The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-14
BUSINESS MEN AT DINNER.
THE IffTH ANSIYERS1RY OF THE
CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
Speeches by President Samuel ID. Babeock.
Andrew ID. white, james q. Blaine, =. II.
Chittenden, Daniel Dougherty, and Others.

Speeches by President Samuel ID. Babeock.
Andrew ID. White, james q. Blaine, \. II.
Chittenden, Daniel DouEherty, and Others.
The Chamber Of Commerce OF the State OF
New York celebrated their one hundred and
eleventh anniversary by n banquet at Delmon-
ico's last evening. which nearly two hundred
persons enjoyed. Among the guests at the
head Of the table with President s. ID. Babcock
were Andrew ID. White. tho Rev. Dr. Bellows.
s. B. Chttenden, tho Rev. DR.. Potter. the Hon.
Daniel Dougherty Of Philadelphia. Joseph II.
Choate, Judge Benedict A. j. Droxcl. George
Washington Childs A. NJ. Peter Cooper Com
modore Nicholson. Judge Lawrence and others.
painting OF the coat-of-arms and seal Of the
chamber was on tho wall at tho back OF tho
President. In front Of him was a model OF a
steamship tastefully done In confectionery
The five capaclous tables were headed respect
lively by Arthur T.. Graves, Elliot G. Cowdin.
James NJ. Brown. Seth Low. and Thomas Bar
bour and seated thereat were representatives
OF all tho great commercial interests OF New
York. Shortly before 10 o'clock Mr. Babcock
raped the festive gathering to order, and be-
gan the intellectual part OF the entertainment
with a brief opening address. He good
naturedly spoke Of the latcness Of the dinner
season as coming after the time when those
great mutual admiration societies have given
their banduets and exhausted the dinner going
public, the New England and the ST. Patrick So
cieties He wished them to note the difference
between dinner whore long yarns are spoken
about the Shamrock OF Ireland" and the
Plymouth Rock OF Massachusetts" and a
dinner conducted on tho great commercial
spoke OF the prosperous commercial condition
Of the country. and the fair hopes for
nrocesded % t6 PSnd the regular toass
The President OF the United States" was
9e FsSsp9%geS stss az S9 t@o Sdana agi fS
The City OF New York" Mr., .Babcock said
could not be responded to by the Mayor. because
iLsughter.l Mr.. VIM. f. Dodge responded
briefly. predicting that the future Of New York
be GS nafew g. %h SfR es5 to B
lin. responded TO tho toast OF Commerce and
PPPomaepT%n GY9gdqnss ms Of the WSrSs g 6s
| speech was the thought that wealth can be prof:
| itably directed to the endowment of colleges and
| the education OF young mon, u prevent the
| blunders OF legislation that ~ cl3racterize our
| Government. ON this point h" "s"ii:
" Indeed. in all nations We 'uNr constantly 20
lament short-sighiied n-s2nsldSred
| constitutions. crude l"t n, which have
dealt fearful blows 10 o." interests of COM
| life. and Of peace Nor has our own country
been free from these. In our general Govern
commercial Interests at fhairial interesis, at
cal and social Interests. which. though often
| thwarted by the common sense OF the people.
| are sometimes too successful. At this very mo-
| ment comes to us the news that slight major.
| ity. led by an arrant demagogue. have fastened
upon the great empire STATE OF the Pacific
| 1t contains doubtless some good features. en-
| bodies some OF tho most primitive and per-
ufactures, and the whole political and social
| fabric Of that Commonwealth
| Mr. James G.. Blaine. Senator from Maine.
| who was said TO be present incidentally. was
called upon TO respond % the toast steam Mail
| Foreign Ports 10 Maritime Commerce" In or
der t9 give the Senator chance to ie catch nj, his
tho commercial interests OF Brooklyn the
Hon. y. d. Chittenden. to reply. TO the
| and the Funding O. the Government Deht."
Mr. Chittenden said among other things Re-
| SUMPTION came not by legislation, but in spite
Of legislation. and by the irresistible force ~
| laws which defy Congress-" He pred dicted that
tho 7th OF June would date the beginning
| backs. and that the supreme Court Of the
United States would take the legal-tender paper
question out OF the hands Of Congress before
| next December. He said that the greenback
| idiocy and the clipped dollar rascality are
SS2sis' sense Of a an In Rdenant people" Dr. Bellows
gave Senator Blaine another chance 70 rest.
| while he responded 70 the sentiment, Com
merce, the Pioneer OF Science and tho Hand
| maid Of Art"
Senator Blaine followed with an address de-
| voted entirely to commercial topics, and advo-
| eating the necessity Of immediate attention 10
| the demands OF commerce and tho rescue Of
| our carrying trade from foreign hands He
| believed this could be done without repeating
| the navigation laws, and by securing the build
| ing Of shipping by American mechanics.
Tho Hon. David DOugherty Of Philadelphia,
| in replying TO " Our Guests from Distant Cities.
| spoke OF the duty that the American people are
| called upon to perform to-day instantly 10 stay
the tide OF corruption that ID now peryading the
| public Offices Of the land He also deprecated
| the fact that Communism has engraited itself
| upon one State, and threatens to Invade the
| rest.
| The Rev. DIR. Potter Joseph II. Choate. and
| others followed Mr. Dougherty.
THE PREROGITITEs OF MINIS TIERS.