New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-28
TIE PRESS Gil UB DINNER.

SPEECHES ny MAYOR RDsoN GENERAL wOoDFORD.
GOVERNOR BUTLER, AND OTHERS
The New York Press Club ate its annual din
last evening at DelmOnicOs Among the guests were
Mayor Edson Governor Benjamin F. Butler, Commodore
Upshur Roswell p Flower, Jesse Selgman, j. H. Maple
son, General James, exMayor Grace, u T.
wltthaus General Abram Duryee, George Jones. F. b.
Thurber John Foord, Stewart l.. WOodford, Isaac H.
Bromley Thomas Costigan, Richard A Cunningham JUS
tice Norton, Thomas McElrath. ID. q. Croy'
Senator John j. Herman. Commissioner Ulich'
Regsterelect Reilly, Albert Weber, Colonel John K Eel
lows General A. p Ketchum Samuel Carpenter. General
George W. Palmer A. Oakley Hall and General South
wick.
President Merriam after the dinner was over, an
nounced that letters had been received from President
Arthur Governor Cleveland General Grant, Generai
W. T. Sherman General Sheridan, General
Hancock, Samuel ]. Tllden, william NJ EVart'
Roscoe Conkling. Mayor Low and others, regTettins
their inability to he present. Teiegrams were
received from Henry Ward Bcecher and Chauncey NJ
Depew Al intervals during the speaking there were
solo by signor Galass Rotations by Charles Roberts r
and gees Oy the Oroe Quartcttc General Butler came
in late with Colonel John H. Mooney and was received
The first spcoFer was Mayor Edison who greeted
WARMLY and spoke 70 the toast The AEercrn nsF tbs
os" Tho next toast was " The oiher Enc gf ' re
spOnded 70 hy General Stewart l. WcodioId.
General Batter was the recipient OF three cheers and
tiger repeated While The company stood up and waved
their hanGkefchicis. lie spoke on "Pohtlcs ana TIC
Press" and said
Ihave had occasion TO pass severe structures ON the
conduct VI the press daring the past quarter OF a
century. before which ] was 50 obscure thAt
they never noticed me. have met mere,
half dozen old army correspondents ana coiufddr''
who fuagAt side by side with H. The greatest wal tue
world ha~ ldppea 10 them a. my WitLc--',
that between them and me tne hhu'
est flatinns ever existed found them enter
pri-ing truthful and brave, and ever had to caution
them II was against the danger OF HLln1g.
too far 10 The front, where the shtll'
were bursting. In regard 10 the yirssitndr> oi
politics which have brought upon me the cuui'in oi
some 81 the WORKER oi tie press VIII ohy say lhdl
have held that when partic- change pfLc'- patlloi.
change parties. / have always found lhat
ifis the REPORTERS who stand between the puhhc
and that 10 me, most tL,crliablc OF all agtutr-'
the editorial In hGncrc l. Of plgFimnses through
the Western. Northern and Middle Statc- III various
political rpagn- tho reporter have always tpihd
place IA my ear AID all, IN ny heart But alas the nFh'
out ~ the report acoo!dlLs 10 al, uhIoIsiahalus
/ CauLot h1p noting uio difference, with q
distinction, between this company and TIE one
addressed here last isLt. And M the comparison
am sure the balance lies with youth lnic!ittu'' ana
yiNacty. II may iHflci VitCc-u. vii LAY lhAi itl
night addressed the FbarSec- AMI tonight INC scttA
The Other toasts ard speaker a. follow: The
Empire state" Colonel John H. Fellow, AMI
lean Journalism" John Toori, The fT,sS "ud
the stage" Oakley Han. English Jouualsu JOSEF
Hatton " ImptT-Ohal Journalism Individual Merit ana
Machn" Prohi Joseph Howard IT,, Editors hld Pun
fishers" ". O Mclauclliu " The Bar" Elliott ! th,g
ard: d" The Pen AMI the FIims Donna to!vhp j. II
Mu.lrlul,. q" The ladies'" judge MNAlain.