New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-17

capture of cowboy of the Revolutionary period.
braton thai it only peaceful progress
main aim I'm life is to build mp and not TO tehr
those days days Those twontythreo who attended
the founding OF the society never gov
Times have changed since then in more ways than one
have doubt the next evening after that gathering
when tho ladies were present, those twenty.t6ree
whispered sweet things their best girl and noticed
approve Of it wherever it Is or all the pleasures Of
lf0 | know Of equal to this. Laughter
and appanse Bnt am not responding 20 We toast OF
liant friend, Judge Brady. lLaugherl
But the history Of your society the history OF New
York The story OF your origin and growth is the story
OF the origin and growth OF this metropolis.
What you have become Is what re p, no cry
ana supremacy and its continuance and good order ara
protection OF life and property not to its commeIcd s
financial or its political power bat TO iis charities 10
IFS humanitics lis hospitality It's universal education
The open door OF the free school evoty,
asylum. the Home for the Aged the INDECENT and the
Dstressed-hoy arc the safeguards OF liberty ara ciI
/ thnR that you can rlghtfu!y claim on tNis your
centennial night that much OF the real CORY anu
true grandeur of Ncw-lork are the rut OF
tho suggestions OF your society You had
school before there was any free school IN ms ey i
that school became SO celebrated that you had 10 o
down the barriers and let In those from the OUTSIDE asu
who can tell but that the suggestion q KS
the city and into tho Legislature and inc
T@st amy pro%noHce suggested this grand system Of
free schools which is the glory and prldG OF our cry
IApplaIsc.l you lOOkcu altcI NOT ohIg
and of tho unfortunate, and from that
yoG can OF ch Sid which ' hHas
And above all you were grand in your libraries IL
town for the scholar and the specialist We have
that cannot 90 Into and time we should reach
the other end Of the string and have library 'Da'
Now. trust having reached tho elimination OF your
centennial YOU will 20 on for another one huudreu
years Increasing usefulness and power, equal at all
times the emergencies that may arise In tho state
fal van thtr
another gment and receive them back with their Dat
tletoru colors; In peace TO found more anu ,aI
this city of yours and ours nnd that we shall all meet
one hundred years hence around the festive board o,
the pcmOnlcos OF hundred years hence, anu that
Chief-Justice DAILY will preside Applause.
The Rev. Robert Coyer responded to the toast. Tho
Mechanic Arts" When he arose peak he was warmly
applaudcd. Some Of his points were as follows:
suppose might well plead exemption nom speech
because said the grace. 10 the old custom you
know when great lords kept cha plans bring the parson
and then 20 out Laughter. But suppose you want
ed me TO ask the blessing because an minister ana
Co nsr1 ~, nav an ,bc co"d th,ngs Won have sad
RESPONDS 10 an iEc eoId ~. tho aid ebinpcr did
to Nopulcon who bestowed upon him the cross of the
c.on of Honor for some ganut hing he had douc and
made littlo speech commenting him highly and The
old * ppcr said Your majesty has done right ne
scrycdit" Applause. feel ~ II We deserve II all
think stll understand them better than under taul
on a. hammer made twcntvsiK or tweuty.scycn years
ago, do You know feel prouder, Of that
in NY drawtri' Laughter and applause
Ike to think Of the grand chances men who have 10
come to this new world. They have opportunity 10
Dr. twice the ncn here tnut they coudbc n Tie old world
part of mo behind. along aboat The shoulders,
and the concave Wa, before. "ionk "Loht
Tue stomach Look al ne no" turned iIEh, around
IT turned around before got away from The anvil
and turned right around because jni m soon as rot
to thi' new "oId with my newly Wri''' WIG
! BEGAN L" i've t"Nr as We" Us
made twice as much oncy r!shi away and i"1nd ihG
opening before me grand aud hrdutitu That know
haycd my -c 10 grow to br ii-t rs big fellow as God
wanted to make mo. Applause. VIII tel You
to tom hcir sons. II thinn the eranic,t
thing is to into one 81 those places devoted
art; begin uglt down 40 tie bottom ana work yoursrf
rELt ur, uuAl }"n are absolutely p'U,'t III
country. and believe these viii go into the best
society this world and be received In IL with pride.
Applause
General Horace Porter va invited to respond
to tie toast "Ihc Army and Navy lie sand he was
glad 10 INA himself n the society Of representative
mechanics Ic Thought there must Dee some pcnnliy aia
on tile speaker for making indirect allu-on 20
thu subject Of the toast Tue chairman had hinirl 20
him that he would rho mm to ,,aio 'o a1S
hie foot Who ON arriving in Washington called boot
pretty soon called upon comt'd". -ay .. say Tom
my lend some -pit, I've got nu army contract ms
incident lI'ii OF INC 'tIl' htii'l
nm. arm. bore 10 trade lie told further Of Boston
father whose went to Ncworlcan- O. speculate lu
.. Lam ittle behind cotton bat am seven dollars
and MY cents ahead onliraw poker and received the
cIh Porter turning more seriously 10 The subject com
pmcucl the society on ~ aud urged
Them 10 20 forward in their good work.
The president, IN proposing the next toast, "ouT
Founders sacacly has been yindcI by the cV
pcrieucc Of a century" recalled tho fact that Peter
Cooper had been connected with the society mp
to tho time Of his death. AMI said lac
Go.,cr to rc.rond-KGram : Hewitt Applause.
Mr. Hewitt said that up To nt point cycrus h"d been
seemed TO have been reserved for hun Laughter For
III part he felt that he wa, r' n'nrE F"iwin,a i"
was only eleven years 81 age hi, father ma
moved ~ Cro-byst ana there Tor the rt 'me be- had
sccn >inoa- beyond the widest dream Of E7 fancy. lie
the first volume lac took from mat hraly-ihc py- 81
.pelrc-Shic De dii'E ntly read through Decn-
stories gcro moro Interesting than On" sentiments.
He was present at the hr,t leciuI' ever
cnwick ami subsequently became one Of The assistant,
az thai nnJ AT the course given hy Or Iorrcy,
who ht, opened ihe oor OF chemistry TO the H'cnA''
Referring 10 the work 81 the Society. Mr. Hewitt SAID
OF successes doubtless were due 70 tho chances OF
accident and good fortune; bat nevcttLe-
based the socct contained the very essence OF all tue
success spirit OF manlluc-- ana ndcrnicnce. IheIr
the public treasury; II was That 81 sefAclp
the idea that those who helped thtm-clFe-
made tho best citizen. and tho truc-t men. John Cam
rron their second Pre- dcn had advocated another use
fu idea. which that drink. must hc pad Tor "u
delivery 20: ana Mr. Cautfou. grandson. Peter Cooper,
adhered closely to that idea That
there never man more dVcre 10
paving for drinks than Peter Copper Applause Mr.
icwitt dwclt At length the debt they owed to MI
onprr who first Jaw the value Of instruction NycuHt
ni.t to mechanics and apprentices aud determined To
try ont the objects OF the society 10 greater magnitude
hy extending those benefits to men who were rot
mechanics or apprentices Tho benevolent idcaut tho
bottom Of the society, Mr. Hewitt continued, was one
that could never be- executed without degradation or
humiliation TO the recipient from amy but voluntary
society IT, members I'D not receive dole OfchuIltY
They received only what they had pad Tor and what was
their right Their society was not an ~
stituti0u OF aims, but mutual III
3uranCo company when wrote "a pony
against poverty every Gifts ucnbcrS APP
Nh IIcviti concluded This society wisely refuses 10
moddc with po'ca! question and II 1t ever should 20
upon the rocks 10 VIII Doe because II drifts away from ana
lo-c- sight Of that early principle. Anor: society," the
Tammany -ucirty, Of which am member. iucor-