The sun., 1898-02-09
BANKERS In HAPPY MOOD.
THEIR SECOND ANNUAL BANQUET
a PROSPERITY FEAST"


Ths Revival or nus,rsss Activity nrstsss
Thstr Hearts ana the victery er psuud
Financiai Priucipies1in leOo Forn,s q sab
tect Tor ReioicinG In All or the Speeches.
Tho New York city bankers who are known AZ
group eight Of the New York State Bankers'
Association had their second annual ban
quet Last night at the Hotel Manhat-
tan. and IL was made the occasion Of Een.
eral rejoicing over the return of pros
perity. There wero six tables full, and fully
200 persons occupied seats. Among the invited
guests wero Comptroller Color, Hamilton w.
Mabie, Wayne MacVeagh, Horace RUSSELL and
Assistant Treasurer Conrad N. Jordan. Tho
menu cards were unique. Each course was illus
trated with picture and some interesting verse;
the last course being accompanied by poetical
warning to the speakers to be brief. 1t was
after 10 o'clock before any speaking was done.
then Cen. James, who presided at the dinner,
raped for order and welcomed the bankers and
the guests.
81 congratulate you," he said, upon the
wave Of prosperity that has overtaken us. al.
though It has not overwhelmed us and although
there 10 an unsafe Teller in tho United States
Senate who needs Watching"
There was q roar Of laughter at this. Gen.
Jamcs continued: But we have Board Of
Directors In tho House of Representatives, who
are sound and honest, and q cashier in charge
Of tho Treasury Department who believe that
the Government, like individuals. should pay
Its debts In tho best money tho world knows.
and who insist that there can bo but ono
Sardstick to measure values. and that that Is q
golden one. And above all, we have Presi.
dent of the United States who bluntly says that
poor money never made q country rich, and
that sound money cannot and will not mako II
1iv tha lv ta,o k<>f
the evening: "'To the President of tho United
Statesr"
Every man was on his feet in o minute drink
ing the health Of the President
Hamilton W. Mabie was called ON next, and In
ten-minute speech he told how commerce and
industry were the great educators OF the world.
He talked Of ideals. He said that every man
ought to have an ideal, which remark furnished
themes for other orators later on. He was fol-
crowd and with himself, and then by J. Edward
ssimprons, PRESIDENT PRESIDENT, Of Of tho & Fourth National
Wise and then he said:
year it was privilege to be here and
tionai election. The people of this &c coun- m
are not repudiationists.. and they so declared
themselyes. We secured In President MeKin-
81 cay 1ais as
and Of honesty and integrity in all matters re-
lating to public life and to the financial welfare
"That is ono reason why we feel SO happy
here might; we enjoy sense Of security. We
the head Of tho Government he will put his veto
with our Irecogniaed standards Of value"
on 70 say that he felt that the act Of the House
Of REPRESENTATIVES in defeating the Teller reso-
statesman. that greatest leader of mon that that
there is to-day on this continent is an boner and
sH THs aGqsS &
as the contemptible action Of the Senate"
Here there were cheers for Thomas B. Reed
Simmons concluded with the hope that pros: :
perity would continue, and his declaration of
during this Administration that would impede
prosperity and business enterprise.
dr1 oi ae noH 'SiSDh %SD n
hadn't been able to make up his mind whothor
He said that Mr: Msbie mistook the crowd. res; He
my r yoa The ideals Of an as
pig hsar the name M 9f A simmonsi" and turning
ean co See II IN his face Ia mako bet
Better Bishop he sanker HeS S'ss IS shaped Hss
The crowd laughed at Mr. Simmons, and Mr..
Hendrix turned to Gen. James. Now. James,"
Bhlu was CUT OUT LOT ODlUoQ State9
Senator. He got sidetracked going through
the Grand Central station and was steered
Wise would he a good end man in a negro
minstrel show; and there's Cromwell" turning
to William G. Cromwell: he'd make a good
deal better editor for Outlook than Mr.. Mabie."
And Mr.. Hendrix slapped MIR. Cromwell on his
money question pamphlet record.
Next he took up Conrad N. Jordan. He said
he was convinced that Mr.. Jordan was not cut
out for Treasurer of the United States, but
that he belonged to a patriarchal tribe.
and he pictured him at the head OF a
caravan on the Arabian desert, thinking
to himself and talking primitive economics.
naa run ans tS Me- nSEI whose
that part OF his speech with the remarks that
low them. because somehow they interfered
with business.
Then he talked for five or six minutes about
the fate of bankers. their faith in tho nation,
and about the superiority Of the United States
banking system over those of most of tho Old
World. There were dozen other speeches.
MEDICAL STUDENT SEEKS DEATH.