The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02
eecIpaoclTy AT DINNER.

A.onal Dinner % the New York CHAMBER
~ commerce speeches ny Cleveland,
D~pew and schurs Keciprocity and For-
eten Trade the TopscA
The New York Chamber OF Commerce
has always been a rather hide-bound
nrotectionist organization. At u an.
nual dinner there has usually been q
large amount Of protection speech-
making hut a change seems TO DO com
ING over this conscrvat ve old body.
The needless hardships which the two
Mckinley laws-the tariff law and the
customs administrative law-hayc laid
uuon commerce seem 70 have made tho
members OF the Chamber OF Commerce
omen 10 other and better ideas
Az its annual dinner just held rccip-
.ocity was the keynote OF the speeches
The gentlemen comprising tho Cham
Der apparently feel with Blaine that
the United States has reached 30 Mt
where one OF its highest duties is 70 en-
large tho area Of its foreign trade"
Chaunccy NJ Depew, who Is an aspIr-
ant for the Republican nominal on for
the Presidency. made tho first speech
and dilated upon the beauties OF rcci-
procity with the Spanish-speaking ma
tons OF South America. with Canada
and all American nations or colonies
His reference to the recent money cr.sl
in London. and the way in which the
Bank Of France came TO the rescue OF
the Bank OF England BY lending II si5.-
900. 900 at per cent, when the current
rate was six. Tn $ he said. was IN
ternational reciprocity Of tho broadcast
and most benefce mt character
The most remarkable speech OF the
evening was made by Carl Schurz on
foreign commerce. Ills concluding
words werc as follows:
n am deeply conv nc "a. II we wish 10
spread our G. mmercr over tho world ana
revive our mctch nj feet. we must NJ ia.t
touca the vital point. As the sour ii need a
the abolition ~ slav ry 10 dis lose % her
an her possibilities OF prosperity and great
ness 20 our indnstr e. and our conn re.
~ orier 70 enter up NV ana ,nf dies
career n rr gressive dcvc opmcnt ne 4
only the breaking OF the chains which
hamper them An. gentlemen. ID H. after
all. ~ the MIR ~ fr~s 4 I'm that the gcnins 81
ARENA most grandiy nnfolds IL row r.
~ pro una believer in the great des-
iiiy ~ this Renublic- only let ~ hav. nm
K culture rclIev, q offhe arifci n burdens
put upon n; "A manufsctnr ng l. dn-tr. ITO.
cfats 4 IL the taxes which make producfls n
costly commerce fIc. 10 vet ships aud
carry ing mef chandi - chal enginv the com
petition OF the world lct us hive roe
Il "a AMI lair cha &c for American enter
prise lnbrr md invention. and IN Repun.
ie y III not only reman one ~ The fr.f
grtnarIrs ~ The earth. hut advance with
elant ~tr dcs ~ become the greatest indus
THAI and opymorcI i nation ~ the akt-aye.
ne greatest the world hf<ever Known"
At the conclusion Of the regular
speeches cx-Prcsidcnt Cleveland was
loudly called FOR. In his response Ne
referred to Mr. Dcpcw's address as fo.-
lows:
We have heard that reciprocity would DO
AZ % "a ng betwc Us and The spanish.
.rrtklng nope >ow. 4 occurs 70 me Ii
\ W .uii By a ~ood thing with the Snanish-
s9re ing reopi' u woul be with the pco.
rv Wine pcak cur own lanwuagc W. have
hear INT our breaAsinh- 70 across the
water AMI that In people over til r need
them ana that means i mrrket Tor those
rro ine's. does 4 not? [,prlansn have
heard that bird m lie hand sw rih two
n the bush. and il rccnr~ 10 me that II W.
ilrradv have = market fer eur pro iucts il
mignt y well tncultivat- IL Instead Of trs-
nt ~ inanufaciu anofh.r.
We have heard t. u ght h0s and and
frAt e. have within few dag- rn-heh 10
ur rescue IN financial Way. prompted
therefor ny n nobis- sentiment ~ fccipfo~-
ny II they are iiiinv and riad ~ ex-
frtd the hand ~ r ne In financial matters
how would II be 20 give Them chance In 1
ctmncrelai and other matter-? lAppIause.I