The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-16
Cleveland Made Short Speech but Gave
No Hint Of His Future Policy.
He Mentioned business Interests" However,
and Said They We're indispensable to Our
National Growth and Prosperity.
New York Cham Der of Commerce Ban.
quet Attended by Many Politicians.
Besides the President Elect Attorney General
Miller, Secretary Charles Foster. Whitelaw
Reid. Mr. Depew and Others Spoke.
THE BUSINESS INTERESTS.

THE BUSINESS INTERESTS.
Cleveland Says He Is Not Unmindfni of Their
Needs-Chamber of Commerce Banquet.
New YORK. Nov. l5.-The annual dinner
of the Chamber of Commerce was held at
Delmonicos tonight 1t was, in the line
of banquets. the last of the first quarter OF
the Chambers second century. In the
famous gold and white room, resplendent
with light and color, laden with the per-
fume of flowers and filled with music, were
many of tho most influential representa-
tlyes of the social, political educational
and mercantile interests OF the country.
Rare vianSs, ancient vintages and spark
ling orarory in iudicious admixture COM
priced the programme. Mr. Cleveland was
present; Mr.. Depew was also there. In the
absence of President Charles Smith. Woe
president Alexander E. L. Orr, presided.
Mr.. Cleveland sat upon his right and Sec
retary of the Treasury Charles w. Foster
upon his left. Tie Cabinet was further
represented by Attorney general w. Ii. fl.
Miller. Besides those at the guests table
were Controller of the Currency A. ID. Hep
burne. Senator Calvin S. Brice, Senator
Hiscock, William G. p. Breckenridge,
Whitelaw Reid, Carl Schurz, Murat Hal.
stead, Stewart L. Woodford, the Rev. DIR.
John Hall, the Rev. William II. Bibbert
David III. Stone, ST. Clair Nickel
way and John A. Sleicher. Among
were George III. Pullman, ID. o. Mills Her.
man U. Armour. Henry Willard. Austin
Corbln. Richard A. McCurdy. John H.
Starin, Jesse Seligman, Col. Elliott +.
Shepard. John Ii. Inman. Henry Clews.
William f. Hsvemeyer. William Steinway
and others.
The toast.card provided for but five
speeches. The Treasury Department" by
Secretary Foster; 1.-The President of the
United States" by Attorney general Mil
Ter; THE House of Representatives" by
Hon. William G. p. Breckenridge, of Ken.
lucky; Commerce and Civilization" by
Dr.. John Hall; Italy" by Baron FavA
and Commerce and Education" by Presi-
dent Schurman, of Cornell University.
SECRETARY FOSTERS ADDRESS.
After the dinner Mr. Orr made short ad-
dress, and was followed by Secretary Eos.
ter. who, in response to the toast, THE
Treasury Department." spoke, in part. ~
follows:
The relations of the Treasury Department to
such an important body as the Chamber OF Com
merce of New York are such as to justify me on
this occasion in speaking somewhat in detail. al
though briefly, OF its personnel and or Its reia-
tons 10 the country. The great distress OF the
Secretary is the numerous and persistent imPor.
tunities of his party and social friends for office.
After much observation and experience 1 do
not hesitate to express the opinion that the work
or 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 Treasury Bureau, with various sub-treas-
ures, repositories OF public moneys OF the coun.
try, In a limited sense may be called an enormous
banking institution. Care is always taken TO pro-
mote the comfort and convenience OF the public
in its business with the Treasury. We have. by
the use OF gold and silver certificates as a crcu-
lating medium, illustrated the superiority OF
paper money over metal to such an extent as to
create in the minds OF thoughtful meu the in
qulry as TO the utility of coinage. The fact is
established that the paper representative is pre-
help of the President, will make many changes
of the heads Of bureaus and chiefs Of divisions.
and as consequence. for the time being. the
business or the department Will suffer, but be-
hind the heads are q corps OF trained clerks upon
whom the utmost reliance can be placed have
no doubt the Treasury Department Will main
tain its fairly and honorable record.
Mr.. Orr then IL Ltroduced Attorney general
w. II. Ii. Miller, who spoke TO the toast
The President of the United States.v
This was drunk to by. all present Mr.
Miller said he had been called upon unex-
pectedly to speak. President Harrison he
culties. He was In sore domestic affiiction.
The voice he listened to was stilled. He
occupied great office, however. and the
speaker Of s5. Ofsssa Tnsa ssst sss. the did people
understand the vastness of that
office. The founders of the Constitution
did. however. for they prescribed that the
occupant of that Office should be American
l.orr Anhn hnrrId rhnH tEfr
ments than the proceeds OF that Office. He
also believed that there was q tendency
existing among tho Legislators of the
States to rob the executive governments of
Indiana as an example. He thought the
legislatures were invading the offices Of
the executive.
st. CLAIR McKelway, of Brooklyn. spoke
Fava. who was kept away by illness. He
was followed by DR.. John Hall. on Com
merce and Civilization" Hon. William e.
7. Breckenridge. on THE House of Repre-
sentatiyes." and President Schurman. OF
Cornell University. on Commerce and Ed
Ication.n When Professor Schurman had
finished his address, Mr.. Orr announced
that the regular card had been exhausted,
but that he would now present TO the COM
pany u gentleman who needed no words of
introduction from him-the Hon. Grover
Cleveland.
GROVER CLEvELAND's ADDRESS.
The mention of the President elects
name was received with an outburst OF
applause. to be hushed TO respectful silence
when ho arose and spoke as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Il am exceed
ingly gratified by the kindness and warmth Of
your greeting. 1t does not surprise me, how
ever. for have seen and felt on more than one
occasion the cordial hospitality and heartiness OF
those who assemble at the annual dinner OF our
We ali have noticed that MANY men wben
they seek to appear especially wise and impress
i've, speak Of "our business interests" as some
thing awful and mysterious; and quile often
when proposition is under discussion it's 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
yiais OF wrath in complete readiness for those who
arrive at an unaccepted conclusion. / am fort
unate In being able TO state that my relation to
the Chamber OF Commerce or the State or New
York, though merely OF complimentary kind.
arising from honorary membership. has famil-
iarized me with business interests" that no
longer regard those words as meaning a blood
thirsty beast. nor 90 have constantly before nv
mind those children In the biblical story who
were torn to pieces Dy bears for discussing too
much at random the badness of an ancient
prophet IL Is entirely natural that my famil-
iarity with business interests arising
from the relation 10 which have referred,
free from fear and trepdGtion. for the only meet
ings have ever attended of the Chamber OF
Commerce have been precisely such as this, when
the very best things To eat and drink have been
exhaustiveiy discussed. am bound 20 say that
on these occasions the dreadful beings represent
ing business interests have been very human in
deed.
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