The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-06

Ger, followed the Mayor and responded to
Trade and Transportation" Mr.: Thur
Der was received with cheers. and when
they ceased he said. in part:--
Il am worker rather than a talker.
Transportation has made the nation great
and prosperous. No nation on the cart n
has experienced anything like it, and the
day has come when transportation must
do for us on the sea what transportation
has done for us OH the land. +"
Mr.. Thurber then eloquently advocated
the carrying of the American mails in
American bottoms. He told how his
brother, simply as q matter Of sentiment,
put 100000 into Brazilian steamship
line 30 that the mails could be carried
under the Union flag. He made hu-
morous reference to dining, and quoted,
amid much laughter, Owen Meredith's
lines ending:-
Where is the man who can live with
out dining"
In closing Mr. Thurber aptostraphized
Jersey City and New York, which ne said
were it not for the narrow State line be-
tween.
Father Corrigan, who was next called
upon to respond to the toast of Religion
and Business" kept the company in one
continual roar of laughter with his witty
remarks upon his subject
A GREAT BUSINESS CONCERN.
Il few days ago two gentlemen called
upon me, he began, land told me that /
must enjoy your hospitality and speak
| told them that would not object TO the
dining, for all ministers enjoy good din
ner. but as was not to be permitted to
preach a sermon what was | to do? for
religion is my only stock in trade have
been looking about me to see if there are
any other ministers here, but see am
alone, and so | will go on. A priest is a
business man because he is . priest. am
representing here tonight one of the
greatest business essiustitutions in the world.
along side of which the business of Thur
Der, Whyland & Co. is nowhere. repre-
sent the greatest business in the world
and one man manages it.and he won't let
sny brother help him. And he is the Pope
of Rome
He wants freedom to manage it to
There-that's preaching to you on the
sly and you don't know it. Religion and
politics go hand in hand. Religion looks
looks after the soul, although some men
say they have no soul and religionsshas no
business. The church is glad to see men
advancing the temporal interest of their
fellows
The reverend gentleman humorous ly
referred to the two greatsreligious bodies
in Hudson County-the Democrats and
the Republicans He said he liked to
take drive, and hoped the day would
come when we would have boulevard
in Hudson County. In closing he said
that the church is in harmony with all
efforts to better the temporal condition
of men.
G. S. Stockton, of the Newark Board of
Trade, responded to "Our Guests and
Sister Cities" He said that he and his
confreres brought best wishes from sister
Boards OF Trade, and then spoke of the
trouble which his Board had encountered
in remedying the evils which infested
Newark. The Board secured better ac-
commodationS on the Morris and Essex
Railroad; it established an Industrial
school, and was instrumental in improv-
ing the city's water supply He told the
Jersey City Board what power it could
be in the city and predicted that it would
be great benefit to Jersey City.
The committee which arranged the
toasts were all gentlemen of fine sense
of humor, which manifested itself in the
selection of Major Pangborn to respond
to 'sThe Bar" and ex-Mayor Gilbert Col
Inns to speak for '',rhe Press" Major
Pangborn aid:-.Lawyers have been in
the world ever since it began, and we all
remember the advice the first counsel
gave our. mother Eve, and the manner in
which it wrecked the human race We
also remember the punishment which the
counsel suffered If all the lawyers were
punished in that manner in these days
we would have our hands full lodging
snakes"
Mr.. Collins, in responding to the press,
said:--
'Tn regard to that first lawyer, he ad-
vised his client to break the law which
was very bad. Moreover he had no re-
tainer. You couldn't expect lawyer to
give good advice without fee. All
know about the press is when the Major
or Mr.. Dear comes up to my Office with q
summons in libel suit" Mr. Collins,
although objecting to the Sunday paper,
paid the press of Jersey City high COM
pliment
GIRLS AND THE BOARD OF FINANCE.
Mr.; George l. Record feelingly spoke
for THE Girls"
Before attending to them, however, he
said:-
the lack Of a public library is dis
grace to the city, and the first thing this
Board should do is to see that the Board
of Finance obeys the entire law on the
subject. This action of the Board in this
matter is in keeping with the utter disre-
gard of law which has characterized the
present Board of Finance of this city"
John A. McGrath spoke for Our Coun-
try and worked hard for ten minutes
or more to prove "by the record" that
Hudson county has had nothing but
angels in her Board of Freeho ders.
Brigadier General Albeit, who re-
sponded to the last toast the Army and
Navy" made one of the humorous
speeches of the evening His witty
reference to the other toasts, and the
speakers convulsed the company His
reference to Major Pangborn and the bar
made the Major laugh so immoderately
that he rolled off his chair. The Briga-
dier General is fast becoming one of the
best after dinner takers in the country.