Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-18

referring to the members of the board of
trade. rests the responsibility for the safe
keeping, the integrity and the development
of this great CITY," No man without a
poetic and prophetic foresight could foretell
the grandeur to which this city would at
tain a generation or so from now. As
member of Congress he thought that that
legislative body perhaps moved slowly so
far as District interests were involved, but
in the matter Of work he thought that II
would bear favorable comparison with those
other legislative councils in whose hands
rested the fortunes of cities. Although he
did not specifically say so, yet II was In
ferred from what he did say that he be-
lieved that the present form OF government
was the best for this municipal ward OF the
nation. In a vehement way he adjured the
people not to let corporations own them.
He had especial reference to railroad cor
porations for he said that Westinghouse
should never permit their transportation TO
be controlled by one concern. Congress
and the people should join hands to prevent
it, These sentiments were received with
loud and prolonged applause He, too.
closed with renection on the iengtn OF
senatorial speeches by remarking that In
the length OF his speech he had encroached
upon the prerogative Of the Senate
President Warner said that. as they look
ed out across the mighty river, tney were
reminded of the presence OF that nsherman
legislator, Senator Frye of Maine.
Senator Frye.
Senator Frye responding began by saying
that 1t was a good thing to be present. but
that he would rather just then be fishing
in the rivers and lakes Of Maine. He
could fish better than he could talk. Sem
ator Frye made the people laugh and cheer
with topical hits on current congressional
matters. For six years he had been a
member of that committee having luris-
diction over the improvement OF the Poto-
mac flats He had labored TO- this cause
and would continue to urge liberal appro-
priations. Whenever the appropriation Dill
had come over from the House II contained
an appropriation of something like $5O,oO0
for this need, but when 1t got through the
Senate the figure was raised TO ABOUT $Zoo,-
O00 When he came here In 1851 ne thought
this the demonstrating town, peopled by
yagabonds and soldiers, and now II stood
out boldly as the most beautiful city on the
earth 1t was destined to grow in great
ness as the country grew; he had been
member of the House of Representatives
when that body wanted to investigate
Alexander r. Shepherd about every thirty
days but he had stood by Shepherd through
thick and thin, and his acts OF assistance
to that man were among the proudest acts
of his life. This sentiment was loudly APP
plauded He remembered 1t with pride that
on every measure affecting the material
interest of Washington he had cham
pioned the cause of the city, and had never
failed to vote for the highest appropria-
lions which had been proposed fo- Wash
ington. He was trimming with the Ameri-
can spirit which wanted that Washington,
as the capital of the greatest country Of
the world should be the greatest and the
noblest city. This republic was the rich
est nation of the earth, il did more work
than any other nation, it's people were the
most persistent, energetic and determined
in the world, its working forces were better
off than the working forces of any other
country. 1t was the most powerful of ma
tons; the civil war was not fought for
nothing, the soldiers did not die for moth
ing the heroism and the fortitude of that
struggle had taught all the world to re
spect our power. No two nations could
dare to attempt the overthrow and de-