New-York tribune., 1896-12-08

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| Laing. c. w. Carpenter c. H. Patrick g. H. Clark
+. r. Tieman. Mott ID. Cannon Thomas w OIcott
| H. s. Bailey. Townsend Jones. A. u. Baldwin W. @.
iiacKstan. the Rev. J. Buckmaster. Charles Bray,
| ). r. Simmons. r. w. Smith, Townsend Wandell,
William NJ Stilwell w. L. Heermancc Charles VI.
cannon William +. Clark. B. q. Coles. John w.
Gould. Frederick Brainard. +. W. Dewey. George
ii. Mott. Frederick c. Mott w H. Wickham J. W.
l-awton. Arthur Norton J. Grant Wilson, Isaac
Lawrence. DR.. G. n. Miller S. A. Coates W. NJ.
hartman. Robert r. Lawrence Fordham Morris,
+. Galatn. Henry l.. I'ogert. J. c. Wletts Her
pert d. Lloyd. I. T.. Evans. George l.. Schanck.
Louis b. McCagg. George q. King w NJ. Harri-
man. Andrew Bibby Judge Garretson. r.. H. Gala.
tin i. Rhnelander
THE CHAIRMAN's PREFACE
win inc coming Of the coffee and cigars Mr.
King rose to open the speaking Of the evening In
part. ne spoke blows:
around mSrs Snc Fen1e%en mo @ st. MiehGas Day
uval OF our patron saint according to the custom
cao od our iorefathers. Again have the pleasure of
ar arr r roc,ey ,, our worthy treasurer managed
,ps cnps Win SO much skill that he is able TO report
onsIueTaDle surplus OF revenue. Appause.) He
Il Il nnid confronted with condition not theory
spend IT, and the society enjoys the result In the
hGm aih gorgeous liveres of our servants and the
Applause Our secretary designed and selected
the livery. and your thanks are due TO him. AS to
ne diminished price OF the tickets to the dinner
the stewards were In some apprehension lest YOU
might imagine that the quality o! the dinner might
dcteriorate in proportion. but | am persuaded
after an exhaust We experience you will all agree
that mat we have had II s. dinner for 81 ticket. Cap
at 1t o i, "lways /, Peassn' ,hing to together
most If not all of Us are burdeneI with the labor
csares and Responsibilities the busy New-York NE
sens sens OF care IL that soc ai Intercourse which
the founders Ct the society described one Of It's
should be friends also CApplauseJ
bui to-nigh we come together with greater sense
"a h.lI lfs1fl fllpftH
year First. We had the Venezuelan question. now
parties of the controversy ana resulting in incrca
prestige to our county lApplauseJ But far more
has been ou rresdents @ e@con ra' ~ hate BEEN
caT caSd H2sn TO- dGcd @ ggsons & nyOns no % mere re
sne hhctt aiesions ailee,ing the IN.
Of honest standard Of value in our dealings. both
public and private ,appause,: the preservation OF
right and duty Of the National Executivc to enforce
the Nations laws applause. and. finally. to dc,
eide whether should be divided into sections and
classes by mutual hate tapplause). or whether we
should say in the words that met us al Madison
fair land of ours" Applause) Happily the decision
| aAppauseJ Had these questions belonged to party
politics II would have been of place TO have
ments in both Of ihcse historic parties ayins aside
all their differences and uniting for the preservation
cry OF the politicians sinks into insgnifcance CAP
November g. after all the bitterness o. the conflict.
decision
American people without disorder CAppause) Surely
have given the world new proof OF ihc majesty
and strength Of the American Republic. tAiplaiStp
These questions have been happily settled. ami The
future is full Of hope And so with these pleasant
! lifted from breasts. with the dark clouds all
cleared away. we may well be h"re ms eNenins iy
the pleasures that SAINT Nicholas has In store fo US
| (Appause)
REGRETS FROM MAJOR MKINI.EY.
Before resuming his scat Mr.. King read two let
iron
| ton and the second from Major Mckinley. whose
| name WAS received with long -drawn-out cheers.
| The Prosidcut-olects letter read:
| feel highly compmontcd by the invitation 70 At
| q Ncw-york ON December but am compelled to
send my decnation and accompany n with my
yours. WILLIAM MKINLEY
RESPONSE FOR ST NICHOLAS
The first toast Of the evening iha; of st Nlcho-
| las" TO have heei responded to 10y the Rev.
Dr. Greer. In consequence Of indlspoftion. how
ever. he was unable to be present but the
cancy was admirably nllcd hy Mr.. De icyster.
whose many puneont wiitclsms highly amused h.s
hearers. lie said IN part:
Some men are born great. some men achieve
rr"aines. Others have greatness thrust upon
aso as'"' toSght Mi, rec~,.G f,,~nt ar noiiiiig
In this room and tonight The Prc~idcn, he's or
am goire Never untl to.nirhf did I realize the
full force Of the old "dagc save me from my
friends" This toast of Saint Nichols IL one
that has seldom been responded 70 hy any one
since the death Of our dear cd friend Nj Hok'r
He responded to IT for some twenty Year, and
then It Killed him Since then Austen Fox. per
haps one of the ccycrcs' jury lawyers In New-
York He had I, spend IN" next thrc" months at
tho hot spring. We offered It 10 Warner Miller
cnncI IT. We offered It TO Colonel Erhardt and
hn declined u. w o%mcrcI % ~ 10 Al War.inn , anl
chauncey, and for the FIRST time in hts long career
he quaied
They then made up their minds that wher" the
lal,y could do nothing II was we'll to fa back on
the clergy. They succeeded wei with i'r. Hunt
They offered II to Greer and he Guallcd and hge
minutes before came down from my house ! ,s w1>
Episcopal church Of North America could not do
No wonder | was ordained. cannot help think
ing that they ought 10 have asked ny friend
Dcpcw. They gave him six months notice thrv
Of mismanagcment on III" part "f TN" slew
ards am mistaken - ...., ,,,a, ,,.,,r., ,,o
speech Of his. | always Ike that speech. laugh
teri 1t is one Of the greatest speeches ever mad
and studied BY schoolboys when Dcmosthenes Is
forgotten. Mr. Depew's New England speech was
speech daughter don't laugh at him. II ! could
make that speech would DO as ne do.s, doc would
one sentence. II is the best aficr-dinner speech
h" w Any .a man h. Ever for sa NcRa That if there
is generous and 9yabc saint in In the calcYd4l II
love him; we all loved him children. ana II
there are any New Englanders here or any stray
ihny ha"r only 10 go to the little children and ihey
will tell him that there Is only one In IN" caendhr
that a child loves, and that Is Saint Nicholas
| ApTiausc)
OUR COUNTRY
The ,oas, OF "Our Country" to which was at
| tached the sentiment I'VE know no enemy's conn-
fry In this fair land Of ours. was drunk with the
whole company standing and the singing OF 'The
Star -Spangl@d Banner" It was responded to by
| Police Commissioner Roosevelt. who said In part:
Not only must We disregard conditions of race II We
wan 10 make America what II should he. ana dis
r.garl conditions OF section. bu; We must dsfcgari
,nv con Liberation Of class ard not merely the deni-
copte bui hc sentimental phiidnhrOpist VINO j. try
| IN 10 make things better. manages 10 MAKE them
little worse. AID here wish to r"proarh not merely