New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
humorous language nstanced the effect Its Criticisms
had upon himself

humorous language inStanCed
mad upon himself.
MIR. MKELwAY SPEAKS.
st. Clair McKeway was next introduced by the
president. and spoke, In part, as follows:
to newspaper m man Is explicit When Edwin AT
nod sned by this club on rdm his sSs s5O%
tribute due to his promise not Rs 70 maxe as Se
rededcation Of himself to his commonwealth and
D Dg MS & When Msrs yead
ana setted in BROOKLYN his goSd d taS,6 thrust m !Us po
him. and It is Mr.. Danas turn: l do not X! know
whether his sins of omission or OF commission and OF
shall not be curious to inquire or to decide, ne ne
Is simply the editor Of daily paper in NewdorK s.IK
devoted to the business Of making the people think
and the politicians jump. He has often excited my my
to have SAID, because wanted to say them hen,
myself The offence. however has been more man man
said and which nobody should have said; beGaute
his terrific talent for correcting the faults Of other;
rests reputation for excellence, wnch i a Saa'i
Mr. Dana il a newspaper man-about the ablest
one of us He is from his head TO MS are' aaY an
other country was good enough for him or when
hs own was so good as he Werd 70 nSE m han p any
other country-albelt man in American journal
ism knows the he the Of hs oh
of the world well or in so many cases as our
guest tonight.
SERVICES TO HIS CALLING.
The drones are not extinct in the calling. but they
merltedly leaner and desirably fewer because
Charles \. Dana has lived and labored Ine crahKs
are not OF the business altogether, for ne mas
so used them as to prove the proposition that. while
alone they do nothing, without them IN some
degree several aggressvey excellent Things cannot
be done WELL II all His action has been
scourge TO drive out OF the profession nearly all
the brilliant blackmailers. politely known as Bo-
hemians whose habit 1t to begin life every
morning to run into debt by various devices and 10
pay it in none and to act upon the comfortable
principle that they need not be poor so long as
any or interests that could be preyed on We're
There are many things in which he and do not
agree. They are not for denotenent here We
have our own columns In which to exploit our DIFF
ferences and in which to fight them out for the
instruction and entertainment OF our readers, 81
we feel like doing Around this board Is no
place for dissension and In this hour Is no time
for that dissenson. The spirit and intendment @ TO- OF
Here we wish to thank him for services that we
all by " WehUas sb % rrsei wh'Gn him Ss @
the coronetted though si robustly combatve
Nestor Of profession which keeps frenhships
temper and which recognizes in ilusrious abilities
precious posse ssion to the credit today and In
history of the collective fourth estate Time has
not witherol nor custom stalled his Infinite variety
Of resources. His eye is stll undimmed and his
years Of labor according his lights still be HIS
for his calling his country and his KIND In the fuil
assurance that the Journalism which he mas made
greater and the eratures which ne mas made richer
VIII be both the just and the consderate custodians
OF his unique fame In the world!
GENERAL. PORTER WELCOMED.
General Horace Porter. in rising next TO speak.
was most cordially received. The witty and elo-
quent General quickly put himself in thorough ac-
cord with hts audience Passing on. he spoke eo-
quently OF Mr. Danh's services as a special corre-
spondent in the Clyil War and OF the terseness'
porsplculty force and absolute accuracy OF his re-
ports After aluding 10 the proud position which
Mr.. Dana now held as the nestor OF the American
press the gallant General ended With hearty wishes
long ne and a continued career OF prosperity
to the guest OF the evening
AND THEN CAME MIR. DEPEw.
President Lawrence thea introduced Chauncey NJ.
D.prw as one Of the eldest members OF the Lotos
t,,.b and with all his successes still Boz
Lefrlaa The famous orator received a rousing wei
come from his iellow-club members and spoke in
part as foows.
Mr Chairman and Gentlemen: !, gives me me III. he
gr,ai's pleasure 10 be Win you to-nisn, lor & my
best recollcctlons of ambro~ial nights spent IN .e"
York are IN connection with the lotos tluo ot az
,hc thing. worth rememDerHs snm, @ have appppensi
within these walls applause Ia me s..eeton vi
have been eminent IN he.d Of efrort have been
rrgari.d Forbes George Augustus saIa. Whteiaw
Kra tH'ss -. .Nampics % Of ,his cxciusysntss
True art ends with dignity and the I.oos club has
lv,avs recognized true art and ~ representatives.
Nv friend Dana occupies unique position lie
,tnli.4 the traditions Of the past with the spirit or
,h. future All ih. men of the period just before
and during the war w"r" his intimate iriendS-
Thomas sheridan Kos"ncran. he knew knew them al nnr As
men Mir Dana. too. more than almost any other
Journalist. has had IN" courage OF eery III '"e sup
bort 'of his convictions tNpplause)
Mr. DcI,.w ended by expressing the nope that MT
Dana would live 10 see the twentieth century
Enhu T Root and Robert r. Bonner follo"ed MT
D.new I'm concentrating Mr. Dana. Among the re-
mainIug speakers were Robert Bridges. William H.
Nc Elroy Arthur +. Bowers and Dr. Merle - Croix
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