The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-06
sAID AT 4 DINNER TO HISS.
Compliments. Jokes, and some scriou,
Thing. Abont Cnbn md Gongrc.s.

Some Of Cornelius n. Bliss friends in the
Republican Club of this city gave him a dinner
last night at the club house, 400 Fifth avenue,
upon his retirement from the Presidency OF tho
club. Ninety-Hvo covers were laid. On either
side OF Mr.. Bliss sat these guests: Mayor Will
liam L. Strong, Gen. Horace Porter. Congress-
man Mahlon Pitney OF New Jersey. Gen. Henry
BI-nett, John Sabine Smith. John Proctor
Clarke, Police Commissioner Roosevelt, Adel-
bert H.. Steele, c. G. Shayne. l.. T.. Chittendcn,
Thomas q. Rush, Patrick Egan. DIR. ID. y. Wall
ton. II. X. De Milt, A. ID. Shepard. H.. E. Tre-
main. A. l.. Merriam, and 7. c. Costello.
The ~toasting began at 10 o'clock. and every
speaker spoke to everything but his toast.
Mayor Strong was invited to speak on Greater
New York" lie started In humorously with
"'ris ntty years since | struck New York"
Then the Mayor told how lac had fought In tho
cause OF Johnny" O'Brien when all the rest OF
the Republicans wanted his scalp because he
had rolled upsuch n huge Harrison majority at
the expense OF the candidate for Governor.
Warner Miller. In conclusion he said:
III the incoming administration should SEQ
fit TO call Mr.. Bliss to the Cabinet it would have
n man that would reflect honor on IL, n man Of
sterling integrity, and q thorough Republican.
and no man could say ought Of him but good."
Congressman Pitney said that. like the poor
nddler In the W e-tern mining districts, n Con-
gresham should have suspended above him Ito
Inscription: Don't shoot; he's dom the best
he knows how"
lie hoped that the wiser sense Of the present
body, would lead " Alright. so that the country
should not suffer from any false ideas, either as
10 It's duties In impending crises or as to the
rights of other nations.
Gen. Barrett said that tho people should bs
taught that Congress cannot give success to q
nations except In so far as II places
the means in the peoples hands. He Thoughts
sense TO prevent the. nation from an imbroglio
that VIII not rebound to Its credit.
President Roosevelt OF the Police Board said
that he would suggest, for Police Commission
tho hddler: The fiddler expects to be shot: for
he's doin' his best"
lie had never expected to please everybody.
He expected to be shot at-and his expectations
had been realized.
Il have liked 1t. think I've enjoyed It moro
also said he was against n bi- partisan Police
Loard. lie owed u debt OF obligation to Mr.,
Bliss. he said. for II was at Mr.. BLISS sugges-
, lion that he came on from Washington TO he =
Police Commissioners. referring to national
politics. Mr.. Roosevelt said that America should
always be ready and willing TO give a helping
hand to any nation striving to FREQ itself from
the domineerinR and despotism of monarchlcal
powers. II should be genuine aid and not mere
bluning. A bully was u bad thing to contem-
plate; a coward was worse: but the worst of all
was the bully who backs down."
Gen. Horace Porter said that all Republican
eyes were on the United States Senate. Forty.
he said.
We are sure Of forty-two Of its members.
ought to give US another. and Mantle or one 90
the other so-cAlled silver Senators may help us
out-then the high tide Of prosperity will begin"
Thomas IT,. Rush and several others also spoke