The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-28
Guest al the Manufacture
ers' Banquet.
HIS ELOQUENT SPEECH.
Stress Laid on the Need Of Finan-
cial Leg Station.
ONE THOUSAND AT THE TABLES.

new 1orH, Jan. zS.-Jne tnlru annual
banquet OF the National Association of
Manufacturers of the United States,
which took place last night at the Wal
dorf-Astoria hotel. was one OF the Largest
and most elaborate affairs OF the kind
ever given In this city. One thousand
guests were seated at the tables. The
fact that President Mckinley would be
present caused rush for tickets.
The banquet hall was magnificently
decorated, the tiers OF boxes being draped
with sillxen banners. The presidents
flag was suspended over the head OF the
table from the presidents box. Seven
tables extended the length OF the room
and l6 small tables were on either side
OF the rows of long tables. In the Astor
gallery annex were 80 other tables. The
tables were elaboraately decorated with
flowers and plants. The dais where the
president and other guests sat was also
adorned with many flowers. From the
reception room up the broad stairways
TO the banquet room were lines OF palms
and green ferns.
II was after o'clock when Warner
Miller raped for order. The Rev. X.
S. Macarthur then invoked blessing
In his prayer he called for special pro-
lection for the president and the MEM
bers of the association.
The menu cards were very elaborate.
They were volumes of vellum. bound in
undressed calf. with monogram burned
into the cover surrounded by scroll
There were etchings OF Liberty" "the
Brooklyn bridge. Industry" scene
in wall greet. Commerce and Trans
portatlon" and some of the large build
ty,e.a f., vArlx Iant,
card was the same as that OF the other
guests except that the edges were in gold
and the words. The President" were
embosssd in gold on the cover. This
menu card was presented to Mr. McKin-
ley by II. A c Smith as soon as he was
seated.
II was 1890 o'clock when Mr.. Miller
again raped for order. He referred To
the youth OF the association and said
that the meeting would be productive of
more good than anything that had been
held in this country for some time.
There is nothing political in the organ
ization, the chief end OF which Is to ex-
tend the commerce of the United states
abroad This association" he said,
"would advocate another department
In the cabinet namely q secretary o:
commerce."
In his opening speech President Search
made reference 10 the growth OF the iron
and tin industries. which ELECTED great
applause. His reference 10 high wages
and low cost of production i'm this
country. and his declaration that no
avenue OF progress was closed 10 man
ufacturers OF America was also greeted
with loud applause.
The widest enthusiasm prevailed
when President Mckinley was intro
duced. The men stood up in their seats:
the women in the boxes waved their
handkerchiefs the uproar drowned the
speakers voice. The cheering and clap
ping OF hands were redoubled when a
toast was drunk to the president. Pres
ident Mckinley spoke slowly and was
plainly heard In every portion Of the
hall. He spoke substantially as fol-
lows:
McKinleys Speech.
National policies can encourage In
dustry and commerce, but it remains for
the people to project and carry them on.
If these policies stimulate Industrial de-
velopment and energy, the people can be
safely trusted To do the rest. The gov
eminent however, is restricted In its
power to promote industry. III can aid
commerce, but not create IL. II can widen
and deepen its rivers, Improve it's har-
bors and develop its great national high
ways; but the ships to sail and The traffic
20 carry the people must supply The
government can raise revenues by Taxa
tion In such a way as Will discriminate
in favor of domestic enterprises, but it
cannot establish them. 1t can make
commercial treaties, opening to our
manufactures and agriculturists the
.|orts of other nations. IL can enter into
reciprocal arrangements to exchange our
products with those OF other countries.
1T can aid our merchant marine by en-
couraging our people to build ships OF
commerce. 1t can assist in every lawful
manner private enterprise TO unite the
two oceans with n great canal. II can
do all these things, and ought to 40 them.
but with all this accomplished the result
Will still lie Intellectual unless supple
mented by the energy. enterprise and in
dustry Of the people. Ii is they who must
build and operate the factories. furnish
ships and cargoes for the canal and the
rivers and the seas. 1t Is they who must
find the consumers and obtain trade by
going forth 70 win II.
Much profitable trade is still unen-
joyed by our people because Of their pres
ent insufficient facilities for reaching de-
erable markets. Much of 10 Is lost be-
cause OF lack of Information and igror-
ance OF the conditions and needs OF other
nations. We must know just what other
people want before we can supply their
wants We must understand exactly
how To- reach them with least expense II
we would enter into the most advantage
Gus business relations with them. The
ship requires the shipper; but the ship
per must have assured promise that his
goods viii have n sale when they reach
their destination. IL is n good rule 10
husers will not come 90 us for us { O 60 g.
them. 1t Is our duty 20 make American
enterprise and industrial ambition. "a
well az achievement. terms OF respect
and pralee not or'y az home. but amone
the family OF natiCrs the world over.