New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-26
NETWORKS HOME GUARD.
DEFENDERS OF THE PEACE HEAR OF WAR
MBNTs At THB POLICE DINNER on THE
CnLIAN SITrAIIOX-O TnER Flo.


MByTs At THB POLICE DINNER on THE
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orFYT ADDREssFs.
The superintendent. inspectors and captains OF
police Of New York City gave their eleventh annual
dinner at DelmOnlcos last evening. These gatherings
bring the citizen and his protector into close com
munlcn, and have 10 be annual Incidents
Of than ordinary significance. For despite
politics and factions in politics. the policemen Of
New-lork City are, rs corps OF defenders held In
high esteem; and though there Inay be Individual
lapses In the line Of duty, the system Is acknowledged
to he perfect the complex machinery OF such
department, with Its political notifications IN great
metropolis like this. win admit Of. There is Hdely
and efficiency Mt IT. head IN Superintendent Murray
and the strong neutenancy afforded by inspectors
Byrncs, Williams, Conn and Steers IL matter OF
pride well as guarantee that the protective force
In this city viii suffer no deterioration OF Character
The dinner last evening q delightful incident OF
the season OF easts About 800 sat down TO the tables
in the big dningroom Of Dclmoncos Mayor Grant
presided at the gicsttable and those who sat at the
right and left Of him Lieutenant Governor Sbee
han. J. s. Clarkson. chairman OF the Republican Ma
tlOnal Committee; Calvin 5. Brice, chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee; Chauncey NJ. Dcpew,
Colonel Robert q. IngersO Governor Icon Albeit, oil
New jersey W. BOurke Cochran. ex-Mayor Franklin
Edison, Police Commissioners Charles f. MacIean JOIN
McCavc, John Il. voOrhis and James j. Martin Will
lam stclnway Cornelius Van Colt. Recorder smyth
and Collector Francis Hendricks
Others present Chief Inspector Byrncs, In
spcciors steers, Williams and Conn, Captains Nc
Iaughlin, Steven, Allaire, O'COnnOr. Stephenson,
Brooks, Strauss. Doherty, Ryan, Clinchy, Reilly,
Devon. McAvoy Washburn, Murphy. Smith, Schulz,
Thompson, Sebct, Thomas, Carpenter, Nester-
welt and Hooker. superintendent Murray was
absent account Of Illness.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Scattered around among the group we're Judge
Lawrence. John Il. Fellows. De Lancey Nlcol. Wash
ington r. Connor, Judge George T.. Andrews Ballard
smith. Arthur T. Bowers, H. g. Du Val, Judge Morgan
J. O'Brcn Judge Edward Patterson. General Martin
L. Mcmahon, Arson X. Flower. Justice Clarence W.
Meade, John D. Cimmlns, Justice Thomas f. Grady,
Herman Oelrichs, Commissioner Thomas +. Gilroy,
Thcodore W. Myers. Stephen b. French, Jacob NJ Pat
tersOn, +. W. DcvOc, Joel W. Mason, william H. Webb
James r. C'Beirnc. Joseph Koch, Ashbel p. Fitch
F. Fitzgerald, Edward Laucrbach Vernon ii. Brown
Paul Dana and Judge MARITIME.
The dinner proceeded with the precision Of police
parade and when O'Clock came Mayor Grant arose
and proposed Tie toast Tho State OF New York.
which was responded 10 by observation-disclosures Slice
han lie was followed by Governor Leon Ab-
bett OF New Jersey, who spoke for "Our Sis
ter Cities The third toast. "The Press was
temporarily skipped, owing TO the absence Of Colonel
Ingersoll, who arrived later.
MR. DEPEwY STIRRING WORDS
Then Chauncey NJ. Depcw responded for "Tne
Police Depas<n,eut- lie Stared BY saying: IN
locking at the lu II Tpeaknv 1 md there are I'VE.
OF the four beside rhyssh. 0roo deny The uufns Oh
Republican principle aud the fourth Colonel lhscr
soil denies the truths OF the Christian religion oi course
II would he Inappropriate In this audience for me TO say
what believe that they all stand OIL the sAino pIat
form. daughter and applause)
All the grzt organizations whs slohy them
selves and instruct thu country os sh ANNUAL oANus'
eNtlnd cordial invitations their gusstA These Aaairt
are 30 FREQUENT that they have many deeIhauohs Iho
police issue al order and nobody DECLINES lAughtT9
That order however Is tho highest comp lHent "oh can
be bestowed upon a citizen OF Ncw.Y0k L. 10 ga'yol
70 him N be able his -ciL and business friends
that he Is on Intimate and conndhtai trms Win oe
,olle. IL give, him a phil and m1i.l influence IN d
direction where reason ~ other AHo'' e''y
one IA town des-es lts VS.. tL4ughtes
Politics never obtfude themselves Into police dinner
but plain talk is seoeptab.e Is polieemahs cub
Parties 90 up ard parties down but tie METROPOLITAN
police 60 On forever. so par. Of our population receives
80 u attention and Is fod With 50 much rdy by a'lfMs
politicians A. Tire police II rarely h0weN~ mat ilsIf's
into any pront lor r.n. The hnppest man kho" q Ae
policeman on ny beat the occasion. when meet
him before election. The most wreieh'dIo'MhF human
leug il that same man after oe Nsis4AtIe "a.'uih-
uanghterJ | know tat be ha- budsd 'pon ne prem
~. 81 senators ana As-crhlymen. and his house was
ftDd,d ou sand M. salary has not been inc'1~l his
ta sion fund ia. not been aided b.. The numbers oil ue
,,fr. have not been enlarged daughter
There are certain questions pertinent - this evening
,.ih seem 4, -,ifv more thoughts than usually
decorate the occasion. feel That TINS = an audience
before which % can have his LAY. The p'"p' A.''
are all among the "ln-. aud those Oh toy are never dl~
turbrd by remarks when might o"'"' '"' "'' " VIZ
bottom. Uauehisr)
IA my .,uur day. as a country lawyer 20 Pe'k7El. !
WAS dlendlng horsott1er upon the broken warranty q"
ti. animal De had sold. Tho justice oil the peace Do'
,.t.,,n III, ca-. was being ufd invited the hufNiN ana
Laughter - NY elem; the h"IN''u'"l4'
.tartd 70 take the I'D the justice said Hold on DIV
friend | always say grace before eating wen ''
the hor-etrader who been brought up a. hcathe
. he drive hi fork mo hard baked po;ao. 'you can
say what YOU please squire you can't hunt my appetite
lLaughter)
A NEW FORCE TO BE COUNTED ON.
belief Of he Police Commissioners ana ther iotc'
Sat they Constitute the great power IN TINS community
Up 70 presen: this has been the case
I: now there officer 20 Infinitely superior " comm"
sIonsr insppctors captains s.Reans aud pAuoimch ~S'
they have mention when his name IN up Dy Ihe NV
cison Of the Court d Appeals, the County NerA cee
ar defeats whom he pleases regardless the 'o'es' wv
canvassers returning boards regardless OF the
goes bed thinking that he gave 70 every man '
right 10 vote a. he thought right (LauehbfD iooA
the period when the next Mayor Is u BE- CHOSEN III .n
city when the County Clerk will propose terms " me
candidates which they cannot accede TO- and then ne WI"
form a party Of his (Laughter) lie mag can inc
County Democracy the Voorhs Democracy the business
Mems NepubIIcan Association or the Il. NJ. H. "heh
the votes are canya>sed 100 600 may have been cas- 'o
I'm, ,ramuany candidate 10000 for the Il publican eeui
date and 20 900 for County Clerks ticket The Ian"
NANNY ballot. are all right ~ the names upon ueN
and the voter. that ca. vote Tor Just The men my
intended: but there Is wrong figure somewhere NJ "''
,o, and tbey are thrown out The Republican UiNoV7
are equally clear a. to the Intention 81 te N'''r o
Is uriner's quad somewhere OU tho ballot and ttS are
,,an out Iut the ballot, oi III" party oil the Cou'F
o,io,k meet all the requirements OF the law H' MAYOR
f. In Office he appoints Il majority & the Police '''"'
sinners a ma ority u the Park Comnis-oh'i' "'o''
= ,h uock commissioners a majority of IN Tan Com
t.,.,.r. a nai,,lty Of the Excise Commissioners, anu
te mower and The government Of this te greatest Guy
an the continent 90 the hands - the minority n"u
II onotuth Of H. defiance Of IL" 'Npie7 wiz
Il the other nlne.t.nths whose viii has ben I''vNu'
Gcnranen whether you De believers IN th" un'qua'e'
i.dom and courage Of Cleveland or wh'u"r w"
think that the political SKIN and leadership oi "o''in"
nm outweigh the claims 81 the cN-Piesld'ht OF "''