The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
ROOSEVELT.
He Speaks at New England
Society Dinner.

New York, Dec. 2l.-Over two hundred
members and friends of the New Eng
land Society Of Brooklyn assembled at
Pouch mansion tonight to partalle of
the 18th annual dinner Of the organiza-
ton in celebration Of the landing Of the
Pilgrims. William B. Davenport pres
ident Of the society. presided, and 9TH
ers at the guest table were Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. governor-elect, ex-
President Robert D. Benedict Rev.
John P. Forbes, Rev Minot j. Savage.
st. Clair NIcKelway, eX-Postmaster
Bartlett, Capt John r. Bartlett, U. 5.
~, eX-Prestdent Thomas S. Moore,
Jonathan Marshall, representing the
New York New England Society, punis
M. Bergen, president st. Nicholas So
ciety, and M. +. McGoldrick president
Of st. Patrick's Society.
When the dinner was finished Presid-
ent Davenport made a brief address, in
which he referred to the fact that Ad-
miral Dewey was the latest addition to
the list Of honorary members, and spoke
of the action of Sampson and Schley
during the late struggle and the potent
New England influence that had been
eXerted in that direction as well A
letter from the Rev. Dr. Richard c.
Storrs, in response to an invitation
from Judge Bartlett, was read in which
he referred to the fact that he was the
only surviving member of the original
New England society which had cele-
DRAFTED the event with a banquet in
Brooklyn 40 years ago.
Col. Roosevelt was introduced as the
first speaker, responding to the toast.
The day we celebrate" In part he
said:
AS years go by, nations Will realize
that the year passed has given the
right to every American to hold up his
head in great republic which has
taken long strides forward among the
nations of the earth. In doing the
work assigned it among the vast
spaces of the earth, there must be
some rough surgery at the outset"
The speaker said he had small sym
pathy with those people who be-
moaned the fact that we had become
the champions of civilization and right
eousness over pauperism and tyranny.
Whether it was in Turkestan, the
Soudan, or by use in rescuine the
troubled isles Of the sea from the
tyranny of Spain, every effort of any
nation toward the same end was to be
commended, uphold and strengthened
Or course, the late conflict had been
one in our own interest, but it was
largely disinterested action. 1t was
a good thing to have interests outside
our own borders, and it was infinitely
better to have the material second tc
| the moral"
| The speaker declared himself uneori-
Vocally in favor of assuming control OF
! the Philippine islands, the inhabitants
OF which should be controlled until they
We're taught to govern themselves
| Ehey We're not New Englanders, he
said and therefore could not be gov
erned according to New England prin-
ciples.
! Col. Roosevelt referred to the work
OF Maj. Gen. Wood as governor general
OF Santiago, and said that it was the
men of his stamp who were fitted ia
govern our new possessions, and that
the Islands should not be given over to
the spoils politicians
If we fail" he said. I'VE SHAH he
Infinitely more unworthy than Spain,
for we shall sin against the light, see
ing the light"
Rev. Minot j. Savage spoke in re-
spouse to the toast Of "The Pilgrims.
and the life of today" while the toast
How We watched the enemy" was re-
sponded to by Capt John r. BARTLETT.
U. S. N. st. Clair McKefway spoke in a
general way on the New Englanoer and
his descendants.