, 1889-05-02

respond to the slightest wink of the diners.
The tables were elaboately decorated. The
expense of the dinner Ia said to have been
S35, 900, the wine alone costing an ex.
pendlture of nearly Si6 900. Tue bill OF
fare 10 print was eight inches long of
French construction. being wound
up by twelve varieties Of wine
dents seat. surrounded by flowing
Amer can haHs was suspended a huge pic.
ture OF the face and bust of Washington
At Mayor Grants right hand sat the pres.
ident aud Governor Hill was on the may
or's left. Next to the president sat Wac.
President Morton. The others were
Chief Justice Fuller. General Scho6eld,
Senator Evarts, Elk President Hayes
Bishop Potter, Secretary Proctor, General
Sherman. On Governor Hills side were
Charles Andrews. Adam Porter, Senator
hscock, Ex-President Cleveland,
Speaker Cole. of the New York assembly,
Hon. S. 8. Cox. Clarence Bowen and Ell.
bridge E Gerry. The president responded
to the toast of America" The next toast
was The Senate" spoken to by Senator
Hayes. 1.-The Presidency" Mr.. Hayes
was followed by Senator Evarts who spoke
to The Judiciary.
Mr.. Cleveland responded to the toast
The People" as follows:
The mention OF a people may well sug
Rest sober and impressive reflections.
Wherever human government has been
administered in tyranny, in despotism or
in oppression there has been found among
the governed those yearning for treer
condition and assertion OF mans nobility.
These are but the f,ltering steps of hu-
man nature in the direction Of freedom,
which is its birth right; and they presage
the struggle of men to become free people
and thus reach the plane Of their highest
and best aspirations, in this relation and
In their cry for freedom. lt may be truly
said: The voice OF the people is
THE VOICE OF GOD"
1.-The influence of these reflections Is
upon me as speak of those who, after
darkness and doubt and struggle, burst
forth in the bright light of independence
and liberty and became our people'-free.
the wonder of the universe-proclaim ming
the dignity of man and invoking aid and
favor of the Almighty God, In sublime
faith and rugged strength our fathers
cried out to the world, we,
the people Of the United States,
in order TO form more perfect
union establish justice, in sure domestic
tranquility, provide for our common de-
fence, promote general welfare and secure
the blessing of liberty to ourselves and
our prosperity, do ordain and establish
this constitution for the United States.
Thus when our people in day assumed a
place among the nations Of the earth their
mission was to teach the fitness Of man for
self government and their destiny was to
outstrip every other people
IN NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.
and material greatness. One hundred
years have passed. We have announced
and approved to the world our mission and
made our destiny secure. will not tamely
recite our achievements. They are written
on every page of our history and the mon
uments Of our growth and advancement
are all about US. The value of. these things
Ia measured by the fulluess With which our
people have preserved their patriotism
their integrity and their devotion to the
first institution meeting this test. We
point to the scattered graves Of many
thousands of our people who have brave!y
died in the defense OF our national safety
and probity, mutely bearing testimony to
their love of country and to
AN INvINCIBLE LIVING HOST
standing ready to enforce the national
rights and protect our land. our churches,
our schools and universities, and our be-
nevolent institutions which beautify every
town and hamlet and look out from every
hillside. The value our people place upon
religious teaching, upon advanced educa.
ton and upon the deeds of charity; that
our people are jealous of their individual
rights and freedom is proved by the fact
that no one 10 place or power has dared
openly TO assail them.
The enthusiasm that marks the centennial
celebration of the inauguration Of the first
chief magistrate shows the popular appre-
citation of the value of the Office which in
our plan of government stands above all
others for sovereignty of the people and
10 the repository of their trust. Sur ely
such
PEOPLE CAN BE SAFELY TRUSTED
with their free government and there will
be no fear that they have lost the qualities
which fit them to be custodians. Let US
then have an abiding faith in ''our peo.
ple," let petulauce and discomfort with
popular action disappear before the truth
that in any circumstance the will
Of the people, however it may
be exerted, is the law of our ma.
tionsl existence-the arbiter absolute and
uuchanReable by which we must abide.
Other than existing situations or policies
can only justify themselves when they
may be reached by the spread Of political
intelligence and the revival of unse'6sh
and patriotic interest in public affairs
Ill .natured complaints of popular incom
potency and self-riRhteous assertion oi
superiority over the body of the people Ii
impOtent and useless. But there is danger
fear, that the scope of
THE WORDS. "OUR PEOPLE,"
and all they impart are not always fully
apprehended. 1t is only natural thai
those in the natural walks Of life shoulC
be our people within range of their OWE
vision and find just about them the inter
eats most important and most worthy the