The herald., 1898-01-28
An Address to the National
Manufacturers
ST. LOUIS PLATFORM PLANKS
ARE STILL BINDING UPON TIE
REPUBLICANS
The President Makes Gallant Effort
to Garry Financial Water on
Both Shoulders
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press SpeCldI wire
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The National
Association of Manufacturers is the
most important and strongest CONNER
cial organization of the United States.
It was formed in January, 1898, and has
now over a thousand members. Every
important industrial section of the
country is represented.
The third annual convention of the
association was called to order by
President Theodore C. Search of Phila-
delphia in the Masonic temple, on Tues
day. This is the most important meet
ing that the organization has ever held
and a number of topics will come up Tor
discussion which are vital to the future
development of the great industrial anu
commercial interests of the United
States President Search, in his annual
message, gave considerable attention to
the subject of the reform of the consular
service. He has made for years thor-
ough study of this interesting supJect
and will appeal for complete changeln
| the methods of choosing and selecting
consuls. He believes that consular rep
resentatives who are sent abroad shall
|
political reasons; that the two great
evils from which the consular service
has suffered have been the appointment
of men lacking in qualifications and ex-
| perence.
Among the many topics to be discussed
at this convention will be subjects re-
lating to American trade with foreign
countries and to questions of home in
dustry. To further foreign relations the
| following questions will receive atten-
| ton: Establishment of sample ware
| houses. restoration of the American
| merchant marine and restoration or
| treaties of reciprocity. The tariff prob
lem, the proper adjustment of duties so
| as to euualize the cost of imported arti-
cles and of goods made in the United
States and the matter of obtaining new
markets for American products Will be
thoroughly discussed.
The third annual banquet of the as
socation was held tonight at the Wall
dorf Astoria hotel, and 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.
| President Mckinley was driven from
| the Windsor hotel and was received at
| the Waldorf Astoria at $3.50 p. m. by the
| committee of merchants and at once
taken to "the royal chambers" Half
an hour later he appeared in the recep-
| ton room, where he held a levee for
| more than an hour.
The march to the banquet hall, which
was splendidly decorated, began at 7:15.
| 1t was after 8 o'clock when Warner Mil
| Ter raped for order. He then an
nounced that Rev. r. s. Macarthur
would invoke blessing. DR.. Macarthur
in his prayer called for special protec-
| ton for the president and the members
of the Manufacturers association.
Among those who occupied seats of
houor on the raised dais were: Presi-
dent Mckinley, M. e. ingalls,, Darwin
r. James, Rev. r. S. Macarthur, Thomas
w. Cridler, Randolph L. Guggenheimer,
Elihu Root. John Addison Porter, At
torney General John W. Grlggs, Lieut..
Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff. Senator
William P. Frye, Charles Emory Smith.
Warner Miller, President Theodore G.
Search. Henry E. Howland. ex-Mayor
William L. Strong, Clement A. Girls
com, ST. Clair McKelway and Abner Nc
Kinley.
Among the other guests were: Albert
Pope, Henry w. Gajohn, General Sam
uel Thomas, Lewis Nixon, E. A. Nc
Alpin, William C. Whitney, Coils p.
Huntington and George Gunter.
Warner Miller introduced Theodore G.
Search, president of the association, who
spoke briefly. The widest enthusiasm
prevailed when President Mckinley was
introduced. Men stood on their seats.
women in the boxes waved their hand
kerchiefs and the uproar drowned the
speakers voice. The cheering and
clapping of hands redoubled when a
toast was drunk to the president. Pres
ident Mckinley said:
M'KINLEY'S ADDRESS
Mr.. POSTMASTER Members of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers and
Guests: For the cordial character Of
this greeting 1 return my thanks. The
genuineness of your welcome is full of
compensation for having left Washing
ton at an unusually busy season in order
to participate in this interesting meet
ing.
| scarcely need remind you that we do
not meet as strangers. Neither your
business organization nor your social
reunions are altogether unfamiliar to
me. 1 have been with you before, not aS
guest, as now, but rather in the capacity :
of host. I recall that as governor of the
state of Ohio it was my pleasure to well
come you to the city of Cincinnati on
January %. 1895. at the initial convention
of the Manufacturers association. L
we'll remember the occasion. 1t was
cold day. You had lost everything but
your pluck, or thought you had; cour-
age was the only friend your grief could
call it's own. 1 note with satisfaction
your improved appearance now. You
are more cheerful in countenance, more
buoyant in spirit, more hopeful in man
ner and more confident in purpose. Then