat now l'Oll front us ! 'J'lwy are ma ny-:mrne dearly 59 open to solntiun, some only just appearing; hut it i:-; 11:-;e]Ps:-; tn <1eny that among the fo1·1m10:-t of these to-day is the 1wec1 o[ thol'ongh reform in national, ~tak allnt. The li1"Rt of these was human slaYery; tht• secon11ose it, the ,;pnrio11s Democraf'y dings 1o its idol nntl instinefo·ely relwls. ,Yhat its feeling on this q t1Pst io•1 is it has constanlly shown in itH con venl ions, ('.,llH:nscs. State Legislalnres anu. new::,;papers, \\·hen-en•r il has heen nlloweil to speak i1s mind. '!'he l't:>l'or111, if carried out at all, must be rarrie fort11m1te in liad11g so rvnl nml lidnp; a question- a qnPstion so <>asil:,· uml,,1·stoo J'il'1l material interest:,; of the country were opposPcl to it. Yi>t it s111•1·ee11<'<1, :rntion to a single liYing pu1·pose. It <·an sur-c·Pi>tl ngnin all(l tu ke n 1ww and longer lense of life on the salltP f<'1·rns. "\Vhat are these terms 1 Sirn111y, lll asfs of the c·.iuntry, clPYotion to a sinp;le great, principle that will stinuilntP tltP c·olll-\('letwe nnelon•cl offspring of the fi]Htrious D,•nwt·rn<-y in its palmy dnys, aml on which it .still lavi-,hes its 111O::.t 1mwhing affection. 1,0 How can the R.t'pnblican }):trty lwst hl' hro11~ht to !-;Pe ancl do its clut.'' in this mattn ! Some of our olrl friP1Hb ham a11!-\we1'(•tl this quc>stion by IPadng tlw part_\· fot· a time, in order to teach it the 1-,wet't 11:-t':-; of a:tl'I.\' t~i mm·e for\\'artl i-. to work wit.hin it, stnmgth t•ni11g- Pver_v Jpacler "ho rises to a true c·orn·Pption on thP i:-;,-11Ps )lf'fore us, 01,posing e\'er., h•:ts not. and ,1·,·i11~ that the trne ll10roughlr p1·c•al"lwd in it all(] honestly <'lll'l'ied out by it. This work <'.lllllot Ill' done hy men standing ontsi nµ;ainst tlll' svoils sy:-tem and fo1· any other net•red at, for a time, hut thPy ,hall finally l.,e conntecl wort,h,v :--1H·c·essor<1 of thost> who horc tlw R •p11h]fr:m sta)l(\.ml a~ainst lmman 1-,hLY<'l'Y, of l,inl'::>!11, ~lllllll<'I" . .'1•warcl, (-hant :tlHl Gadiehl. With r,•newecl thanks for your kind i11vitatio11. I remain, ' l'l'~ -;in<"el't:ly .\-Olll'S, Axnl!E\\' D. \Ymn:. l [ol':·;J,; 01" lb:l'J{E-;J,~:'{"l'.\Tl\'ES, r. ~-. \\·.\:-;111x1;Tox, D. C., P1b. 8, LSHi . . Lum-.. P. Fosnm, Esq. )I!/ /)l'a t Sir: I n•.!.!rt>t tl1at my Pn~:t~l'IIIPnls ltt•rP prp,•1-mf my :11•c-ep1ing ~·om kincl iudtation to till' Repnhlica11 Glnh clinner in N'Pw York 011 tl11° ]:2th in-.t. l an heartilr in ")'lllJ,athy with 1lw rno,·1-m1e111 of thP Yonn.u- H.t>p11hlic-an..,, whi"11 it is intendPOs1•s for the fntm·1•, with ea11llidatPs a11ecanse it "ill desl't·ve to wb1. Trnl.,· yours, ,Joux D. L•>:x« .. 61 IIot'SE OF HEPHESEN'L'.\'l'IYE,-, 1.:. S., ,v.\,.;JinWTO~, D. c., Jan. 21. 1887. ,T.Drns P. Po:-1n:n, Esq. l>l'flr Sir: I have e,·ery sympa1hy \\ ith your object. and woulnrler the occasion peculiarly auspicious. Inclulging tlw hope that I coulcl so anange my n.ffair:-: as to enable lllP to he present, I lul\·e delayed thb response, for which I beg to be excnsecl. · Y ery truly yours, B. F. JoxEs. Uxr-mu ST.\TE8 DrsTRIC'l' Oor'R1', NEW YoRK, Feb. 11, 1887 . .T.\.ME~ P. FosT1m, Es11., Prei;;iclent Republican Clnb. Dm r Sfr: Through an inache11:ence, which I beg yon to l:'Xcuse, yonr in\'itation to attend the dinner of the Repnhlican Club has remained unacknowledgecl till now. It is with no slight sense of l)ersonal clis-appointmt>nt that I feel constrained to sPml my regrets, for it would be a great pleasure to meet with t]u, ('lnh and with the many distinguished Repnb• lit-ans mentionecl in your conrteon::; note. :N"o one sympathizes more deeply than I clo with the objects of the Club, or has a mort> profound com·iction of the 62 utter incaparity of the Democratic pariy either t.o cleYise antl enact such wise ant with them on the annfrerRary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Oflfrial duties will detain me here anu cleprin' me of the great pleasure of being with rou on so interest-ing an occasion. I am sure that the whole <·otmtry will rejoice that the national metro1)01h; ji,; inaugurat-li3 ing- what I trnst will prove an annnal C'Pl<'ln·ation of the farm· of th,· great patriot to whom thP friernls of I ii wrty th rou,g-lw11 t the world owl' :,,o mu<·h. \\'ith ,·onsirnr Sit: I ha,·p yo111· f,1"01' of the 21st ult. iudt-ing- m1• 1o he p1·1•sent at the Pirs1 ~~nnual Dimwr of tlll' H1•p11hlican ('lub of yo11r eity, to he hPlcl at Dl•l-monfro's on tlw e,·ening- o( thP l:>.th irn,t ., it heing-tht• aunht>rsnry of Lin<'oln's hirtlulay. Pleasl' .t<·cevt for you1·s1•1f awl your associates m~· mo8t gl':t!Pfnl thanks fo1• yout· ki11ran<'P of lilt' arul for this ,·orrin~ homag" to the name and the memor) of till' illustl'ions l,incoln. I am, "ith grP:tt respP<'t. Very trnl., ~onrs, Jo1rn :;\I. 'l'trAY.ER, Ooru11ur of .1.Ycbraska. Ex1-:1 L'TIYJ, D1-:P.\RT\11.:--T. Co,oro.:,;\\ EALTH 01 I'rS:\SYl,\'.\.XI \, 011F1<•1; 01,· '1'111-: Go, 1rn:s;tm, 11.uum,BLR&. Ii·b. 10. I~s;. ,J.uc.E~ S. LEJDt.\IER, Esq., ~ew York (.'ity. JI!f I>,11r Sir: Yolll' letter of the 7th inst. has lwen n•<·eh·ed. I re~rt>t to say it will ht> impossihle for mt• to join yon at the c1i111tl'I' of tlH• Repu!Jliean Club 1o }1<• 1tPl com·-teo11s invitaf ion extendt•mr Sir: I haYe tlw honol' 1o aek.110" IPdge the rec1°ipt of your favor of the 20th 11lt ., invi1in~ me to atteJHl the First Annual Dinner of the Hl'pt1blican Club of your city, to he held at Delmoni<'o's on the ew•ning of the 12th inst. )ltwh as I shonlcl like to meet the distingnished gentll'men wlw ha,·e assm·i>d you of their presence, I fear 1 hat I Hhall hare to forego thl' pleasure, as my official clutieH will not he likely to permit me to le:.we m_v post at the present. time. 'J'ht> intention of your club is praisewol'thr. The annin·rHary of ..1.\hraham Lincoln's hirth is a most fittiug- O('casio11 lo bring 1og<'1hor the foremm,t leaders of his political clbcipll•s, all(l the direct arnl remote inttnP11ce exerted hy ::,neh a gathering cannot well he o,·er-t-sti mated. 'J'h:111king yon for your cordial invitation, I am, d~ar !::>ir, Yours trnly, '\\' )l. L.,Hll.\B.BE. EXl'.Cl'TlYI-: Cn \lllll'R. ,runsox. \\"1,., Feb. i, 18::i~. ,LDIER S. LEmL\11.:R, Esq., New York. J)f'ar Sir: I am in receipt of) onr 1Ptter of .January 20th. 1.•11<·losing- indtation of Rl·1mhlican ('Jub to be present at its Pil'i:;t Annual Dinner on the 12th inst., the annh·er:sa1·~- of tbe birthday of Alm:iham Lincoln. Pl .. as .. co11,•p~- to thP 111Pmh(•1·s of 1111• ( 'Juli 111y hi,!.d1 app1·p1•iation of the •·011rtt>sy 1•xtt->nclt>cl. and :1s•-.itrl' thP111 that \\l'l't' ir 110! for i111pp1·ativ" oflki:il d11tiPs intl•q1osin!..\· 1 :-;hould ta kl' gTP:11 p!Pasttl'l' in partiei-pat ing- \\ ith t hPIII ill t1l1s1•1·1·i11!.! t hP a1111il·.,rsar., of thP ~reat E111aJ1<'iJ1ato1·. Your:-; \'ery l'l't-lwc11'111ly, ., . ~I. Ht':--K. f'o,n10-.;" J:\J.TII (lJ :'.\£\,,,, Jll':-'l·"r!'>(, Ex1 cv11n: 111.!'\HT\JJ.:S.T. Jlo,-.rox. frb. ;, J,--.;_ .J.,~11,:, ~- LLJDf.\TEI:, J•::-q., I:!:? Xnssa11 S1rePt, XPw York: JJ,,,,· Sir I lt:nf' tl1P honor to :wkuow]pdgP t,ltP n•1· .. i1,t. hy >·0111· co111•[psy, or an im·it:i1ion to ,li1w witn the Hep11hlit-a11 ('!11h :11 l),,J111011il'o·s. in yo111· eity. 011 thl' "'Piling-of tltP 1'2th iust:1111, the :11111in•r-:-;ary of Lin('(Jl11':-; bi1·thtla.,·. It is 1\itlt t•xtr(•nw l'l'!.!l'et that I r1:ply that oflfrhtl d11tit•:-; awl ,~ngagPIIJPllh "ill pn·n·11t an a1·t·1•pt:11w1• 011 111>' pa!'I. ll11pi11g- that this 111:ty 111• th(• first of 111:rn>' si111il:tr /!:ttht•ri11!.!-. and thnt thl' ('luh may f1011rblt awl clo 111111'!1 a111l ,•xn·\l,·nt 11ork in th" a,l\':tllt'Plllt·lll of pn1·e pol i I i(•s, I Im, P the ho1101· to lit•. Yo111's ,·,·ry l'l'"Jl''''tfllll,\. 01.1n:n .\m~s. RT\'l'E 01' ~II,·1110 \X, Ex:., L ti\ 1. 01 n,·1 . ./1111. ~ti, 1887. ,l.\~t 1-:,.; ~- Lmnu.1 EH, E:-q ., X"w York ('ity: /J1 "I" Sir Y011r kirnl i11vitation 1111r da1P of .Ja11u:1r., :20th at hancl, and it is "ith many 1·,•~rets that I ask to Ii<• t•x1·11s1•d J'J-0111 a11Pndan<'P. Official hnsilll'ss \I ill llf'('e-.sitah• 111r !Jl't'SP]I('(' in this ~late at, that ti11w. \\~l'l'I' it po;.;-.ibll' fo1· me tI I -.]1011111 he :IIJ'ord<•tl great pl1•at,lll'P in so uu Sir - I a111 in l'l'('Pipt of ~-our rarnr of tlw 20th inst. indting 111e to tlu· Fil~t .\nn11al DinnPr of lhP R1•1mhli1·an ('hr!, of ~0111' C'itr on FPhJ'llary 12th, th<' a11nin:•1·:-;:11·)' of PrPsitlPnf T~irn·oln's hi1·thda_,,. It wonhl atl'tml mt• morP plt>a:--111'1' than I <-:Ill PX]>l't>ss to hl' "ith yon on that Oc-<'asion, h11t I sli:tll h~ ol,li~l'<1, on acc·otmt of pnhlic· s, to 1l1•c·lini-> tlw invitalion. 0111' Ll'~isla l tll'l' is now i II session, and i l is i111 pt>l,l-th e that I shonlcl he• hen•. \\'isl1ing· you the utmost snrc·Pss. I rP111ain. Yery truly yours. ~\.. R. )Id.ilLL. Ex r:, l'rtYi-: lh:P.\BnrEsT. CoH:nxon·,-, OFF!• r;. CAn,-o\ ('1n. \'r;Y., /-1•/,, '!. It,;::{;, .f.n11:,- ~- LE1uu11-:1:, Esq.: J>r11t Sir Your p,-teP1111•cl fat·o1· of 21st nit.. l'X-1t•J1di11g- ton, .. a <'rnl tlw First .\111111.11 Di,111111· of thP Rf-'p1thli('HJ\ Club of 1'-ew York 011 th" l:?rh in,-,tant. was «Inly l'l'<'l'h°cd. for \\ hil'h plt·a,,· :W<:t>11t arnl tcmle1· to ~-ou1· Clnh m~· si11<0l'l'f-' llumkH. 0111· fft'gblat11rP is llO\\ in 1•pgnla1· session. mul will not adjonrn tinan~, 1111til th" :M proximo. This fa<'t p1·ec·l 11dt>s tll!' possil>i ( i tr or my a('('Ppta ll<'e and at -t t>rnla 1H·e at t )11> tilllL' awl placl' ind icatc:tkable ]>l<':lSlll'e. 'l'h<' oc·<:asion will take pla<'<' 11pon a prop .. lly app1·e<"iate antl <'Plehl':ttl• it 1 ltun nw111l>e1·s of the glorio11i,; Rep11l>liC'an party, to whosl' ramw Mr. Lincoln cle,·ott> ancl fell a gl01·~·-c·ro\, llL'd nwrtyr. l c!PPply 1·egTet my inability to attencl ancl to mingle with the illustrious personages rou name, as well a~ 67 man~· other:-;, "·ho will grace ana giYe zest to the o<·ea:-;ion. Wishing your organization su<'cess aml a joyous reunion, I llaYe the honor to be, Your obedient serYant, C'JJ.\ HLlcS C'. K'l'EYEXSO~, G'orer11or r~l J.Yeoada. :)J.\ N"C'TIESTER, N. IL . .Jan. '2:l. .T.\ ,ms R L1m,1.\JER, Esq. : Dm r Sir-I regret that pl'e-ions engagements wjl] 1li->pl"ire me of the pleasure of being present at the r'rl/° Sir-I beg to ac-knowletlge your indtation on behalf of yom· commi1te<' to attend tlw First ..\.muial Dinner of tlw Republican Club of :Sew York Cit.)', to take place at Delrnonico·s on February ]2th. I regret extremely that m~· public duties are snch at this season of the year as to preYent my acceptan<'e or it. BelieYe me, Yery truly ~•om·s, Oiw. PEABODY Wwl'1ron1,, Governor. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES OF THE REPUBLICAN CLUB OJ,' Tlll~ CITY OF NEW YORK, 1887. PRESIDENT-J ... Dil~~ P. FO~'l'ER. VICE-PRESIDENTS-)LOHTDfER C. ADDO:.rn. WILLLUI nnOOKFlELn. ,JOIIX K. CILLEY. RECORDING SECRETA.RY-,r. )J. K. OLCOTT. CORRESPONDING SECRETA.RY-AXDRE\Y B. IIU:.IPlITIEY. (!,ii E.ist 11:3th HtrePt.) TREA.SURER-_\LFRED B. PRICE. 70 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. EDW,\RD T. ll.\R'J'LET'l', C'lwir11111n. JA)lES S. LBTDL\.IER. Secretary. (132 .N"a.-;sau Sfrcct.) 1'enn e.ipireo Ja,mtary, 1888. lW\L\RD C'. IUPLEY, JOHN F. Jt\KER, ::'IL S. ISAACS, HENRY L. SPIU.Gt:E, JAlCES 11.. BLA~OJIAHD. 2.'enn e;rpires Jan um·!J, 1889. J<.:D\\' ARD T. HAH.'l'LET'l', EUGE~E D. ILrn"KIKS, L. C' .• \.SIILEY, .rnFFl~RSON CL,\RK, CIL\RLES F. 11O::\IER. Tenn e.rpire.':) ,Ja,nuary, 1890 . . L\)fES W. IL\. ,rE8, JOSEPH POOL. )L )L BlIDLOKG, A. C. CIIBXEY, IIEXRY GLEASON. 2.erm e,r:pires January, 1891. FRRDERlOK G. GEDXEY, JOHN JI. WOOD, .\.LEXAXDER O.\LDWErA,, ,JOSEPH ULL)L\.X. "'ILLLL\I SCOTT. Tenn e,cpires Ja,n uct1·!1, 1892. G EOllGE II. ROHTNHOX, CEPHAS BRAIXElW, J .. Drns s. LEIDIAIER, 'rtIO)L\S F. W.EN'l'\YORTlI, WILLLL\I L. b'IXDLEY. uorsE COM)IJTTEE . . J.UIES :-;. LEIDL\.IEH, ( 1/wirr111T11. W.\L'l'EU B. 'lTFTS, ('. \'OX \\" ITZL.EBE~, )L l.. WIII'fl~, )lOXHOE B, BHY .\.:~T. ( 'O)DIITTEE ON :\IEJl BERSIUP . • JOll\" 1".. B.\.KER., C'l,.air111a11. ,rnomm 11. uomxsox, J~l'Ll.El\E V. IL\ \\'KI:\'H, LUCJl;S C .• \~HLEY, ...\.LEX .. C.\ L])\rJ~LL. t 'O)DllTTEE O:N Ll B R ,\.RY. C'. fl. DEKL':lOX, ( 'hairman. )IO'.\ HOE B. Blff .\X'l'., .J.\)JES BHl:-1lL\XE, .101l 8. S)UTII, l'EPIL\S BH .\IXEBD. JR. JOHN 1''. B.\.KER. )L\HLO)r CIUXCE, nCDLEY H. llOHTOX, lLUn\'OOD R POOL. ( 'OJDIITTEE OX F J:NANCE . . JOSEPH IJLL)L\X. ('luiirnw11. )l. )I. Bel)LUXU, \rILLLDI L. ( 'O1DIITTEE ON :NATIONA L A~"'PAJRS. JOlTX .\. GilO\r, Chairman. l l.\ L BELL. :.\f.AJI LON ClL\XCE CI! .\H LES P. S.\.X FORD, JI. R. DE )111,'l'. 72 ('OlUlUITTEE OX ST.\.TE A:ND Jil:XICIPAL AFFArns. (l EOHG R W. DE L.\XO, ( '!tair111rm. WI LLL\.\I LK\.HY. Jorrx 0. )[OTT. CIL\11LE.'4 11. ,\l'PLEC~ATE, B. 'l'. :'IIOIW.\X, .\. E. l'RER:-;IXGEH, ll. If. (Timm . . JOSEPH 00\\'J), .L\Jl ES H. ])Ol:I>GK HEXHY GLE.\ROX, ffEXUY C'. smnrnm:l, If. w. JI.\ YllE~. UEOHG E n. ::-.roums, C!L\ULE:-l SCll\L\.COFFEH~ 1'. J. :-;TLTYVES.\X'I', ,IOllX s. :·{\UTH, fi.Drnox WOLF, 11. )[. W\"XK.001'. \\'lLLL\JI .\X\\'.\ ¥, S. V. , .• lLUXTIXUTOX. 0OJDilTTEE OX ASSO(;L\.'I'E ORGAXIZA-'I'IOXS . • JOSEPH POOL, ('!tairm(tll . lIBXIff GLE..\.SOX, . JA)1E:-, A. BL.\..X('JL\IW. APL .\d:m1,.;. 1'.-1·,·~· I)................... ,i\l J.ilw1·ty Hl1•1•Pl. Appl .. hy, < 'harles....... .. . . .. . . .. . 6i "'all Ht,·,•,•t. .\111111idow11 E,lwanl II............. 87 Lennarcl Htr<><'I. 111·0\\ n. Frrak<'s, l '. II. C .......... •........ 2:31 '\l<'l'C'PI' 8ll·e,•l. Bat""• L,·Yi )I .................... 141, lkoadway. Bnss••.,·, lh·n. < 'y1·11><.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . :Mrn·1·,\r Hill llotl'l. Jkown, Tlw111as I~, Ji·.............. !12 Lilw•rly 8\t'<•<'L 1~ )k1•,•pr 8tn•pl. 12 )laidPn La 11<'. Hh~11,1ing-,lalr, E. \Y .............. . Jkyant, )ln11nu' B ................ . Jkll. II:tl. ........................ . Br:uuh·Plh. lbh:•d, ,Jr ............. . Bn~>ks, Clark .................... . lfal1l\\'in, \\'illiam D .............. . 1!111'1011, Thonw,s .J. ............... . H,.,.1,.,, \llw!'! 0 .................. . 7 Bp,•kman :ill•,•,•t. 57 \\'01·tl1 Kll'{•el. :;! \Villiam HlL"<'l't. a-e P:u·k How. H:td I ,ohli 1 lotrl. 10 \Ya ll i:;ti-ePt. H:1\dwl11•1·, (l,•01·~•• C .............. 31;; Broa!lw,1y. Burton,,). C....... .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . 4(i ,v,,,,t 1:;th f-;lrc:>Pt. B,.:un. \\'illi,un 11........... .. . . .. 41 \\'all 8lt-P<'t. Bonyng-,•, Roh1•1·t \V .•............. 1:;1; Bl'Vmlway Ba\lanl, Fmnk JI .................. :m6 Firth AY<'. lk:li,<'s, .\llll'l'l H .................. :307 \V,•st 44th Slrr<'t. HissPll, .Jos1•ph B .. , ..... , .......... 161 Ensl l tth :-;11·,•1•!. Big-<'low Frank 8.................. 1:; Corllandl Hll'<'Pl. H,•11, .\lfn•,1 B ..................... 100 Front :::;1,-p1•t. Hl'ishanP, .Janu•, .... Bliss, ( 'm•np)ius N .. Brown, Bn11·e C. .•.. Bon!ils, C:u·l.-lon \\' J!I Ea,..t Hlth :-it1·,•1•t. J'. 0. Box :J,>ll 12 East 2~th Stl'P<'I. 921 Broadway. Hoshlick, llonl!'I' .................. 271 Broadway. ( 'la1·k, ,J<'ff<•1,son.. . . . . . . . . . • . . • . • . . . !~2 ~assau Stred. Cran,•, L,,rny B .................... 2:3, Broadway. ('ald\\1•11, ,\lex .................. .3-30 Brn:ulway. ( 'l1PJ1P,\", .\. U... .. • .... .... . .... . .. 81 \V<•st 2:lnl St1\•l't. < 'hap111an. \\'. 11.. .. . . . . •. . • .. . • . lO Gt,·•·n,· :-;tn,i•1. ('l'Ow, )I. n ....................... 21;.; Broadway. { 'hanc,•, )lahlo11 .......... ........ . ( 'nrl'iP, ) lm11·a11 11. ............... . { 'illey, John K .................. . {';1m1w·y1·1·, .\. ,J ... ............... . ( 'at·pPlll<'r, B1•njam111 J. F .. . ;3tl W,·.,t 22d 8(JH't. ,3''i \\'orth :-.tn·,·t. 7H Oold Hti·""t. 12th :-;1 ,\. litl1 Aw. !):) '\:L,,au :-;1 r,·, ·I. ( 'an11ichal'I, ,\l<'xa11tl<'1', ,Jr ........• 11-'i '>Yi•st ,J;)t( Str<•f't. ( 'aqwnt<'r, Philip...... ;}'i Park How. < 'n1111hi,•. J<'raul, R... •. . . •• . . .. . . .• 7 .'.\as,-;;111 St1'L"'t. Co,·, E. Fm11k... .• • ... .. ... .. .. .. . Hi Btll'ling :-ilip. ( '<111,·1•1-s•'. Jos. S... .. . . .. . . . . . . . . S \\',•st :3ith /jfr,·d. <.'Japp, K11i,1.rht L .................. 2.'lO B1·,,adway. l 'ox, Walt .. ,·....................... (i:! Lilll'rty :-it"•f't. l'urt, :'.'si,·hnlas ..................... :?i-i Wat,-1· StrPcl. ('allw:u·t, <:,,,11·g-1• H ...............• 7,3:l B1·0:11lway. ( '1·0,-,.-.1111111, l'hai-lc;, S.............. GI :;,;-a-.,,au !·Hn ... •t. ( '0011, < 'harlt•s E... .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . • Fiflh . \ \'<'. Jlot,•l. < 'hur,·hill, ;,.:,,,,ton................. 81 Lf'oll:trcl 811·1•!'!. < ',,op...-, )lurn•IJ,, \\' ............. . . 11:; Bromlw:iy. ('olm•ll, \\·11Jia111 H .............. :!::lo'! ;JcJ ,\w. J)uwcl, Jos,•pl, ..................... :JOI) Canal Sll'<•cl. llavi<·,, Juli,·n T........ . . . .. . . .. . :J:! Xa-.sau :-;tn,.•t. I><' Lano, ( :,'Yilliarn ................... . l )o•nnison, ,Janu•s ~\ .•.••........... E,lmoml-., \\'alter D • •..••.. . .....•. J'l \\'ol'llt !:>tl'Pl'l. :!,3 \\'hit<-hall Slr••l't. :!;J'i Wat,·r l:;tr-e!'I. !lli Broadway. ,jti )llll'm,Y Hti·ep(. :.? \Yall Str,·,•t. .J l \\'all St1·.,,•t. :l:.? Xas,-;;m l-i1 ,.,,,·t. Ehrn•r, R. A ....................... l(jO Brna,lway. Em,•1-son, \\'illiam B .............. . Einst,•in. Edwin ................... . Est,•. \\'illia111 )1. ........ , .... , .. . Elli", Ralph N ..................... . Elkins, Kfrplwn B ................. . 26 Broadway. Buckinl-{ham Hot,.}. 6:3 Broad w.i~·-20 ·west :i,lh Street. 1 BroathYay. Enidish, Ut•or).!·<' \Y .......... , ...... 271 Broadway. Em<'ry, Jos,•ph 11. ................. ;3;3;j Fifth .,\.venue. Findl,•y, \\"illiam L ................ 120 Broadway. Fosll'r, Jauws P ...•............•.. 162 Lexington A ,·c1rne. Fa1111inl-{, William. Jr .............. Park An•nn<' Hotl'I. Fauuing\ OPot·g-1"' \\" ................ 712 Bt·oa................. .. . . . 79 C1•da1· StrePL Fairman, ll1•0J'g'I', ................. 148 Fifth Aw. (;J,•ason, Ifrnt·_\'....... .. . . .. . . .. . . . 92 Berkman S(rcrt. t;,.dn,•y, Fr,•11. G ................... 200 Wall Htt·ePI. rn .. ason, Allu•rt 11 .................. 26,3 Broadway. lirow. John .-\...................... 21 Park Row. (iil,son, Kasson C.................. 66 \\'psi 3,'Hh Stt·ceL Oiflin, John H., Jr ................. 1.16 Broadway. (lr,.••nwoml, \Yilliam............... 91 \Vall Strert. limha111, Edwin H .................. 3J4 \Ye,;( ;3;3<1 Su·Pcl. U1'11in, Ft·,mk B.................... 26 East :i-lllt Stn:el. y 8!t·!'<'l. HPrZf Pldt, Josq>h .................. 182 ~,fassa\l Slt·.-ct. Haw,·s, ,Jam<'s \Y................. 140 :N'ass,lll Stl'eet. lfawrs, Uillicl'( H. .................. 120 Broadwa,\'. HomPr, ( 'lt,u•Jps F ................. . Ilawkius, E. D ................... . Hay,l<·n, If. \V .................... . 4-1 East 49th Street. 111 Broadway. 48 W,tll Slrccl. llonwt·, Ri,·ha1·tl F ................. 869 Bl'oa111lley H .................. litl Bromh,ar. llo_,-cl.,11, lli-tit(• ..................... ~i Ea~t i!ltl, St1·,•d. Hall. Il,•111·y ............•....••••.• IH X;1s,a11 Sir-el'!. llihln•lh, .J. llo11ll'r ................ il!J East 1:'htl, S!l't•et. 111',\'PJ·, ,\. LPsl<'I' ..............•. , .• Tko:11h,ay,,;; J'-llhHt. lluJ,,,,y. t. K11l11ll', J'r, n, Sl'lh )I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Leonard Street. Moulton, Sherman ................. J,34 Nassau Street. 1\facXany, J. )I. B .................. 1090 Broadway. Newlon, John }L .................. P.O. Box 10,3 Alb:rny, 'N'. Y. NPshit, Dr. John H ................. 206 \\·C's! 42ncl Street. NC'wwitter, }L J .................... ;rn Broadway. Nichols, Jame's R... .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 57 Enst 77!h S!J·cp{. North, Edw,trd P .................. 127 East 23rd Street. Olcot!, W. J\I. K. .................. . o·conndl, Jolm .................. . Price, Alfred B .................... . Pool, Joseph ...................... . Pool, Harwood R ................. . Platt, Frank H .................... . 7 Nassau Street. Produce Exchange. 63 West 90th Street. ~1 Brond Street. Produce Exchange. 35 Wall 8treet. 7S Pt·rssingrr, "\.ustin E.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,; C'ou1·tlan1H Stl'C•et. Phelps, Heorg-e H .................. 1.i1 ~nssau StrePt. ParkP, lfal'l'y G ................... 186 Front S11·\,et. Pcr1·y, ,J. 1\'. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 32 Xassau Stl-Pet. Pat1·kk, Cha 1-ll's JI. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8i Maidrn lanP. Pi11k1•1-to11, Dr. H. II ................. 110 Ea~l 27th Kt1·eet. l'Pr1·y, 8a1111tPI H ................... 10{ East 2,,th Street. Plummt•1·, John I•'.................. Broaclway&Lconard St. Pagr, J. Beave1· .................... 101 Fulton Street. Phitt, Thomas C....... . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 B1·oaclway. Robinson, George II ................ Foot '\Yps( 13th S\r('('I. Ripley, E. C ........................ 140 ~ass::u1 Street. Robinson, James A. . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . i8 Leonard St1·et->t. Roach, naiTett. .................... l;lo.; Fifth Ave. Rowell, George P............... . . . 10 Spruce Sh·eet. Rogers, -\.mos ..................... . 1 Broadway. Royce, F C ....................... . 68 Duane St,·eet. Rod,, )fathias ..................... 22-1. Fifth Av<>. Roosa, Dr. D. B. St. John.......... 20 Eilsl 80th Street. Roxbm·y, Cltal'les '.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Fl'Ont St1·ct'!. Roge1'S, Belden J ................... 310 Third Ave. Roge1-s. Chal'les P .................. 218 SixU, A\'(•. Russell, Joltn F .................... 1 i2 '\Vest 10th Street. Root, Elihu........................ 4-1 "\Yilliam St1·eet. Rogrrs. ~oah C .................... 111 B1·oadway. Rush, Thomas .J.. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 2::l \\'illiam Street. Hoome, '\Yilliam II...... . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Broad Street. Roosev,,Jt, 'I'heOLlorc ................ lil Bl'Oadway. Rrid, "\Yhi1elaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tl'ib1m,• Oflk<'. Reynolds, Joltn F .................. 138 East 42d l:ltreet. St·otl, "\Yilliam ..................... P. 0. Box UHi. Strnuss. Osear S.................... 42 W'arren Sfrcet. Smith, S,1nn1el '\Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 \\' es( 2-ith Street. Stiger. "\Yilliam E ............ , ..... 14;; B1·0:1.dway. 8elig-rnan, DeWitt J ................ 3:?8 '.'Yest ,,8th Street. 8trauss, \\'illiam .................. . Sp1·agn<', II L ..................... . St.in ton, Robel't L ............. , ... . Sonnne1-s, Henry C ................ . Some1"H. Frede1·ick )1. .............. . Heh wacolfer, Chai-Jes ......• , .. , ..•. Sterling, Joseph II ................ . Scott, Cliarles R. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . 261 Bl'omlway. 146 Broadway. 1,3 B1·oadway. 43 West il6th Street. 3,i '.Vall SlrreL 63 \Vall Stl'eet. 30 Bl'oad Street. 104 ·west 14th Street. Smetlll'Y, F. G .................... , 152 \Yest 47th Blreet. Stuyvcs"nt, Peter J....... .. . . .. . . . 93 ~assau Street. Schwan, Louis ::n ............ ,. . . . . . 10 \Vall Street, S\1·ong-. v\'illiam L....... ... ....... 77 \Yo1·th 8trr<>t. Smith, John S..................... 4,'\ ,Villiam 811'<.><'L 8trnhan, ,J:une,; Lewis .............. 1-H N,~ssau 8tl'cet. 8anfs P................. 96 Broadw,\y. Hmith. Solon B ..................... 2:32 Elust :;oth Stre,•t. St. ,John, Chal'ies. Jr.............. 23 Park Row. Ste"1ing, .Joseph 11 . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 30 B1·oad Street. Taintor, Charles X . . ............... 20:; ,vest :>7th Street. Tufts, ,va1tc1· B .................... 10-l John Sfr<'••t. Taylo1·, \Y. G....................... Republican Club. Tl101m~'>, Samuel................... 10 "'all Stt'l•et. T<.>1·1·ell, Uerlw1·l l, .................. 110 Broadway. T1·ill,u-d, E. )I ...................... 2-}8 Fourth A,·p. Trrmain, H. E ..................... J6;1 Broadway. Trevett, \Y. T ...................... 71 UnivC'l'sily Place. Tompkius, U1-iah \Y ................ 2(il Broadway. Tri>ssitle1·, ,John R .................. :H,3 Bmaclwa,v. Tuek<>r, Edwin........... . ......... :n \\'1,-st 12th 8trect. TownlP,Y, \V1llia111 11 ............... l,i-1 Nn.•sau Sll'PPL T1l<·ke1·, "'alk1· C'......... .. . . . . . . . :i7 "'est 12th St1·c<>t. Taintor, Jud,d, L....... .. . . .. . . . . . . 18 Astol' Pl.we. Ullman, Joseph .................... 1-1-i :-Sassan StrPt•l. l,;'ml<•1·l1ill, .\n<•n. C' ......•..•.•...•. 499 Firth ,\ ve. Yan 'Wyt·k, l'hilip Y. H ........... U,i Broa. \\' olf. Simson ... . .............•.... 1."i.l )fa.«s:.m Strep(. "' <>tmo1·e, Thedo1·1! A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 ,v l.'st :.?,3th 8!t·c<'t. '\\'cltl, D1·. Gl'o1·gc W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 \\'(·ht :.?Gth f;ti·t•et. '\\' ca \·er, J B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . GH Ll.'onar,l 8tt-t·N. Whit<'. )IL ....................... 14-0 East 27th Stl'ePt. Wright, Edward .A .................. 361 \\ Psi 2(Jth Street. ,,·uiituns, John C . ................ . '\\'oole,Y, ,villiam E ................ . Brnaclwa,y & 114th Stre,,t. Hotel Bl'istol. "'innPI', Isaac C'.................... 37 South Firth Ave. \\'iJ,;nn, Floyd B .................... 140 N~~sau Street. '\\·ynkoop. Il<'nry )1 ...... . ......... 101 West 82d SlrPet. \Y<'.'etl, Gi>orgc E ........•..........• i\Iorgan II-on \\'01·ks, cor. Ave D and 9th Street. \ \'hituey, A. R.......... .. . . . . . . .. . 17 B1·oadway. ,vaguer, G. W ......••............. 111 Broadway. \\'amlling. ,James L ..........•.. , ... 4-l-i Broadway. BY-LAWS . • \ HT I< 'LE I. X.\ \I I·:. 'I'll!' 11nmc of thi<:: Clnh ~hall lie '· 'J'111; H1;Pt:Hl.H'.\X C'J.l'll OP TIit·: ('rrY OF ..\i,:w Yo1u,. ·· AH'l'I<'LE 11. OB.J J:f T:-. Tlw objects or this ('luh ,-;hall lw: 'l'o n1wst mid <·.tl'able mt•11 111a_r 1,e 110111i11atl'd: to gnarcl aml upfend the purity o[ the ballot box: to n·1•om111t•1ul a111l 1•11dorsc e:111dirs of this ('Jul, F.hall he a l'n•si,lt•nt: thr1•p Yi,T-Prc>sidc•n{s. 1h•sig11a{<'1l ns first. ~rcoud :1)1(1 third: a Corre-~pondi11~ SPcr<"!ary; a Heconling- :-;,-cr,•l:11·y. aml a 'l'n•a,-;nrc·r, who :-hall he mc111bcr:. f':.C-(({liciu of the Ex1•c11ti\'l' Committee . • \H'l'WLB IV. C'() \I \I rrn:E:-. 'l'IH•rt• shall ht• an Exl'cutin· C'ommitlP<'; a IT011SP Commit-tl'c; a Co111mitl,·1~ on Finant·<'; n Com111ilt1•e 011 .\ll'111ht•1·ship; a Con11niltel' 011 1,ihrar_v awl l'ublicalion: a C'ommitlPe on City urnl :--tatc ,\fTair,. and a ('ommittce on .Xatioual .\ffair,:; and '-Udt ot hl·r Committees as may from lime to time b1• dccml'd m•cps,ary. 81 .At tl1t· rt•g-1tlar me<·ti11g 111 Xon•mhL'l" in r:ll'h yrnr tlll' ('111\1 ~hall m11111• lw<'11ty-fin· 1111·111ht•r~. i'rnm who111 a ):ominating ('01111uitlcl' ol' \i11P ,;hall ht• c-hMl'll l1y lot. who shall l'C'j'orl at tlw n•!!ular 1w1•1 ·11!! in I l1•Pt•111hcr a lisL 11f 11a111l'-.. for the ,nea11-l'i1•< in ollicP :111,! eom1nilt1•1•, to In• filh·tl at tht• c•11,11i11g annual dt•dion. and !'ai,l list "h:,11 he pu"tt•d npon till' h11ll1•ti11 of tlH• ('ltd, al the D1•1·cmlwr 111t·l'ling . . \HTil'LE Y. l·:r.J:<"1'10',", 'l'hr Pre,ide11t. Yi<•c•-l're,i,lrnt,. l:tconli11!! :--een tar!. ('or-rc.,pon lin!! -..;pc•rctary. Tna,ur<•r. 1111,I the mt·mbt•r~ o[ till' Ex-1•,·utir<· ('01111llilll'l'. ('0111111itll'<' oil Financ•P. 011 .\IP11il1erslri1•. and on Lihr:ll')' ancl l'uldi,·:ttion, ~lrall I,{' l'll'dt·d h_, ballot at tht• annual 11weti11~: a plurnlity ,ote shall t•l<'1·t. PXet•pt i11 the ,·a,e of the l'n.,i,lent and 'l'n·a:-11rP1'. "ho mu,t rt•et•iv,• a nia-jorit_\" or tht• YOtl'S l':tRI. Tlw l'l'l' i,lcnt. \'i1·t•-Prt•,;id,·11l,. :-.; •c·rl'!arit•s :11111 Trea,111·,•r ~hall hold their oflit·t"' for th• 1~•n11 o[ one ymr. awl until tlwir ,uc·r·c,::.or~ arc C'leclt•r the dil'edion of the E,1•c11lire ('ornrniltl'\',, di!;o\ll'~l' tlw funds of the Cluh. arnl kc•,·p a rPgular acc·ount tlll'l'l'Oi'. which :,hall he suhj!'ct to tlw ••xamination or tho 1'n•i:c. aml h1· ~hall suhmit a ~ta!l'n1t•11t tlH'rc•ol' to the Clnb at each monthly nwt'ling. aml to tlw Exl'entiw Conunittec at any time upon tll\' l'l'<[lll'St or ~aid ('Ullllllittl•t• . • \HTTCLE _\ I. l. 'l'hc l~xrentin~ C'ommitke ~hall consist of twenl.\·-five 1111•111hPrs, togcthor with tho Pre,-i,k11t. \'iel•-l'rosiclc•11t~, the :-;,•nl'i:trit•~ and 'l'n•a:11lot at the rc!!nlnr mcPti11~ 1wxt ,-uccce1li11g lhP adnplinn of tlH'~o .\rtil'l1•<, and ~hall diYid,· tl1<•rnsPln·s into 1.hn•1· ..Ja,1-;P~ or thn·P 1111•mh,•r:-: ,•ach. thP l,•r111~ of ollice of which i;1mll he rc.-peetivPly onP. l wo a nil thr(',• yoars (till' n·m:1iml1•r n[ tlw presPnl .1·1·ar. l'JlllinQ" at tlw JH'.\t annual llll't>ling-. hcing countc la:-; a _nar). and tlwrPaftn tlH' term of olliCl' of melt ela~< l'lrch•d ,hall lw I hre1• year~. .\lt•m-lll'r~ to n•place !hos<• outgoin~ :-:hall lH' dP..tc,1 in meh y,•ar h,1 the Cluh. hr ballot. nt it,; .\nnual .\!, Pting. an Li ,aC'ancil•~ in any c-la,<, shall hP ti I ll•tl !,_,· l11P c111111111 I t<-1• for thn n•s1d 111• 11i th1· ,p·ar. 1-'n,· l!H'lllhcr,; ,hall c11n,titutP n •1110rmn. :ml t\111 nrgnliH• rntrs -hall he a n·jl'll'on Qf ,l can1lidnt0 • \'o memlll•r of tlH• K-.1·1•11tin• Con1mitt:.:t• ~hall hl· a Jlll'llllJl'l' of tlu, <'01\1-mitll'l'. 'l'hl' name- of t Ill• 1•ommittc · i.:hall rc11111in po~h·d in a con:-piC'nou~ placl' in th<' l'lub room. Al:TI<'LE XIII. 110[:,E .' 011\llril:I·'.. The II011-c C'ommittC'c ~hall con,ist of fi1l' mt•mlH•r::1 :ip-poi11tPd Ii)· l ht• l'n•siill'Ht. whose C'liair111a11 shall hl' a lllPllll11•r of tlu· Ex1'l'uti1t• l'ommittel'. and wluch i;frnll han• w•neral char~<' and 111anagPmenl of the ( 'lnli l lm1~1• a111l its i<1•rrnnt~. \\ ith aulhority lo l'.\IH'll11 stu·h ,-um,.; 11pon the fi:lllh' n, may ht• Yolt•d then for lll' llw Exccutin· ( 'omJ11ittee. and this t·o111-• I mittl-1• i-:hall r1•111ll'r to lhl' E\l'l'lll11·p ('1>1111nitt,·u n11111thly a,•. co1111t:; of the mont•ys n•ee·H••l and l'XI> mh•d. arnl all complainh :-hall UP mhlre,:-t·d in wriLin~ to this c11111milll't'. ~\ l~'I'I(' LE XI\'. "E \J 111' n..; II I I'. 1. '!'he mPml11•rship or tlw <'lnl1 shall eon~ist of: Fir.,/: Ht>u~im•-s; un,I :-Ul'h candidates ~hall lie at !t•a-;t tll'l•nl) ·Olll' yt•ar, nf ag1•. ~\ record of such propo~als tih:tll Ul' kPpl in a book liy thl' He-84 <'ol'rling f..pc•1•ptary. an1l re:1.rl to t)w C'lnh :1.t ca<'11 nwcli11g until Jinall)· aclt·d uport hy th<• CommitlL'C' ,m )Jpml,rl'ship. )fl'lllhl'J',; shall ))(' cl<•dt•cl by l,allot 1rithont tlt•bale at a rPg-11htr nweting- of lht• ('luh, afh>r n fan,rnhlt· n•port hy ;;aicl 1·01nmittPc, hut, a JH'!-(alin· Y<>t<' of om• in lhl' or tlw l,allots <·ast :,;hall PXclnde :rny c·andicl::tt'. •I'll<' He1·ordi11g :-iL'Cl'l'l:u·,r shall sl'llcl out with till' nolit·<• of me..tin~ a lisl or tlt\' cancli-1laks to he 1oll'd for at ;;aid lllL'L'ting-. 'J'hc total resident lllPllllwrship of tlw l'luh shall not t'\t't•c•cl ,;ix lnuuln•cl. _\. ll'lllli'('l'ipt of thP Jlalll!'K or all ]H'l'S()]l,< l11'<'['08P in addition to that ll'hid1 lw shall han• aln•a,l_r pai,l a,; a nun-r,·sident memh<•J'. TH' J,:,;. l<'.a1.:h pt•rson cll'l'l<•tl to l'l'JSiclt•nt mt>mh1•1·~ltip in the C'lnl, (,•xt·Ppt as ht·rPi11lwJ'orc 111·0,·ic!P:1t·: cx,:Ppt that lllPlllhl'r,- f'lPr•tPtl within oHP 11u,11lh l,pforl' tlu· fir,-;L tlay of ,l111111ary or fit•,.( clay of ,Jul~ in lilt.\ year ,-;hall not hc• rPcplir,·11 to 1~\\' cluL•s for th«' current half-:1•ar. .\ny 1rtf'JHli1•r foili11g to 1·011qil_,. with lhP rt'cpdn•-111t•11ts of thi,-; artidP ,.Jiall lw 1!Pc1necl lo lmH• resigned hi:< 11w111l1p1•:-hip in th1· C'l11l1. mid his 11:tlllP 111ay \i1• 1lroppcd from tlw roll t!u•rl'of I,~· tl1t· J-:xc•c•nti\l' (\mimitt, c•. \u mc•111ber who is in arn•:u::; for d111•s shall IH• l'rtlillPtl to \'oil' !'or nlliel'rs of tho ( 'lu h. or m1 mbcr,- of :my ( '0111111itt1•c., or on any nmc11d-111t•11t lo !Ill' ll~-1.aws. ,\llTl<'LE .xn . • \ ll!SJ:XTEJ:, • • \11,r l'C',-;idc·nl 11u·111lll'r who has pai1l hi~ ad111i,,-;io11 fpc• ancl the n1111ual due,- for 01w year. n11d ,, ho mu_y lm ul,~lllt from I h,· ( 'ity of X1·\r York a111l ,-;ojo11rni11g- 11101·1• than 01w h1111rlre1l 111ik,. thc•11•from for n eonli1111011.; 11c•riod o[ a yt>ar. "hall h1· Pw111 pt1•1l from i IH• pa,\ mr11t 11f t 111• :1111111:il d 11, s for I lw period · of hi:; ali~c:m·e. 1f he• i,;hall giH• prc·,·io11,-; wrili.t•11 110!ice lo the 'l'n•;1,.11rer of his i11tl'11ti11n ~" lo hP a1,,;t111t. ,\ltTl<'LE XYI I. I'J:-. \.\( 1: co,t\llTl'J:I'. Tlw Fi11a11c·c ( 'om111it!cl' shall co11,;i~l of fi\l• member.-:, 110111• of whom -.hall at the tiinc• o[ thl'ir 1°ll'elio11 ht• 11u•mh1•r,; ol' till' Exc·,·11I in· l'ornrnitlc·P. EH·ry , acanc·.\ 11c,(,,·Urri11g in the ~aicl c·ommittc-L' 1:'hall l1P !illP P11nhlirntioll shall ,·011,;isl of 11i1w IIH mht•r,. :11111 :-hnll hn,P char!,'.e of !ht• [,"lirnry nud t:,·ad-iHg 11110111, ,rilh nuthol'il~· to <'X(H'llll stwh smns o[ rnone.1· upon the ,ame as may b1• ,otc'luntary ~nhs1.:riptio11. ,\HTH'LE SIX. OJP>EH OJI Hl>'. 2. HEl'OJ:T 01' TJa; Tl{K\>'l'ln:n. 3. HEl'lllt'I' OJ•' TIii•; 1<;:-,;f,\'l Tl\')<; ('0'.\D[T'fTF.E. I. rn:J'OHT OF HT.\:\"TllX'IH:ll lH">ITXuTES. Thr. )linutes mH1 HPcor,ls of the Club (excepting- tl10~e of the Committee on )lt•mhPr:, who shall, wilhin ten l'r ae<"nst'd, if the 1-aiil Commitl.<•e shall ,1,·<•m su<'h ehargt's of snflieie11t im- ' portance lo be considt•1·<·,l h.r the ('lnh. ,<..,'er:. :!, 'l'lw ticcnsl'r. 'l'hc matter ,;hall be brought to a ht>aring- at the 1wxt nwct-ing of sai1l commit tee oec·mTin~ at h•ast tl'n ,la)·" su h:'l'l)lll'll t to tho time when the S<'nice of i-neh m11:,,n•1· on the chairman of sai th0 ir illll'f!ll-1 ion" as t lu·y nw~ Jrny1•. alll1 111a1'. h11 lu·ard in support I lll'reur by ('0\lll-d. 1..,,.,.. -L .\ftpr s1ll'h hl'aring. it shall he llw iluty of th1· pre->'i,ling ntlicl'l' to Jilli 1111• •jUl'sti1111 to vol(• as to !he guilt l>[ till' lllt'lll hl•r upon 1•:1rh of t h1• 1•l111rge,: pn !erred. Ile nhall there-upon appoi11t two !PllPr, lo l'1'1·ein• a11,l co1111t till" hal\11I,:, arnl l':ll'h 111e111l,er n1l111g lhl•rrou iahall dl po.-.it n hallot 011 11 li:<·11 sha 11 he "ri l lPn Pit hl'l· the "on l .. '\\•s ·• or llw ll'onl .. \ o." aud the co111mittt-e >st,; of tho Club dcm1mil. anrl must be called b., tlw I:r>eord ing- :-,p,•rptar_y 011 t Ill' written 1w1u,.st or ten uw111h·r". .\ll uotil'l''- of speeinl 111t•Pti11!,!s ~111111 lit• maik•d at ll'a~t two day,; hl'fore tlll' dall" o( Illl'C·tiug, :uul must abu ~tah• the object of till' meeting. Thirty memhc11, ,-]1all cou,titntc 11, quorn111. A H'l'H'LE .XX\'. ltl.;)IO\ .\ L 1'1:0)[ Ol'Frnl;. \11,· nflirC>1· or mrml" r of 11, commitfrc of ll1l· (']uh wl10 .~h.,il b, ;<~11,ul of 1111 rn1<11,l or 11 :._, "C'' 'Pin tht I" ·f"l' n.·1,·•ofni dnti< m 110,t fr,, cff, 1 a ·our 0 0 pr,1, ,•1°ll111g ,n nil l"l'-jl"l'I, ~i111, Jar to thnt 11rc scrili~< by th1 B~ -L:1\1:s for thn t>xpul-1011 ol° :\ llitlllbcr • .At nny tinw nftt•r the pr<' llltnlion of ehnrg-r n~in°t all) ,1tli,•1•l' ur rncnil111· of :i eo1111n1ttec• of the ('luh hl• may l11• i:uspl'1ulcd b) a t\\o-third;.. ,·ote of the mrn1liers prc--cnt at till) 88 regular or spC'cial m<'cling of the C'lnh. nnil clnring rnch sns-Jlt'llsion the ExPPnlirn Committee shall temporarily fill tltl' nicnrn·y rn OC'et11Ti11g . • \R'l'IC'LR XX.YI. JffJ,E8 01' OHJ)EH. The Hnh-i; o( Onkr which s11all govcm the proC'cerlings of the Clnl.J shall he llw common parliamentary law, as laill 1lown in · • Cushing's .:lfanual." .\H'l'ICLJ~ XXYJT. E'-DOHSJ:\!EX'J' OF ('.\XJlll>.\TEl"-. );o callllic1a\P for any puhlic ofH1·c> shall he emlon;ecl hy thii< ('lnlJ unk,s the propo,ition for Slll'h P1111orRP1llPl1t shall haYc hcen otfen·tl hy rPlti11g whl'rt'al ~uch pro posit ion shall lw ndL•1l on; hut lhi,; artielc ishall not apply to the cnn-tliclatP:- 110111inakcl hy the n•gular ".\ational or ~tate l'onvention oi the lkpnhiiean Party . • \H'fIC'LB X.\Ylfl. .\\IE'\ll\fEXT,;. These By-T,nws may he nmcrnlecl hy an nfnrmaliYc vote of t wo-tliirds ot thL' mcmlwrs ]H"Pst•nt at a n•gnlar mPcting, pro-Yicletl tlwt 11otict• or such amPmlnw11t ishall haYc hcen givl'n at a prc•Yions r0gnlar meeting; and it sliall he the clnly of the Ht>eorcling ~t'cn{ary lo cau,:e lhe same to be printecl and clistrilmktl to the mcmhPr,- nt the sarne lime with the nolict· of meeting, which notict• slrnll 110 at least tPn days lll'J'ore the meeting at which it iH to he acted upon. Hut. these• n•stric::-tions :shnll not npply to the nmm1tlmL•nt of a proposctl amc11cl-mcnt whPn being nclccl upon hy the Club. RCIIEDULE. 'l'he ofliccrs or the- Club antl .:lfcmh0rs of the J~xccutirn Committee in ofticc at the adoption of these Ry-Laws, i;hall senc out the remairnlcr of the terms for whieh they were re:-pcctirely PlPdell. '!'he terms of otficc of the members of the C'ommitlPcH on Finance, on .:lfcmlll'rship, on Library ancl Puhli1·:1tion. on City arnl Slait> .\ffairs, aml on Xational Affairs, ancl of the House Committee. shall cx1iirc on the election or appointment, as the <·ase may be, of their snccpssors. as pro, itlecl herein or in these By-Laws. The Committees on Finance ancl on ".\Icmberslup shall be clectL•Ll al the 11ext meeting of the Clnb. NEW YORK: MERCANTILE PRINTING & STATIONERY ,o, ST[AM PRINTERS ANO $TATIONCRS 709 8AOADWAV

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