The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-03
AT THE BANQUET.
One of the Most Unique Ever Given.

Philadelphia, June 1.-The CONNER
cial leaders of the western hemisphere
/ assembled in the great exchange room
of the Bourse tonight at what was
probably the most notable banquet ever
given on this continent.
The banquet was notable not only in
point of numbers, nearly 1900 persons
participating. but in the distinction of
the chief guests. President Mckinley
was there and he spoke to the assem-
bly,. Seated at the table of honor were
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, At
torney- General McKenna, Congress
men Dingley, Dalzell, Grosvenor, Heat
void and fancy. the ministers from
Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentine, Vene-
zuela and other South American gov
ernments; the Chinese minister and a
number of other officials from the cap
itai
1t was nearl;- 1890 o'clock when the
speech-making began. Governor Hast
ings opened the list by responding to
"A Welcome from Pennsylvania The
odore C. Leach followed with Our
Manufacturing Industries" the Brazil
ian minister spoke and ex-Secretary
Olney then responded to international
Law"
The Chinese minister answered to
The Orient and then followed Presi-
dent McKinley's speech. in response TO
the toast THE President of the United
States He said:
For the ccrdiality of your reception
am deeply grateful, although from my
recent experience in this great city it
is not wholly and altogether surprising
and unexpected. A recent visit to your
city gave me an opportunity to feel the
warm heart touch Of the people of Phil
adelphia and to enjoy their splendid
and boundless hospitality. l must tell
you that from first TO last l have been
deeply impressed with the scenes wit
messed in Philadelphia today l have
seen the remarkable spectacle Of req
resentatives Of all the American repub-
lies with products of their skill and
their toll in one great warehouse. The
first great convention of these republics
was organized by the matchlesS di-
plomacy of that splendid American.
James G.. Blaine. Seven years ago he
brought the governments of this conti-
nent together and taught the doctrine
that general reciprocity in trade re-
quired reciprocity of information. And
ii was his genius, with that Of many
gentlemen l see around this board to-
night. that originated the bureau Of
American republics, located in this city,
which has already done much good, and
which. ! believe, will yet play an i'm
portant 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 some
body to take il. The maker must And
the taker You win not employ labcr
TO make a product if-you cannot find
buyer fer that product after labor has
made IT.
Gentlemen. I am glad to meet the
representatives Of the American re-
publics here tonight | am glad TO
meet the REPRESENTATIVES of all the
world here tonight. 1 have met the Of
ficers of Philadelphia and the state OF
Pennsylvania before. | met you in the
day OF. your highest prosperity. l can
not avoid the meeting if would. and
l would not if 1 could But let me tell
you, my countrymen. that resuscitation
will not be promoted by recrimination-
The distrust CT the present Will not be
removed by distrust of the future
patriot makes a better citizen than a
pessimist, and we have got to be pa
tent, for much as we want to move out
Of the old house, we shall not do II I'M
til the new che is finished. The tariff
law half made is of no practical use
except to indicate that in a little while
a whole tariff law will be done, and II
is making progress. It is reaching the
end. and when the end comes we VIII
have business confidence and industrial
activity. Let us keep stout hearts and
steady heads. The country is not go
ing backwards but forwards AmeT1-
can energy has not been destroyed by
the storms of the past 1t will yet tri-
umph, through wise and benef1cent leg
istation. PhiladelDhians have in the
past shown what busy industries and
well employed labor can do to make a
great city and large population. They
do not mean to accept the present con-
dition as permanent and final. They
will meet embarrassments as they have
braved them in the past. and in the end
will restore the splendid industries and
the MAGNIFICENT labor to prosperity
and. gentlemen, Philadelphia is but the
tyne of American pluck and courage
everywhere throughout the united
States
Following the president Minister
Perez of Mexico, Ferdinande of Costa
Rica. the Argentine minister and Con-
gresham Dalzell responded to aDpro-
pirate toasts.