Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-31
A BOSTON BANQUET.
Not a Cent For Silver
Coinage,
BUT LOTS FOR BANKRUPTCY
The Peculiar Methods Of the East
ern Goldites Flashed Forth 4.
to the World.

efH ubluitts Pfhohcu run
to the World.
Special 10 the Herald bgthe Assocfated Press.
BosToN, December 30.-A banquet
was given by the Boston Merchants
Association at which several distin
guished Senators and Representatives
Of the United States were honored
guests. 1t was notable event in the
club history Of Bost n. 1t was held in
the spacious banquet hall Of the Hotel
vendorre, which was beautifully decor
ated with bunting aud flowers. Plates
were laid for 300 and all the places were
filed. At the head Of the table sat
President Wood of the Merchants Assoc
citation, who acted as chairman. AT his
right were Governor Robinson. Senator
Edmunds, Senator Allison, Senator
Dawes, Ex-Governor Rice, of Massachu-
setts, Congressman J. Randolph Tucker,
Of Virginia. On his left were Mayor
O'Brien, of Boston, Senators Evarts,
Hoar aud Frye. Jonathan Chase, Con-
gresham Benz. Butterworth, of Ohio,
Oliver Ames and Hon. John d. Long.
The tables were filled with Boston's s
representative business men with copi-
Gus sprinkling of professional gentlemen
and others, well known in national and
State politics, and journalists, among
whom were Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge,
Oakes Ames, Hon. p. A. Collins, Leo
pold Morse, r. NJ. Pulsifer, Col. G. III.
Taylor and X. w. Emerson. The dinner
itself occupied some four hours la dis
cussion and the postprandial exercises
occupied four hours more. The invita-
tions, issued to guests who were expected
to speak Dominally, confined themselves
TO leading national issues, but as the
night wore on, there was more or less
struggling from main points. A vein OF
humor ran through all the speeches and
it was evident that most of the distin-
guished orators did not consider the oc-
easion one upon which to put forward
decisive measures.
The postprandial exercises were
opened by President w. B. Wood, who
made brief address and introduced
Governor Robinson, who Was greeted
with three cheers and "hger." The
Governor welcomed the guests OF the
evening and referred to the existing
value between gold and silver dollars,
and said that upon one thing the mer-
chants of Boston were united, and that
was the prompt passage Of a national
bankrupt act.
a. H. ..~A L
er. On the subject Of bankruptcy
bill he said: rather suppose that
among the gentlemen present there is
not one who does not believe such law
essential to the business welfare Of
the nation. The fundamental idea
OF q bankrupt law is fair
division of the assets"
After further talk on the same sub
ject Edmunds said: ~ was going to
speak about the tariff, but as usual when
get up to do anything I go into bank
ruptcy at once. Loud applause. during
which the speaker took his seat.
Mayor 0'Brien welcomed the banquet
ers on behalf Of the city. and said that
If a vote were taken to-day in this city
Boston would unanimously favor re-
peal of the silver coinage law and would
be Just as unanimously in favor of
national bankruptcy law. On the tariff
there was great diversity Of opinion.
His own opinion was that carefully d.
gested tariff law should be passed to re-
main unchanged for twenty five years.
Senator Evarts was the next speaker.
He spoke in humorous strain for O
time, referring TO the statement that
$50. 600. 900 were represented at the
banquet and saying that since this great
aggregation OF capital was divided on
the tariff question it was rather un-
reasonable to expect Congress to be
agreed on it, and then he added: 1.-THE
great mass Of our population agree with
you. You will find that upon this
question Of silver and gold great masses
Of men, great neighborhoods. great in
terests take an opposite view On this
question of silver. 1t has been suggest
ed that the question is mainly or largely
with and influenced by what
may be called the protection or patronage,
or production Of our silver. Well,
no doubt those interested in
silver mines feel q present and
pressure OF that kind,
but as | look at it and have
for the last seven years il is really no
part of the interest of the American
people In this matter. In my Judgment
the great body Of this people will feel,
rs they certainly should feel, that what |
ever they may think OF what Is nominat- |
cd in the bond of dsbt and whether
there might be this or that easierof soIu-
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body Of the people are determined is
that the debt is to be paid ON the honor
Of the United States in the sense that |
the creditor is entitled to feel that he |
should be paid. II that continues, il |
that was the spirit OF the people when |
the debt was two fold and the interest |
was four fold, now when we have re-
duced within narrow limits the debt |
and interest this nation is not
going 10 lower its head to crit. |
cisms MS to the way In which it is 10 |
pay its debts. No more responsible |
question can be brought to the nations |
Of Europe and this, our own, than that |
one whether, when heretofore, two met
ais have supported the commerce and |
credit OF the world one OF these can be |
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