New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-21
HARDWARE TRADE DINNER
A LARGE GATHERING OF REPRESENTA-
TIVE MEN.

SPEECHES ny THE REV. DR.. NJ. wooLsEY
STRIKER OF HAMILTON COLLEGE; EX-JUDGE
HORACE RUSSELL. AND OTHERS.
More than two hundred men, representing the
great hardware and metal trades of this city gath
cred around the dining tables last evening at the
Hotel Savoy. 1t was their seventh annual dinner.
and for the time being all present threw care TO the
winds and made merry. 1t was representative
gathering and among the diners were Lewis |.
Dawes. Albert j. Barnes. William d Ewing. Con-
troller Fitch. James D. Foot. William f. Fuller
George A. Graham William a. Graham. John r.
Griffith william f. Haock John j. Halpln. James
Jessop John s. King Edward W. Fitzpatrick. Pierre
La Coste Leonard Lewisohn. William h. LtteH'
Charles Loeb Alexander Maitland. Harry C. Maoie
Archibald F. Mitchell George b. Mcintyre Sarnuel
NJ Nicholson. william NJ eddie Mortimer c. Ogden
Henry l. Person. George II. Sargent. Louis
schreher r. De Forest Shelton. Robert Sickels
william, H. Stanton, Francis b. Thurber, FREDERICK
Topping John NJ Touccy. Richard L. Walker wen
sttr r. Walkley. Winfield ID. Walkley. hlchard H.
Walsh. Henry $. Walter. Arthur II. watson no
bart Weed George w west T. L. "'o'"'e ana
Daniel l.. Stevens. ,
those nj the guests table Brace Hayden,
Samuel plsston. Archibald p. Mitchell. General Al
fred G Barnes Ericsson f. Bushnell. william W.
suppee Richard r. Williams, Thomas T. heatihs'
Genera, James K. OBeirne. James H. henne"S'
lanes II. Hoyt Peter McCaree, the Rev. pr. Me-
lancthon Woolsey Stryker. John NJ louces' anu
the Rev. Anthony Evans.
The officers OF the association are Peter Mc'ar-
tee. president Robert II. Swayze, vice-presideht
Thomas +. Heating treasurer John l." Narlch So
rotary. BOARD OF Governors. Eugene Bissel, Alfred
II C.inch Charles DAILY. Brace Hayden Thomas I.
Roaring lanes IL Kennedy. Peter McCartee, Nor
timer G. OGDEN George II. Sargent, Arthur G'
sherman Robert II. Swaze. Edward {. Van Clam.
Iohn / yarick Webster r. Wa.kley and Richard
r. Williams IT,,
sentiment was "Partisanshp and Patriotism" was
the first speaker OF the evening He was ire
oue,,lv obliged TO stop owing the applause which
greeted his remarks. He declared mat IN congress
or out OF IT, the man Is IA Sc TO his country VINO Is
PARTISAN frat and Il patriot afterward. All OF US
Are guilty OF "A reasonable narrowness who prefer
tactics to truth. Two things deDauch our pohtics
US much Tillmanizcd As long as We consent L, ,
send mere party men and not statesmen 70 MAKE
laws. so long Will bitterness ana sec',ona hib
tage override considerations OF mat wear winch
ought ALWAYS TO precede the prestige OF a Clique
Speaking Of the Armenian question Dr. Stryker
said: Thank God the American protest mas peen
made shame TO England that her tumescent Lord
Salisbury passes 10y on the other siuei shame 10
ali alleged Christian nations that there IS not new
crusade TO abolish that hideous and piratca power
whose cimetar Is the corollary or It's Koran -,
Ex-Judge Horace Russell then responded to ,d the
other things: 1T certainly can be truthfulIy sald
that whenever serious peril threatens the country
defence and spend their all than the merchants IL
is Just as necessary to stand irmly for honest
harbo more than 100 years ago Every year some
new craze is invented by demagogues or dlscon-
tents reenbackism. grangerism, populism' lingo
ism ard every year 1t Is just as necessary ior me
conservative element the business men or the
country. TO set their foot on IT,"
James II. Hoyt. OF Cleveland. was greeted heart
Nv when he rose to speak on the sentiment; Our
No,onaI Progress" General James r. O'Beirne
also spoke his subject being Reimbursement