New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20

CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW.
given under the auspices OF the editors and con-
,rlbutors of the recently completed history entitled
lone Hundred Years Of American Commerce. OF
which Chauncey NJ. Depew is ;he editor and TO
which 100 eminent In the country have con-
;r.huted each chapter
MANY MEN OF PROMINENCE.
Mr. Depew presided On his right were William
Jay. Senator William p. Frye, Charles H. Cramp'
Clement A. Griscom. Don NJ Dickinson, Charles A.
Dana Andrew II. Green and William H. WeoD'
while on his left were Secretary Herbert. Mayor
Strong Bishop Potter. General Horace Porter Cen
eral Charles H. Taylor. General Russell A. Alger'
Henry B Hyde and Collector James T. Kilbreth
Among the members OF the Reception Committee
and the Committee Of Arrangements were Coionel
Daniel Appleton John Jacob Aston Samuel D. Bah
cock Matthew =. D. Borden, Henry w cannon
Andrew Carnegie, John Clahin William T. Dodge
Andrew II Green, Henry b. Hyde woodbury.
Iangdon Seth Low. Charles II. Marshall John A.
Mccall Frederic y. Ocott, John d. Rockefeller
samuel b. Schiefelin Benjamin u. silliman Arson
Phelps stokes. Albert Storer. Cornelius Vanderbilt
,vrl,an, II Webb General s. l.. Woodford. Samuel
" Fairchila Horace c. Du Val Clement A Girls
com ir: David Olphant HAYNES. George Pryor
Johnson Everett Walton Little. Walter : Logan
Charles A. Moore. George ". Perkins John WIN
field Scott Arthur Turnbull. William HUH NlcKham
and Timothy l.. Woodruff.
OTHERS AT THE DINNER.
Other men az the dinner Charles w. Dayton.
r,ber, Macav Thomas /. James. Colgate Hoyt,
charles Se.igman, F. s. Wtherbee. Isaac Selgnan'
Arthur Sewan. William Rockefeller. H. h. Rogers
John =. Townsend H. Waiter Webb George j Ma
gee John (. Searles. Charles F. Clark :. '. White,
Warner Miller. Stuyvesant Fish. d. A Tompkins,
r. G Blackford A b. Darling. Hiram Hitchcock,
lJr John c. jay. Samuel Mcmillan, John J. Chap
man. Edwin l.. Godkn, j. A Chambers, John W.
Harper F. II. Scott A Swan Brown. G. w Small
ey Albert Shaw, Edward ?. Hatch. Horace
White John McKesson. Or. W. T. Alex
snder. J. F. Talmage. +. d. Molenhauer.
W x. Hearst. Frank \. Munsey, Murat Halstead.
Charles s Dlehl. Foster Coates. S. s. Mcclure,
George H. Hazen. John A. Seicher. W. C. bryant.
Samuel Bowles, ST. c. McKelway, William Berri.
Robert NJ Janney. L. H. Haynes. S. d. Oliphant II.
W Wheeler +. b Thurber George Wilson, Darwin
r James Howard i. French. Jordan L. Mott. Will
Jam 7. Thompson. J.. T. Curtis. II. H. Nreeland,
Ioha Brenton Copp. William a. Dwyer. ]. X Rob
inson. Irving McKesson. Charles L. Beckwith. Ed
ward S. Judge. T. T. Fairchd. James f. Nichols.
H. G Hazard. Charles NJ. Swift. A. A Cowles and
John Stanton.
Mr. DEPEw's SPEECH WELL RECEIVED.
AR Depew was received with the greatest en-
thusa.m when he rose to make the opening address
after the dinner and ne frequently moved the audi
ence 10 unbounded laughter and enthusiasm. He
said. in part:
The last twenty years have shown that csasn
s arr Singular lhs sf5racton es IN the extraornary
character OF this century.
dinner gwen BY the publishers for the authors Of
me s Jss n 81 V Tsr 81
and celebrate the completion OF the hundredth
diplomatic achievements in Me- history o. our rele-
lions with foreign countries
The relations between authors and publishers
have always been strained but this evening the
publishers give the authors banquet ana the
authors have given their essays to the publishers
without cost.
tered that wisest OF vndictiye aspirations Oh that
mine enemy would write book The hundred au-
,eniion Of Jobs comforters by exploiting them
selves They have pu IN permanent form for In
years OF the material development and industrial
progress OF the United states .. ,,,,s,o, ,,,s
FIST number. Of ''The Shipping List and CONNER.
hat time severity newspapers Thirteen Of them
survived the century.
SURVIVAL OF THE FrTTEST
They are the survival Of the fttest Mr.. Greeley
once said to me that il required more talent.
ergy and pluck 10 make newspaper success
thar for anything else in the world; but that
IDIOT or mnatc-at-large lived who could
wreck successful journal But though he be-
iieved the commercial mistake OF turning the
asams s p The naq has ms
s,rsted The truth Of his remark that nothing can
ns p@rf El the hghes
that intelligence has kept pace with material de-
sufficient for the requirements Of 100000 OF people
To-day 100000 support over @Vc journals
For twenty five years have been enjoying CEN
rennial celebrations. The events which were re-
called were the building OF the state. They lefi
IL with ali the machinery OF organized government
sor a free and prosperous people But. like the
vessel which has slid from the ways upon the
waters. the Ship OF State required the motive
power 10 upon its course and fufl the object
o, It's creation That motive power was commerce.
Great Britain commanded the seas, and dominated
By her forts our inland waters Our old ally
which made her powerless TO help US. We must
arrange with the mother-country. from whom we
had fist separated by the triumph OF our arms
ro- A recognition OF our rights upon the seas and
the removal OF her forces from the land SO that
we might insugurate foreign commerce and Inland
we're Amos; unanimously In favor OF committing
the United States 10 an offensive and defensive
alliance With France.
HATRED OF ENGLAND.
Eigh,-ter.hs of tho people were opposed 10 having
any relations whatever with England except nm
other war Without credit resources TO carry
on the conflict the result OF such a struggle must
.iave teen disastrous. The blindness OF the people
- .her own interests. 10 the safety Of the young
iepubc ana 10 the future. easily be accounted
.cr - me absence ., an intelligent and widelN
r'rcnetsf press.
There was only powerful enough and
'arliar enough 10 stem the on-rushing torrent and
~ conceive ard carry out measure ior peace ana
,..s7s.!.v and .naf man George Washington
IL se.li abroad Chief Justice Of our supreme
NIX With q cloar chart and definite instructions
lie se.ccted for This mission The fairesi, the most
mtGri.aI The mos. Iudiciay- minded aud she most
eouT:,Y man OF his :inia The treaty secured nv