Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-16
NOTED MEN
Speak at Banquet Of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce.



Deimonieos tonight In the famous gold
and white room were many of the most in
fuentiai representatives of the social
political, educational and mercantile inter
ests of the country. Mr.. Cleveland was
present.
Chauneey NJ. Depew gracefully cougrat.
ulated the President Elect, instead Of offer
ing him that promised ante-election cons0-
laiion. Vice President Alexander +. Orr
presided.
Mr. Cleveland sat upon his right. Secre-
sarv of the Treasury Foster upon his left.
The cabinet was further represented by
| Attorney General William Miller. Others
at the guests table were Comp
troller of the Currency Hepburn.
Senator Brice of Ohio, Senator Hiscock of
| New York, Congressman Breckenridge of
Kentucky, Whitelaw Reid, Carl Schurz,
Murat Halstead. Stewart l.. Woodford,
Rev DIR. John Hall, Rev. VIM. II. Bibbert.
David NJ. Stone, ST. Clair Mckelway and
John A. Sleicher.
Among others " ho attended the dinner were
George NJ. Pullman, ID. o. Mills, Henry
Willard, Austin Corbin, John II. Styrin, ex-
Collector Robertson, Jesse Seligman.
Elliott r. Shepard, John II. In
man, Henry Clews. Charles X. Flint
VIM. Steuway and Erastus Wiman. Inc
toast card provided for but five speeches !:
Treasury Department by Secretary
Charles Foster; President of the United
| States" by Attorncy-General Miller;
House of Representatives" by Hon. Will
liam {. r. Breckenridge of Kentucky /;
Commerce and Civilization by Prof.
John HALL Italy" by Baron Fava;
Commerce and Education" by President
Schurman of Cornell University. After
dinner Mr.. Orr made short address and
was followed by Secretary Foster.
Secretary Foster, among other things
said ! had nearly two years experience as
secretary of the treasury. | feel competent
to speak of the service as far as know it.
The great distress of the secretary is the
numerous and persistent importantly of his
party and social friends for office. If he
could be relieved of this great worry, much
of the discomfort of the position would he
obviated.
1t takes time for the secretary to know
the worth of his subordinates and learn how
to utilize them for the promotion of his per-
sonal comfort. take pleasure in testify
ing here to the intelligence and faithfulness
of these employees. After much observa-
ton and experience | do not hesitate to ex-
press the opinion that the work of the gov
eminent is better done than our great cor
porations There is more intelligent knOwl-
edge of duty, more integrity than in private
employment.
Care is always taken to promote the COM
fort and commence of the public in its
business with the treasury. We have. by
the use of gold and silver certificates as
circulating medium, illustrated the superb
ority of paper money over metal to such an
extent as to create in the minds Of thought
full men the inquiry as to the utility of coin
age.
Nv successor, with the help of the Presi-
dent, will make many changes of heads of
bureau and chiefs of divisions, and. as a
consequence. at least for the time being,
the business of the department will suffer.
But behind the heads are a corps of trained
clerks upon whom the utmost reliance can
be placed. have no doubt the treasury
department will maintain its honorable
record.
Mr.. Orr then introduced Attorney Gen
eral Miller, who said that President Har-
rison was kept away because Of sore do
nestle affiction. The speaker believed
the people did not understand the vastness
of the Presidential office. The founders Of
the constitution did however. He believed
that a tendency was existing among legisla-
lures of states to rob the executive govern
ment of its powers, and instanced his own
state of Indiana.
! St. Clair Mckelway, Brooklyn, spoke to
the toast of Italy" in place Of Baron Fava
who was kept away by illness. He believed
the bond of friendship between the United
States and Italy should be preserved in the
interest of both nations.
lie was followed by Rev. DIR. Hale, Con-
gresham Breckinridge, and President
Schurmen of Cornell University.
President-elect Cleveland then spoke.
I'VE all have noticed many men when
they seek to appear especially wise and I'm
pressive speak of our business as some
thing awful and mysterious, and quite often
when a proposition is under discussion, its
merits are no longer apparent to those
whose hair is on end, at the solemn sugges-
ton our business interests lying in wall
numerous vials. of wrath are in complete
readiness for those who arriye at the unac-
cepted conclusion.
am fortunate in being able TO state that
my relations to the Chamber of Commerce
of the state of New York. though merely Of
a complimentary kind, arising from honor
ary membership, has so faliliarized me with
business interests, that no longer regard
| those words as meaning bloodthirsty
beast nor do have constantly before my
mini the children in the Biblical story who
were torn in pieces by bears for discussing
too much at random the badness of an
ancient prophet.
I II is entirely natural that my familiarity
I with business interests, arising from the
I relation to which have referred, should
( be of a very pleasant sort and free from
| fear and trepidation, for the only meetings
| have ever attended of the Chamber of
I Commerce. have been precisely such rs
this, when the very best things to eat and
drink were exbaustively discussed.
| am bound to say that on these occa-
| sions the dreadful beings representing
| business interests have been very human
indeed. know you do not do me the
great injustice of supposing that ] in the
| least underrate the importance of the COM
mercisl and financial interests here repre-
scented.
( No one appreciates more than that
while the proper adjustment Of all inter
ests should be maintained you represent
t
| prosperity and growth do not believe
| that any other interests should be obliged
/ to feed upon the crumbs which fall from
the table Of business nor do believe that
the table should be robbed of good things
honestly and fairly there, merely because
some other table is not well provided.
/ 1t comes to this We are all interested
as Americans in a common pursuit. Our
purpose is. or ought, to be, in our several
spheres, to add to the general fund of ma
tional prosperity. From this fund we are
all entitled to draw, perhaps not equally
but Justly, each receiving a fair portion OF
individual prosperity.
Let ns avoid trampling on each other in
The anxiety to be first in the distribution of
shares and let rs not attempt TO appropri-
ate the shares of oshers. cannct refrain
from expressing my thanks for the courte.
sizes often extended TO me by the organiza-
ton at whose hespitahie board am at this
evening.
X beg TO assure You that | shall never
allow myself to be needless of the affair
you so wor,hily hold in your keeping
The next speakers we're WhItelaw Reit
and Chauncy NJ. Depew.
Mr.. Reid said. I made great man,
speeches within the last three or four week
i and am not at all pleased with the result
We will put no obstacle in the way of the
s.osber side Cheers Twill pay m,
respect. ~ loyal American citizen to III.
elect of SIS 600 900 of American people
Mr.. Depew said. II expected to be here
tonight. attending the obseguies of dis
ts;nouished friend of mine flaavfteYf AM