The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-06
new YORK'S BLYSIUM.
Ex-MiniSter Strauss Glow
ing Picture of New Jer-
Sey at the Board of
Trade Dinner.


soft light upon the tables. The guests
were received by the committee, consist
ing Of Joseph A. Dear, Robert w. Elliot,
Gustav Metzler. Brigadier General VIII
liam Fuller Albeit aud George A.
Heaney, and to the music of Cranmer's
orchestra escorted to their seats. Jacob
Ringle, the president Of the Board. sat at
the head of the table of honor, with
Orestes Cleveland at his right and
Mr.. Dear on his left. Among
the others at this table were
Governor Albeit, Oscar 4. Strauss
late United States Minister to Turkey,
and Captain Waldo Smith. representing
the New York Board of Trade; the Rev.
j. +. Thompson. of the Church of the
Good Shepherd; Dr. Brown, Of the Eliza
beth Board of Trade; Wilbur Mott, of
the Newark Board Of Trade; DIR. Parker
and Captain Steele. OF the New Bruins
wick Board Of Trade; Major z. K. Pang-
lone. City Collector O'Neill and President
Feeney, OF the Police Board.
At the head of each of the cross tables
sat one of the committee and some of the
other seats were occupied by Finance
Commissioner Hitler, William H. Ho-
riarty, Robert O'Donnell, DIR. L. J. Cor
don. James Hall, w. J. Taite, Corpora
tion Attorney Hudspeth, George S. White,
p. j. Condor, p. II. Hanley, Philip Mar
tin, Chief of Police Murphy. ex-Alder-
man Connolly, Herman Krietler, of New
York, Frank Stevens, City Hall Commis-
sioner Datz. Edwin Manners. DR.. Foun-
tain, J. d. Bedle. Jr., William
Muirheid, ex-Judge John McGrath
William II. Ewald, Warren Dixon, Frank
Henderson, Charles Van Anglen, George
Brown, Frank Earle, Reuben Simpson,
Edloxx- II rrfaon Sunarinfaudant polaud
and President Voorhees,, Of the Board OF
Education; James Leo, ex-Alderman
Steltman, President Farley, of the
American News Company; David Nc
Crea and James McCrea.
MR.. RINGLE ON THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
When the menu had been disposed Of.
Mr.. Dear proposed the first toast ''The
Board of Trade, (which WAS drunk stand
ing In replying, President Ringle con-
graduated the members OF the Board up
on the success of their organization He
spoke feelingly OF the death of Secretary
Window
Many might ask, he said, what was the
use of Boards of Trade. especially in Jer-
sey City. Then he proceeded TO snow how
in this age of progress and competition
such an organization was necessary in
order to compete with their gigantic
neigh bors across the river. One of the
aims of the Board of Trade was to induce
manufacturers TO locate here. he said and
then he pointed out the unexcelled river
aud railroad transportation facilities
which this city affords. especially on the
west side Mr. RIngle defended the city
officials, and said That if the one hun
dredth part of what is said Of them
was true, it would be awful to contem-
plate Even in the house of God the disciple
of Christ used the expression that our
Aldermen were murderers aud thieves.
'.In my opinion" said Mr.. Ringle; "our
of a IaV0ranlV
those who are villifying them"
Mr. Dear called upon Mr.. Cleveland TO
respond TO Our City" and that gentle
man spoke at length upon the working of
the Sinking Fund Commissioners and the
good results which he claimed the city
had reaped from the new charter. Mr..
Cleveland allcded in feeling terms
to the death OF Chief Farrier
and Stoker Dinan and when
hs had concluded the guests drank
to the memory of those brave dremen,
standing and in silence. A telegram was
read from Congressman McAdoo in which
he said that at the last moment he dis
covered that it would be impossible for
him TO be present as an important meas
ure effecting the interests OF the citizens
OF New Jersey was liable to come up in
Congress at any moment.
MINISTER STRAUSS PRAISES NEW JERSEY.
Mr.Strauss spoke to "Our Guests" He
said that he mad been delegated by the
New York Board of Trade to come TO the
banquet aud listen, not TO talk. he knew
that every banquet in New Jersey was
followed by goOu speaking. for every les
tive occasion in New YORK was graced by
the presence of Governor Albeit, whom
be warmly eulogized. The Governor not
only carried New Jersey. he said, but
every time he goes over the river he CAR
ries New York. too. Mr.. Strauss spoke
OF the great reforms of railroad abuses
and in other commercial matters which
the New York Board of Trade had
brought about.
Twenty-Five per cent. of the men who
transformed the Thirteen Colonies into a
nation were merchants. New Jersey was
OF great importance to New York during
tine Revolution, for what New York lost
in WestcheSter county ana on Long ISL
and was recovered at Princeton. don
mouth and Trenton. When New York
ers want TO unite In large enterprises
they come over to New Jersey TO get in
corporated, and they will continue TO do
SO as long as the State has such an excel
lent government as it has now. When
they want rest and quiet they come TO
New Jersey As the Elysian Fields were
to the ancients, so New Jersey is TO
New Yorkers.
Governor Albeit was received with
wild cheering when he arose To respond
to "Our State" IL was a pleasure for
him 10 be present, he said. noG on account
of the dinner, for he assured them that
he went to so many dinners that the
struggle was sometimes terrible, but be-
cause he met there the representative
men of the city. There was no more
powerful influence than the great busi-
ness interests represented in such bodies
as that OF the Board OF Trade. The Gov
ernor referred TO the confidence which
Mr.. Strauss had In New Jersey. which
was demonstrated by the fact tnat ne and
his brother had invested $ls0OO.0 900 in the
State.
'sNew Jersey" he said in conclusion.
twill stand in the future as IL has in the
past, loyal, progressive State
THE ETHICS OF BUSINESS.
The Rev. Mr.. Thompson spoke elo-
ouently on 'the Ethics Of Business" he
said among other things that a man could
be a good business man and at Inc same
time an honest citizen. He admitted that
y Clergyman was not supposed TO know
much about trade but many business men
might know something OF morality.
Every facility for the increase Of business
tends 10 the Detterment OF man. Crime
lurked il dark places aud single electric
light was worth dozen policemen. In
olden times traveller expected 10 meet a
highwayman at every cross road Now
woman could travel around the world
without meeting with an insult In those
days criminal was safe at distance of
100 miles from his crime. now the assassin
is safe nowhere and the time was coming
when the laws OF one nation would not