New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-09
MERCHANTS AT DINNER.
ANNUAL FEAST OF TIE BOARD OF Trade.
INTERESTING SPEECHES by WILLIAM J. GAYNor
c. S. FAIRCHILD AND OTHERS.

c. S. FAIRCHILD AND OTHERS.
Mon who work for the progress OF trade. business
men Of New York, sat Gown to dinner last night ut
Dclmonico's They represented the Board Of Trade
ard TRANSPORTATION of this city. over 100 OF thc
members and friends Of this wcllknown organization
were present. Ambrose snow, IN" pcSid"h' OF 'h'
BOARD O, Trade presided. Arouni him were Charles
: Fa'rchnd bishop To'tev. William eulzcr' H. W
j. Ham. Of Georgia; o. b. Potter. George Vest
Governor William J. Stone. Of Missouri: William H.
Parsons William J. GaynOr. Of brooklyn simon
sterne ard James II. seymour.
After one Of Delmoulco's best dinners had been
eaten and the sweet music q The orchestra hah cdcu
President Snow made short address OF wrlcom" ana
then called upon Oscar >. sraus 10 act as toast
master
Mr. Srais made n few brief remarks about the use
fitness of the Board of Trade He then called upon
Governor stone, VIII responded to the toast From Il
Western Point Of View
Governor stone dcplorcd the fact that tho vast
wealth Of tho country confined to the East ana
| criticised the Eastern people as sectional lie 'oo
about the hopes and prospects Of the West and ended
by saving that the Of tho power OF the country
| was slowly but surely going 10 the West
Charles : Farchild x-Secretary OF the Treasury,
| responded to the toast Finance ana currency.
| Mr. Fairchild spoke In part follows; This
subject interests you all vitality There Is no reason
| why this country Of ours should be troubled on IN"
suh,oc, OF currency This tho wcalthiest country OF
the world has It in its power to have souhd cur
rency at all tines Remove Governmental tr""'he's
from our currency and this people VIII supply 'hen'
| ao,v.s with a currency that Will be safe sound and
| s,,ricent The Government Is nothing but the crca-
| ton OF the people Il The United states ana
4 Is for the people 10 say what the cur
| roncv shall be- The Government cannot be
a creator OF value the people must create IT,
threatening evil IN our currency now SURROUNDS rs
| and when we have learned by experience oil 'ne '''o
that now lie In the path, then we VIII have 'urrc"
,hos will pnt the whole country on >onnd hhnnc"i
.,, A. soon as orr friends in the West cease their
efforts in what they consider the tru" solution Of u
silver question. this unnatural hnahc'ai coh''''o" VIII
be at an end a., 49,,
II " l. Ham, Of Georgia, responded to the toast
"Kccp ycur Eye on Dizzy lie maze ""'o, WIZ
romar,s. and referred the great future winch TIE
.n.,h b,u ,ef,re it, He told, too, about its famou
mo, Including IIoke smith. who had eNp'c''h u w
| prosent ot the dinner william s'iizeF' H't"n'' VI
the Assembly spoke on The Future OF Inc 9u'''
The most interesting address OF 'he ',e"''s
made BY W. J. Gaynor, OF brooklyn. Ills S"''r'
wos Greater New-Yorls." lie first referred 10 'h'
material aspect Of the question aHu 'h'" VI" ~
On the latter he spike as follows: 1T a.,
| running from the material ~ what may ea' wv
moral sida parallel between the wv" c,'', - ,,
i,a ru,Jc sentiment in Newly TX CIT l. powerful
~ prnor,vn often feeble. In New-Yok City III '"'"'y
oa,. #, Ia. imueachcd judges, indicted ana oo'
nullic officials. from mayor down 10 ,'
men destroyed corrupt political 'cau''', ',so,
, | HANGED potIcal leadership and cohIr l. S'V " s,,
| 49,, ,,,o exile those who betrayed the pco"o' '
w., ,or oncal CORRUPTION have been regularly l'oN
a :, conviction. In Brooklyn the reverse ms o,o'
49,, case indictments have frequently Ieci nav
u'' , =, rnhlic trust but not prosecutions Inc gran
In. ,ha. makes prcscntmcnts for Olh'i'i "Io"s"e
'' .,oa In dlsfayor, aud nothing Is Done
I, Ncw.Yok City mca ana hahhoou ' , ,,o,.
a. ,oli,lcs and public affairs; III i'rooH',, w. r,,,
III p~, T. a, least ruled from Tammany Han BRO Ns
| lead DUN
b. i hotter, Of government and occa'o"a'F ''i
: I,. 4, Hrooklyn they are eputcd WIS., o"s 20 . b.
o,h,nc They oil the people iOo No"s ~ ,1r an
+ "o''. rosoectatle tools, pledged ~ them bouS on
c wv, a., advance and thea laugh ana say -" ,,
n ' -, 90, can do anything with thcm' III
u , ,he government is run for the pubic We" ,ao q
:. al events In Br oklyn Tor lf''a'o gam ,,,v thcr
7. ,n, men who control the government. anu u
e 'n, aa,by toos have become miiio'uf' 49, Va,
D. Hroos -, no,ulaon lying at the harbor {" No" ~, -
Re M IN every material and moral Interest 1o cItv
At y, contribute 10 the wealth ana P,, h,. in 4
Is OF " wv IL Is only JUS, that they ehoui' n"''n
=. N,,r or tie WORKERS VINO s''i " ~,
n pfo'l"''' ,, half In number, certainly o'o
rs '"y enterprise and SKILL ana. ,'' , ,vo all the
III p'a",, work In New.YOrk daily anu nav - Ia,
,e capaoH' ,,o,es,s there. They pay rents anu er :,
business .,n, uroIcrty there which are ~Aea ' '
N values anu o,no,ation Of Ncw-York Ihe'f "o'" ."
ne , ara wholly lost to brookS .in' ., naae IN
re ~ hoIno in NcwNork where .hc'i "' cha n,c ,lr
. hearts uv'" mo interest brooklyn a, u'c sam
= have HUE vi ~, Z, New.York CITY Is not ohceNu %
r. puDo ~, ,hc.e People. they have no 'o'' :" o.
ue S' , ,hcrc Their moral iorc" - - 80. any mo
he :, l. not TO the interest VI ,., ., ,h,ne
s that nosn ,S to f Ssa OF s' that
"ou or, bone of your bone ana "o"s"' " !,
OF BrooK!m - Material and moral interest being =
S on ne sao q" one 's so sa ,@a
s I1ss' an, an'. ". .e o. % ben
ed 'hioh ,,eu. should ,e pooled brooN"n 80 80,
Of Its ana o"'u' >wyork Indeed the TAXABLE prop
"" sa poor nr"e expense o" Ne
u. dcn OF +io'ooo' wt,bou, being oppressed pu'
Of yoiws s'Ne'" ,.s now valued a 80 pr cent p'
,ne '1 rue in Ssr,o and Ss~s', would s B.
Of II % u, .aosa the % ~ns"
as in her revenue %, the TWO cities But the hea''n