New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25

Acting Consul Beuwaert responded. He SAID III part:
MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: / was only porn
into American life three years and have so iar
been brought up In Chicago very enterprising
very modest city OF which you have perhaps heard MT
President, the first sentiment, the hist ,honsn'
/ wish to express Is sentiment Sirdbpe so,
avished upon the representatives Of France by this
magnificent city, and only wish c9nld convey tbsr
In the splendid eloquence OF Senator Eyarts our I'm;
and appreciation. not only for ourselves persohhl n'
aSo ior me Whole OF France; when s of ali are the
sentiments OF sincere friendship and affection WHICH
seem TO greet us on every side. ,,.. .,
Ia to ourselves personally that these evidences OF
affection are addresscdi We are only 10
andyour warm demonstration Il really addressed 10 .lo
other side OF the Atantlc-to Naton-lo ,% ala
to that people which loves America ana ""l0n 'H0
United States loves IN return. Applause. -, o
For our part we study YOU we admire yon anu we
love you; Yes, we study you and you eacn Us bs
things DO you esteem II but lattery that BarthOul ma
put into eternal bronze the thought mat inc ipoi a
the United states enightens the word MOI so. Ino
Old World has and difficult pr0Dens % soe.
the Old World is ruled above all by tpaelonS ~
quests by historical consequences But the y ~
people is ruled above all by the great prlnclplr ol ~
erty 1t is through freedom that every Aerca
prosperity and happiness No nation siSs M
army and which every where hOnored and respecle
nation which in few years has iiited an enon
in its national treasury largest ever known
to history andwhat the world has never before
nation which is actually embarrassed by the eAcesS vi
its public revenue. ,,, ~
hut what we love better still Is nation which can
choose and honest citizens from perhaps hln anu
obscure towns, ana give to such the supreme powcl;
What we love is to these abe aud diSintereslea
ceasng 20 be chiefs In great nation return tiaHquy
to their farms their books or their Offices II Is .ngs
see in America Liberty is indeed good teacher lap
plausel .r,o
French Alliance, initiated. by noble ana sympat.neuc
Frenchmen Grandly maintained by the blood anu
of France, newly ceHentcd by the Spontaneous
action Of the French people, may IL De perpetu'o'
through all time" lie began with some humorous anu
sions in French and having set his Preach auditors
laughing switched OFF into English, and tckled the fancy
OF the rest and soon had them shaking their sues 10
Had If Frank
his honor believing that 1t was always best ~ society 10
follow the example Of the French, appauded when lie
ward that the applause In each lhstance WI WI
distinguished services SO the distinguished French
present who were unacquainied with English iau
unwtingy contributed to the applause bestowed upon
themselves. The Frenchmen appauded again. SPEAK
ing seriously General Porter, briefly ana VlNluy uc
scrbeI how France had come TO the assistance OF
America in her hour OF great need An eloquent au-
sion TO Lafayette was yocieronsy appliudc Many
tine things lie said about Liberty set everybody
clapping hands and shouting and stamping. .
"'fhe alliance between France aud America ne
added. "tanght many worthy lessons' IL taugn, tn
tyranny you may find anywhere. IL IL weod that
grows IN any soil Int II yoI want liberty yoh must 10
senator Eyaris next spoke for the toast Liberty
ghiens the word-a great truth beautifully ana mJes
"niSht nave br"u:ht safely 10 our shores" lie also
made brief excursion In the French tongue NJ to ou'-
SET but speedily renquished IT for his Characteristic
English. He told how French enihi-
ia lordi rtft vvhir had inst arrived It was oh
tained" be said" 10y contributions drawn from more
than hundred thousand perhaps Two hundred thesah
givcr, Then It was for US 10 decide whether We Wo
furnish the pedestal upon which THIS great glit anu
emblem OF Liberty should hnd its secure ana
prrnancnt home. Aud then. without the ana "i
Government and by movement OF cur own
people In this city the good work was pushed forward
In 1882 the Organization began its work, and 90 not
hesitate say the OF all critic, aud OF All doubt
ers that work Of greater magnitude elth'r
IN its magnlnccuce ia it, abors, has
never been comp etcd before lAppnuse Nhen We were
ready We commenced tue concrete base on when ms
PEDESTAL was 10 aud structure OF such magnitude
l... s.wRn i.h In
fore Commencing on the gth OF October i7-3. 10 was
completed on the l7th OF May, lsSL Thea
began the structure Of the pedestal aud tho work went
on slowly but surely. , ,
A word about the committee. An eminent lawyer or
our city was once appaudel for having stood WIN
his hands IN his pockets. IL y0n hau
visited the meetings Of our commit GO
You would have the whole assembly standing WIN
their hands their pockets We took the ufst slrp
forward and asked fellow citizens 20 Follow US
on the 10th OF tins present month We hhd re-
celvef S9fI 900 which 10000 came from that grl
ana popular movement OF the great newTpaler' ne
World fAppausc.l An exploration showed th't INC
concrete must go deeper In the ground
aud that cost alone S.J.VOO' hDnu.
10000 moro than We had calculated on
total amount contributed came from The pockets
of the committee aud reminded nos
ton that her much vauntcd blhhrT
Hin Monument cost only about FlpouOo ana mat lt
took twenty years Ia raise u. Mr. Evarts pad ia"
French visitors and the French people some hish
tributes which heartily applaudod. AMI lao dis
cOursed cOqucntly about Liberty.