The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23

world. and to convince Thorn By reason and not
s .Ssm 70 III; SIu tho 1pe ilrst sn great sst tSriPi of pa MH1s M
on the day OF Sumter, or have heard their
fathers tell the story, and they don't take
lima. [Applause.l They. don't propose to be
driven into the ranks of tho army of .discon-
tent s,e w = q n RSSP PSoS Us nsIS Of org good %eSR men have
cuff beating their tom toms and are returning
to sancr and kindlier views Of hfo and duty.
HaH%ShStever may DO tho hostility to present
policies which exists in the West, our people,
habit which views our institutions and customs
and tendencies unfavorabiy in comparison
with those Of other GO Countries o ! and h which sees sees
that which is deteriorated when measured with
former days. 1t is a poor fashion, but It is
Der that John Adams wrote his wife in li7a6
that there was too much Gorrnption IN Su r;ne
life; that virtue SSd T tSst not Ss WAS IN ia ashSns snS Of y the
Second Congress Gouverneur Morris and John
Jay were talking over old times, when Morris
said; jay, what a set of Scopndr ,eS we had in
"%nd yet. then, and from that day to this, and
never more than now, the members of the lower
House of Congress had and have a higher aver
age of ability and character than the mem.
bers OF any other legislative body in the world.
III is rather q new use of the term to call a
man who doesn't vote as you want him to an
obstructionist, and In the last hundred years
t aS,n 5nl I'm Sc HPd ehoG ns o %pf fbe hss Senate lH Save fur,
nished have been OF infinite advantage to the
country. ~ ~
its administration n, eds anything 1t is a littlt
more hearty support and q little less criticism.
8 ~ G liRs i sn i sre r nsa sppr II inS PG pJPll lS whS
at h me- will como West and stay long enough.
they may reform II by being sent to Washing
say. a tendency out there to chang their repre-
sentation occasionally. lLaughter.I
growth and glory. 1t has witnessed the repub-
lie rise from insignificance and poverty to
wealth and gEca,ness: Most Of Us here to-,
a nation Of freemon, all free. 4 continents
us at the dawn. the forty.fve States iii blaz:
oncd alike. upon its azure field, all yours and
al u 1s In days Of peace ea e, as ! in At time nes Of war . the
please God, we will start the new century on its
Journey to tho stars laden with the hopes and
lGreat applause.l
SENATOR HoAR' SPEECH.
Senator George F. Hoar of Massachusetts, re-
sponded for The Bradford Manuscript. and its
ident. the giving back to us OF these precious
pares where tho father and founder of New
ih nsisnitic nns T transnc tho s'0r L q IS h the 0, one I be aG
thing England could give, and the one best
thing ana ggS wS could 1dd rse @,If L kr is a .ok'n + Of wi, die eop
be easy, in, my opinion. to excite again tho flames
of hatred in the heart of either of these kindred
people toward the other"
In concluding, Senator Hoar read q letter
from the Archbishop OF Canterbury, in which he
said: g BE assured that the strong respect and
affection which is felt in England toward
the, great republic of the. west. our
pride in your greatness, and desire for
your good will. although they may wax
ard wane, as human things inevitably do. yet
will never perish. Ipray God to bless the deep
felt sympathy that links our hearts to yours,
and binds us closer together than any other two
nations ever were or ever will DO bound"
GEN. MILEs's SPEECH.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. in responding to the toast
THE Army and Navy said: while other ma.
tions are devoting more treasures. ingenuity,
and labor in the construction OF modern engines
of war at tho present time than ever before
and the field of war has extended from tho
narrow confines OF European States to the
entire globe. it becomes us as a people and as n
nation to keep pace with that pr gress or
leopard our national welfare and existence
by an unwarranted self-assurance and q neg
lect of the safeguards that are essential
to the security Of our people and Government.
All honor is due to the gallant officers and SOL
diers and sailors who man our ships of war and
Notifications. and with their lives defend and
protect the Government and welfare of our peo-
pie" tApplausc.l
Other speakers were James Whitcomb Riley,
whose subject was "Hoosierdom and Yankee
DOM" ex-Secretary of State Richard Olney. who
BID Ike on New England in the Nation" and
Mayor Strong, WHO responded to the toast
THE City of New York