Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-12-22
NEW YORK STANDS IN
Father KnickerbOcker Has
Got Over the Sulks.
Disappointment Over the
Worlds Fair Forgotten.
The Empire State Will Be Well Rep
resented at Chicago.
Columbian Exposition Banquet at
DeImonicO's-Speech by Hon.
Chauncey M. Depew and
Other Orators.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
New YORK, Dec. 81 .-Delmonicos big
banquet hall has had no more distin-
guished or representative gathering this
season than that which assembled to-
night to participate in a dinner given
by the New York state commissioners
of the worlds Columbian exposition,
Depew, Thatcher and Allen. The feast
was given to consider the Empire state g
interests and duty in connection with
the great event. There was host OF
distinguished men present, including
all the principal officers OF the exposi-
ton, and promin ent representatives OF
the commercial. professional, literary
and political circles OF the country
Among those who sent regrets were
Secretary Tracy, exPresident Cleve-
land, Vice President Morton, Mayor
Grant and Lyman J. Gage OF Chicago,
who is very Ill in his apartments at his
hotel.
The immense white and gold banquet
hall was hung with the national colors
and banners and there was a lavish dis
play OF flowers The clock tolled the
hour of 10 before the good things OF the
banquet were fully discussed and the
company was ready for speeches. Mr..
Depew then arose, and was welcomed
by generous outburst of applause.
Mr.. Depew said, in part; The
Columbia exposition comes at a most
opportune time. The unprecedented
crops this year and the equally unprece
denied demand for our food products
mil orixy he
an eXhllerating period OF prosperity.
In the ordinary course OF financial eX-
perience, overconidence, with probably
different relations in another year be
tween the farm aud the markets of the
world, would be followed by collapse.
But this great industrial exhibition at
Chicago will take up the frayed threads
of opportunity, too lavishly employed,
and weave them into new cables to
draw the car of American progress;
save US as q nation from the danger
which might threaten, and crystalline
into permanency thousands of enter
prises which otherwise would fail from
lack OF confidence or capital.
The citizens of Chicago are TO be com
plimented and congratulated upon the
courage and forethought which have
characterized their local preparations
for this grand event. They have already
expended $l0,000,000 OF their own
money and their patriotism and re-
sources are not yet exhausted; but the
expense OF this national enterprise
should not be wholly borne by the To-
calty where congress has placed it.
The nation should do it's part to second
the efforts of the citizens OF Chicago to
nave the exposition surpass any yet
held in any country"
Speaking of New York, Mr.. Depew
said it is an insult to the intelligence OF
the state to ask what should be New
York's place in this grand exhibition.
Speaking for the people OF New York, he
would say to the country: New York
will be at the Columbian exposition and
che will be there in the full grandeur OF
her strength and development.
Speaking OF the magnitude OF the
great exposition, Mr.. Depew said it is
certain that in the magnitude OF its
location, its architecture and its strik-
ing and enduring features will make the
American city i'll which it is held rank
among the first cities in the world after
an existence of only fifty years. The
exposition commentaries the discovery
OF a continent which has become the
home OF people OF every race discov-
cry which has accomplished more for
humanity, in its material, intellectual
and spiritual effects, than all the other
events since the advent Of Christ.
Mr.. Palmer, president of the national
commission, said the charge had been
made that partisan politics has had
something to do with the management
of the exposition. To him the charge
seemed without the slightest founda-
Ia or 70 %l,a fon
that the principal offices OF both the
commission and the local directory were
divided between Democrats and Repub-
lcans, and said he believed each OF
those gentlemen would consider him
self dishonored ii he lent himsG'ito and
did not oppose on any and all occasions
the slighest tendency to partisan
discrimination. The creation OF SO
large board of lady managers (and
he was glad to cay that the board would
much have preferred the name OF
woman" to that O. lady, was the
cause OF some 40 rer5e comment.
The course OF that boara however, had
justified the action o. the commission.
1t was the first time the g0gernment
had in such way recognized woman.
1t had dignifed woman; it had given
weight to her opinion; it had opened
new avenues to her efforts. 10 those
who believe in more varied work and
better wages for women, who appreciate
her artistic taste, who believe the more
woman is dignifed the greater is the as
surance of worthy sons to be given the
republic, the action OF the commission
needed no defense.
Mr.. Palmer spoke at length OF the in
terest taken in the fair; OF its great inn
portance in many ways and said Il
have never telt doubt OF the absolute
and entire success OF the enterprise, any
more than | haye doubt Of the low OF
Niagara, or the continuance OF the at
mosphere."
President w. 7. Baker, Of the Chi
cago local directory, said he was happy
to see almost every trace OF bitterness
over the loss OF the fair to New York
had disappeared. He recounted the
details of the vast undertaking. and said
it is estimated the cost OF the lair will
be $l5, III 500, exclusive Of The cost of
administration, which is estimated at