Their Differences

The uiueh heralded first aunual banquet of the Young Men's Republican CInb was held last evening and the expected wordy repartee between Pingree and O'Donnell, SpaldiDg, Sawyer and Wedemeyer, not to mention the lesear ligbts, diew togetber a large and euthueiastio crowd. The tiokets sold numbered 460 and tbe Women's Relief Corp served a bouutiful banqnet in excellent style. The program was as follows: The Republican Party the Party of Propress Hon. Andrew J. Sawyer, Ann Arbor. The People Col. Jonn Atkinson. Promisesof the St. Louis Platform Fulfilied. Gen. George Spalding:, Monroe. The Eepublican Partv.-How to Promote lts success.-Hon. James O' Don ne 11, Jackson. Republfcanism and the Hepublic Hon. E. P. Allen, Ypsilanti. Music - "Old Black Joe" Van DerStucken. LiDcoln's Message to Younjr Men Hon. Edward N. Dingley, Kalamazoo, President Republican State League. A Great Leader _. .- Hon. W. V. Wedemeyer, Chelsea. The Young Man in Politics Hon. H. E. Edwards. Jackson. Music- "Stars of the Summer Night" What Constitutes a Eepublican Col. Henry S. Dean, Ann Arbor. A Protest ..Mr. G. Frank Allmendinger, Ann Arbor. Contlnued Supremacy Hon. John K. Campbell, Augusta. Music- "My Old Kentucky Home" Van Der Stucken. The Negro in Folitics . Mr Milton W. Guy, Aun Arbor. The Kirst Battle Mr. O. E. Butterfield, Ann Arbor. Music- The Bridge" Lindsay. The Office Seeker... -;-.Mr. A. F.Freeman, Manchester. Republican National League of College Clubs - üur Purpose Mr. A. L. jJavie, South Dakota, President Naiional League of College Clubs. The Kepublican Party the Party of Action. Mr. Frank A. Stivers, Ann Arbor. Government Ownership of Kailroads Mr. W. S. Towner. Hamilton on Protection and Finance Mr. Geo. P. McCallum, President U. of M. Kepubliean Club. Miisie- "Until the Dawn" Parks. Why I Am a Republioan JudeeH. WirtNewkirk Aan Arbor. Toastmaster E. F. .Tolinson told of tbe organización of tbe club and of tbe great credit dne to Mr. S. A. Moran for its organization. Hon. A. J. Sawyer changed his -toast to "Corporations, Trusts and Monopolies." He oloimed that tbe republican party was not the originator of oorporations as corporations were created before tbe repablican party was formed and spoke of tbe inability to change tbe corporatë powers by any ohange in tbe politica! complexion of tbe national government. He claiined tbat the republioan party had never created a trust nor barbored beneath its wings any fraud or oorruption. He denied tbe charge that 'corporations controlled the party and so scape their just sbare of taxation, and instanced tbe faot tbat tbe tases of tbe Michigan Central had been raised $17,000 by tbe last legislatnre. Tbe speech was an answer to Pingree's Bnffalo speech and he thundered forth the question "SVbat trust bas fled froin tbe demooratio party and taken shelter under the wings of the republican party? What monopoly bas been or is now fostered by tbe lepublican party?" This was in direct oontradiction of tbe governor. He decried tbe uien wbo "assume the role of informer and proclaim from the onter wall of tbe temple tbat the paity is full of all manner of evil. " Col. John Atkinson appeared for Gov. Pingree and stated that Mr. Sawyei's speeoh was in answer to the governor's Euffalo speech, and he for one did not believe in glorifying corporations aud Rookafellers. The assessed valuation of Miobigan arnounts to f1,030,000,000. The railroad property of tbe state, if we take tbeir paid up stocks and bonds, amnunts to si, 000,000,000 - and having ono-half tbe property tbey pay one-twenty-sixth of tbe taxes. Wbat is it abont railroad property tbat makes it more saored than the merchant's house: Young republioans, are yon going to correct this irregularity or are you going to leave it for the other party to do it. He denounced members of the legislatnre wbo act fur oorporations. Wben tbe repeal of tbe charter of the Michigan Central, under whioh that company extorts $1,000,000 annually from tbe people, tbere were 30 votes against it. Twenty-niae of these votes weie republican and only one democratie, so we see if we don 't correct this, the other party will. He gave Pingree a glowing eulogy. Congrussman Spalding oongratulated the olub apon its organization. He thought when be carne here, he was ooming to a lovefeast. Tbere were many issues in tbe last campaign bat two were prominently before the people, proteotion to Amerioau industry and working men and tbe n'nanoial qnesItion. He told bow the party bad fulfilled the proteotion pledge and happiness resulted He answered the press who were finding fault with bim beoause he did not favor oertain systems of cuirency reform. He had opposed the system becanse he did not believe the people of this district favored it aud the national platform did not pledge the party to put all the issaing of money into the hands of bankers. We guaranteed that tbe greenbaok, the silver certifícate and the banknote bhould remain and say to you tbat the pledge has been redeemed by the party. We said we would do exact justice to soldiere and we appropriated 1141,000,000 for tbem. The repnblcan party favors the annexation of Hawaii and bis refereuce to the expeutation of Cuba's coming into the union drew fortb lond cbeers. Hon. James O'Donnell made an exceedingly witty ipeech and toncbed upon thu finanoial question and prosperity following repnblican snccess. He wanted a redoction in expenditures. He said taxes this year were 1300,000 higher than last. Taxes in tbis state ought to be reduced. I believe, fae said, tbis rednction oan be made and I would like a ohanoe to try it. Hon. E. P. Allen said that republicanism is a lova of a repnblic. The keystone to republicanism and a republio is equality. Eqnality means rights and privileges eqnal to all. A republicanism that will allow one man or coinbination to do what another man cannot do is vicióos. A wrong to one oitizen is a wrong to all. If trusts are. wrong, trne repnblicanism will antagonize them. Trusts are wrong. The Standard Oil Co. is a trust, but the Standard Oil Co. with its thousands of millions oan ever atone for the wrong it did a man in lesa than 38 miles of Ann Arbor. It baoked up in front of a merchant's store who sold other oil, an oil wagon, and sold their oil at less tban oost to ruin bis business. Let all taxes be equal. So true repnblican oan exists with a large standing arrny, and young men must understand tbat when tbey when they respoud to tbe tocsin of war, tbat the government will give them a pension. Hon. Edward N. Dingley, of Kalamazoo, said the battles of the future must be fought by the young men. He paid an eloquent tribute to tbe memory of Lincoln. Depnty Railroad Commissioner Wedemeyer spoke eloquently of the heroe9 of the republican party, and mentioned the name of tbe greatest as Abraham LiDcoln. Postmaster H. E. Edwards, of Jackson, said tbat tbe young men of tbis country do not stand for decreased taxation. You oan measure tbe civilizatica to the pe'oplé by the amoant of money tbey are willing to be taxed. Are we goiug to progress or retrograde? Are we going to do away with onr sobools? Col. Henry S. Dean said there could be no republicanism nnless it was based on consioienoe. G. Frank Allmendinger spoke of Cuba. Hon. Jonn K. Campbell, of Augusta, thought tbis gatbering betokened the oontinued supremaoy of republicanism in old Wasbtenaw. Mr. Haskins, of Nortb Dakota, recited a Pingree poeru. Milton W. Gny said that Afro-Arnerioans addéd a million votes to tbe republioan. party and bad for a greater quarter of a oentury maintained a loyalty to party unparalleled in history. He said tbat the republicau party of recent years bad not tkept its pledges to the black men. O. E. Butterfleld had heard so muoh about republican differenoes of wbioh be had no fear that he devoted bis attention to the democratie party. A. P. Preeman, of Manchester, had excellent advioe for tbe offioe seekers. A. L. Davis, of South Dakota, spoke of the work of tbe republicau college clubs in getting their members to cast their ballots. Frank A. Stivers, of Ann Arbur, said that principies were useless unlass acted upon, and tbat tbe republioan party was a party of performance. W. S. Towne responded to bis toast in silence. Geo. P. McCallum spoke of bonest debts paid witb bonest dollars and deplorad the progress of populism. Judge H. Wirt Newkirk said it was so late that be would repeat his speecb after everyone else bad left. The banqnet was a decided sucoess.