The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
ALL THE BIG PEOPLE.
A Notable Banquet AT Philadelphia
BOurse.
PRESIDENT, CABINET AND MANY
FOREIGNNDIPLOMATS PRESENT.

Chinese M Minister One of the Orators-DIr.
Mckinley Responds to the Toast Pres
| ident of the United States, and Asks
People to be Patient.
Philadelphia, June 2.-The commercial
leaders of the Western Hemisphere assem-
bled in the great exchange room of the
bourse tonight at what was probably the
| most notable banquet ever given on this
continent. Nearly 1900 persons partici-
pated.
President Mckinley was there and he
spoke to the assembly. Seated also at the
table of honor were Secretary of Agricnl-
ture Wilson, Attorney General McKenna,
Congressman Dingley, Dalzell, Grosvenor,
Heatwold and Tawney. the ministers
from Mexico, Brazil, Chill, Argentina,
Venezuela and other South American
a number of other eminent officials of
the Capitol.
At 8 O'Clock, escorted by Mayor War
wick and DR.. VIM. Pepper, president of
the commercial museums and followed
by Secretary Porter, the cabinet officers
! passed to his seat amid storm of cheers.
President Mckinley set at the right of
| the presiding officer, DR.. Pepper, and on
his other side sat Theodore G. Search.
| The Secretary of Agriculture, the Attor-
merry General, Mayor Strong of New York,
Mayor Warwick and a number of the
foreign ministers occupied the same table
| 1t was nearly 10 80 o'clock when the
speech making began. Gov. Hasting
opened the list of toast making by re-
! spending to "A welcome from Pennsyl-
vania ~ Theodore O. Learch followed
the Brazilian minister spoke and ex-
Secretary Olney then responded to
international law
| The Chinese minister answered to "Trhe
ORIENT and then followed President
McKinleys speech in response to the toast
1.-The President of the United States. y
| He said:
| "Ladies and gentlemen: For the cor
diality of your reception l am indeed
grateful, although from my recent ex-
| pSIIoilCc Ill UulS STtdU Guy, III Is uOU sur
prising. A recent visit to your city gave
me an opportunity to feel the warm heart
touch of the people of Philadelphia and
enjoy their hospitality. l must tell you
from first to last. l have been deeply i'm
pressed with the scenes witnessed in
1 Philadelphia today. / have seen the re-
markable spectacle of the representatives
products of their skill and their soil in
one great warehouse. The first great
convention of these republics was orga-
nized by the diplomacy of that splendid
American, James g. Blaine. Seven years
ago he brought the governments of this
continent together and taught the doc
trine that general reciprocity in trade
required reciprocity of information And
it was his genius with that of many gen
tlemen l see around this board tonight,
| that originated the bureau of American
republics located in the Capital city,
which has already done much good and
which I believe will yet play an impor-
tant part in our trade relations with the
governments supporting it. My fellow
citizens, there is no motive to make a
product if you can't find somebody to
take it. The maker must find the taker
You will not employ labor to make a
product if you cannot find buyer for that
product after labor has made it.
Gentlemen, [ am glad to meet the
representatives. of the American republics
| here tonight. l am glad to meet the re-
presentatives of the governments of all
the world here tonight. l have met the
manufacturers of Philadelphia and the
state of Pennsylvania. I met you in the
days of your highest prosperity. 1 can
not avoid meeting you if 1 would and
would not if could. But let me tell you,
my countrymen, rescusitation will not
be promoted by recrimination. The
dlstrust of the present will not be re-
moved by distrust of the future. A
patriotic makes better citizen than q
pessimist and we have got to be patient,
for such as we may want to move out of
| the old house we cannot do it until the
new one is finished. A tariff law half
made is of no practical use except to
indicate that in little while whole tariff
law will be done and it is making pro-
gress. 1t is reaching the end and when
the end comes we will have confidence
and industrial activity.
Let US keep stout hearts and steady
heads. The country is not going back
wards, but forwards. American energy
has not been destroyed by the storms Of
the past. 1t will yet triumph through
wise and beneflcent legislation. Phila-
delphians have in the past shown what
busy Industries and what employed
labor can do to make great city and a
oontented population They do not
mean to accept the present condition as
permanent and final. They will meet en-
barrassments as they have bravely met
them in the past and in the end will
restore the splendid industries and the
magnificent labor to property, and gen
tlemen, Philadelphia is but the type OF
American pluck of courage everywhere
throughout our great United States"
Following the President, Minister
Perez of Mexico; San Fernandez of Costa
Rica, the Argentine minister, and Con-
gresham Dalzell responded to appropriate
toasts.
PRESIDENT IN PHILADELPHIA.
Assists In Opening International CONNER
| cial Congress-