The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-18


New York, Nov 1.-THE insh annual
hanQlei cf the ChMmber of Commerce OF
the state Of New York, which was held
this evening ~ DelncnIco's. wae the nOss
ncs1ole yearly gathering which has heen
hesa by that organisation. Considered
II vfsT Of the outcome Of the national
eiection II might be justly caEled COM
merctal xsorf6cation by the 10 members
ana the - eueSts who attended the lin-
ner. Many of tAe speeches we're distinctly
OF = con9T1tulafory character, and shbse
who led the 0EAt against free cetnage
we're given unseinted prutne. whne every
nent3on cf THAR nan<s waa greeted With
apriause.
Preaiisat C1svsaands snd 0es. Morton
they wrote letters which. whea read. we're
recelved With Wild chsering. President
Cleveland said: s<4
Ihe pleasure which . par1ieipaaiou in
tbs borVuets Of the ChamOov OF Commerce
h&9 afforded me In the past, a41 the kind
" feeunG and broad spirit OF enterprise
caasss De % regret M s. most sincerely sssss
cannet join the company that viii gather
around the chambers hospitable board to-
MsH0w evening.
Who represent business interests 10 re-
totG4 n their escape from threatened peril.
But While they have abundant reason Tor
re1eictng. and can view with the greatest
satlafkcti0n the support they have given
TO ~ e4use OF sound money In the contest
laa9y WAged against ii. l earnestly hope
thQ ~ this time OF c0n9ratulAtton Il will
sssd ccnsinued effost @ are @ required q e"sn even
maintain present conditions. but that alb
soiute safety viii only b. secured when
esr lnsaci.l s.ssem z peessctsd by af-
our Fl business I men ma are haessusiiy slers ana ma
WAtthful. and when they are. moreover
fnily aroused to the importance ef such
IeG4lAttse action conserving our finances
welf4re Of the entire country requires
muA go0d may be confidently autictpat-
g. not only - the accomplishment Of
kursfai prsiusssces. I through 81 S an a assurance q
10 t1e people that business and patriotism
are 6ecomtne more and more united
~ sGGKovEA cIEvELANp.-
Gov. Norton wrota In the same strain.
81 hie letter contained this sentence:
40 esnnot. however. foreeo the oppor-
II 70 sxprexs - the cka14per snd its
841ete, representing n NfmEx10 the COM
mercial and financial interests OF the Enl-
Pre- Pc city y~:an end state my sratiticssion that
bly, made public declaration
and set the seal of their approval upon
the question OF maintaining tnviol ate the
national honor and the monetary credit Of
our people,
The main hall. In which President Alex
andsr E. Orr and the guests of honor were
seated. was tastefully decorated with
large golden eagles and groups of f1ags
hanging over mirrors and windows. Seat
ed at the guests table were the Rev. DR..
David r. G.. Greer. Charles s. Smith,
Samuel D. Babcock. Seth Low. Mayor
Strong. General Nelson A. Miles. White
law Reid, Governor John w. Griggs. OF
New Jersey: Postmaster General William
J.. Wilson, Secretary j. Sterling Morton,
Senator Joseph r. Hawley. Comptroller
Eckels. Joseph H. Walker. w. Bourke
Cochran. Admiral Henry Erben, Commo-
dore Montgomery Card and Murat Hal
stead.
At the head of the seven other tables
In the banquet hall sat Cornelius n. Bliss
Henry W. Cannon. General Horace Por-
ter. j. Edwards Simmons. Carl Schurx
Frederick W. Devoe and Cornelius D.
Wood. Along the lines on either side Of
the table sat men representing the COM
mercial, financial and business interests
of the country. Among those were noticed
George Gould. Calvin s. Brice. John Jacob
Astor. George NJ. Pullman. Roswell r.
Flower. William Steinway. Darius o.
Mills and others OF equal prominence.
President Orr. amid a storm OF cheers
delivered his introductory address. He
complimenfed the members on the work
done in the last campaign and upon the
victory won. He paid glowing tribute
to General Palmer and General Buekner
and others who had vigorously opposed
the Chicago platform and ticket and re-
ferring to the movement in behalf Of the
free coinage OF silver, said In part:
1T Is built on foundations OF ignorance
scihshness. duplicity and greed, and there
Is no system of ethics or sound reasoning
thst know 'of that can be successfully
advanced TO prove that its prominent adj
vocates. be they a rejected presidential
candidate or accepted Legislative repre-
sentative, are other than morally blind.
should not and cannot honestly be classi-
fed among the conscfentiousiy intelligent
men of the United States
Mr.. Orr was eloquent I'm his praise OF
President-eleet Mckinley and Chairman
Hanna. At the conclusion of his speech
President Orr read the letter from Prcsi-
dert Cleveland.
After the letter had been read a toast
TO the presidents health was drunk stand
ing. The president then introduced Post
master General William l.. Wilson. who
responded 20 the toast Free Govern
ment on Trial.
Mr.. Wilson's address.
Mr.. Wilson said in part:
Every general election in this country
~ trial of free government, and not
less truly trial of those institutions
through which we are attempting 20
work out free government. We have Just
had 3 test of the capacity OF universal
suffrage 10 deal with question so con-
fessedly difficult that in other countries
II is committed 10 trained experts and
specially educated statesmen That the
result has been a triumph for national
integrity is a cause for THANKSGIVING.
that the result has been achieved by q
partial and temporary dissolution of
party ties and the hearty concert OF
forces irreconciiz bly, antagorisfic on 9TH
er policies is ground for dulckered rat
rfotisn and iofffer pride In American cisf-
xenship.
ITO make forever safe the fruits OF
such victory II now the duty and re-
sponSshslstv Of those 10 whom the trit.a-
tive aGfa power have come with a veFdtrf
OF the late election. II would be an un-
true as IL would be irrational to suppose
all the millions OF American voters
mAssed behind the flags OF tree silver
and disaster or were less patriotic tran
the mass % their country men Strange
as st may seem the question % main
tanning the financial fntsgrsfy Of ,se coua-
try. OF Keeping good faith IN fsabisc and
private dealings. Was confused in the
minds cf many citizens with the policy OF
q piutccrary- imaginary or real whose
and TO that extent hostile 20 the interests
OF sae masses Of the people. A sectson of
the voters s< becoming nxe6 In the belief
shs. the government IL 81 administered
and laws are 50 framed as 90 make an
snsust distributions of socisl benefits. 30