Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

DIdQCl, the sGCOHu III bul1.
At the banquet which was held, about
40 members and guests took their seats.
Following the introductory address
by the presiding officer, Richard Young, |
the president of the association, General |
j. Park Postles of this city was intro
duced.
SPEECH OF GEN. j. PARKE posTLEs.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: While my
friend Young was speaking, | sat here
filed with one thought, and one entirely
different from what had been filling my
mind for some 80 minutes previous to
that You all know ! am not n tulker, and
that making speech is something don't
like, and cannot do, and therefore have
dreaded the time when that ordeal should
come but rs my friend Young occupied
the floor, and was so gracefully and SO
pleasantly entertaining you, was thinking
now delightful it would be ii Young, like
the brook, would just go ON forever and
Forever, and therefore and thereby hight
be excused. Laughter.
Now, it has been my duty-l cannot say
IL has been my pleasure-but for IL years IL
has been my duty. on occasions OF this
kind, by the kind favor of this association
to respond to the toast of the Morocco
Manufacturers Association.
think il was II years ago, when this
association met at Cape May, n, J.-thnt
land to which my friend has so eloquently
aluded-that land of patriotism and mos.
quitos-that was first called upon to re-
ppond to this toast have felt an increas-
ing appreciation of your kind partially
year by year, ever since. IL is something,
gentlemen, which, if l may live to be rs
old as some of those | see around the board
Tonight | shall never forget Laughter
Standing here tonight amid this COM
pany, remember that six years ago we
sat in this same room on n similar
occasion. ] am sorry to say ! miss to-
might the presence of some who were with
us then--he who had been your honored
president for l. years from the organiza-
ton of this association, he who was ell
deared to every member of the association,
he who had done so much, who was
always ready in season and out of season,
to contribute in any way that his abilities
and his energies might, to the success of
everything that was of interest to this assO-
citation or to the trade we represent.
refer TO our late member and eN-president.
Maurice 5. kerrgan. He and others who
have helped to make this association, who
contributed so much to the success of it,,
and to the benefit it has been to our trade;
and as l realize how imperfectly have
been able to follow in his footsteps, now
imperfectly have been able to serve the
- association he so long served, and when |
look around this board and see the great
number of young faces--we are all young
men-only a few of us eXcluded-l am
filled with the thought, are we going 10
measure up to the high standard of excel.
lence, OF honor, Of integrity, and Of high
purposes that animated 50 many Of those
who were formerly wont to sit about the
board with us. know that this is not the
kind of talk for this occasion, but do IGe
that we fail US a trade to measure up tC
the ideas, aspirations and ideals that ami
mated those fathers of our trade, anu
which have given it the standing which il
has maintained in the world.
Again, | remember that it was in thi!
very room on the 2lst anniversary OF thu
formation of this association, that a nun
Der OF the members of the association
gave expression to the fixed purpose tina
we as trade would conquer this marke
N of ours for our product. Applause. rhu
M we would, by the excellence Of our pro
duct, drive out the French produc
which had SO long commanded the higi
point of excellence in the consumption u
our goods, and compelled our product t.
occupy a lower plane in the trade. d
not need to tell you that we have done that
Applause. We are making in the Unite
States to-day leather that is not cXcelle
vs. ill the whole globe applause for uuall
and finish. Within five years the morocco
manufacturers in the United States haV
decreased the importation Of French goo,
more than % per cent, without the aid
legislation or tariff laws but simply b
placing their product above all compel
tors in quality. That is the only has
upon which any trade can hope ~ cumpe
with any other Applause Any tradcth
depends on legislation to affect the pr
OF their goods, irrespective Of quality
comparison with the goods with Wink
they have to compete is depending on
broken reed. Applause. do not uteu
gentlemen, TO branch off into u polite
dissertation at all. | want to say, gent
men, on your behalf, to the chairman Al
III to the gentlemen of the trade Of New lOr
that we appreciate your kindness, ana
extend to you hearty aGknuwleuSme
of the hospitality bestowed upon Us
night. We have afOretimc haG Iinulc Z
VI portunty, ample evidence OF the DOum
GUS unfailing hospitality oil the trade
H New York. We have participated IN
frequently before we have enjoy
it as we enjoy IL tonight, and No
always proud and happy as an assuCiati
when we have the opportunity and I
pleasure OF accepting an invitation
tended by the huspllable trade o, y
York City. Applause And ! want
say to the chairman that i'll addition
the things he said complimentary Of y
York, OF its ambitions, its greatness
magnilicenCe, Of its popuatuu-Gf,at
all these--l want to add TO this gen
men, that in trade it is greater than
Applause.
Other speakers followed and Ii
Chairman Young introduced Char
Baird of this city.
SPEECH OF CHARLES RArED.
Wr. CRdiymaH: ] have been sumew
IN uOuDt Tor the last hOuT or So WliHln5
was at Il gathering of morocco manu
turers or attending meeting OF the
4 Congress. Laughter. | want to "a
Z have gathered great deal Of informal
4 from the gentlemen who nave spoken
don't think ! ever remember having
Z tended a meeting of the past when [!
A was so much hope for the future rs Il
n is tonight. | am sure we all appreC
n what has been said about the ueign
\ prospects, when At the last two or u
d meetings things have looked very CLEO
i I'll indeed. But as some one suggested n
~ time, there would come a time when
g sun would shine, and we fud that
were not false prophets, and that we
In not going TO have the backsets that
ti attended us the past Two years par
e larly the last year and am glad to X
that representatives from Congress,
Is from both parties can agree, and that
are willing and anxious to, AMI bel
RI from what my friend Bailey tells us
~ the 4th Of March We will be set ahoat
< tide with breeze that will carry L
n prosperity,
NJ There is one thing we ought to
graduate ourselves upon. Thai is tina
hopes and snticipations of year or
ago have been realized, and that we
'sncceeded in doing what we bUldl
serted we would do in making an al
shat would attract the attention Of
world and that we could pass from