New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-17
IN AFTER DINNER SPEAKERS PAT QCES-
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Mr. Curtis, in his recent lecture on Washing
ton Irving remarked that whenever two or three
are gathered together in this country around
dnner-tabe there is certain to be specch-maklng
Mr.. Curtis added that this happened because all
Americans were eloquent. The recent steel
BANQUET at Chattanooga was attended by many
men of many vocatons, all of whom. or at least
as many ms there time for, spoke cloqucntIy
As usual it shown that when 1t comes 10
after-dinncr speaking the metropolis leads easily
as she does in everything else. United STATES
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska who was called
upon after Frederick Taylor. the banker of this
city, is reported. by "Thc Chattanooga Times,
as beginning with the assertion: Never have
heard, never have you heard, more eloquent
response TO n toast than that made by Mr. Taylor
There was one feature Of this banker-orators
response-to the toast "Our Country (which is
especially worthy Of commcndation. AT that nota-
BILE Southern dinner. surrounded by leading South
crners. out Of the courage and patriotism of his
convictions, he met salient question: asked by
the generally loved and lamentcd Henry Grady
at one of our Ncw-England dinners, by putting
another Of vet greater significance. Mr.. Grady
had inquired whether the North meant TO let
the prejudice of war live in the hearts Of the
conquerors after it had died out Of the hearts
Of the conquered. First insisting that the North
had freely forgiven and inspired only BY
the most brothcrly feeling toward the South Mr.
Taylor asked his question. He said
No matter what other issues involved in the
war the reason why the North entered the strife. and
50 lav>hy poured out It's blood and treasure. was to
vndcatc the inviOlablity OF our nationality. and no
matter what other result accomplished by the war.
If c,tabi~hc once and Tor all time the supremacy o..
that nationaty-that the Republic Is more than any
Of it, part,thc Union greater than any of it, states
Now | don't ak whether Won, who were born long ago
to the other dca-who sucked in with your mother,
milk The later theories Of Calhoun and reared upon
tlcm-L don't ask whether YOU have 80 far changed
I'm voir old age that Won fully and freely, without
mental rc-crvatiOu. accept that supremacy OF ma
tionaly which the war has fixed In our political creed,
immntablc aS the north star In the skc, >ay |
don't ask YOU. who have been brought up To put Your
state before your country whether YOU have changed
Inf what / do ask j. This: How Won bringing M
yonr youth' Are YOU raising Your boz, - pari-
oti,n based upon the lines 81 their states or are you
uelng into their young hearts patriotism rs broad
a, the continent repeat that "" trust Won ~ we
do ourselves I'm tho sacred Of our nationality. but
al the same. Grady put his question T. ~, 80 pm
I mi - Are etiU in your school, ana
academic, and colleges. teaching yOur hoys. n OF old
haf their first love and duty owing 10 their state
or are Won teaching them. above all things to love
their country
This goes 10 the marrow Of the Southern issue
The future Of the New South is largely condi-
toned upon the reply which she returns TO this
non.partisan question Of loyal American.