The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-18

Alter the guests had taken their seats, Mr.. E. f.
g., II. /. j. X. Greene made bnef speech, but not
too-briet, judging from the anxiety of the hungry
reporters TO get at the 'items' they saw before
them, announcing Hon. Morton McMichael
Chairman of the evening, who can Doolittle at
most anything. The Mayor told the Gang now
to make the most of what was before them,
and not to minCo matters. Whether the Gang
understood this order of their Chairman as a
Joke we can't say, but they certainly did mince
matters, and instead of making the most ot
everything, they made the least of 1t, in fact,
majority of the things disappeared entirely.
The Gang now having got pretty full, but not
too full for utterance, the Chairman made some
funny remarks in the style of the Answers to
Correspondents. When offered plate of
peaches his answer was Declined with thanks
or Crowded out for want of room," or lowing
to press of matter declined,r which familiar
expressions showed that the Mayor once run
paper. The Press Gang we're glad to see their
brethren from the North, the South the East or
the West, and he hoped that when those infamous
laws were wiped out OF our statute books (hear,
hear) iorbidding Railroad companies to issue
dead-head tickets, we should see our brethren
from abroad often. Immense cheering.) Let's
take drink. (Great laughter.)
Mr. Theodore Tilton then rose, and notwith-
standing the general tending to hR-oB by the
whole Gang at this time, his speech was listened
to with respect. Theodore thanked the COM
pany for their wine and cordial greeting. He
said he regarded being an editor as great an
honor as being q member of Congress, though
Judge Kelley might think differently. His
motto was that carried at the head of the Inde
g., el,a
YEAR. TRUTH Is MIGHTY AND MUST PREVAIL.
II PAID IN ADVANCE" and to that he should
adhere until the publisher altered the price.
Mr.. Pollard, of the Richmond Examiner then
rose. He said he would rather be an editor
than member of Congress, especially of the
past Congress; considered that an editor had
greater freedom, and subject to less restrictions.
Look at Mr.. Rousseau who for small Gaming
skirmish, which in the editorial sense would be
reckoned a very small one, was forced to resign
his position in Congress, yet he himself, this
past year, had caned two New York Herald re-
porters, and shot one Republican, and felt no
other effects from it than greatly increased
subscription list to the Examiner. 1t made tears
stand in his eyes when he saw Massachusetts
and South Carolina walk arm and arm in the
Convention, and he thought that If the members
of the press present this evening had far to go
to get home, they had better do the same thing.
(Great cEeering.)
Hon. William D. Kelley, in response to loud
calls, next spoke, and told of the time when he
began reading proof" sitting twelve hours on
a type box, in the capacity of "devil," and he
could bring more proof to show that he was
''deyil" atithat time than any editor or reporter
present, iCheers.) 81 do not mean to discuss
politics. have my political views, but l am
not going to make an exhibition of them TO-
night, although they would compare IaVoraDly
with any dissolving views ever exhibited any
where" (Cheers.) Judge Kelley, in conclusion,
some Toast for the Press Club of Phi
ladelphia, which was forthwith ordered.
Mr.. George Francis Train now came in on
time and began to talk, but as his speeches have
been so often repeated before, we will omit it
here. Other speakers followed, of diversified
opinions on many things, but all went in for the
Constitution, and believed in taking care of it
by eating nothing but the best victuals.