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Show GEORGE WS BIRTHDAY. Michigan Republicans Testify to the Worth of the Great Moral Party. Lord Churchill Rakes the Parnellites in His Belfast Speech. Gladstone Announces That the Irish League Will Tot Be Sup-pressed. Sup-pressed. tlepnblican Elanquet In Detroit. Detboit, February 23. The Michigan Club, a Republioan organization having ita membership throughout this State, held its first anniversary here last night, in the shape of a banquet. Senator Palmer, the presiding officer, sat in the center of a raised "table at one end of the hall; on his right were Senators Evarts, Mande-son, Conger, ex-Itepresentative Horn and other Michigan men. On his left sat Senator Logan, Governor Gov-ernor Alger and Governor Foraker. At 9 o'clock Senator Palmer called the audience to order. In his introductory remarks he explained the object of the club, saying that WASHINGTON, IF ALIVE, Would probably be present. He said it was composed of those who believe that the lie-publican lie-publican party still has a work to do terming- it properly a "party of God and of morality." William M. Evarts responded to the toast of "Washington as a Nationalist; the Federal Fed-eral Union, and the consecration of his work." When tho storm of applause had subsided, MU. EVABTS BETUBNED THANKS For his reception, and for being included in the number of those invited to participate in the exercises of the anniversary. Mr. Evarts considered the Chicago convention of 18G0 as the supplement and fulfillment of the convention and Declaration of Independence. Independ-ence. The Democratic party was in power then, and is now. We knew what we did then; what we are about now. Are not the same incentives at work among the people? peo-ple? He could not foretell the storm, but he believed the duty now is the same as in 1860; the same motives should work upon the party, and the same responsibilities be assumed. as-sumed. All else must be laid aside, and with unselfish devotion the Republicans should regain power from the same reasons that led to it then. THE DEMOCRATIC PABTX HAD NO PRINCIPLES Worthy of the name at that time, and now they have nothing to propose for the welfare, happiness and good name of the country. He said the Republican party must avow its holding to the principle of protection of American industries. Education must be universal, and suffrage must be everywhere an absolute and unchallenged suffrage. If in the next campaign victory does not lie with us, it will be our weakness, but not Democratic strength. A number of letters were received, but lack of time prevented reading them. JAMES O. BLAINE. Wrote, expressing regrets at his inability to attend, in vhich he said: "It will give pleasure to the Republicans throughout the country to observe an organized determination determina-tion on the part of their Michigan brethren to re-establish their old strength and prestige pres-tige in the State." Senators Sherman. Harrison, Mahone, Hale, Frye, Sabin, Edmunds, Allison and Congressman Phelps, Kelly and others, also sent letters of regret. |