The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-24
GOTHAM MoURNs WITH GEORGIA.
Chauncey M. Depew Pays an Eloquent
Tribute to the Dead.

| Cnauncey M DepeW Pays an Eloquent
Tribute to the Dead.
| NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The New England
Society celebrated tonight its 84th anniver
sary, and the 469th of the landing by the
| pilgrim fathers, with a dinner. Over 3OC
members sat down to the table, and the
toast-master was the retiring president OF
| the society, Cornelius N. Bliss. Among
those who participated were Mayor Grant,
| Gen. Sherman, Chauncey M. Depew, Gen.
Ho ward, Admiral Braine, Presidents of
Sister Societies Clinton B. Fiske, c. p
Huntington, Horace Russell, s. b. Elkins,
j. Pierrepont Morgan, William Rockefeller,
and Charles R. Flint
Toasts were responded to by Chauncey NJ
| Depew, Dr.. Guzman, the delegate to the
| Gen. Howard, Admiral Braine, Gen. Sner-
man, John w. Nob.e, and Rev. DR.. Way
| land.
DEPEw REFERS TO GRADY.
Mr.. Depew spoke to the toast of Gun
solved Problems" and in the course OF his
remarks he referred to the death of Henry
w. Grady He said:
Thirty years ago Robert Toombs of Georgia,
one of the ablest and most brilliant defenders
OF slavery, said in his place in the United States
senate that he would yet call the roll of his
bond nen at the foot of the Bunker Hill monu-
ment To-day his slaves are citizens and voters
[Cheers. Within few davs q Younger G.or-
gian, possessed of equal genius, but imbued
with sentiments so LIBERAL that the great SEN
ator would have held him an enemy
to the state, was guest of Boston With pow
erS of presentation and fervor OF defamation
worthy the best days and no Die efforts of elo-
quence, he stood beneath tue sha low of Bunker
Hill and uttered oDnions justfying the sup
preston OF the negro vote which were hostile
TO the views of every man in his audience,
GIVEN AN EAGER HEARING.
And yet they gave to his argument an eager
and candid hearing, and.Lo his oratory unstinted
and generous applause 1t was triumph of
Pu itan principles and Puritan pluck. tChsers.
They know, as We know that no system of suf-
frage can survive intimidation of the voter or al
teration of the count. lCheers. The public con-
science, scared by the approval of fraud upon the
ballot by the virtue and intelligence of the
the extension of these methods by
the present office-holders to continue
in power, and arbitrary reversals of the will of
the majori will end - anarchy and despotism.
This is burning question, not only in Georgia.
but in New YorE. 1t is that government for
the people shall be by the people, tCheersl No
matter how grave the questions which absorb
the Puritan's attention, or engross their time,
the permanence of their solution rests upon a
pure ballot. Applause.
THE NEWS OF HIS DEATH
The telegraph brings US this evening an
nouncement of the death of Henry w. Grady.
We forget all difference of opinioi, and re-
member only his chvalry, patrio ism, and
genius He was the leader of the new south
and died in the great work of impressng its
marvellous growth and national inspirations
upon the willing ears of the north. Upon this
platform and before this auiience two years
ago he commanded the attention of the coun-
try and won universal fame. [Applause. His
death in the meridian of his powers and the
hopefulness of his mission at the critical period
of rem val forever of all misunderstan lin gs
and differences between all sections of the re-
public is a national calamity. New York min
giles her tears with those of his kindred, and
offers to his memory the tribute Of her pro-
foundest admiration for his talents and achieve
ments. [Applause.l
Gen. Sherman in his address deplored
the death of Mr.. Grady, and SAID he hoped
that there was some man in the south who
would take up the good work where Mr..
Grady left it off.