New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-29
TIE SPEECHES AT THE BANQUET.

TIE SPEECHES AT THE BANQUET.
After the tables were cleared DIR. kracko-
vTer the chairman Of the evening called the assembage
10 order and made few remarks, chiefly addressed 10
the honnred guest Of tho evening in which he sad he
spoke for the assemblage He badc Mt schurz welcome
In the name Of his friends They greeted him now and
they hopcd greet him again before many months IN
the same Han where they sat and congratulate him
ou his safe from his visit TO the Old World
In setnijocular and quasi satirca the speaker
then went on 10 give, he said. few lessons to Mr.
feburz How could lie expect the Germans To welcome
him forgive him for hs departure from the party
aughterl and that ne had held above IL such tribes az
humanity and the welfare Of his fellow One could
easily he not practical-llaughtcrl-a ana could
not shape hts course so coincide with the demands
az party The result that party arose IN Mis-
,our and schurz out But he had companions ID hs
MISERY Laughter and applause Passing 10 more
earnest the speaker paid glowing tribute 10 the
O. senaior a. one to whom honors meant nothing "
gained hy the sacrifice of hOuor and -olf-re-IVct
4 An were clad 70 have the opportunity welcome Mt
tchur1 Not for b wisdom, learning, nor the ea@e with
which ne accomplished tho severcst tasks did they hod
him In high esteem but for his life and his work;
that he says remained sfradas 10 his principles One
ALWAYS knew where to find him As friend OF the
sneaker had rvrd lie has principle aud sticks to
II matter whittier II leads hn" Again; Ire vas not
one Of lie followers OF The doctrine Of expedicDcy The
of the land in its emplfcisln 10 called H
made men take the lead who cauno IN" nor tn
Ihst MI view IS getting subverted now, and that
special and hborious training IN politics Is necessary Is
Hugely due influence and the OF Mr. SchurI
lAppltuse At the conclusion Of Nj krackowi1eis re-
marks toast TO Mr. schnrz was drank all present rising
REMARKS OF Mr. sCHURz.
M schury 90 rising. greeted with loud and long
continued applause He spolozcd fcr the meagreness
Of his remarks say ths, the time at his disposal bad
necessarily been limited that the last day OF hs stay
jn the country. He had hardly been able 10 collect his
thoughts 70 answer in at 10 the enthusiastic well
- !, al AZ fhoh n.p
liz Thoughts had back To another meeting in the same
hall more than six years ago He had then down
sixty seventy of s friends who had there ASSEM-
tiled graduate him his election Ia the Senate of
the UDited States On that memorable evening one
thought was uppermost-oue purpose resolved
upon, and that that any wish that he
might have 10 he re elected TO the Senate after
the expiration Of his teunthat that wish should not
nruce his conduct while eeting as legislator there
tApvlnusc To this principle he had been true, accord
Ing tie best OF bis ability. and TO perhaps was due
HE departure from the senate The welcome they
Dad generously given him after his retirement was
very grateful to him. 1t was dearer 10 him than any
honors that could De paid him. This, too, at time
when he had fayOrs 10 bestOw, when
every knew that he had fallen from the good graces
of President Grant, and that him the sun of the
Administration had ceased 10 shine. On recalling his
entrance to the Senate, and the gathering IN that
hail wears ago, he had thought there
some manifestation OF satisfaction at his election.
But when hc compared his proscnt greetings the idea
forced tsfh him that there had been more OK
presons regret his retirement than there had been
expressions Of satisfaction NJ his election and his hearers
pardon him when he said that lac took more pride
IN these very expressions Of regret than in the other
That pride his, and he thanked them all for placing
him In that position.
The evening before in the sefSame hail. he had made
address in which he had glanced at the TOubous pc
rod Of the past IL or - years With their permission
he would recount some OF its incidents. Every period
had III task-. There time when they had worked
with might and main conquer slavery. That task
ended another had up take it, place. After the
war was ended the task was that Of reconciliation
and the rcmming Of the tile Of corruption which swept
through the land. Corruption Is the greatest ev which
aiict free people, There peSsmists who look
surface Of national affairs and KAY that corrup
lion Is cycryW here supreme. He who knows the Amcr
people know however, that they sound the core
They also strong enough To- battle all their evils The
people who could stand Pirrce and Buchanan's admin
'rati0s, who could withstand ihe rebellion, could also
boar up undor the burden OF eight years Grants ad
sdustration Each citizen should know and understand
his dItcs and fulfill them. II This DONE they would
easily rout the enemies Of free governments He could
.y foreee the time happily not far distant, when the
American people would take honest pride in the fact
that they had by their efforts not only saved themselves
from external enemies, hut they had done InO;o-they
Lad saved themselves from themselves i
few words he would say 70 them especially ~ Ger
mans He had never been in favor was lac now of
having the Germans In bs country elan together and
become separated from the other clements OF the pOpua
ton In hs view the Germans here all Americans
Their interests were those Of the people their duties
those OF the people and they should be banded together
snd united only by the bond American patriot
ism Germans here among the first for their
adopted land They were among those who led the van
IN the ranks Of Americas sodiery and they are now
f..Na .eofqf
tmcnt Of American patriotism. In this view lac was
proud 10 Dc an Amei1can-still pFoudcr 10 be a
German American Affection for Germany stin en-.
tertalDed by them, but they did not that
account bate single ot of their ardor for America He
loved the Fatbeand but that did his love for
America The man loves his bride the less be-
cause he holds his mother dear. Tho American with his
shrcwd common and practically and the German
IN his proioundest thought we're working FOR common
end Their siIn IL the and there conflict be-
tween them. In conclusion Mr. 6cburz again heartily
thanked bis hearers for the honor they conferred OH
him, and resumed his scat amid tremendous applause
After the eiDng OF Of the German student songs
the toass were called
Ea8oy Solomon was introduced by Or. Kraekcwizer
SPEECH OF Ex-Gov. sALOMON.
Several Gays ago they celebrated at Concord aud Lex