The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-16
IN The GOLD AND WHITE
Annual Dinner of the Chamber OF
Commerce in New York.
NOTED MEN WERE PRESENT.
President Elect CLEVELAND. Chauncey M.
Depew, whitsIaw Reid. the Rev. DIR.
Hale, Attorney-General Miller, Con-
gressmsn Breckenridge and Others.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-The annual din
ner of the Chamber Of Commerce was
held at Delmonico's last night. In tho
famous gold and white room were many
of the most influential representatives OF
the social, political, educational and mer-
camille interests of the country. Rare
viands, ancient vintages and sparkling or
atory composed the program.
Mr.. Cleveland was present. Chaupcey
M. Depew was also there and gracefully
congratulated the President-elect instead
OF Offering him that promised ante-elec-
tion consolation.
In the absence of President Charles
Smith, Vice President Alexander II. Orr
presided. Mr.. Cleveland sat upon his
right and Secretary of the Treasury Fos-
ter upon his left. The cabinet was further
represented by Attorney General William
Miller. The others at the guests table
were Comptroller Of the Currency Hep
burn, Senator Brice OF Ohio, Senator His
inridge Of Kentucky, Whitelaw Reid, Carl
Schurz, Murat Halstead, Stewart L.
Woodford, the Rev. DIR. John Hall, Rev.
VIM. H. Ribbert, David M. Stone, st.
Clair McKelway and John A. Sleycher.
Among otE>rs who attended the dinner
Henry Willard, Austin Corbin, John III.
Starin, Ex- Collector Robertson, Jesse Sell
igman, Elliott F. Shepard, John III. Inman,
Henry Clews, Charles n. Flint, VIM. Stein
way and Erastus Winn.
The Toast Card
provided for but five speeches: "The
Treasury Department" by Secretary
Charles Foster; "The President of the
United States" by Attorney General Mil
Ter; "The House OF Representatives" by
Hon. VIM. c. p. Breckinridge OF Ken
lucky; Commerce and Education" by
President Schurman of Cornell Univer-
sity.
After the dinner Mr.. Orr made short
address and was followed by Secretary
Foster, who, among other things said:
have had nearly two years experience as
secretary OF the treasury, and while dc
not hesitate to say that there Is yet much
for me to learn, feel competent to speak
of the service so far as know 1t. The
great distress OF the secretary is the num-
erous and persistent Importantly OF his
party and social friends Tor Office. IL he
could be relieved of this great worry,
much of the discomfort of the position
would be obviated 1t takes time for the
secretary to know the worth of his subor-
dinates and to learn how to utilize them
for the promot ion of his personal COM
fort.
take pleasure Is testifying here to the
intelligence and faithfulness of these en-
ployes. After much observation and ex-
| perience / do not hesitate to express the
opinion that the work of government is
better done than that of
Our Great Corporations.
There is more intelligent knowledge OF
duty and more integrity than in private
employment. The treasurer's bureau,
with various sub-treasuries, repositories
| OF public moneys Of the country in a
| limited sense, may be called an enormous
| banking institution. Care Is also taken
| Of the public in its business with the
| treasurer.
We have by the use Of gold and silver
certificates as a circulating medium, IL
lustrated the superiority OF paper money
over metal to such an extent as TO create
in the minds of thoughtful men the in
quiry as to the utility OF coinage. The
fact Is established that the paper repre-
sentative Is preferred by our people. My
will make many changes Of the heads OF
bureaus and chiefs of divisions, and, as a
consequence, at least for the time being,
the business of the department will suf-
fer But behind the heads are a corps OF
trained clerks upon whom the utmost re-
lance can be placed. i have no doubt
that the treasury department will main
tain its fairly earned honorable record.
Mr.. Orr then introduced Attorney-Gen-
eral Miller, who was followed by Rev. DIR.
Hale, Congressman Breckinridge, Presi-
dent Schurman OF Cornell University.
President -elect Cleveland, Whitelaw Reid
| and Chauncey Depew.
After Mr.. Depew's speech the proceed
ings came to a close.