New-York tribune., 1898-11-16

tional happenings of the wear. and reuospe''
i've comment upon the commercial conoil'"hs o'
the last twelvemonth. 1t was inevitable 'na' '''e
greater part of Mr.. Orr's speech shouin "" w
voted 10 the war with Spain. the causes w'ic"
hecan IT, and its consequent effect. doins oa0N
TO the outlook which faced the country a. ''0
time ~ the last banquet. Mr. Orr pointed out
that every one was then looking forward 10
rerod Of unprecedented National prosperity ant
contentmcn; inasmuch as the clouds that "au
So long darkened the financial ana coii''ne.C,a "'a
sl.es rrior TO the Presidential campaign or 1880
had all been swept aside by the nor-par''S"
action of the patriotic people OF the Union. Our
ing the months that had then intervened since
his inauguration the Administration OF fresi-
dent Mckinley Mr. orr showed, had oeeh
weighed in the balance Of public opinion ana had
not been found wanting
continuing N;r orr described how Spain
brought the war herself by the bafh"rous
c,uelties with which she endeavored to suppress
the last rebellion in CUBA. some peopie mi
aeincd that the tragedy of the Maine was the
real cause but this was a mistake Mr.. OFT
EXPLAINED. there not any element OF re-
,.Doc In our action whatever. Spain may or
may not have been responsible for that barpa-
rous act Of treachery. although II is only due
10 her to remember that searching inVesu-
CATION by our own Government failed to return
any other verdict than that Of not proven ana
u,tn more conclusive testimony is forthcoming
I, would be unjust to hold her guilty OF that
horrible crime.
After referring to the results Of the war-re-
s,l,s which, he explained, had had no
para!lel in the annals Of timo-Mr. orr proceed
ID 70 show how they were accomplished. The
Navy he mentioned first as being resp'hS'"e
for the glorious termination Of the hostilties'
and added:
without its aid We would have been absolutely
maenincent {c'oTSs It Won was w 1 very surety
ma dominant factor in The war. We believed IN H.
We trusted il, nra and I'VE bSs ockf9 f2fd our cxpec
lions and returned many foId Inc eqU4N""
Tonnr he 20 the Navy and 10 every clement IN rs
composition. It's founder. its shlps ~ i ui "a
Soo 10 it II That % it IS upheld slrenetenea rq
reaches a condition commensurate WIN ous Iie"
fl place among the leading nations oi tEe sP'0'
STRENGTH OF TIE ARMY.
A.. our Army Few ir numbers when the war
haea, I'M, superb in its hghtinS qualiiy l. was
q, once reinforced in numerical strength over ten
,o,d bv a very few strokes Of the President PEN
,rnora is no disbursement whatever in the STATE
mat the ,6a Ary HgvW WGT fsr Cleared the way and
made nossible its magnificent achleVtihtn1,S , 1Ii
pas irde m in the face OF obstacles that At first
seemed insuperable in ne sharp aau Iose II could
paish nov .1ed ~ Xxi onr Volunteer forces. suddenly
called from the peacetHl nen OF he Regular
army In an that p,rianed 10 military oredhzh to!
Of "gI months might say OF years Of con
,act with the rules and reg9laloiS Snu col
necessary the education Of the PROFESSIONS, sol
der: but when they were given the opportunity ..
coming face 10 face with the enemy, they fough'
with the bravery and vaor and PUCK % ~ miti
which did not leave for single Hoii.e. 49, ,'' rno,
rs generals its officers and its men and while IL
In = and cement, lne results
Of q great emergency and much ineXperience. we
haye only & pGafG s tG %rd rdnrv f % home and family
and kindred and fearessly and promptly went TO
perences Of tie last few months will be used as
danger marks to guard ana edT M IN AZ W surely
soon will be. merit and efficiency Will be the
cardinal TeqSf q5 eTS T2T osmen a @ be
eliminated? think We are all Of one mind that TIE
Suggest iaereson nf of GaH9ral Miles that minimum
for each one thousand Of the population deserves
the careful consideration Of Congress when II next
meets
THE PRESIDENTS PART.
And what Of the names that this war has
made momorable?" asked Mr.. Orr. Answering
the question the honor of the first place he
said. was justly due to William Mckinley for
the manner in which he met the great RESPONSE
bity which rested upon him and then in turn
Mr.. Orr recounted the deeds Of Admira!s Dewey.
Sampson and schley. and paid a graceful trib-
ute 10 the captains. officers and men who helped
TO win such marvellous victories.
Continuing he said:
And of the Army.there was Niles ard shafier,
end Wheeler ana Merritt. and Wikof ana Roose-
yelt. and Chaffee and Lawton and sumner an9
Fish. and CaprOn. and thousands or Others OF
hero-to whom because he held he honor Of his
country more precious than HE Itself, an thlngs
stood waiting and anxious and wiIlns 1ui VIE
not called the front. those who faced disease
~ n "a
ing their love OF connty n & e9uai al easld h sn VII"
And there are other names. am sure. you would
wish TO have me mention here which have very
pathy Is always present when sorrow ana suffer
ing is abroad and this IS specially 80 IN the srkons
American National Red Cross Association and its
honoEed presden Miss GaT@ E 4on1v ana p
ciy PAID and to the Women of the auxiliary So
e'ts Die all "he her Sadmra6e woTS proinen, among
whom are MTs WnthrG9 CSWdens MS WI Mh''s,I~ MrS
James speyer Mrs Douglas k9enson Mss Ms EIn,Ty HHnTy
Msrdyand' Miss Ieverch. Mrs Paul Dana Mrs.
Me,caf Bliss Miss Dora Wheeer MISS MI MaTgaIe,
Hoffman and hundreds upon hundreds Of others too
numerous 20 mention mere me solllers o! cui
armies owe debt Of gratitude they can never re-
pay.
TOASTS TO QUEEN AND PRESIDENT.
After the applause which followed the ending
Of Mr.. Orr's address had died away. ne rose
again Immediately to propose the drinking OF
the health Of Queen Victoria The toast was
drunk by all. standing with d most cordial out
bust Of cheering which was followed by the
whole company joining in singing the English
rational anthem. God Save the Queen" AL
most before the last strains had been sung Mr.
Orr was once more his feet TO suggest the
toast OF the health Of the President This h'
did in the most felictOus manner, and to th'
stirring music Of The Star Spangled Banner
Every guest and member OF the Chamber STOOD
IN do honor 10 the executive head Of the United
e,a,es General Stewart l.. Woodford in re