The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-03

to worry him. Think, too, how the
O'Neill Association would grow II the
Hon. Patrick III. had nothing to do but
to serve its interests and to attend to the
Y. NJ. G. A. There are many other in
stances to which attention might be
called, but they will readily suggest
themselves
'Once more, gentlemen, it gives me
pleasure to bid you welcome. We do not
know how long the Mayor will be with
us, and some of us hold MIN in high
esteem. He has spent long and useful
life in this city. aud hope he will long
remain with us in health and happiness.
There is at least one point upon which we
all think alike-some OF us from
one motive, some from another
to the retirement he seeks. A brave,
thoughtful and progressive man will re-
tire to private life when the Mayor goes
out OF Office. l believe this gathering
will do us good. 1t would be better for
Jersey City If we could meet more fire.
quently."
DR. ENGLISH FEW WORDS.
Mr.. Edetstein then introduced DR..
Thomas Dunn English, the poet, author
aud statesman. who was appointed TO pre-
side. Glasses were filed and toasts were
drank standing to the health Of Mayor
Cleveland.
DIR. Euglish who is Congressman-elect
was received with tremendous cheering,
He said:-
Il deem it an honor, gentlemen, to oc-
cupy this position at banquet rendered
u man about to resign from public life.
Outside of my respect, officially, l regard
him as being under my charge, not as a
son, but as a younger brother. Another
reason:-This seems to be a convocation
of Mayors. ] am proud to say / am the
oldest ex-Mayor ia the State OF New Jer-
sey. Contidentialy I'll whisper. it was
way down IN West Virginia long while
ago. / was elected by all the votes In
the town except one which modesty for
bids taking coguizance of on this occasion.
What matters 1t ii received 2S Of the %
registered votesi" / am proud | am u
Mayor"
DIR. English then presented Mr.. Cleve-
land with an illustrated and handsomely
bound edition of the book which had
been distributed to each guest:-"Mayor
Cleveland's Birthday Souvenirs"
BATCH OF REGRETS.
Assistant Prosecutor NoOnan read a
lengthy batch of kilograms and letters of
regret. The first was from Leon Albeit.
Governor Hill of New York wrote that
engagements already made prevented the
pleasure of his attendance. Horatio &.
Kings duties at Washington prevented
his appearance at the dinner. Ii was too
near the ending of the present session of
Congress to allow Congressman Amos j.
Cummings to attend. Judge Jonathan
Dixon hoped that the police specials"
would be back from Kearney in time to
celebrate the Mayors sixty-second
birthday. The exigencies Of Pastor
w. 9. Snodgrass' present church
work prevented his attendance.
Father Robert Seton, d. D.. was too busy
with his Lenten duties "Impossible,n
wrote Senator Gorman Of Maryland, and
he expressed his regret at not being able
to attend. Charles A. Dana of the New
York Sun, Charles L. Cook of New York.
Gustav Metzler, Colonel Brown, Mayor
Hugh j. Grant of New York city, Attor-
ney General Stockton, Elijah s. Cowles,
Charles b. Alexander, Vice Chancellor
Green. Chancellor McGill, Senator Blod-
getr. Roswell p. Flower, Herbert Potts,
William A Lewis, Simeon A Smith. the
Mayor of Paterson, Allen McDermott,
William III. Furman, ex-Mayor Charles
O'Neill. the Rev. Father Corr. the Rev.
many Others which, ''in the interest of
humanity" Mr.. N CONAN refrained from
mentioning, all sen letters of regret.
MAYOR CLEvELAND's PLEASURE
DIR. English, in introducing Mayor
Cleveland, remarked that he was carry
ing Goals TO Newcastle" Mr.. cleveland
said:-
suppose, under the present circumstances,
am entitled to say Ny friends
most of you know, many of you no doubt
TO you sorrow, am seldom embarrassed
when called upon to speak in public. But
on this occasion so many thoughts come
up, so many associations gather about my
memory-l see so many with whom l
have been bound by the closest ties of
friendship, to say nothing of the dis
appointment felt on entering this room.
THAT | find myself at loss for want of
speech. was told by Mr.. Edelstein, and
others who signed the letter. even by my
old friend Washburn over there, that this
was to be private dinner. In accepting
it did NOT accept this splendid manifes-
Iation OF personal regard on the part of SO
many friends. l was told it was only to
be Il social gathering. l find around ME
Democrats and Republicans all mixed up
together. Really,I believe the Republi-
cans are more numerous than the Demo-
Gratis. We are TO have good time
were the only truthful words worded in
the letter. The splendor of this entertain
ment, gentlemen, prevents me from ex-
preston. / can only thank you with all
my heart. did not expect it,
II want to say that in looking around
this table l see gentlemen have known
as children. Others have known only a
few years. There's my old friend" point
ing to Mr.. Thomas b. Decker of Hoboken(
II knew forty five years ago. / used TO
come over from New York in his ferry
boat every evening, ana fnany'S the tlme
I've been stuck in the ice. There's an
other knew half century ago. We
were boys together. / see landmarks all
around me, and while the presence of
some brings gladness. others bring re-
gretful recollections. | feel owe debt
of gratitude to all. Critics are sometimes
ones best friends. desire to return
thanks 10 ALL"
Picking up the book, DIR. English had
presented him with. Mr.. Cleveland con-
Doctor has bought me
something like a comic valentine. 1 see
that Dan McAghon tremendous applause)
is the author. IL would be useless for me
to say that Dan writes all my speeches.
When / write poor speech, Dan dresses
it up and see that all tine press boys fix it
up for me.
Looking around me l see the president
of the American Institute. We used to be
boys together, and we used to fight.
There's Tom Decker. He can't be less
than 90. aud Cornelius Blauvelt; he must
be 80. l looked up to him as father so
years ago. Mr.. WashDurn, there, sold
bricks TO my father. / will never live to
be as old as they are. There's Johnny
Pierson. Did think when | was boy
and he was boy in florists place in the
rear of my fathers place, he would live to
decorate these ables in such splendid
manner. There's Jacob Ringle. He'll
sell you stoyepipe joint as cheap as any
one. But he's not content with this. He
erects great public buildings and looks