St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-18
TIE TOASTS.
Witty and Eloquent Responses to
Sentiments by Notable Speak

Witty and Eloquent Responses to
Sentiments by Notable Speak
ers.
A letter from Calvin a. Russell, Of
Boston, was read by Secretary Rich
ardson. He said that the letter had
kindly messages to each of the two
presidents and that for that reason
they desired him to read the letter for
them.
The letter was a humorous eplStle,
full of drives at President kerper and
Thomas Lowry. One instruction to the
former was Don't try to tell bigger
lie than Lowry; no man living can do
lt.n Another was: ''Be careful of my
dress coat and return it by express"
President Kerper followed this with a
brief address. in which he told how
TOM Lowry had come into possession
of the Minneapolis roads by taking
them as az attorney fee from the orig
mai owners.
Rt. Rev. Archbishop Ireland was
called for the first toast of the evening,
his subject being "MnneapOlis-a Wei
come to Our Guests" He said In intro
ductiOn that he believed thatin all their
conventions they had never been ad-
dressed by a bishop or archbishop, land
vet,'' ne said, "We've many novel things
TO show YOU in Minneapolis which we
hope you will take home with you and
copy after" The introduction of
the toast kept the audience in a
roar of laughter. He referred to the
rivalry of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
and concluded it by saying the two
would virtually be connected through
the agencies of the street railways.
Chicago was endeaYOring to take in the
whole of Illinois, and why should not
this city of the future take in all of
Minnesota? He eulOgiZed the two cities
and the climate of Minnesota. After
Offering the welcome the toast implied,
he said that men were made to be an
archists by being crowded into narrow
tenements. and that the gentlemen
present could prevent this by providing
means which would allow them to live
out in the open air. After paying very
pretty compliments to the ladies ne
came to say that he had addressed the
brakemen few days before at 81: faul,
the laboring classes. and that he felt no
inconsistency in addressing capital at
that time.
Labor and capital are both neces-
sarv," he said. Zach abetted the
other, and he felt he could say TO capital
as he had to labor, Rights are never so
secure as when maintained by duty L
feel that the gentlemen whom L now
address are at heart right. They feel
their employees are rational human be-
ings, our own equals in regard to hui
man rights. And one reason that makes
me love my country so dearly is be-
cause the laboring classes are treated
in this country as in no other land I'M
der the sun"
He closed with the words: sand
now, ladies and gentlemen, / am glad
to have met you here, even II Mime
apolis isn't as large as St. Paul. which
Archbishop Ireland was free to admit.
Next time l hope you will meet with
u.s."
Judge NJ. B. Koon was called upon to
respond to the toast, "The Courts"
tsIn the time that have had to think of
this subject, l cannot see why yon
should toast the courts. They have
been roasting you for the past score of
years." He made speculation on
what the result would have been if some
enterprising lawyer had taken the case
of Adam and Eve and defended them in
the first lawsuit.
The response of c. P. Pratt was read
by the secretary, as the gentleman was
not able to be present.
A. j. Blethen responded to the toast,
ssThe Press" "The railroad manager
| Is blessed with its good will, but cursed
| indeed is he who has its ILL.," He said
that the press was the guardian angel
of the employees and the friend OF the
railway manager. His speech was to
the point eulogistic of the press and the
railway manager.
Rev. NJ. ID. Shutter spoke on the sub
ject, Counsel and Council-Nelther
Desired, but Both Required" lie made
pleasing addressing, interesting his
| hearers.
Hon. E. NJ. Wilson spoke on the toast,
| "Our Bonds" He opened his remarks
by saying that his names had most al
ways been on the wrong end of the
bond. But he said he understood 1t was
another kind of bond that the toast re-
| ferred to. Bonds that were payable
yearly when such companies of ladies
and gentlemen were gathered together.
During his address he said that the nur-
sery rhyme:
Little drops Of water,
Little grains of sand.
Make the mighty ocean
And the beauteous land;
And the little nickle
From a million hands
Never fails to tickle
The corporate demands"
He closed his speech with compli-
ment to MIR. Lowry. Mr.. Lowry was
the next speaker. He made an interest
ing address, amusing the listeners, and
| calling out numerous rounds of ap-
plause. DensmOore Wyman, of New
York, responded to the toast. ''Our Alb
sent Friends" Winfield Smith was to
have responded to the toast, but Was
not present.
E. NJ. Eppley, Of Orange, n. j., spoke
next on the subject of 'Our Patrons"
He made a brief address filled with
stories adapted to street railway banquet
uses. Hon. w. P Murray. of st. Paul.
responded to the toast, "Our Cities
what would they do without us, and
what would we do without them"
He opened the address in his pleasing
manner with a simile of the life OF
Thomas Lowry, and another Of Mayor
| BaDD.