The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
HISTORY Of A GREAT ADDRESS.
Dr. Depew Composed His Ferefath-
efs Day speech ON n Train

Philadelphia Press.
"f. Depsss address. xhica vas 6esly-
cred IN NazaIEztou en- Forsszthers' day,
AID which has occax.9aed SC much discus
SOD 10 The press OF the country. was CON-
posed under circumstances wnIen he
might well have alluded 10 to illustrate
oSae OF Dis thcBf nts-~tAat one watcn awelt
upon TIE tremendous energy. incessanE
ACTIVITY and marvellous swistness with
Wniea A.nsfsca Is eonQ8erIug q peaceful
victory over the commerce aad trade Of
the world.
happened that upon the day when
tnAt ADDRESS " as 70 BE- delivered the most
important Of ali the meetings held within
me past year CO the Jsysnt TRAFFIC Assoc!a-
Ion vas held az the axsoGsat lions offices IN
SeW York. Questions of vital con sequence
70 each Of the trunk lines represented
.aefe were 70 be- discussed. and PROPOSE
toHs sure TO occasion irritation and per-
haps heated debate were 70 be offered 20
the meeting. So that II was possible that
the meeting world be acrimonious and en-
tTsIy unsz satisfactory.
Inc ceisf question was that OF a re-
storataofI OF rates, something O. the ut
most Importance for tire railways OF this
country they are TO maintain them
selves equally with other CORPORATE
WHICH are feeling the improvements OF the
ufnss- Mr. Depew presided az that meet
nag his best powers were 10 be- called
upon TO guide the representatives OF ths
trunk lines safely through the three or
iour hours Of discussion. The interests
on tns corporation % which he is presi-
Gent We're very great, and he therefore
was Obliged 10 keep In mind those inter-
e@ts as well az TO maintain the ifnra rtlai-
ity OF presiding officer.
ihe meeting was not although os
course. the railway presidents or the rep
IsssHtattyss OF tire presidents do rot faaI
Il <a 10
easslon. At o'clock Mr Deosw Iegt inc
Meeuhg room. his mind Thoroughly sn-
sofesd with the subject which had bsso
uhoer discussion ard Still ia a state OF
suspense Because the question had no.
.oeea determined. He took the ferry boat
without having the slightest idea of wha.
MS auaTsss To the New England Society
or washington that evening was so b.
So1FthAnS. however. had 10 be done and
ne mad only the time which would b. o.-
eapied M the trip from Nav York "a
=, y ssa1heton 10 prepare the address. since
20 WIS to DE driven directly from she rail-
way station In Washington 10 the s,ati
where the New England Society vas sgsr-
ing. S'9 N'''-
IN Jersey City Mr.. Depew's mind baQan
- recover from the strain which he nad
experienced az the Joint traffic meeting
sfe teiegraphed TO Presitien; Frank Thafn.
son OF the pennsylvania railroad ask ng
- > -fssfat"fi tH S@tti FsS SlGHnGF1 Ufgr and
typewriter 10 meet the c9ngressi 1rgai i'm
ittd train on its arrival at PhHade}oP,ta
prepared To go to Washington win Mr.
Depew.
AS the train moved our rom the Penn
syivania station Of Jersey City Mr.. Dereg
oesan the composition of hig speech Irot
some moments IL was a question VIII N r
the memories Of the excitement OF the Joint
ffafhe meeting and the anticipation OF a
renewal Of those exeitegucnts uoon the
following day would not bee so strong as to
make II impossible tn concentrate his
mind upon an address appropriate for
F0reFathers' day.
AT last the line Of thought suitable for
the address was sugg sted by q sudden in
SEPARATION 70 Mr.. Denew and from that mo
nent until he reached Philadelphia he was
obllvioNs to the surroundings. fer he was
~eomplstely absorbed in the comp osi;ian IF
bis speech. Al Philade phia Pr si3eut
Thoms9n's stenograpAer Joined Mr. De
pew. and as soon as the tram started Afr
Depew began debating the address, BY
the time Baltimore was reached the dlcta-
ton vas complete. ana the steneEr3 ghsr
bryan Immediately 10 trsnscrbc the Gotes
upon the typewriter. Just before .he ira
passed over the bridge WHEN CROSSES the
eastern branch Of ihs pot9m the notes
sere trans ribbed into typewr sten py.
and before Mr.. nepsw arrived a the hall
where the New England S2elety was din
Tag the address VAS n the hands Of the
ASSOCIATED Press agents,
MIR peHcw began speaking about
O'clock: he Was through a little d fore L.
Soon after that hour he was on his way 10
the railway station, WAS anoata nts cat
and 81 he'd a little after IL. VAS a. his Of
fee IN the Grand Central station at
o'clock the following morning, where he
had very Important business 70 raNS3Ct,
st II was again presiding over tAc joint
Tratfic Association aud by / had adjourn
"a ths meeting after having accomplish
eli The most important results. perhaps
which the association has ever achieved
al least 50 Tar as agreement = coacsT nat.
Under these circumstances. the address
which seems to have attracted very wide
attention. was prepared aud delivered.