New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
WR. CRANE HAD THE FLOOR.
THE SENATOR HEARD FOR THE LAST
TIME.
FAREWELL SPEECH AT THE STAR THEATRE
-POIITICIANS In TILE Audience.

POLITICIANS IN THE AUDIENCE.
"Thc senator has left New York. probably for
ever. Mr. Crane appeared in this play for the
o77th and last time at the star Theatre last
night before good audience Among those present
we're secretary OF stat; Rice. state Con roller Wemplc
Attorney General Tabor Lieutenant Governor Jones'
state senators Vcdder, Erwin. sloan. FasscU. Cog
ceshaIl saXtOn Jacobs, Cantor. Robertson and
Hendricks Speaker Sheehan, Assemblyman Fish,
McClcand and Hustled, ex-senator Warner Miller
| and number of members Of The Players Club, Of
which Mr.. Crane is member among these being
Professor Alexander Lambert and DR.. Alexander
McLanc Hamilton. A the close of the third act. Mr.
Crane was required TO respond TO repeated calls for
speech, and ne spoke follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen. possibly on this occasion
for your sister, according to Count Tosto Wananaker.
dpomat-an and in her hand, are but as clay 10 the
for thirty weight weeks now have been posing
have been masqueIading before yOu full nedeed West
ern senatoI-fill Of Western grit and Western phoS-
phorUs-untl have almost come 10 regard myself as
In reality politician.
OF course need not remind You, after years
enSe partisan. lie has no party t. please or 70
labor for You, the generous public That has sS-
The Denman Claim. That claim. through your TIED
aid has been passed about 20 time, and II Mabel
cets the aggregation of award, all In q lump she ana
her Will be in position 10 defy the cruel pang
of hunger for some time TO come. ,.,..
10 depart thanks You heartily. You have abJcd WITH
him night after night. Your kind paudits have en-
diplomatic llbOrS Of that LIVELY WIDOW Mr.. Hilary
they have FASTENED the downfall of Count Won strahl
made light and cheerful the Of lttlc band
% typical American characters; thcy have zone i5
more than this primal benefit they have stamped win
popular approval the American drama, and given hope
and comfort to many an a, YET unncdged Anenc@n
in the futm" beneath the warm and genial rays o'
yoar lauCriHc appreciation Of The native drama,
In pHttn flspf Il, Tho New
lie. the senator expresses warm and heartfelt thanks
for himself for his company. and. above all. for the
brighter than ever 10y the attention which you have
lav.shcd on its humble rcpr sentative.
And do yOu know, now, that | think We nave de
served all this Honest, do! There would he q
tinge Of sadness in this parting If could bring my sell
result of generosity for the players not based on any
merit in their worh don't like be patronize1 eX
which have accepted freely from Your hands doc,n
| come from pure gcnerOsy-and that's why say
deserved it, we would not have received it, Do YOU
catch the idea; And am going to tell You some Of
We have struggled nightly with the economic Qucs
ding them we have solved them ALL in our own way
and to satisfaction. We have passed and put
effects on any section If the county We have made
it popular' with your wives and daughter. and
under IT. provisions To bring them here night after
night. and to contribute T. the cro nous surplus IN
|
the only thing that is giving Us any trouble now.
This overlooking surplus has made our manlpu
latiOn OF the tariff problem and effective. iOnnd
mature consideration that my colleague I'm the front
Of The lOUScI Shl ud say the lower houSe-and >cf
| could not agree the question of raising prices on
the necessities Of life. and change whatever has
been made in the box Office tariff at this house during
protection i'm f-enclv applause and hearty laugh
| tcr. and ! think that system OF tariff tuk'rns.
which consists Of letting well enough alone il far
ahead e Major McKinlcy's al any rate, the senator
| Still holds his seat.
40 gag law has been tolerated in our little republic.
The senator has reserved the holy right Of indulgence
in Gags entirely to himself. and. having in mind the
condition Of the long suffering public hr has exercised
! il mildly and ! trust. with discretion. The silver
quo ton is that IN, not troubled in the least.
Gol and silver equally convertible into bOX-Ohcc
certificates and either metal bcainc the sign manual
amount the larccr the amount. the more cordial the
recognition All these economical questions the SEN
at0r has CaSpcd and solved. aud he stands ready 20
grasp and solve with equal rapiditv any further prob
els OF this nature that bc hurci ut him In the
| future.
But now. gentlemen and lados-friends. am
all of yOu-yOu not here 10 listen b. long speech
at this time hut 20 hid the senator cordial farewell
and wish him god peed his travels. ! know this.
| and arprcclate II thoroughly Nv Warmes thanks
due 4 You ALWAYS. and also - the Hon. Tloodor"
Mos whose open hearted. liberal management ~ thS
theatre has made The Ion. stay of the senator here
pleasant and profitable.
ehrU rrurn next fan tr'et ~ rew2in the ootlro
season IN mis- CITY and IN this theatre n which 7
have become much attached ! shall bring with
/ me n american plav. and II n achieves ANYTHING
like the success Of the senator. who hid- Won
good by. shall 10 The. 10 me- joyful conclusion
that am good enough for NcWYork, "a NcwNorl, Is