New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10

showed evident signs of improved health since
he last spoke in the same hall at the dinner oil
the St Patrck's Society lie said
Mr. Chairman and Geaemen of the Ohio society Of
H S and laSi Has IA doe odn aSoa
Laughter.5 I have been member IRON we Dce,,i
Mig but has never been my pleasure 70 at t6e rank E
ing officer OF President harrison, Cabinet 70 teS,
70 you OF The graf success OF MS ~ FraGce
plauSe) Minister Reid has had conNlderabie " ss,
about Ohio We GSgeT tofe wac s or four Years
called upon many times to respond 10 uiT t,nS
of the state o. Ohio began to r DC rN snS1 Of the
s ri oiae Tn states ao tie Union dsassned them
Tpou Examination of the state found peculiar
condition OF things. conditions that exist ~ no o'
State. our manufacturing, our agriculture our
mercantile and mining interests exist tier IN tPc1e
r s9u ppSpC cTSt in S sny such proportions
and New England largely tnanclm ai i n' nL
ia fact Wg p9nyan ya@ a Re eat
operating upon the minds OF the people q, Uc'' and
anshier) while in Yew-York aud New England these
forces not operating equally produce or nolnoT
lie believe them TO be the best Of any COUNT o Oh
earth certainly here every man, be he rich or poor
has equal cha2ce in the race OF HE we 'c"c''
pr. Reid-But not now lLaughter} + ,,cnter1 We
IN T The n Cv f Service VI Who hold Office for lie other
aipIomas an9 the people Who perform that duty
trained from boyhood and remain IN tht serve I
their life. In this country We pick up our dp!ohAIs
fipm our LAWYERS frog our merchants from our news
papcr neD.-snd we send them abroad 70 dschars tls
duty Now undertake 10 say that from Beh)amh
Franklin down to the present time our diplomats have
been as able have been successful and think more
So in the discharge Of these duties than the trained
men of other countries. (Applause) And think,
INV friends that ~ the finest illustrations TINT we
have Of the success the newspaper fraternity exists
in in that Of Mr.. Reid. Enthusiastic applause)
There was much applause at the close Of Secre
,ary Fosters remarks and the enthusiasm con
tinued for some time after he had taken his seat
Then General Swayne introduced Secretary Eikins
in the following remarks:
Gentlemen Ii may De pecessary TO suggest 70 some
of You who diG HOt IRON OhiO-t NAV be as well
veracV and carefuness Of truth in this, that
when he was attempting explain how II that the
brnzes Of Mr. ard had outlastcd the correspondence
of Mr.. Reid himself and the sOnncts Of Mr.. HO~elIs,
tho other two and not because they had more bras
daughter and applauseD The distinguished secretary
of The Treasury reminded ne this evening that his bus
ness was with figures and facts, and not with speaking
/ cannot say that there came In TO my mind then
the celebrated adagc which prevails among lawyers
in figures as facts daughter but was very sure that
when he came to speak what we should have would
be the Of facts with the eXactness Of figures ana
we all agree precisely ana unQualihedy with HIM n
The estimate OF the foreign services OF Mr. Red which
he tells u. are entertained by the Administration. ZAP
plalise) But he has not the whole praise OF Nj.
Reid, nor tired OF hearing from the Adnlh'ra,
Ion about Mr.. Reid, and | therefore have renewed
pleasure in calling up before you the secretary OF
War, the Honorable stephea i. Elkins