The morning call., 1892-11-16
CLEVELAND MAKES A SPEECH
The PreSident.Eleet at a New York
Banquet.
BUSINESS INTERESTS DISCUSSED.
Prominent Statesmen Talk at the Chamber oil
Commerce Dinner Secretary Foster on The
Financial Needs Of the Country.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The annual dinner
of the Chamber of Commerce was held at
Delmonico's tonight Mr.. Cleveland was
present Chauncey NJ Depew was also
there. In the absence of President Smith
Vice-Presdent Orr presided. Mr.. Cleve-
land sat upon his right and Secretary of
the Treasury Foster upon his left. The
Cabinet was further represented by AttOr-
ney-General Miller. Among the others
present were: Comptroller of tie Currency
A. ID. Hepburn, Senator Calvin S. Brice.
Senator Hiscock, Hon. William p. Breekin
ridge. Whitelaw Reid, Carl SchurZ, Murat
Halsted. George Nj. Pullman. ID. o. Mills,
Henry Willard, Austin Corbin. Colonel f. +.
Shepard, Henry Clews, William Have
meyer and others. After dinner Mr.. Orr
made a short address and introduced Secre-
tary Foster, who, in response TO the toast.
'The Treasury Department" spoke in part
as follows:
The relations of the Treasury Depart
menL to such an important body as the
Chamber of Commerce of New \ 0rk are
such as to justify me in speaking somewhat
in detail, although briefly, of its relations to
the country. The greatest distress Of
Secretary is the numerous and persistent
opportunities OF his party and social friends
for office. After much observation aud eX-
perience | do not hesitate to express the
opinion that the work of the Government Is
better done than that of our great corpora
tlOns. Care is always taken TO promote the
comfort and convenience OF the public IN
business with the treasury. We have by
the use of gold and silver certificates as
circulating medium illustrated the superl-
ority of paper money over metal TO such an
extent as TO create In the minds OF thought
full meu the inquiry as TO The utility OF coin
age. The fact Is established tnat the paper
representative Is preferred by our people.
Attorney-General Miller followed IN re-
sponse 10 the toast "The President If the
United States," which was drunk standing
by all present. "Mr. Harrison" he said,
SIS kept away by UNEXPECTED difficulties.
He is in sore domestic affection" he
occupied great Office. however. and the
speaker believed the people Of the United
States did not understand the vastneSs OF
that Office. He believed there was ten
dency existing among the legislative halls
OF some States 10 rcb the executive Gov
eTnment of ils powers, and instanced bis
own State of Indiana as an example. lie
thought the Legislatures were invading the
Offices Of the executive.
81. Clair Mekelley spoke to the toast.
Italy" in place OF Baron Faya, who was
kept away by illness. He was followed by
DIR. John Hail on Commerce and CiviiiZa-
tion," Hon. William {. Breckinridge on
THE House OF Representatives." and PIesi-
dent Schurman of Cornell University on
| Commerce and Education"
+ When Professor Schurman had finished
Mr.. Orr announced that the regular card
was exhausted, but he would now present
to the company a gentleman who negded
no words of introduction, Hon. Grover
Cleveland. The mention OF the Presidents
elects name was received with an ouiburst
Of applause to be hushed TO @ respectful
silence.
Mr.. Cleveland expressed gratitude at tho
kindness and warmth of this greeting. 1--WE
all notice." said he, "that many men when
they seek to appear especially wise aud i'm
pressive, speak OF our business interests
| as something awful and mysterious; and
quite often when the proposition Is under
/ discussion its merits are no longer apparent
/ to those whose hair Is on end at the solemn
/ suggestion that our business interests are
! lying in wait with numerous vials of wrath
! in complete readiness for those who arrive
/ at an accepted conclusion. 1t is entirely
] natural that my familiarity with business
| interests, rising from the relation to which
| have referred. should be of a pleasant
sort and free from fear and tTepidation,
| for the only meetings have attended of the
Chamber OF Commerce have been precisely
such as this, when the very best things to
| eat and drink have been exhaustiyely dis
| cussed. | am bound TO say that on these
occasions the dreadful beings representing
/ business interests have been very human
| indeed.
Il know you will not do me the great In
! justice of supposing j In the least under
| rate the Importance OF the commercial and
! financial interests here represented. We
| are all interested as Americans in a CON-
mon pursuit. Our purpose is, or ought TO
| be, in ouI several spheres to add to the
| general fund of the national prosperity.
From this fund we are all entitled to draw,
perhaps not equally, but justly. each receiy-
| IDg a fair portion OF Individual PROSPERITY.
| Let = avoid each
| anxiety 10 be first Ia the distribution of
shares and let us rot attemptto TO appropriate
| the share OF others"
In conclusion Mr. Cleveland again ex-
pressed thanks for the cOurteses extended
and said he never allowed himself to be
| Needless OF the affairs they 60 worthily
| hold in their keeping.
Hon. Whitelaw Reid spoke next and In
troduced himself by saying that speech
| making ought TO be left 10 the 'other side"
II have made great many speeches." he
said, within the last three or four weeks,
and I'm bound to say I'm not at ali
pleased with the result. As a member of
the Chamber OF Commerce, l would like TO
answer the question which my friend from
Kentucky, Mr.. Breckinridge, has asked
He says that as representative of the sue
cessful party he is here TO ascertain the
needs OF the business people OF New York.
There is nothing so Injurious to business as
uncertainty. He told us IL was the purpose
of his party to set their faces resolutely and
antagOnislically against the course which
the people Of this country had pursued
for thirty years. / can only answer in the
words OF Deputy OF the French Chamber.
WHO said that on International questions
affecting his country or nationality there
was no minority and no majority that all
were Frenchmen-and that We all are Amer
leans"
| When Reid had taken his seat there were
loud cries for Depew. Mr.. Depew pleas
antly aequiesced. and said in part: II ex-
pected to be here tonight attending the
obseques of a distinguished friend Oh mine.
and i had prepared a eulogy which would
be satisfactory 10 the deceased. / discover.
however, that L have been listening to a
Democratic ratification meeting, and fnd
places changed. / am the corpse now"
He believed that as the Democratic party
had thirty years In which TO study the po'
litical history of the country it should bt
ready to present a programme at the hTs'
opportunity and without delay. The
people had decided in favor Of a change
and he hoped that there would be ne
delay in legislation. Mr.. Cleveland under
stands the gravity of the situation, and ht
has grand opportunity. If he succeeds hs
will be the angel of he political history o.
his time, who will have given the country
the policy 1t sought for and the creed fol
which 1t clamored.
When Depew had concluded Mr.. Orr an
nounced that the proceedings were closed.
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