New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-08

he had received subsequently letter from the
concluded that the Mayor didn't sleep well on
Friday night The general opinion was that IL
he wanted TO insure good nights rest for him
self on Saturday he ought to have taken night
on and had good time with the Sons OF ONO
Judge Iliglcy concluded by reading poem by
w. II. Venable, OF Cincinnati, which contained
great many statements tattering TO Ohio. Carson
Lake next read poem by Miss Bertha Monroe
Wickof on Ohio. Ii was well received.
CHEERS FOR GENERAL SHERMAN.
The chairman then introduced General Sherman
amid a salvo of cheers by referring to him as
the son Of one of the earliest settlers Of Ohio
and the bearer of one OF the most distinguished
names in her civil roll" General Sherman on
rising to speak was greeted with another outburst
of cheering. After stating that he had not yet
the honor TO belong to the society and recountng
couple of pleasant anecdotes he said:
My young friends from Ohio, whilst you bear your
honored State In honored memory, never reflect
upon others (Lsugbter). There were good men born
long before they in Ohio Renewed laughter).
There are a great many good born in other States
on. Of Ohio. Continued laugher. / have encoun-
terl them everywhere this broad continent and In
Europe There to be pretty fair representation
OF Ohio In this great city Of New York and claim you
have the right here the native-born citizens
CsugherJ. not by suerance but By right: and hope
you will bear in mind that you citizens OF greater
country, tho United States OF America. loud sp-
pause As your president has well told in eloquent
words tonight friends In Marietta celebrating
past Of importance In the history OF Ohio ana the
United States and OF all mankind One hundred years
ago there landed at Marietta that little body whose
influence then felt and is now fet all over the
esrths surface organized body of with discipline
seeking TO make homes for themselves and their fami.
lies and to State, free where all men could
enjoy liberty and the pursuit Of happiness In their 2wn
way and az their own time. Ohio was the nrst OF the
States created Of the thirteen but 1t was
child OF the Revolution, although the ordnance OF
1887 preceded tho Constitution by two years Yet
was made by the men, breathing the same spirit
OF freedom and nationality
was born in the town Lancaster AID doubt II any
town anywhere possessed larger measure OF intelll-
gence for its numbers about 5000 There was General
Beecher, Henry Stanbury, Thomas Ewing william
Irvine a voice" Tom Corwin.") Yes he belonged In
Lebanon and 1 knew him well. His name suggests
to something which am frequently reminded OF
when | 90 TO Ohio. In these modern times DON'T
think they're good they used to be In those early
DAYS / suppose II is common weakness with ola
men to view things in that way. ] could recount
great many things about those early days Ny memory
e,oS back 1926. L remember perfectly the election
OF General Jackson in 1873 I remember the CONN
hanIl us put out by The Cincinnati Gazette' to
stlgmatlze Armstrong and Arbutnot. At that time l
belonged 10 a strict Wing family. and all thought
J Jackson tyrant I have come to the conclusion In
later years that old Jackson was very clever Fellow
There used TO be man in Columbus named Gustsvus
Swain and what he didn't know about Ohio nobody did
Ohio had its fun and times and always bore
in mind they the first free state northwest OF
the Ohio Indiana Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota
afterward by catching the inspiration from her.
(Applause) 1t travelled beyond L went with Nc
Cook to Arizona found fellows there from yellow
Creek Everywhere stopped we met them They
didn't know they from Ohio hut he convinced them
they QIaughter)
My own father Judge OF the Supreme Court In Ohio
when he died in Lebanon. and Tom Corwin was with
him then. 1 remember perfectly well how we were all
cast down by the OF his death, sudden and uneX
pecte1 with eleven children and salary OF $500
to bring them up How that task was ever accom-
pished don't know. uaughter.) You see some Oh US
are slH alive. (Renewed laugher) 1 am one Of those
living who owing the kindness Of his father stand before
you tonight representative Of the state OF Ohio GAP
plsuse) Vive la bagatele Enjoy the hour. Take the
world as you find It, 1t will grow vast enough but
don't know whether IL will grew better tApplause)
Ex-Secretary Of the Treasury Window the next
speaker, was received with applause. lie said
among other things:
Pride is not Characteristic OF Ohio by any means
Gaughter.) Under the inspiration of this occasion
think L could express ny sentiments well were
for that peculiarly Ohio Characteristic modesty
(Renewed larghter) Ohio has many things which dis
tingush her her mseria resources her horses
tie and hogs and wheat and corn. And OF the whiskey
Of Ohio all peculiarly proud (Laughter) We
are proud Of her men and her (Applause Her
found upon all the fields OF commerce. OF war
and Of politics-partlculsry OF politics Qadghter)
Wherever dollar is to be honestly made. wherever an
ONCE is to be filed, you Will
find an Ohio man hand U.aughter)
In war her sons held front rank; and when you come
the civil Offices Of the country Ohio is not far behind
OF the last Presidents ono has had three Of them,
and far among the names Of the gentle
who spoken OF in the party to which belong, she
has fair chance Of getting another. Applause) lie
would have been Ohio four years too almost
Laughter and applause The gallant cheftan who led
the Republican party four years came near it. ZAP
plause.) lie was born within sight Of Ohio In his
early youth he beathed the inspiring air that swept Ohos
hills (Appause.) Had he been the other side OF
promised land he would have been elected four
ago. loud applause)
MR. DEPEW INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Reid then rose for the purpose of introducing
Mr.. Depew. lie said in substance:
The Ohio Society is nothing II not original. Your
President have the idea that the Vice President
should do something. Now you have been very liberal
to him, you have provided him with FIVE vcepresdents
to take the surplus work OF his hands 1t Is curious
reversal Of things which IN that list makes me the
senior and our venerable friend Governor Hoadly the
junior. Iaurhter) Between is sandwiched in
the only other surviving vice president who, fear,
IS not always remembered soldier because Of the
brilliant renOwn he has lawyer. (Appause.)
Now Of these vice-presldcnts I crcdlby
informed is about to explain the significance the day
celebrae-the day that made Ohio, and saved the
country from awful trouble about finding Presidents
ana Chlei justices and Generals Laughter and APP
pause.) The other said on equally good authority,
Is going to vndicae the consistency Of his political
record and that Of all his associates present past
(Laughter) You see, gentlemen there very
long speeches before you mime shall be short
You noticed what General Ewing told US about how
willing New-York and other States in Washingtons
line to give up to Ohio Well alas Washington is dead
They don't seem eager to give up Ohio now. augh.
err We are perfectly Willing let them give up Why
We can furnish more Presidential candidates to-day than
'af the rest Of the country put together ind they'll
average pretty high, too We can do more than that
We can furnish the only now living or that ever
VII live that said and meant it, that he wouldn't have
he Presidency Of the United Sites II were brought
o him on a silver salyer. (Applause.)
He didn't intend TO be about it, either. Why"
10 said If they don't take ny John bless their
yes why don't they take my brother-in.law TomP
Loud hughtsr) Wen, gentlemen even that doesn't
exhaust the list Only when you nn1 three candidates
growing In one GliIy-like three Of corn
m stak-you begin 10 get some idea of the size Of