The herald., 1897-12-23
LGRIMS' DAY
.brated by the Sons OF
New England
any DISTINGUISHED MEN
rcA1L THE PAST AND PREDICT
THE FUTURE
any DISTINGUISHED MEN
Senator Wolcott at New York Talks
on the Far West and Free
Silver
A.soo,oted Press Special Wire

etv of the city of New Y ork Was heiu o.
Delmonico's tonight. Four hunoreu
members of the society and their 1rlehus
including many distinguished men, were
nresent. Among those who sat at the
quests of honor table were: J. Pierpont
Morgan, Joseph Choate, General Wes-
lev Merritt, James Whitcomb Riley
Richard Olney Senator E. O. Wolcott'
Governor Frank Black, Senator George
r. Hoar. President Charles w. Eliot,
General Nelson A. Miles and Mayor VIII
liam T. Strong.
Following is the speech of Senator
Wocott:
Mr.. Wolcott began with humorous
,eference to the political resignation
with which the exiles from New Eng
land bore their banishment, then spoke
of an alleged desire Of the Canadian gov
ernment to acquire the state of Maine
and portions of New Hampshire and
Vermont in exchange for territory iii
Western Canada. Serious thought on
the subject of a possible cession of part
of New England. Mr.. Wolcott said,
brought "a realization of what it would
mean to this people to face the possi-
hair the contour of these states or the
sacrifice of chip of it's native granite,
however barren"
He continued: mot only does this
sentiment pervade the land, but we seem
at times to be developing an increased
tendency to invite some other country
to differ from us in order that we may
demonstrate our aggressiveness.
ai, dirartinnS differences
are crystallizing and not disntegrating.
For more than a generation we have
waited for the day when parties would
divide solely on national issues and
when the old sectional issues, growing
out of the war, would be buried. The
time came. The parties met on a broad
economic question and 10, we emerge
from the contest threatened with an
other sectionalism. The far west, largely
the child of the east and pulsng with
it's blood, joins hands with the south
The new alignment is not only debtor
against creditor class against class, but
in a land pervaded with equal devotion
to what it's people believe is the truest
welfare of the country, great majorities
in one section face equally great major
tiles in another.
are of men virile, industrious and gen.
uine, and their beliefs are honest. They
would scorn any sort of evasion of an
obligation. They are patriotic men.
There is in the whole far west hardly
northerner born who was old enough
to go to the war whom you will not see
on Decoration day wearing proudly the
badge of his old corps. They are Amer
greater, than in the east; native born
American citizens. The views they cher
ish are held with practical unanimity.
80 universal a feeling as that which
pervades the great west cannot all be
wrong. You cannot dispose of a con-
viction held by millions of intelligent
people by calling it craze, and some
day you may find it worth your while to
look for the truth where it is usually
hidden-somewhere between extremes.
Somehow it is not really recognized
in the west that ability to reorganize a
western railroad and swell it's stock and
securities several millions every time it
is foreclosed necessarily indicates an
equal ability to determine the wisest
economic policy for the farmer who
lives along the right of way, and men
WHO WOulu no IllOFt uESdIIl OIL
their banker with the duty of formulat-
ing their financial views than they
would of entrustng the man of whom
they bought a shotgun with the COM
mand of the armies of their country are
naturally inclined to fear that in this
part of the moral vineyard there is a
tendency to assume that the possession
of great wealth means necessarily the
possession of great wisdom
THE century now ending has been full
of growth and glory. 1t has witnessed
the republic rise from insgnficance and
poverty to wealth and greatness. Most
of us here today can recall the dark days
of doubt, and from them have seen the
people emerge triumphant, a nation of
freedom, all free. A continents width
may divide us, but the same flag greets
us at the dawn the forty five stars all
blazoned alike on it's azure field, all
yours and all ours. In days of peace
as in time of war, the altar of patriotism
is an altar of sacrifice, and please God.
we will start the new century on it's
journey to the stars laden with the hopes
and aspirations of happy and united
people"
AT OTHER PLACES
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-Geo VOL
colt of Massachusetts was the guest of
the New England society here at its
annual dinner in Horticultural hall to-
night in celebrating Forefathers' day
CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 22-Annual
banquet of the New England society of
this city was given at the Charleston
hotel tonight. The orator of the evening
was Associate Justice David j. Brewer
of the supreme court of the United
States. He responded to "F'orefathers'
Day." the theme of his address being the
sacredness Of home and the importance
of the right and integrity of the family.
During the course of his address he com
mented adversely upon legislation which
permitted constable to search a mans
house upon suspicion, and this was taken
by the audience to be a reference to the
South Carolina dispensary law
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The Con-
gregational club of Washington cele-
brated Forefathers' day by dinner at
the First Congregational church. Among
the guests were Hon. Nelson Dingley.
Assistant Secretary os the Interior Web
ster Davis and Hon. Chauncey M. De-