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


spcech NV friend the reporter has interviewed me,
once or twice. think and have even been asked TO
write for the newspapers. hadn't hhaeo 'wenS oui
hours till a subscription paper was presented, inVi'"s
me join my neighbors In raising l'hu W "''c
man TO swcep our street and in looking over my tax
receipts / found tina, our patcrnnl GU! .o'er""'n'
had discharged duty in presenting lis own h'te
bills for not doing the work. have NKe"lSc
enjoyed the privilege Of saving from the horrible 'of
ure OF a lingering death by thirst several ecn'iemcn
who had had nothing 10 eat for the past foryelgllt
hours, and had no place TO sleep thar night lN''r
faces were familiar but II struck me That they hhd
fatcncd a little their misery during the past three
wears and that their fine compilations hau an even
! r1lddier glow than
All these, You will admit, are circumstances mat
onght TO make almost any old New-l0rker feel al
home again. no matter how long his absence
And then there the same glorious suhshl"S
skies above us, and the same electric air about u.s.
whether in the atmosphere or In the people in'i'
is the warm hearted appreciation Tor any "''c
public service one may have been able to render ara
the same truly American readiness TO pardon mistakes
in recognition OF an honest motive. IhcF2 Is the san'o
opcn-handcd hospitality from all classes OF com
Inunity that permits political differences TO interfere
less with Its social goodwill ana genuine fnehohhcNS
than any other on the face Of the globe.
In ths very club there are probably now, rs there
always were in the past, more Democrats than Ke-
publicans. Political critics were accustomed sohc
times TO point TO that fair measure OF my p"'>ohI
influence. 1t seemed to me fairer measure OF mat
broad minded tolerance which charafterlzes men oi
the large world and which lies at the very foundation
OF our democratic institutions, genuine belief IN inc
maxim OF the Immortal ScOtchman, that whatever he
difference in BIRTH or in fortune or in falth "a man
man for a that
BACK AGAIN WITH FRESH Eyes.
There IS one advantage of long absence from nome
that furnishes certain satisfaction ION come Dao"
10 your own country with fresh eyes Ana IL Is ain
ing whnt things you see, and how much better So"
see them. Never did realize so fully the beauties
OF Our Incompatible Central Park as when cam"
TO ii, after three years absence fresh from the ZOE
de Eouognc TIE man Is public enemy ny, w n m w%u q"
good taste and good will in this whole community VIII
support the spirited young president CT the lre
defence OF it against speclons scheme OF spoh"
ton, from whatever quarter II may come ,, IN
shamefaced way 10 say We'll New York must look
rather crude after the splendid architecture OF tie graf
European capitals hut the fresh eye tells differ
have here Louvre or Madslen Nm; or maef d. d
sarle Us with the revelation OF unsnspectcd beauty
In such shabby old gem a. the cry Han aJs
ed w nl G PRINTING oue SQUARE 70 say nons Of
Wallst. and broadway: and IL does show vareLI ''u
beauty Of architectural effect uptown that bcsmS o S
onr houses nS we long lave been Of their Interiors
And do Won know that TO a who has been
hanniine he old book shops the oun yoltae. and
behind it. Or the bcabrac shops beyond the PlaG,
DC la EepS9c or the o ot Of 1 The BSs sno
explored the heights OF Montmartr, or The byways %
the Faubourg St Antoine the streets OF New ORR hc
had expected We have Initiated Partisan methods N
spha to uneHpssted ady " 3 \ nH HToo wC ''
This morning read In the newspapers that we were
to have The pleasure Of The company here Inns ~
the French Republic. This afternoon nc told me he nad
ssfn m n S 7" n AND best
When saw linn last he was In The midst Of his
successful diplomat" W work m n M the mc f and e
same enjoyment In the brilliant capital for which he
is now nominated And ! take thls Opportunity TO
our Newspaper dispatches for the last few days NAV
have aroused lie need have no approximations that
before he gets there. IT has been a long time
Inildng, and 1t win not l.; des'royed IN hurry.
few explosions u blasting material have stampede
The Iasian They have seen o some sFon tSnG'
The city that went through the Reign OF Terror,
that EHew both n the glory and O, the dGnf OF the
by the Germans "a; and IT, own Commune has learned
e now 70 dsa WITH ascs ad mc %
sonaly. should feel safer myself tomorrow in the
paT9 aS of my ons "S on one Of the r si my
ether friend, John j. startn; on the next Fourth q
most likely 1t will be nothng-Mr. Coolidge viii md
himself, when he presents III CREDENTIALS, IN what
most beautiful city Of the world and he will and
there welcome as cordial as the national friendship
It represents Is old
THE OLD PLACE KEPT FOR HIN.
1t IS great pleasure in rcturnng home after
long absence 10 find that ones place has been kept
for him. that he has not been forgotten and that
while the procession has certainly moved with
out him. It can still give him In lis ranks. IL
Is peculiar pleasure 10 be received here. What
"reminiscences do not the place and the surroundings
Gull up what memories of this hall. AMI Of the older
Music, when life was Young and Joy was uncon.
fined There re. We gre,ted Canon Kng.ey and Lord
STs IN o pe Here OF we hs red Se and and Maj
thew Arnold and Henry Irving and Count dc LesscpS
and William s. Gilbert and Sir Arthur sullivan. and
what host beside. And TO name only three Of our
tender reverence our. last dinner here 10 John
old. ''''' ''''''
cannot thank YOU too much. Mr.. President. or
es has %%re e c sys w as % CT 1as %S
many old friends to meet me- and for the effort 10
bring still others. Two OF your letters tonight.
not 10 allade TO many others have touched me n pro
| Curtis and Edmund Clarence Stedman;
But must bring this rambling talk 10 close.
luz a% to not S ns To Sn' x %nG Sae there has '
just little 100 much Of my voice heard In The
american SOL have no wish TO , wear on, , nv
the hour has struck for brilliant fash OF silence
from me- thank you thousand timel for all your
good will and yOur good Opinons-would thnt de
served them better. / rejoice with you In the pros
peritv Of tie good old club. ard drink 10 the good
health happiness and long life Of lis president and ~
all It's members.
EX-MAYOR ABRAM S. HEWITT
When Mr.. Reid resumed his scat. Mr. Lawrence in
troduced cx-May0r Abram ). Hewitt who spoke as
follows:
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the Lotos Club
Your president said he reluctant TO interrupt the
proceedings By the sound Of other voice than those
which have already been heard | share with him
most profoundly In that regard, and thought and
think that II Is one OF the privileges OF old age
10 be allowed to rest In quiet contemplation, and In
the pleasure Of hearing others talk for his in
stuctiol. Sir. ! feel the poverty Of thought, and
more particularly OF words which those who
have fought the battle Of life aud retired. STILL
II Is easy to perform the duty which all
here to night so willingly TO perform. in saying 10
Mr.. Reid how Lonesome we have been IN bis absencc.