Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-16
THE PREsIDENT-ELECT.
Mr.. Cleveland Addresses the New YORK
Chamber OF Cofnmerce.

Mr.. Cleveland Addresses the New Yorh
Chamber Of Commerce.
Tho annual dinner Of the New York chamber
OF commerce was held last evening. President
elect Cleveland made the principal address Of
the evenin-. In the absence of President Smith
Vice President A. E. Orr presided. On Mr..
Orr's left was Mr.. Cleveland and Secretary of
Treasury Foster on his right The other
specially invited guests were A. B. Hepburn.
solicitor of the treasury; Mr.. Carl Schurz ,Sena-
tor Calvin 5. B-ice. Samuel D. Babcock, Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew. Whitelaw Reid. Rev John ID.
Hall, Congressman ". c. p. Breckenridge. At
torney General VIM II. II. Miller. Secretary OF
War stephen b. Elkins. Senator Hiscock, Murai
Halstead, President J. q. Schurman OF Cornell
University, David NJ. Stone, Horace White aud
Commander Henry Erben, United States navy
The set toasts were as follows:
The President OF the United States" At
torney General Miller.
The Treasury Department" Secretary
Charles Foster.
Italy" Mr.. St. Clair McKelway Of BROOKLYN.
Hail
The House of Representatives. William G.
P. Breckinridge.
Commerce and education" President ]. q.
Schurman of Cornell University.
MR.. cLEvEIANp's REMARKS
Mr.. Cleveland said: "Mr. President and Gen
tlemen; / am exceedingly gratified by the kind
ness and warmth Of your greeting. 1t does not
surprise me, however, for l have seen and fel,
on more than one occasion the cordial hospi-
tally and heartiness Of those who assemble al
the annual dinner of our chamber of commerce.
I'VE have all noticed that many men when
they seek to appear especially wise and impress
sive, speak Of our business inGokests' as some
!
when proposition is under discussion its mer-
Its are no longer apparent TO those whose hair
Is on end at the solemn suggestion that our
business interests are lying in wait with nu-
merous viais of wrath in complete readiness for
those who arrive at an unaccepted conclusion
Il am fortunate in being able 10 state tina,
my relation to the chamber of commerce Of the
state OF New York, although merely OF COM
plimentary kind, arising from honorary MEM
bership, has so familarized me with business
interests that no longer regard those words az
meaning bloodthlrsty beast. nor do | have
constantly before my mind those children in
the biblical story who were torn in pieces b,
bears Tor discussing too much at random tn,
badness of an ancient prophet.
1T is entirely natural that my familiarity
with business, arising from the relation to
which | have referred, should be of very
pleasant sort and free from fear and trepida-
| ton, for the only meetings l have ever at
tended of the chamber of commerce have
been precisely such as this-wheu the very
best things to eat and drink have been ex-
haustively discussed lam bound TO saw that
on these occasions the dreadful beings repre-
seuting business interests have been very
human indeed
II know YOU will not do me the great injus-
tice of supposing that | in the least underrate
the importance of the commercial and financial
interests here represented. On the contrary,
no one appreciates more fully than that white
proper adjustment of all interests should be
maintained. you represent those which are
utterly indispensable to our national growth
and prosperity. do not believe that any other
interests should be obliged TO feed from the
crumbs which fall from the table of business;
nor do believe that table should be robbed OF
the good things which are honestly and fairly
there merely because some other tables are not
well provided for.
ut comes to this: We are all interested az
Americans in a common pursuit. Our purpose
Is. or ought to be- in our several spheres to add
10 the general fund of national prosperity.
From this fund We are all entitled TO draw. per-
haps not equally. but justly. each receiving n
fsir portion OF individual 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 appropriate the shares
of others.
''As I close I cannot refrain from expressing
my thanks for the courtesies often extended to
me by the organization at whose hospitable
board l have sat this evening. l beg TO assure
You that although ! may not soon meet YOU
again on an occasion ike this shall remember
with peculiar pleasure the friends made among
your membership and shall never allow myself
TO be needless of the affairs you SO worthily
hold in your keeping"