Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25

Annual Dinner OF the New York Chamber
OF Commsrcs-Spseches BY Cleveland.
Depew and Reciprocity and For
eign Trade the Topics.
The New York Chamber Of Commerce
has always been q rather hide-bound
protectionist organization. At its an
nual dinner there has usually been
large amount of protectionist speech
making. But q change seems TO BE COM
ing over this conservative old body.
The needless hardships which the two
Mckinley laws-the tariff law and the
customs administrative law-have laid
upon commerce seem to have made the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
open to other and better ideas
At its annual dinner just held recip-
rocity was the keynote of the speeches.
The gentlemen comprising the Cham
Der apparently feel with Blaine that
the United States has reached point
where one of its highest duties is to en-
large the area of its foreign trade"
Chauncey NJ Depew, who is an aspir-
ant forSthe Republican nomination for
the Presidency, made the first speech
and dilated upon the beauties of reci-
procity with the Spanish-speaking ma
tions of South Amerisa with Canada
and all American nations or colonies
His reference to the recent money crisis
in London, and the way in which the
Bank OF France came to the rescue OF
the Bank of England by lending it SIS.
600, 900 at per cent, when the current
rate was six. This, he said. was sin
ternational reciprocity of the broadcast
and most beneficent character.
The most remarkable speech Of the
evening was made by Carl Schurz on
| foreign commerce. His concluding
words were as follows:
81 am deeply convinced, il we wish to
| spread our commerce over the world and
revive our merchant feet, We must at last
/ touch the vital point. As the South needed
the abolition of slavery to disclose to hel
i all her possibilities of prosperity and great
| ness our Industries and our commerce
| in order to enter upon new and boundless
| career Of progressive development. need
| only the breaking OF the chains which
| hamper them All, gentlemen, il Is. aftel
| all, in the air of freedom that the genius o.
America most grandly unfolds its powers
I am a profound believer in the great des
tiny of this Republic. Only let us have ar
| agriculture relieved of the artificial burden.
put upon it; a manufacturing industry lib
Grated of the taxes which make production
costly a commerce free to get ships, ans
carrying merchandise challenging the com
| petition of the world; let have fire.,
prise. labor and invention, and this Repub
| lie will not only remain one of the frs
granaries of the earth, but advance witt
| giant strides to become the greatest indus
trial and commercial nation of the age-aye
the greatest the world has ever known"
At the conclusion Of the regula
speeches ex-President Cleveland wa
loudly called for. In his response b.
referred to Mr.. Depew's address as fol
lows:
We have heard that reciprocity would b
a good thing between us and the Spanish
speaking people. Now, it occurs to me.
it would be a good thing with the Spanish
speaking people 1t woulI be with the pee
pie who speak our own language. We hav
heard that our breadstuffs go across tn
water and that the people over thers nee
them, and that means a market for thos
products, does it notf lApplause.l hav
heard that bird in the hand is worth tw
; in the bush, and it occurs to me that il W
already have n market for our products
might be well to cultivate it instead of try
? ing to manufacture another.
, We have heard to- night how England an
France have within few days rushed I
our rescue in a financial way, prompte
|, thereto by the noble sentiment of recipro.
> ity. If they are SO willing and glad to e.
tend the hand Of rescue in financial matter
how would it be to give them a chance
commercial aud other matters2 Applause