New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-15
ROCHESTER MERCHANTS DINE.
MIR. MKELWAY, EX-MINISTER SMITH. MR.
M'ELROY AND OTHERS MAKE
ADDRESSES

Rochester. Feb 1.-THE ninth annual banquet Of
the Rochester Chamber Of Commerce last evening IN
Powers Hall great success. Covers were
laid for 400 guests Addresses were MADE by
Charles Emory Smith, ex-Minister to Russia and
Editor Of THE Philadelphia Press; the Rev. Sam
uel A. Eliot minister Of the First Unitarian Church.
OF Brooklyn; st. Clair McKeway Editor OF THE
Brooklyn Eagle" and William II. McEroy. Presi-
dent John n. Beckley, Of the Rochester Railway
Company was POSTMASTER.
Mr. McKelway spoke Commerce and Peace
After some remarks on trades-unons and trusts ne
to political matters, which he discussed as fol-
lows:
UNDERWRITING overarching preserving and worsen-
ing labor and money trust is the spells trust
The machining OF politics usurps for party what be-
lCrgs mankind. 1t should excite no Jess alarm
and condemnation thatn the machining or labor or
of capital. The money trust, with laws to buy ana
the labor trust with to sell, will both ma
market with the political boss who has power 10
hold or to Jose for a consideration. Politics ran
ing before labor ran into excessive forms of union
or capital into oppressive combinations lndct tne
spoils trust at the bar Of your conscences ana OF
mine. 1t Is Internal evil. 1t has slain two Presi-
dents and struck at every President. 1t has re,
nothinsness II has shamed cites ana s ,,nt
States 1t preceded labor trusts Is, and money h
devil killed the two others would not long survive
It, All the duties Of peace and all the highest needs
politics on that turn the freedom OF labor the
rating Of manhood above moneyhood. the estimai e
political boss Is the expression OF political social
Ism. He efaces political individuality lie mas an
interest In the effacement OF industrial and CONNER
cal individually. Yet individuality Is so neces-
sary to America that It enforces itself at al haz-
ards Revolutions restore il In politics Inc pay,
ro-estabshes 1t in riots. Bankruptcies and
panics become its channels In business lndiVitu-
ality IS another name for independence ana i9l
freedom. 1t may be for awhile overborne but 1t Is
iLdestructibie. and forms of government ana IN
deed, social systems are not The problem Is 10
lean politics ana American foreign and domestic
commerce with this iniestructibe principle II Is
certain to survive Without it not ony the bless
ings Of peace and the causes and trlumphs Of com
merce but this grand experiment Of America itsell
will go to the limbo OF carrier civilizations ana OF
forgotten republics. Peace with commerce, com
mefce with peace. peace and commerce., coIilmeiG 81
and individuality the guardian and the guarantee Of
both!
hx-Mlnister Smiths topic was National Great
and Commercial Growth He said IN part:
During the thirty years since the war we have
boen building UP a magnificent home empire. We
have consecrated our energies to the development
of our own internal resources and the mastery OF
our own mighty domain With this matches move
ment and market among ourselves we nave glvei
little thought to any acqist os or poss ue
yond But our vast capabilities are rising abOv'
even our own great requirements, any VIZ pes',
to turn TO the open fields OF the word " ca,
grow and make a surplus. What shall be us QUITE,
Where are the realms Of our commercial conquest
II we have penetration enough 10 see anu Sel@e oui
open opportunity can make our Influence dom
irant and our trade continental II IS not ques
ton of tingolsm. II Is simply question or dlgrl
fed national sef-assertion or proJectilis co !. ~
sve commercial measures ana OF cIiuFatns iiie ~
and reciprocal relations which VIII bring their iul
frultion 49,, .,... 49,,
Tho nations south of US on tins continent nave
a ooDulaton of nearly 100000 and foreign trade
Of 81 ON 0EpO Except in cereals and chiefly T
wheat there IL no competition between US. ne.
s,,nIoa are products which do not grow. ON
nrod,,cts are commodities which they do not ma ke
va furnish a market Tor their sugar, cCdee hlie'
ard hn,nn. they ought 70 furnish market for ou
manufaciures Il is sensible that when we purchas
Sl0J OoOo0 OF the Ai6w@w' IN Yaluc that the Touil
snorican ,a,ions annually send abroad We should
smnniy ONLY ,32 100000 o. tho o,oDQo they buy II
,.i,irno We must establish direct lines OF com
ns,,ntna,ion We must develop our merchant mar ne
We must enter into reciprocal agreements FOUNDED
on mutual interests.