New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-13
MORE HONOR TO WOODRUFF.
THE OXFORD CLUB CELEBRATES HIS
VICTORY WITH A DINNER

w.xv ppou,NrNr BRooKr.yNITEs WERE GUESTS
THE I1rI-TEN ANT GOVERNOR ELECTS IN
vIrAT1oN To DEMoCRATs-cHAUNchf
NJ pEPEw MAKES AN ADDRESS,
II was the oxford Clubs turn last nlsh' u uo
the honors to Lieutenant overnor-eiect ii"'o'"'
l.. woodruff Mr.. Woodruff is MEMBER Vi ."e
Ox,ord Club. and the welcome extended to nm
last n,s,ht by his fellow club members was 'ioS'
cordial. About two hundred members were pres
49,, pe,uhcans and Democrats. The
gathering was dstinctively non-partisah III c,ai
&C., Tho dinner was a tribute to the popuiari-
~ ~ the Young Lieutenant iovernor-eiec'' anu
q gove formal expression to the best WISHES VI
the club eo,,
The narIors of the clubhouse were proluse'y
decorated with American flags ana s'reaine'' VI
red white and blue and on the taoies were 10" s.
lunches of yellow and white calryea"'"e
The guests found at their plates shai' mass
(which did service in coat lapeS as pauee' "
,.,.,or,, General William c. Wallace. president
Of the clnb. presided. and at his right SAT MI
woodruff Among the other guests were Cen
49,, o,on,ort T. Woodruff, Justice W. W. Good
~,s, CHARLES A. Moore William Berri Jesse
Iobnson 7. C. Gilbert, Alexander Robo' JACOB
prarrer George A. Price. John X sutton
CHARLES t. Teale A. W. Higgins. A. h. Smvhe
Felix Campbell, j. B. Davenport. Ernes'us "u
lick Dr. ]. f. Richardson. George w. Wrson
Leonard Moody, T. F. Gregg. Frederick Wort"
and George G. Brown =,
Iust before the speaking began Chauncey NJ
Denew entered the parlors, receiving iio''
hearty welcome. -
WoODRUFF'S INVITATION TO DEMO0HA o
cereral Wallace spoke briefly in introducing
Mr. Woodruff, who after the cheers hau Suo
sided, said in part:
Mr. President and Fellow-Members OF me ON.v
club. When YOUR courteous and eflicleit Pi w.
Cnmsra, Waliace called to tender me the very
great honor of this banquet, ne ilaue q NV self
WHEN tn He said that tho movement to give inc
oxford Club dinner in my honor arose Reeubli-
cansm and mine is so ardent and well KNOW LA
he as president Of this CLUB which' mpeintaned its
non-partisan character). would not na'e no,nd
a ar R p, alone especially esteem TINS
honor because it is conferred by my ;n IL in
Wen as V S ~! Won democrats believe that would
under similar circumstances. 40 exac.H ~'a" srasN
have DONE subordinate my parry e1r,3tic victory
that we have just achieved was not won dn o' nose
nepmncrafs who Joined us. although, like the sup
preston of human slavery and the pracv hore
The Union In which the Northern Denocamu!, Ind
N. nromd part. this great victory for sound ana
honest money was mainly won through TN, NJ st tai
wartism of the leaders and the hoeh'S u '"' '
deeply laid and clSrerly executed CONSPIRACY 10y
was rn'e e populism in the west and SOUTH the
forces of Socialism throughout the anu any These
NUM- reckless and self-interested forces
combined together for the cninaee Of silver
and on an appeal to the general dissa.slarciio de-
cident to three years hrro1 both the Republican
and Democratic party orsanZa Oartv Because il
sra'ie parry been e a. party of opposition and lacked
the power Of resistance which enaracaerle had
publican of 1892 through fact that the
extraordinary commercial depresslon.t r;,b The
amocracys first absolute control Of the Fedora u
Government in all its branches since the .hraham
,sso Of the first Republican President ,pi a s
isncoIn The Republican party, on the Other nand
rejected the overtures OF the Ne the hol
10 before their onslaught at ST LOUIS IKE Wy M
inw sousres of Wellington: the field OF Wate aIl
loo and firm the pyramids Incur in its
mantenance of honor and Integrity Oh tnd and
ru o'' pethroned from their Repubcasnsm ana
Ssnished from their partys ORGANIZATION '" ,be
fonnPrnH party and succeeded for tine at
least in turning ii into luna.ic aSs u ~ III, able
cess;,ated the evacuation Of the no longer hapoiS
shisbment by ali sane Democrats who found
shelter and good cheer in an alliance enrv All the
States of the Union and now d,r my ya TsPs0 faith
friends in the vast temple OF our rp eli, musty
ish he animosties Of past craftsmanship and sec
tonal strife and which nave he At nor once thoroughly
swept and busted that the wayfaring peno mo IA.
rh tarred with us iOi tir i.'N
M' ,n no hroad corridors of these critical times may
ana q nermanent political abiding place In ana re
joice to become member OF inc nepu'''"''
nG'a am not vain enough hope to ina %sg ncs ina
this 1efe BsSs been Elevated honorable
sse d fis ss Sd tna' the
How can se we depict Of this great city
whose ppGesaon pu Of than millions
than h, Os ha Mar of ane
at association based on equal rights 10
Th1s s aecnr has to Agility
modern nvenoSn1s mSSsn
sal sempss splsHsin
none privileged where music art and or
suTPa wSe a e snai has feet
and sTe saes city hs IS
city It is the city Of our homes, IRON, our nresen
rostiop this great metropolitan centre is destne
to become the largest and most elesan' :, IN ,n
Work out the problem for good or for eyil ana
s,x VIII euurs to the s
oDsy Win 'ns ths Su
Of and thf ss and bless
snss viii be herein vouchsafed and safe,gnarde
SO long as honorable integrity ana o's'h'e'eS'e
public service are the rule.
DEpEw ON TARIFF AND FINANCE.
Mr. Depew was introduced by General Wa
,.ca after Mr.. Woodruff had finished h
sn.ecb Mr.. Depew said in substance:
IT occurred to as was coming over mere c I'M
would like 10 know what was the counsel Givs
BY Paul to Timothy Gaugher and a, voice Serch M
~ u,x, s and applarse) asked Deacon Moore
there was New Testament in your library az =
this: DO not take heed of fables!' Many gent gent,
zen have a custom OF circulating fables at Apan
TSnr "a I fonnd: 'Be not given to wine, nor greedy
filthy ucre And above all things found: Lila sIah
"ss doubt that our friend the Lieutena1t-Gover
elect viii give good report OF himself In ms ono
so that we shall all be glad that we put MN th me
A dyspeptc friend of mine has said to me witnin
~ two hat lie does not approve or celebraIng