New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-23
The BOARD OF TRADE DINNER.
ANNUAL BANQUET AT THE BRUNSWICK.

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The annual banquet of the New-York Board Of
Trade and Transportation took place at the Hotel
! Brunswick last night. Plates were laid for about
! 100. The tables were handsomely decorated with
| flowers and elaborate specimens of the coniec-
/ toners art and mannikins of comic as
| pect some of which moved by clock
work, furnisheda silent accompaniment to the mu-
sic The dinner of character which invited
and received full justice Ambrose Snow, the pres
ident of the Board presided. With him at the
guests table were Senator Charles H. Van Wyck,
! Titus Sheard Speaker Of the Assembly, Congress
men Charles X. Skinner, John A. Anderson, Oar
win r. James. Waldo Hutchins and H. ii. Hatch;
! eX-Judge ArnOux, State Senator James DAILY, the
Rev DR.. Thomas Armitage, General Stewart
L. Woodford, David NJ. Stone, and Collector Will
liam H. Robertson. Among the others present were
Josiah J. White, d. d. Mangam, Demas Strong,
Martin n. Day, Joseph J. ODonohue, Jordan L.
Mott John G.. Boyd. W A. Gelatly, James Pyle,
Charles L. Rickerson James II. Seymour, Charles
S. Higgins, William Hester f. B. 1hurber. Shep-
pard Knapp Simon Sterne and J. II. Keene
Senator Warner Miller, who was to re-
spond to the toast of The United States
was prevented from attending by illness. His
place was taken by Congressman Hatch Con-
gresham John Ii. Reagan, who was expected to
speak OH railroads. was also absent. John Henry
Keene, of Baltimore responded to the toast that
had bern assigned to him.
After the dinner had been leisurely and cOmfOrta-
bly, disposed of the experimenting began. II
was nearly 10 o'clock when Mr. Snow raped for
order In a long speech ne outlined the objects
of the Board of Trade and Transportation. and
declared them to be in the interest Of the public
and worthy of public esteem and support Letters
of regret were read by the secretary. Darwin X.
James from President Arthur, Governor CIeve-
land Governor Albeit. the Marquis Of Landsowne,
Robert Collyer and Frederick Fraley president Of
the National Board of Trade of Philadelphia.
GENERAL WOODFORD ON POLITICS.
The first toast was George WasLington-The
revered and honored Father Of our Country II
was drul k in silence, all standing. General Wood
ford was first called upon to answer TO Our
Politics. He said IN part:
like the plain. blunt way in which this toast is put
only notifies Only pOltCs-and yet IN this short word
are enclosed all the needs and duties and possibilities or
home society. law, order, government By common Use
ant But " the word Is not Just take politics
the practical methods by which PLAIN men per
form the duties citizenship without pure, cean
iiirrd IinariI useful st4tesmanshtp our simple
creed short and plain that he who run may read
repcae here for you are practical business men who
know and admit that politics means wise statesman
SHIN Yo know that streams rise higher than The
f0uutaIn-head Each man IN his place must 40 MS dNty
20 nat no other man liz his place may he hurt The bet
tor .u al New York dong their duty they should.
Il good for the future that NewfOrk proposes
TO rule herself 10 ne ruled here We are coming back
to the good old Democratic doctrine Of local government
When we lodge all power IN the hands Of
Mayor. have got 70 have good
MAYOR or shall have tyranny. You lie
inst what yOu can give yourselves Each man must
b. hi. brothers keeper The duty OF patriotism is clean,
wise brave politics This the creed OF Washington
the faith that burned IN every line oi our Declaration OF
Independence TO you and me politics mean me duty OF
our citizenship They are the privilege and orthugh OF
every American. The laurecd leaders are. after AL 0uy
the flower and the fruit Of the wise oyal brave politics
of Tue common people. The common people have been
the strength and hope OF good government IA al genera
David II. stone responded for The Press" He
began by humorously tracing out the etymaIogy OF
the word palladium, and SAID that as Pallas was
the representative of wisdom so tree and eulIg
eued press was M modern times Justly regarded a.
the representative of the goddess But the press
must be really tree-lree from the Tears tha spring
from greed of gain, aud careless OF the c.amOr "
the mob. Men should remember that every coutr-
button they made 20 the public press OF taisehood
was Il gift % forge letters for their own ensaFe-
meut. APPLAUSE
SENATOR VAN WYCES Response.
.Our Public Domain was responded to by SEN
ator Charles II. Van Wyck, Of Nebraska. Part Of
Lis speech was to this effect:
The old song which voiced vigorous fact poetry
that Uncle sam las and cnouSn io give lis ul farm.
will soon be heard more within our borders. That
wien "l7 an pi,I.l, nl-u5rv H. th. rulers onr vast
soon De on5 q lle3 t Nm, ,.- -rte 3 49,
lists were scheuug % absorb it, EecklessIy was 70 pay
.oued until sixty corporations uad within their toll,
many millions OF acres OF the public domain. The
Ieore dd not become awakened until 1--2
mosf valuable lands before the storm Of public
Indignation arose Pans Of robbery we're Introduced that
rvs and excel he south Sea Bubble, which, "a rs day
started the civilized world. Napoie more .asn century
and ais ago, aad Oi stock speculation mat d. the plan
succeeded tine directors would become masters OF the
Government. form new and absolute arstociacy IN the
kingdom and control ti" r-oui0a, o. thc L-<..atur
Applause. Prophecy ia England has become history IN
The parallel ceases. after tine. Ea-llad pan
l,aed her criminal directors oy conhscauon
OF property aud driving many MIC exile. But here
witness ffN ithao4- fortunes lf"' 80 sNiiHlJ
as 90 marvel cue AiAs 'i 'lrl'il l.. So t;.cE
and m -tcr0usly tO render duu prose the wonderful
tales of A.ddln- lamp. II is hunI.ilIH- e9Aless.1u
that while al this robbery was oeg carried on nom tle
government only an occasional and feeble protest
The most danzerou, deafness Us lAal Wu,n comes iIol
te protest when IL with the force OF the tempest
W. sTt NOT nsrfi.su tonight hi, wei that preuicr-
shall sometimes he trodden down, and party -hacGe-
broken And they T be when power ID proud arrogance
unreasonuc power always oycresnstcs is own strength
Even court, only supreme and entitled to confidence
equity. be controlled boy public ciamor still less
CONT BY DEGREES, seek, 10 drive thousands of hardy
pioneers their homes at the demand OF Immigrant
rorporaons when Las attempted 10 place the title of
ulgi. -, IL attar1ts stilI firr,7er IN rrotert
the same giant mOnOpCes by holding that they possess
tide sufficiently absolute to- mortgage and sell. bur not
,,ob IN aIIo,g taxaon BIZ fine states and uuuciDaltic,
through which tlry pas decrees are a. o'uo-ou' 10
the American people as IN the Dred scott case
AL awakened Peope IN their majesty may prove ven
Congress the Executive sad even the courts The power
%. IouupoIes has rested like incubus upon the capital
OF HE Nation did slavery 20 this whitening ia
nuence an appeal TO party will he only cngng To- ropes OF
-aud From "A Republican standpoint Democratic House
OF Representative will Lot prove mmixed evil
n 10 should stay the exactlous and agzressi0ns or
nonopolles. and restore 10 the public domain millions Of
acres OF forfeited Land II Republican senate hesitates
and fdcrs and prevents contamination 80 GcYOutv to
h- wished IL may wreck It's own future while the column
+. would caec. moves on TO ultimate triumph There Is
a hope d3wuiBg and Frightening that many ~ these
lands may be rescued from the hand, Of me p0er 3ud
may rloce taa something r. lri OF What was ioi-
merry Doasted 10 De our national heritage. Applause
CONGRESSMAN HATCHS SPEECH.
Congressman II. II Hatch, Of Michigan, then
spoke for The United states He began 10y
reference to the usual custom Of making the
American Eagle scream on these anniversary occa-
sions But. he added, " in view of the recent m