The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-11-25
WORDS OF WISDOM.

i At the annual dinner of the chamber of
commerce Of New York City given Tuesday
evening President elect Cleveland spoke al
follows:
Il am exceedingly gratifed by The kind
ness and warmth Of your greeting. II does
not surprise me, however, for | have seen
and felt on more than one occasion the
cordial hospitality and heartiness of those
who assemble at the annual dinners of our
chamber Of commerce. We all have no
tised that many, when they seek to appear
especially wise and impressive, speak Of
our business interest as something awful
and mysterious, and quite often. when a
proposition is under discussion, it 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 yials of wrath in complete
readiness for those who arrive at an unac-
cepted conclusion. am fortunate in being
able to state that my relations 10 the
chamber Of commerce Of New York, though
merely of a complimentary kind, arising
from an honorary membership. have 30
familiarized me with our business inter
ests' that no longer regard these words as
meaning bioodthirxty beast, nor do
have constantly pictured before my mind
those children in the biblical story who
were torn in pieces by bears for discussing
too much at random the badness Of an
ancient prophet II is entirely natural that
my familiarity with business interest.
arising from ny relstion to watch | hare
referred, should BE- of pleasant sort and
free from fear and trepidatiOn; for the only
meetings ] 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 exhaustively dis
cissed. | am bound to say that on these
occasions the dreadful beings representing
'bJ siness Interests hare been very human
indeed.
II know you will not do me the very
great injustice Of suppOsing that !. In the
least. underrzts the importance Of the COM
mercial and financial interests here repre-
sentei; On the contrary. no one appreciates
more fnlly than /, that while proper
adjustment Of all interests should be main
iained. you represent those which are utterly
indispensable to our national growth and
prosperity. do not deliere that any other
interests should Be obliged % feed from the
crumbs which fail from ths table Of basi-
ness, nor do believe that the table shOGld
be robbed Of the good things which are
honestly and fairly there. because some Of
the tables ara NOT well provided Ii comes
10 this: We are all interested, a. Anieri-
cans. in common pursuit. Oar purpose
is. or ought 10 be. in our several spheres to
add 10 the general fund Of nstioaal pros
perity. From this fund We are ali entitled
to dra~, perhaps Dot equally but justly.
each receiving fair portion Of indiyidusl
prosperity. lie. us avoid srampling On
each other in our anxiety 10 be first in that
distrsbufion of shares; and let Us not al
tempt 10 appropriate the shares Of others.
As close. cznno, refrain from expressing
my thanks for the courtAies often extended
by the organization AZ whose hospi.able
boaid have sal this evening. beg TO
assure ron that though may not soon
meet Jon on an occasion like this. shall
remember with peculiar pleasure the friends
made among your membership. and shall
never allow myself TO be heedles Of the
affairs you 50 worthily hold in your keep
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