Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-14
A BANQUET.
Closing the Celebration in
New York.
MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
YlCe-PFtSident Norton Makes a Neat
Little Speech.
Sorernor Fiower n.,srs to tho risns
Of Sow YORK; for tho Location
sfue NarIa's lair.

NEW YoRi;, Oe,.la.- The Columbian
celebration IN this Guy was brought 10
hi,iug close tonirh. by grand
banquet at Lenox Lyccum. Several
hundred Of toe heat known men In
the country were seated AZ the table.
Mayor Grant presided. Vice. prosident
Morton, representing Prealdent lIarri.
son, sitting at his eide. Near him
were Ex.Ptcsidcnt Cleveland, Ex-
President Hayes, Governor Flower,
Secretary OF State Foster, Baron
fhva, General Horace Porter and
Bishop Potter. The fleet ioRst was re-
spondrd 10 by Vlce.l President Morton.
The Nico-Pfeeident lamented the
necessity " the Presldent's absence,
saying no was standing In great
shadUw awaiting the issues Of life
and death. lie (MoTton) was here 10
thank them for tne respectful courtesy
which assigned the President to
prominent position in these civic cers-
monies.
'"ihu 18th ~ October, - said the Vice.
Pteaidoul, evil hereafter be- marked
with white. We have Instituted a
Columbian festival TO be repeated at
the expiration Of each hundred years,
10 the fuTihormost limit OF time, by
actors who viii not have been wilt
nesseg Of the proceeding celebration"
Alter briefly reviewing tho impress
sive events OF the past few days and
speaking OF the lesson they convey, the
Vice. President said on behalf OF the
President that ho was here especially
TO thank tho ministers OF Spain, Italy
and France for their frnternal assist
ance and tho representatives OF other
p0wers for kindly appreciation. At the
close OF his address, Mr.. Morton pro-
posed toast 10 the wife Of the Presi-
dent and expressed hope for her speedy
recovery.
Secretary Of State Foster responded
10 THE United States OF America"
making q graceful speech.
He said among other things that In
no other nation Of tho world Ia religious
faith which no efficiently contributed
10 the success OF the first voyage OF
great discovery, so potent in CONTROL
ling society, enriohing Its charities and
elevAting ths race.
at was In the United States that
civil and religious liberty experienced
It's now birth. Here II has It's most
perfect application, aud its influences
have been prominent factors for the
last 100 years In rsconstruoting
society and government In Europe.
In no other nation IL education 80
munilcently fOstercd and intelligence
no generally didused throughout all
classes. When we turn from social
conditions TO the physical accomplish
ment OF the United States, the con-
trasts are equally marked. In the
midst Of our gloritication, however, 1t
Is plain that We have not reached per-
fection Ia either society or govetn.
ment. In my residence Abroad the
criticism most frequently made 10 me
by public men and Intelligent OBJ
servers was the lax and partial admin
istrati0n OF Justice III the United
States. Too often have been made TO
blush ut tho recital, usually, Il is true,
In exaggerated terms, OF riots, lynch
ing and lawless execution Of punish
ment upon supposed culprits not infre-
quent In this country. Usually II
IL imperfect administration Of jus-
tice by constituted authorities
which occasions but never juati-
fees these lawless acts, and onck
OF derelict authorities may generally
he found perverted public sentiment.
Whnta well grounded source Of exvlt-
alton II would be, II TO the list OF
achievements already enumerated we
could make "A claim that In this land
justice was always impartihlly admin
islered TO the high and low, 10 the rich
andipoor, and without fear or favor"
Governor Flower also spoke refer
Ring to the New York tight for the fair
location three years ago, and said,
"This week's demonstrations have
given magnificent proof OF the broad,
unselhsh patriotism OF New York's
citizens, who, In coucealing all resent
ment, united heartily in the weeks
festivities" General Porter, Congress.
man Cummings and others spoke.