New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01
JAMES W. ALEXANDER.

JAMES W. ALEAANDlIh.
Everybody present pronounced Mr.. McKeway's
speech one Of the highest order and he was
heartily applandcd during its delivery and when
lie sat down. Then william Winter. OF The
Tribune staff read Il poem. Mr.. Winters poem was
pronounced by those who heard 1t Of the best he
had ever given upon an afterdinncr occasion. Then
Mr. Lawrence introduced J. ". Alexander, who said ::
There was not word said In my Invitation about
making a speech | do not complain OF This, because
a deaf dumb and blind man ought TO have heard
and enough Of our distinguished friend , Nir,
Reid, to be able to pronounce euloSy upon MN
without preparation. But | wonder why was as
eliminated against and made 10 speak on the spur
Of the moment when Mr.. Hewitt, and Mr. smith, and
Mr. IIalstcad and the Others have evidently been
getting ready for months. daughter)
see BY your book that the LoioS Club WAS organ
,ed 10 promote social Intercourse between journalists.
artists musicians and members of the theatrical
urofession But there f. not one word about the
American Hog, Not that | am classifying myself
under that head laughter although one might be
happy - belong 10 body for which the guest OIL
the evening has shown such decided plr'iali'y'
daughtcrJ lie ha, certainly lifled mp That commonly
from condition OF degradation and made 1t dis
tingUi~hcd reversing tn" sentiment cApesaeu !" 'ho
lines OF lludlbfa,.
For truth Is precious and divine.
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine
Dut there ure Others who have enjoyed our frienh ;
kindly influence beside, the American Hog and be-
sides the privileged cl>scs who form the constituency
Of the l0tos Club. As 10 artists, for example, there
IS great mass OF the American people who haven
MONEY enough to buy pictures haven't skill enough
to paint haven't taste enough 10 Judge and haven't
.onse enough 10 keep quiet. u.aughtcr) This large
and Influential body | suppose represent tonight.
Laughter don't know whether impIe s,ionsts come
under the head Of artists or not. In act il Is hard
10 get definition Of what an impIessionlst Is. An
artist in Ncw.Jerscy combcd his musichc With lead
comb and then went ont to walk IN tie moonlight
with young lady. When they came into the bright
light the paror her face looked like one Of Whsficrs
ctchug-, and they said he an impres,onist.
Laughter
But never mind the definition. The nine hundred
and ninety nine arii,ss one, ont % every thousand
represent IN doing honor to our accomplished friend,
and We are 10 be right, for AIT mIy err but
nature cannot miss Then. to muscians ana
theatrical people cannot all belong Z that class,
bat We are ali going fair for the benefit of the
Actors FUND.- and all be wattcd into liiyland
by the magic OF padercwsk, and represent all those
who know nothing technically OF music or the drama
but admire them nevertheles,.
PECULIARIrEs OF THE JOURNALIST.
And then Is TO journalist, see that they come
first in eligibility in the constitution Of the LOoS Club
And well they may 1t is not given to all of US TO
be journalists. but ~hat profession 1t has grown 70
10 keep out of the papers, II Gems rs II everybody
journalist and your front doorstep l. invaded
10y them. O.iughtcrJ When Nou have little al
which you want t. insert gratis. 1t seems II there
was not journalist in the land. d.iugherD rep
resent the class who would like q b. Journalists.
We look with awe upon that my stcrOns parsonage
who. shrouded under the mpcncrable protection OF
excite tie envy OF Car! Perhaps no one Of the
elias, commands more wonder than The man who gets
up the sunday edition, daughter.
The journalist occupies a niche far higher than the
poet. The poet would seem to achieve greatncs, in
journalist IN proportion u ms truth and force zap
pausel saw Il statement in Il newspaper lately
in his lisp. We think subscribers should have
the advantage Of thi, statement said the editor.
w 9Gf"nre n.S%y can t. rt leading one Of Wali
The force of the editorial we was observable in
paragraph in Western paper which stated that sam
horse" "wc don't" commented the editor when
We are next to pretty woman. we like that kind OF
horse that You have to build u fire under to get him
OFF Of a snail trot.' UaughtcrJ
Not TO dwell on Journalist, in general. let me saw
that. speaking for the who are not Journalists,
who has honorcd himself and his profession by show,
Ing TO what noble ends that profession may lead
when practised by tue. ch),ariy and devoted
man. congratulate You. Mr.. President that the
pure and able paper could be succeed and was
called 10 reprecen, his country and did 1t to his and
first IN the list OF the organizer, of the Ioios Cluh
was Tor many years It's president; and Is tonight It's
years when he guided The Tribune. Bulwer said
~ one ~ his charricterS; He seemed an embodied
journal. including the leading articles. the law reports
foreign Intelligence. the court calendar down to births
deaths aud mariiagcS.' To account for hi, Sncccss
has only to remember thai he was plant ,nri,nc
fNm the soil Of Ohio. waierd by the wisdom OF
Horace Greeley and rpcn"d II der the sunshine of
the IOtOs Club. tApplauseD
/ am reminded by the name OF your club OF the
story 81 Ulysses and his companions who. an n
thcy had soiourned among the looscaters aud par
taken Of their food. forgot their native land and
never wanted 10 go home agai ! hope that
that Mr. Reid has again tasted the food Of the Lotos
cub he. toe. Will b. overcome with that happy
lane,or and VIII be contented 70 stay among lis ana
never leave us again. lApplause.)
Mr.. Alexander followed by General Wager
Swayne. Paul Dana also spoke.
WILLIAM II. McELROY