New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-18
IN MEMORY OF FRANKLIN.
THE NETWORK TYPoTHETAE AT DINNER

sprrcHEs BY W. c. MARTIN, GENERAL THoMAs-
EWING, GENERAL WAGER swAYNE, RoS-
WELL SMITH, A. D. E. RANDOLPH,
JOSEPH HOWARD, JR., AND
OTHERS.
The dinner which was given last evening at the
Hotel Brunswick marked the Esd anniversary Oh
the birthday OF BENJAMIN Franklin. and those VINO
celebrated It were the members of the New YORK
,r,,no,betae and IL WAS the fifteenth time In as
many years that they had observed the day IN the
same way. One hundred and fifty seats were oc-
cupied Franklin's printing press. with portrait
Of the old man, bedecked in wreaths OF smllax,
stood ON an easel at the end of the dining-room.
Each visitor took look at a carefully bound vol
ume placed before the chairman, containing
Newspaper history of the unveling OF Fi%nklin's
statue in Printing House Square. A kite was
paInted on the bin Of fare. and the many-colored
satin strings which hung from IL formed a tail
10 the ldte typical of Bens electrical experiments.
The committee who had charge Of the arrange
ments were Homer Lee, Theodore L. DE Winnie,
Walter Gillis John c. Rankin, jr, b. p CODY,
Willis Macdonald and w. p. Hamilton. The names
Of the officers are W. G. Martin, president; Theo-
dore l.. De Winnie, vice-presdent; Douglas Taylor,
second vice-p president; William Charles Rogers,
corresponding secretary; Francis E. Fitch, re-
|
urer Some of the others present were the Rev.
Dr.. MacCracloen, Homer Lee, Major Bundy 10
scph Howard, IT,, A. d. F. Randolph, Rossiter
johnson, Milton Southland, Excise Commissioner
Andrews General Thomas Ewing, General Wager
Swnyne, Roswell Smith, r r. Donnely. OF Chi
cago: Douglas Taylor, Martin B. Brown j. ID.
Harmon, j. c. Rankin, IT,, w. @. Rogers, j. j.
| Little lanes A. Rogers, Charles L. Moreau, j. IL.
| Clark Reuben Welman, D. II. Jones, Il Harmer
Smith. J. ]. Dempsey, David w, Bruce, Orville
! eddie IT,, W. T. Hallenbeck I. j. Cagney,
George w. Van Allen, w. f. Waters, K z.
Iethbridge, franklin Beames, .. G. Rideout
s W. Marvin, Joseph B. Stilwell, Arthur Scrib-
ner. T. NJ Spelman, 7. e. Kirby, T. M. Cook,
T. 4, Eckert, IT,, Myrick Plummer, IT,, the Harper
Brothers, the Messrs Appleton, A. b. Turnure,
J. d. Ravens, George Cary Eggleston, Oswald
Maune. Colin Mackenzie, w. W. Ellsworth, Halle
dine Hamilton. John Polhemus and w. j. Cahoone.
THE PRESIDENTS OPENING WORDS.
Vice Chancellor MacCracken said grace, and
President W. G. Martin began the speech-maFdng.
He said in part:
Our great convention in September showed the adj
vantage OF cooperation and association in different
PARTS Of the country where branches were formed.
when we had contest with the typographical union
Il seemed scarcely possible that members could
| have carried on their business without tho loss of
that self respect and dignity which should attach to
every man In the conduct of his affairs An attempt
| was made then 10 take the management OF every
printing house out OF tho hands Of the proprietor and
place It under the control Of Others. In the New
York Typothetao and the United Typothetae there is
no intention to mako aggressive action anywhere
We are unltedasimply for the purpose Of resisting
aggression. (Applsuse)
GENERAL EWING'S ELOQUENT EULOGY.
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his subject being Franklin. the Printer and the
Commoner' This is some of what he said
The world Is full Of heroes and their worshlppers.
Evory society devoted 20 religion art science, pVTs
ur trade chooses IT, patron and places him among inc
| gods. AmerlcGus especially Alc hero worshlDpers;
| our marvellous success as people 10 every nsa VI
odds~our liberties secured in now and wonderfully
| successful form OF goyornment-our Union, TIED "
armsr sy The riai@lead Us 20 expect qualities IN our
public mon betting tho granier;E OF the s,susgss "
Washington aud lincoln; who are covered Vim %,
clsm We feel FREQ 70 measure and compare our aohi
omtting these venorated names there IS not ono on
brain and hear and for high service 70 bis country ana
lheiae, benjamin Franklin phIlosopher sage journal,
vt sae'mas Ps6s s SS rb paf wisely se and a6S
done. and after the oeaseless criticism OF hundred
a .se fame 5 aSseE asa nsl'' ps
Eminent as Franklin was throughout the heroic
and services be made moro impression mankind
IN his private than in his public career. lie was
established. Al fifteen he was coeditor and sole
dey q the second newsPspoS published , n ,sS
thostnut-st, Philadelphia, Jour. tramp, eat
Ing one loaf Of bread and carrying another under
csaSep CITY to quit the b9sines because there were
oSr printers snd 70 o1 tae IN r. %n
obvious that tho TRADE would be ovefcrowded by
mn But be stuck TO Lee pep ana the types ana
plausel
HE FOUNDED AMERICAN JOURNALISM
| He not improver Of the art Of printing,
but II was his high distinction to have founded Amer
can journalism. Ho created the periodical and the
| Newspaper the instructors Of the people When
be went to Philadelphia in 1923 that city and New
York had each population OF about seven thousand
souls. There were but two roads between the cltleS'
nnS a wagon road. tho other mere Birdie path.
Tho mall was carried once In two weeks on horse
but subject 70 great S, H 5e co Snf n sS
scribers who lived on or near one OF these roads
tou on do Not book was To be bought outside Of
Boston New York and Philadelphia aud next 10 none
and s on S sso S q Ss
| To begin the worn Of education Franklin founded
years sna Which h sa he Ss h S
Tho weekly newspapers III to-day, while HIS weekly,
IT'S surrounding country q more influence than all its
dallles are.
There never has been a periodical published IN
forming their habits Poor Richards Almanac
during those tweny-sx years which covered the boy
hood OF the men who won our Independence II raehed
every household in the central colonies for every
body wanted tho weather guessest the days OF the
week and month, tho changes OF the moon, tho sea-
sons for planting and tho signs OF the zodiac, and on
each page they found instructions I'm political rights,
lessons Of thrift aud 10 personal conduct, mesh nom
the rlpeSt and wiseSt thinker, tho most vigorous
writer and the most radical rebel and c0mm0ner In
all the Kings colonies The political articles OF this
almanac were republished IN evory patriotic nows-
paper In America and It's proverbs Are yet In ths
mouths Of tho people wherever on land or sea the
hngsa a lansusge Is Spoken SApplausel =. =.
the famous "Leathern Aprop Club to which no one
| was admitted until he laid his hand hiR hepT
aud solemply repeated this noble ritual al love
mankind; i think no man should DO harmed because
OF hle opinions love truthwill sock it diligently
| and, whom found make II known TO othe7.n Out Of
| bis scanty earnings and from contributions obtained
| from others no founded what Is the great Phila
delphba Lbrary-fpst circulating library In America.
He founded, also, The University. OF pennsyvana,-