The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-03
u0yORING MR.. s. J. RANDALL
THE M.iNHtTTiN CirB RECEPTION TO
III" yuy. SPEtKER OF THE house

IN. yIo,t subiIme Frnud that has Ever
uccu rcrpetraicd No Private Nnbsi'lics
Tho Manhattan Club. last evening gave u
-..a,,ion 10 the Hon. Samuel j Randall. Speak
80 rho House Of Representatives. Tho club
20 and i,s grounds were brilliantly illu-
-tro,od and the reception rooms and parlors
handsomely and profusoly decorated with
80 Despite the warm weather. many
-1r.tnown Democrats graccd the occasion
,,h ,boir presence. Among them were
~..,rsssmcn Abram S. Hewitt. Fernando
~ and Archibald VI. Bliss. cx-Gov.
Thonas Swami " Maryland. cx-Gov Bcdlc Of
Cav, rcrscy. cx-NIayor Richard Vnux OF Phila-
aslrhia Judge Rapallo Of the Court OF Appeals
tn1gc Iarrcmorc OF the Court of Common
p,o,s Mayor Ely. cX-Mayor Wickham. Robert
n Roosevelt. Gen. Roger A. Pryor. eS-Judge
n Tappan. John n. Whiting. John T.
lrnew Townsend Cox. James c. Spencer.
pcbari Schell. John Mckeon. Cunning
Bedford. II. II. Porter. Theodore f.
romlinson. Rufus L. Andrews. James L. Nor
rsop. Gerard Belts. William A. Boyd. Peter b.
olney. DIR. Ramsey Alfred 7. Ackert. Col. George
" Hardic. Richard Iathers. Aaron J. Wander
mol BENJAMIN Wood Vincent C. King. Edward
L parris Cadwulader Evans. Andrew W. Leg
eltt and Frank lnomis
Mr. Randall arrived at the club house at hall
rast 9 o'clock and was escorted 10y " rrrrpi
Hon committee TO the large purlur on the second
eoor where he WIS presented 70 the members
., the eluh by Col. RICHARD Lathers. Then
Aaron ]. Nanderpool, Nice-Ircsident OF tho
eiub in feritous speech. welcomed the dis
unguishod guest in the name OF the club. >,
Mr. Randall was received with cheers. He
said
Mn President ANp GENTLEMEN or THE NAN
aATrAN CLvn: The high honor which You oncr
10 me tonight attrihut" to your wish y h,stow
your consideration on the great Office hold ns
thn Enr pf Hpll4n ~ =.
chosen by the representatives, oi the Democracy
Of the Union and In THIS Light and the name 81
such representatives. ! receive and a'knowl-
efforts which believe you .hink made in that
Office to promote the welfare OF the people of
The House Il Representatives is composed II
members coming directly from the people as
contrn distinguished from the members of the
Senate. who represent the sovereignty of the
States. The people look tQ their immediate
representatives for the adoption oil su IA
measures us Will cundu.c 70 their prosperity.
Certainly 60 the extent that legislation j. able 10
correct existing evils or promote current hen"-
its they haNs such rights' bui u Is nu' MItuh
the scope of legislative power % entirely pro,
ducc trade results without the coup.rition "
the business men oi the country. Hence II is
that / here say that the business men of the
country possesses more real and permanent
power Of reyivng and sustaining the prosperi-
" of the country than has the Congress OF the
United States lApplausel
New York city is he great city Of this Union.
Within her limits is the financial and CONNER
merchants, should and can bring about the re-
yiyal " business Throughout the length and
breadth OF the land. am not one OF those. al
though Of another State. who have the least
ieaiousy toward New York city. on the coh-
rary. believe as she succeeds so all the other
States md the people thereof are TO be benc-
flied. Her power over the money Of the coun-
try is almost supreme. and what her business
men should do is To- stretch out her hand to the
West and South. and. with mutual risks and
mutual results 10 tighten up the entire coun-
Try from ts present depressed condition.
The manufacturing capacity Of the country
was largely augmented by the war and tile
government, as purchaser, was n stendy help
10 that interest. The war ended, this WAS lost.
and the capacity Of our manufacturing cstab.
lishments now Is far in excess of the demand
for our goods produced hence our laborcrs
are idle And. to add 10 our difficulties. every
brought into play, and every description of
ianor.saving machines has been brrnght
must be found a remedy, and N"w York city
has IT, in my opinion within her power 10 open
kets Of the civilized world; certainly those II
The American continent. You will naturally
ask how. In my Judgment answer. 10y n pru-
lines OF vessels 10 the ports Of the
count ,ccp2qntries to which 4 have alluded.
bined and individual Efforts Of your wealthy
men, bankers, and merchants. II cannot he
done, ms some think. by the granting ~ ~ubsi-
Such an exercise OF power is foreign TO the
purposes designed by the trainers OF the Con-
stitution. II is. in fact. proposition TO make
our Government "A partner in the industrial en-
icrprlses Of some Of her citizens. 10 the great
injury and perchance destruction Of the enter
prises already begun by individuals in advance
OF the coming demands of commerce.
Let the surplus capital be used in penetrating
into other countries aud pushing for sale the
raw materials and the manufactured articles
produced here The manufacturer. too. must
put his shoulder 10 the wheel and not lie down.
despondent and complaining. with growl at
Congress. We cannot leglslqte TO produce re-
suits only attainable through commerce and
trnde in their largest sign lilcation.
The Introduction Of such enterprises will in
crease our shipping. promote and increase
American Tonnage. and thus gradually make
our shipping interests-as they We're before the
ioyed.
The great problem of to-day. and which our
political thinkers must soon determin Inc. is how
70 put our idle hands 10 full employment. |
have. with great ditiidence and difference. sug-
gcsied, In general terms. method to get rid Of
our , eHcess eapa'ity Of production. Il is for the
city, 10 work ont the details.
Think you viii receive what have said in
We spirit which prompts is uitsrance-a pur-
pose 10 augment the wealth and Increase the
prosperity and happiness OF our people IN gem
eraL such results produced. there Will he an
end 10 tle efforts making in some quarters. and
encouraged In others, II antagonism between
Y" Eart and the W - amt South. They should
gu Nork together n the limbs of our bodies do
" NE hHalthiul action ot the body itself. Men
ol enlarged minds wish an end 10 the sectional
aann.lnoslile- which have done So much harm 10
ct Cur country IN the past, and Will again unless
,tnecNeu not IN the same manner. perhaps, but
UP Thh equally Injurious extent.
M inns can he prevented by wise counsels. The
nest anl South look with some degree Of envy
on tle pr.sp'ritv OF your great Empire State
nu aiiu me state east ~ II. This should not be.
tbno sta,e smAu who deserves the confidence Of
me people Of tle whole Union must devise
inl,,tno. ol hhrrnnizng the young and growing
In.erests OF the West and South with those Wig
Stuus Enterprises ~ the older populations The
ssWlts which border on the Mississippi and It's
e,.outallen shQuli llul encouragement in the