Show 1 bliar sarali ewt the alston crabtr on i south BOSTON dec 12 over ant business men of and new england crowded ahn apart meota of the hotel th ia on of banquet of the boston merchants at a round table in the center sat lion Jonat liin A lane president of the at his liht were ex president cleveland henrya grady i W L Put nann P A collas john LOB ell william E and leopold while on hia left wera feted governor oliver ames andrew carcedo eiO general clinton B figlie and collector all buesa of the association afler rending a latter if regret from jams low ell president lane proceeded in a 0 o dure govermor Gove coded the guests of the occasion president lane then introduced intro dured ex who was greeted with logg continued applause shouts and aehee a cleveand Clevel nd spoke as follows lie dielt on the injustice of catering certain branches cf trade at the expense tit others by means of a prote live barill with the accompanying evils of the intimidation of labor by aggregated capital from this he turned to the question of the dangers which threaten the nation boiu the intimidation and corruption of the voter on this lie bald e need not stifle our scorn and contempt for the wretch who tor a bribe betrays his trust of and uit the t will intrude itself that lie but followay m the low and vulgar fashion and example of those who proceed upon the theory that political action may be turned to private rain but we know hat aheu pali selfishness is destroyed our dinners will disappear and though the way to its stronghold may belong and weary cewill follow t fighting as wo go there will be no surrender nor will there be desertions from our ranka tins hope risen like a etar in the east ha fixed to gaze on our fallow c and everywhere in our buy marts 0 trade and on our farm sIn our cities and in the homes of the poor in our universities versi ties and in our workshops ork shops in our banking houses and in the ranks of inexorable toil they greet with en acclaim the adient of a ballot reform I 1 remember the inai gu ration of acohen reform and have been it grow and extend until it lias become firmly established in our law and bract cally it is today our greatest safeguard against the complete and di graceful daon of our public service it bad ito enemies and all of them are not jet file oLed but its victory came braueht by the force of enlightened sentiment and this line is too long upon its trial every which had been argi d against it was completely discredited discredit ud As it las been with civil service reform so will it be with ballot reform except that the cornice victory will bo more speedily achieved aad more complete following Fol lowine mr cleveland henry W grady was introduced and spoke as follows sir grady said be was invited to discuss he race problem lie mid the south the fairest and richest domain on earth is eo scant ily that but fifteen per cent of its lands are cultivated the sons of mew lugland reek with troubled eye some new n dorado yet since ahe immigration cf northerners to ahe kouth baa been decreasing became of the race tron riles and the ciona it breeds southerners are so aset with this problem that very existence on its right solution the imputation that the south treats the the tp ealier said this year tha based bales of cotton which enormous crop could not has e come from the hands of discontent d labor the negrone of georgia who twenty ago were now aja sees twenty nail liun of property for every afro american agitator stirring santo be could show a thousand happy in heir cabin homes and with children in school it is admired admi ted that there is disorder dia order and hut it is misjudged mif judged in iowa ia as an accident acci deot while taftt in tho south is ascribed to race caused ca usei the black will aitt a free ballut when ignorance not dominated by the will of intelligent whites ahe abero vote remains an ignorant and credulous the prey of tha of both parties and playa a part in the campaign in chih every interest 0 society la jeopardized and every ap to the ballot her ia debauched against such a campi iso as this the southern whites are banded as the whites would be in similar circumstances in reply to the challenge as to the dinall nesi of the bouthern Bon thern vot mr grady raid the states 1888 cast 67 per cent of ihara vote and the new bergl aid olafs but C per cent of theirs the lias learned that the b hot box winch ej him meet has yielded him feast and at last realized eliat his best friends are bis neighbors with whose proe parity bis own la bound up it would be well if northern partisans would that the neero vote can ceier again control the south it there is any human borca torca which cannot be withstood it ia that of the intelligence and responsibility of a trea community upon that the S juab relies not upon the cowardly menace of abe mask cr the shotgun force bills will not aadil the north surrender its liberties to the election lw but never again wll a elate bbate north or be delivered to the control of any ignorant and interior race time alone can tell how the problem presented mill be solved the speaker believed it would be solved by the people most bound in honor to the solution lie alcea al ceJ first for out of this alone can con work for in this alone can ou fairly third bvm pithy lr in this yu y u can help s best fourth give ua bour BOOS as loe eliat alwy may help to swe 1 unta it can cary without danger this t lack infusion loyalty to abe republic or there is in loyalty aa in estrangement give ns alie braal and perfect loyalty that loves and alike with setta that knows afa 8 no north no lat no west but endears with equal and patriotic love every foot of our soil every state of our union andrew carnegie was then introduced prior to entering a discussion of his topic he re ferrod to cleveland as ona history would declare biad tried to do big daty and who possesses the respect of the batira country repard lesa of airry carnegie ihen proceeded to a brief exposition of the wonderful progress made by this country during the past year in commerce and bat in alie last two industries she now lenaa the world credit is first amoda the nations carnegie was followed by hon W L lat democratic candi dite for governor oi maine nho bojke aneny |