The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-07
The 1O7th Annual Dinner at
Delmonico's.
a Distinguished Gathering Of Solid Mer-
chants, Bankers and Statesmen.
Speeches by Fernando Wood, William {. Bryant,
Jackson Schultz, Postmaster Gen.
eral Jewell and Others.

\ ever taken part in. The decorations were OF the
\ most elaborate character. over the President
4 was an eagle on tle wing. bearing an evergreen
ribbon, In which was woven the motto, 'Non
no0tS natl SolUDl." Surmountlng this was
shield of myrtle and laurel leaves with the letters
4 IN. Y.,n and extending from IL Chamber or
Commerce. Founded A. d. 1885," on two bands
or smilax. in the tour corners OF tho
banquetlng hall were massive bowers Of
growing plants. representing the floral pro-
ducts OF the four points OF the COM
pass on the table OF invited guests, 10 the
right OF the President, was large steamship
modelled in flowers and another part Or
the table inland commerce was typifcd by noral
locomotive. other rich and appropriate designs
in flowers were scattered In prolusion over the
tables A very pretty one was a mound OF elegant
flowers in 'front.' OF the President, and from IL was
white carrier pigeon bearing card with the
name OF Mrs. w. L. Dodge, wife OF The President.
/ on the tables were seen also the tobacco ana
\ cotton plants, sheavcs or Western grain ana
\ corn. standing upon pedestals OF rich
4 flowers fishes nesting in flowers, and
lnyl ed guests were Hon. Smith Ely, Jr., Hon.
Benz. A. Wills, Hon. Fernando Wood, Hon. stewart
L. Woodford. Hon, John L. Brady Mayor Hunter,
Brooklyn; General John Newton, Rev. DR.. Adams,
Rev. DR.. Bellows, Rev. DR.. Cuyler. Rev. DR.. Vincent,
Rev. DR.. Vermilye, Rev. DR.. Cook, h. M. Archibald,
British Consul: Waldemar de Bodisco Rus
sian Consul; Hypoite DE- Urarte, Spanish Consul,
Hon. Noah Davis Hon. Henry Il. Davies Georges
Jones' David M. stone, John B. Bouton, Wnitelaw
Reid William Cullen Bryant, Hon. Erastus
Brooks hon. A. W. Tenney, 5. Endicot Peabody,
London; Judge Wallace, Syracuse Rev. A. P. Put
nam.
At the conclusion OF the dinner the following
LETTERS FROM DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN
were read
Augusta, Me-, May I, 1873
for polite invitation % dine with the Cnamoer q
sye me more n than 10 meet The nonored mem
Bes ASSOCIATION that has done 50 muen 10 advance
the interests American commerce and il Is with the
utmost regret lhat md myself competed 70 decline
elsewhere At thar time Very sincerely snd
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. Albany, May ], 1875
GESTLENES-Ihe state Of the public business at the
enough 70 enable me 10 attend the
the Oh ms; he o. the
led OF me by duty % great public interests which
Concern Our Whole people With assurances high
alteration for the imnoTant Doay you represent anu ior
yourselves ~ 80 80 SAMUEL J. TILDEN
Letters reGretting their inability 10 be present
were received rom Q. 5. Grant, President Of the
United states; Hon. Hamilton Fish, secre.
tary or State; Hon. Benjamin Il. Bristow, secre-
tary or the Treasury; Hon. william W. Beknap,
Secretary Of War; Hon. George H. Williams, At
torney General; General W. 4. Sherman. United
States Army; Admiral ID. d. Porter, United states
NAVY; Hon. Edward Young, Chief or Bureau or
Statistics; Hon. Roscoe ConklinG. Hon. Garrison
NJ Potter. Hon. Charles p DAILY, Hon. William M.
Evarts, Ex-Governor John A. DIX, Joseph H.
Choate. George william Curtis, Major General
Winfield 5 Hancock. Vice Admiral ;. Z. Rowan,
Right Rev. A. n. Lttlejohn, Bisnop; Chester A.
Arthur. Collector; George II. sharp, surveyor;
Rev. X. d. hitchcock, ID. d., Rev. uenry ward
Beecher. Rev. William Ormiston, ID. d., Rev. X ,.
Storrs ID. d., Rev. John Hall. ID. d.. Il. A. Scnu-
macner Consul General German Empires; u. A.
Havemeyer, Lonsul Tor Austria; Hon. william
nuysen, f. 4. Runyon, Chancellor Of New Jersey;
Charles A. Dana. JOnn A. King, Jacob Van Alta,
New Jersey; Francs herman. ElUan Ward. J. W.
Hustled, Ii. A. n. Beach, "A. X. LlndeTman and
Frederick W. Seward, Jr. Tue latter gentleman IN
closing MS letter remarks:-
The return OF better times commercial metropo-
lis ana in the Union i largely dependent upon early
sn eheap BETWEEN
Last West peace and iraternal relations between
everywhere arc the roads the only roads b which
We shall regain commercial stability ana national pros
me nrst toast gwen BY President Dodge was
''lne President OF the United states-a worthy
Successor OF the Father OF MS County, both ia tile
Field AMI IN the CABINET tCries 81 "On on X
ana laughter, followed by cheetsJ Mr.. nodge
called up the Postmaster General. Mr.. Jewell, VINO
made happy speech ia which ne made the state
ment tnat New York pays forty per cent Of al the
newspaper postage OF the country Inc last
quarter 1t .pala $4,000 against Chicagc's
$1,000, Boston's $4,000 anu Phfadelphla's
pressed the hope that tue Chamber OF Commerce
would assist IN defeating innatOn, and he lo0Aed
for the day when New YORK would be tue centre or
the commercial and financial transactions o. the
world.
responded 70 BY SIR Archibald the BRUSH Consui,
who gave some statistics as 10 tine commercial re-
latlops between the Uuited states ana Great
Britain and armed our merchants Of the dancer
or losing orr commercial supremacy, owing W
tue efforts OF the young giant on the North
sTne state OF New York; called out Hon.
y stewart I. Woodford, VINO spoke Of the debt we,
last generation, our cana.s: and unless we wax
ened up tue New YORK Oi to-EiorrOs WOuld
gran 81 tie West II it was the foresight Of
DE Siit Clinton when dGg tho canals. II oehoOyes
4 Us u see that neither Canada nor the south ut
ssrlps ~ IN ihc kreat N1fk; nc cyia E, ~,
II GUytrn0f iilden ior taxing the Canal king by the
serves the civic crown, aud II - tue July u All
good citZens or Whatever party 70 upnoid his
.sThc City ii New YORK . 10 which Mayor Wick
ham, VINO vas detained ~ sickness, vas expected
. % respond, Vas hOnoi 90 ~ Judge Braly WAC
MADE WITTY speech q ten minutes, ~ when ~
made some clever ana augn-provOking nlts.
aud gave toasi that called - ~
rect Presideurelect BlbcOck, VINO made
few naTpy remarks. Tue toast, Commerce was
RESPONDED - o. rev. iho mas q. Vermtyei "Ihe
Circulating Medium by Juage Moan Dav.s;
.COurt. Ut Arbitfatgnn by Judge Henry 4. Dawes.
Among tic o'her sentiments gwen aud honored
y WcIe zine Armyu "fhe NavgV aud 'NOman.'
SPEECH or JACKsOS ). SCHULTZ
Mr. senaltz responded 70 tie toast OF "Our Tar
. III Lave" aud o2enel MS remarks py declaring
tn4i tie mere ants, well az all thoughtful per-
sons, are demanding revenue tarH and Gus
toms service economically ana Justly administered.
& Tho necessities Oi our government demand tnat
II lnnY 5lS1,OO0, zoo shall be c0iec ed nom
foreign Merchandise. lhe vacilatug foreign
policy Of our government Tor hall a
century mas embarrassed our merchants, and
never worse SO than since our rarn has been
adjusted On tn3 lallacious idea or protection 70
American industry. But the time mas now ar.
rived when the whole subject may be stfaly
rO.ped Out oil ne domain OF party politics. Tue
dIdic4Ity LOw Is Que OF revenue and not Of protec:
tlon We may SAFELY hand over TO the prOlec.
ZIONIST the problem wnicu they viii mad II hard 70
sOtve Lei them ADJUST TIE tarini but compel
them 10 furntsn the requisite revenue. FaInng TO
pet a proper esnit from sucn acton a. tneY com.
mend, we insist that tae wnOio SUBJECT snah
nanaed owe 10 tne former lrlends 81 free trade
and bd them adjust q tartn % revenue basis
There never mas u0en any uitlgulty ABOUT secur-