Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-20
THE oHIo SOCIETY
Holds Its Annual New York Banquet al
Ders-The Guests and Speakers.

Ders-Ihe Guests anu Spedhers.
NEW YORK, February 19.-The an
nual banquet OF the Ohio Society OF
New York was held at Delmonico's to-
night. 1t will be the eighth OF the
series of banquets given by the society,
Two hundred members were present.
Governor Mckinley and Secretary Eos
ter, who were expected, were unable to
attend. At the guests table there were
seated Congressman Michael Harter,
John w. Noble, Secretary OF the In
terror: Frederick Taylor, James h.
Campbell, Ex-Governor Of Ohio, and
Presidant Strong. The latter in his
opening address paid tribute to those
who had gathered to celebrate the
place of their birth.
"No man was born in Ohio. he SAID,
WHOSE heart does not beat with pride
at the thought Of the people who set
tied that State. Our object is to do
good; In fact il is to help the poverty
stricken Buckeyes who wander into the
city OF New York. The treasurer, how
ever, has never yet been called on TO
contribute to any stranded Buckeye,
Only one man came to us for help, ana
we finally succeeded in getting him
place under the government at Wash
in2ton."
The toast to the President OF the
United States was given with cheers,
and Secretary Of the Interior John W.
Noble, who responded, came In for
liberal amount OF the applause. lie
said:
81 wish that my associate, that good
patriot, that eloquent man, that hearty,
good fellow, Charlie Foster, was here
to respond to his own toast. we are
celebrating q State peculiarly pioneer
State. Look you to Plymouth Rock,
but the settlers there wanted new
home, freer thought and broader ex-
pansion OF the soil, that men might live
and be nobler than before. They met
obstacles, first Of nature, then OF law.
In Ohio they found the place where
men were regulated by their own laws.
Ohio itself contributed as much to the
advance OF the empire as all the coun-
try besides, because in IL had oeen
planted the patriotism OF all the mighty
East ana SOUtn.
The President then introduced Con-
gresham Harter, who TO the toast
of 1.-THE Annexation of Territory" said
in regard 10 Hawaii: Heretofore only
a contiguous territory has been annexed
by this country. There is a serious
question whether we should reach out
thousands OF miles into the ocean to an
mex this beggarly island, with dts. a lien
population, as foreign TO US as though
they Inhabited Central Africa. When
the time comes that the United States
has standard of gold, and unchangea-
BILE, when our commerce is untram-
meed, the bank account OF tho world
will be kept in New York. Let us be
content with the territory we have"
Ex-Governor Campbell, OF Ohio, in
the absence of Governor Mckinley, said:
81 beg TO differ With Congressman Har-
ter on the annexation Of Hawaii. | dil-
fer" he began, with one point in the
excellent speech Of my friend. | think
we will yet live to see-not you or |,
perhaps, but our children-a time when
not only on islands to the west Of US,
but on those TO the east o. us, and on
the lands to the north Of US, from the
Isthmus Of Panama to the Pole, there
will be no flag but this flag"
Speeches were also made by Frederick
Taylor, of New York City, and General
Willard Warner, OF Tennessee.