The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-11-24
CLEVELAND PRESENT
AT THE ANNUAL BANQUET OF NEW
YORK CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
lie is Greeted by Disting uished Conn
papy and Makes Brlef and Humoroua
but Withal a Philosophical and Politi-

papy and Makes Brlef and Humorous
but Withal a Philosophical and Politi-
cal speech.
NEW YORK, Nov. l5.-The one hum
dreG and twenty-fitth annual dinner of
the Chamber of Commerce was held at
Delmonl CO.'S tonight. In the famous
gold and white roam, resplendeat with
light and color, laden with the perfume
of flowers and filled with music, were
many Of the most influential representa-
tives of the social, political, educational
and mercantile interests of the country.
Rare viands, ancient vintages aud
sparkling Oratory iniudiclous admixt,n e
comprised the programme. Cleveland
was present. DeDew was also there,
and gracefully congratulated the Presl-
dent'elect instead of Offering him that
promised consolation. Vice President
Orr presided.
Cleveland sat upon hi right and the
Secretary of the Treasury, Charles Eos
ter, upon his left. Attorney General
Miller, Comptroller of the Currency
Hepburn, Senator Brice, Senator Ills
cock, VIM e. Z. Breckenridge, White
law Reid, Carl Schurz, Murat Halstead,
Stewart j. Woodford, the Rev. DR..
John Hall, the Rev. VIM II. Bibbert and
David M. Stone were the other guests.
Among these present were George NJ.
Pullman, b. 0. Mills, II. o. Armour.
nenrY Vilslard, Austin Corbn, John
IL. StarlD, EX-Collector Robertson,
Jesse Seligman, John II. Inman, Henry
Clews. VIM +. HavemYcr and VIM.
StcinWay. The toast card provided for
but five speeches: "The Treasury
Department." by Secretary Foster;
IKE President Of the United States I"
by Attorney Gen. Miller; "The House
of Representatives." by brcnkinridge,
OF Kentucky; Commerce and Civiliza-
hon," by DR.. John Hall; "Italy," by
Baron Fava, and Commerce and Edu-
cation" by President Schurman, of
Cornell University, but President Cleve-
land and others made brief speeches.
Mr.. Cleveland spoke as follows:
MIR. President and Gentlemen: | am
exceedingly gratified by the kindness
and warmth of your greeting. 1t does
not surprise me. however, for l have
seen and felt Oh more than one occasion
; the cordial hos pit ality and heartincss of
those who assemble at the annual din
ner OF our Chamber Of Commerce. We
} all noticed that many men when they
seek to appear especially wise and i'm.
pressiVe speak Of 'our business inter.
ests' something awful and mysterious
Often when a proposition is un Ter dis.
3 cusslon its merits are no longer apparent
to those whose hair is on end a. the
solemn suggestion that "our business
interests" are lying in wait numerous
, walls OF wrath In complete readiness for
those who arrive at unacceptable con-
ciusions.
L am fortunate in being able to state
that ny relation to the Chamber of
Commerce Of the State of New York,
though merely Of the complimentary
kind arising from honorary membership,
has 30 familariZed me with "business
interests" that no longer regard these
words as meaning bloodthirsty bcnst,
nor 40 have constantly before my mind
those children in the Biblical story who
were torn IN pieces by bears for discuss
ing too much atramdom the badness of
the ancient prophet. II ls entirely nat
ural that my familiarity with business,
arising from the relation to which | have
referred, should be Of a very pleasant
sort and free from fear and trepidation,
tor the only meetings l have ever at
tended Of the Chamber Of Commerce
have been precisely such as this, when
the very best things to eat and drink
have been exhaustively discussed. l am
b)und TO say that on these occasions
the dreadful beings representing bust.
ness interests have been very human in
deed.
known you will not do me the great
| injustice OF supposlng that l in the least
mderrate t .e importance OF the com.
mcrclal and financial interests here rep
resented. On the contrary, no one APP
preciates more fully than l that while
proper adjustment Of all interests
should he maintained. You represent
those which are utterly indispensable to
our national growth aud prosperity.
10 not brlicye that any other interest
should be Obliged to feed from the
crumbs which fall from the table of busi-
ness, nor do l believe that the table
should be robbed of tho good things
which arc honestly ana fairly there
merely because some other tables are
not well provided for.
ltcomes TO this:We arc oil interested
as A Anericansl in common pursuit. Our
purpose Is or ought to be in our several
opiiClco W hul W InC general Iunu Ol
national prosperity. From this fund we
are all entitled TO draw-perhaps not
equally, but justly, each receiving fair
portion otindivdual prosperity. Let us
avoid trampling on each other in our
anxiety to be first in the distribution of
shares and let us not attempt to.appro-
pirate the share of others.
AS close cannot refrain from ex-
pressing my thanks for tho courtess
often extended me by the organization
at whose hospitable board 1 have sat
Tbs evening. / beg to assure you that
though I may not soon meet you again
on IN occasion like this, shall remem.
ber with peculiar plasure the friends
made among your membership and shall
never allow myself to be Needless Of the
aAah you so - orthily hold in your keep.
| log.
Mr.. Cleveland was. followed byWhite.
law Reid, Tho introduced himself by
saving that speech making ought 10 be
| left to the ''other side."
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