The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-18
New York Chamber of Conn
merce's Usual Anniversary.
PRESIDENT ORR is THANKFUL FOR
MKINIEY'S ELECTION.
The President In Synonymous Terms
Reminds the Members That Eter-
nal Vigilance Is the Father OF
Interest on Money Invested
Speeches by the Truly Great Men
of the Eastern Part of the Nation.

the New York chamber of commerce
was held this morning at Delmonico's,
and among the 376 guests were the
most prominent professional and COM
mercial men of the country, as well
as distinguished statesmen and poll
ticians The banquet-room was decor
ated with several hundred American
flags and the tables were ornamented
with flowers. Alexander E. Orr, presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce. pre-
sided, and seated around the tables
were Postmaster-Genera William T.
Wilson, Whitelaw Reid, General Nell
son A. Miles, Mayor Strong, Seth
Lowe, Rev. DR.. David H. Greer, j.
Sterling Morton, secretary of agricul-
ture; General Joseph r. Hawley, Unit
ed States senator from Connecticut;
Colonel James II. Eckels, Hon. Joseph
II. Walker, Charles A. Dana, Hon. w.
Bourke Cochran, Admiral Henry Erbin
and Commodore Montgomery Sicard
U. S. N; Murat Halstead, General
Horace Porter, ]. Edward Simmons,
Henry w. Cannon, Carl Schurz, Cor
nelius n. Bliss, John l. Waterbury,
George j. Gould, Clement A. Griscom,
president of the Maritime Exchange;
Henry Clews, D. o. Mills, Joseph Gan
non, Isaac Seligman, George NJ. Pull
man, Charles r. Flint and Henry Vii
lard.
When the coffee and cigars were
served President Orr arose and was
heartily cheered and applauded. When
the enthusiasm subsidized Mr.. Orr wei
coined the guests, and, in the course
of his remarks, said: In following
time-honored custom of the chamber
of commerce, and congratulating you
upon having reached another anniver-
sary period in its history, 1 cannot re-
frain from making mention of the
startling and revolutionary issues that
were forced into the late presidential
campaign, with all their accompanying
conditions of anxiety and misgivings.
Almost every element that enters into
the composition of our existing system
of government that we hold most sa-
cred-law, order, patriotism, national
integrity, the purity of our courts of
justice, and the honest character of
our money-were vigorously and mis-
chievously assaulted and put upon the
defensive, and as a consequence, and
pending the months that had to inter-
vene before decision could be
reached at the polls, a severe strain
was placed upon all our business and
financial interests. Indeed, 1 may say
the gravity of this experience was not
try; its influence had a much wider
scope and was acutely felt throughout
the length and breadth of this land by
every conscientiously intelligent man
and lover of his country.
Mr.. McKinley's election means more
to us that any other election that has
taken place in this country since we
won our way into the family of nations
Before him lies the great and glorious
opportunity of winning back to this
land its normal conditions of prosper
lty, and giving contentment and hap
piness to every household. At the
same time a grave responsibility will
rest with this Administered ton. for IL
can make or mar for many years to
come the future of this great country.
With an abiding confidence in his in
telligence the chamber of commerce of
New York. in rendering him on behalf
of its 1000 members its respectful con-
gratulations or his election. wishes at
the same time in the fullest of it's
happiness a cheering and sympathetic
godspeed.''
The following was then read by
President Orr:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
D. c., Nov. II, 1896.
Alexander E. Orr President, etc:
My Dear Sir-The pleasure which
participa ton in the banquets of the
chamber of commerce has afforded me
in the past and the kindly feeling and
broad spirit of enterprise which always
pervaded those occasions, cause me to
regret most sincerely that 1 cannot
join the goodly company that will
gather around the chambers this hos
pitable evening.
Recent events may we'll cause those
who represent business interests to re-
Joice in their escape from threatened
peril. But while they have abundant
reason for rejoicing and can view with
the greatest satisfaction the support
they have given sound money in
the contest lately waged against it,
earnestly hope that in this time of con-
graduation it will be remembered that
constant vigilance and continued eff
fort are required to even maintain
political conditions. but absolute safety
VIII only be secured when our financial
system is protected by affirmative and
thorough reforms. When our business
men are habitually alert and watch
ful, and when they are moreover fuIlv
aroused to the Importance of such
legislative action concerninA our
finances as business methods approve
and the welfare of the entire country
requires, much good may be conf
IDENTIFY anticipated not only in the ac-
complishment of practical results but
IN the removal of hurtful prejudices
through an assurance to the people
that business and patriotism are be-
coming more and more united.
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND"
A letter from Governor Morton, SINH
lar in tone, was also read, also regrets
from Secretary of the Navy Herbert
and Secretary of State Olney. in the
foremost kilograms.
The next speaker was Postmaster
General Wilson, who was greeted
with applause.
Addresses were also delivered by
Governor Griggs, Hon. w. Bourke
Cochran, General Nelson A. Miles.
United States army; Hon. Joseph r.
Hawley Mayor Strong, Commodore
Sicard, United States navy, and. Cen
eral Horace Porter
Exciting Fox Chase.
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