New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-19


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LETTERS or REGRET.
:" The Dinner Committee received several letters
expressing regrets from invited guests who could
not be present. President Harrison wrote:
II il Q source of real regret that am again com
PEELED TO decline invitation to The annual banque'
Of the Chamber OF Commerce Of the state Of NewYorl
but At the time you have named shall be so engnged
en- e tss ssS & bcnS absent om Washington
which an acceptance OF your Kind invitation wo"io -
Quire Is not possible
Mr.. Justice Field sent the following letter:
have received through yoY one Of the COMMITTEES Mite
it's invitation to its annual banquet In the CITY o. Ne"
York on the 10th of November ..
am deeply sensible of the honor of the invitation
sd ps Ssss on sstrs s ss %
porancc made for that day which 40 no, W San
ton.
William Walter Phelps said in his note:
1t is with great regret that find my engagements
compel me to decline the honor nor you of
at their annual dinner this year vdr mi, historic inst
pride in the good wor an s name in o. the So thought Of the
many old members friends Of rather and a ~ me
Whose number makes your portray III s avn '0
as priV collection
would like to dwell upon tie' raa proted BIZ their
~ THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS.
When the guests and members Of the Chamoer
had eaten dinner, had encored ANNE "o"'s
and other popular and ex-popu'ar airs rendered.
hy the orchestra, and had been photographed 'hc
chairman called them to order. ana salo
notwithstanding the recent serious nnSon and New
York and what seems to some OF US ei' anS mnex
pected political cyclone which has swept over e
country disturbing so many appe vet congrstnste
YOU gentlemen Of the Chamber, that you WIN your
friends and guests are gathered au,s, atnopee Which
always surrounds the banquet Oh our ah''o"' "''"'
delegation was recently BY vote Of the CHAMBER
sent TO Washington to appear before tter
the senate 9 K. on eonn Srss'O st
familiar Of course with the commewa ne Son"her NJ
comsrce were famous and the statesmen of the coun
ry seemed always ready TO assist and give US tne ge
and an o. duties Snats S of the chambsr that
To this question obylous reply was maud snd he
our dinners were certainly more ATTRACTIVE anu po.
ter attended than the monthly meetings h Sas no for the
Ger which Of the t.s e. Of pSsSa
was bound its traditions and Precsge re,stn IN d
matters of state and National legislation elaus laws 50
to amend imperfect and to defeat bad ones Is:
that in the %A ssn Of wS m 10
passed through the hands OF our tiessurvs tor of
csninEy entcen we are approaching
Of the year when merchants take account OF .oCa anS
sware It is the custom OF our orators at this time TO
take stock of great public events In the eomiero''
No one can speak casually Of the severe crisis
in financial circles of the last few DAYS WHICH Vs
svS the Is heroic nS% pooaon taken BY and
bsers q London and Tn Myecs snd thew
deserve the thanks and confidence of the commercial
Whatever may b. our individual judgment concern.
Ing the recent legislation Congress resard4S y fer
so dd the 6s sS h nc last Of most
the close Of our Civil War. ApplauseJ
INTRODUCING THE SPEAKERS.
The Chairman then looked at Mr. Depew. VINO
was set down the programme 10 SPEAK !"
Reciprocity with Foreign Nations" and SAID
Is S the ties Of o =, our rns 9
mnop the most fraternai intimate social and business
with this sognr the hi EeS ' SheH % open
widely this door Of commercial Intercourse sno give ,s %
the natural outlet for our surplus s o the
We must have. or our manuISc'ure'S ""'' ''' '''
have been reqested BY me oa ie Regular order
toasts say that they have ioss to- the
o% tns and to
intellectual entertainment for which you arr, are waiting
They have INDUCES Soesd s the family
our members restless Ssioe ee mans ne To-
s Se1S TtI the following pathetic hines
There is hand you cannot see
That beckops us away,
There y voice you cannot hear
IN IN. .sen SsS Of the distinguished author Of the
reciprocity measures there Is no man IN tne County, ny
s sS ssy % of Stat. Ssy than our highly
member, Chauncey NJ Depew' WHO Will Nv" "'0''
MIR. DEPEw BEGINS
Mr. Depew. who was cheered to the echo, said ::
I have attended the meetings of the Chamber OF
Commerce consecutively for quarter OF century
he 9 time Sss'n SS"ss ever
nounced by the PRESIDENT Of the , CHAMBER uS
hsv 1i noted as student Of banquets aughter,
that after you have passed the sorbet ana the
back eS rom an seosness that leads to revensss
In the audience which nothing can queii. TOT o =
ssy t t sees n this my audience silent quiet utterly
able for a minute. 1t was tribute to American
modesty Every man expected to get there IN has
alluded to the gloomy circumstances uhoer
which this body meets tonight The artist OF the 9c,
has placed the shield Of corporation Of the Chamber
OF Commerce where it usually Is at the head OF tn
of champagne aughter) and the motto is Excelsior !!
There never has been In the history Of this ven
cradle body an occasion for its meeting OF more nm
norance than that which calls 1t together tonight III
never in its l22 wears has represented much The
events TO which friend; the president has alluded
ments OF the world, in the councils of the nations
there has been evolution The real leaders OF Thought
nd .cton oAay In the world not cabinets. hered
sarv eeislators kings and princes. but the business
men OF The earth. Cheers.)
READY TO MEET HIM AGAIN.
Turning to Grover Cleveland. Mr. Depew said /:
A d,stsneuished banquet held recently my friend
NJ Cleveland was placed by my friend Mr.. Springer
n the presidential nomination for 1892 Cheer }
70 shonld complete the picture l would create the
snndtions of 1855 and place James e. Blaine In the
SeS great cheer:ng), and would start now. lRe-