New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-27
IN HONOR OF GEN. WOODFORD
RECEPTION AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
IN BROOKLYN
GIVEN UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE
OF ARTS AND scIENCEs-G GENERAL WOOD
FORD. z NJ CIRCUIT. ST CLAIR
MKELwAY AND OTHERS
cpEAK-REGRFTS FROM
TIE PRESIDENT.
cpEAK-REGRFTS FRO,

Another large reception given IN honor OF
General Stewart L. Woolfori. United States MIN
lister 70 Spain. last night. II in the Academy
Of Music. Brooklyn. and was under the auspices OF
the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. and.
although the weather disagreeable the large
audienceroom was well filed. on the platform
OF the most prominent men OF the city.
The audience was intensely patriotic. and applauden
vigorously any mention OF the President or naval or
military commanders. one man. Benjamin Briggs
believed so strongly that the hight that
he ultimately found himself In the Adams street
Police Station. Father McCarty. in speaking. was
temperate in his utterances to the wisdom OF
policy OF aggression. Briggs could not restrain MS
disapprova and kept muttering. Finally when the
speaker said. Wars always cruel and seidom
Just" Briggs roared out in stentoTan tones his
is just" The patriotic but rash man was YER
retted out by policeman and at once carried OF 10
the station. where explanations were made. ana
Briggs released.
Letters OF regret were read from President Nc
Kinley and Mayor Van Wyck. The Rev DIT t.
s. storrs presided and introduced the guest OF the
evening
GENERAL WOODEORD'S SPEECH.
General Woodford warmly welcomed. the
auditors standing to receive him and cheer hifn'
General Woodford's speech was in part as follows:
When. last June the President drafted me FOR
sudden service In Spain I sought exemption.
knew the gravity Of the situation ana reaizea Inc
war Rut FOUND that the post had been already
offered TO other and better fitted men and mao peeh
by them declined The exigency was iess, n,,
some one had TO go | had been honored Tor many
yenrs by the personal friendship OF the res
! knew tina, / possessed his confidence ana SO !.
seemed cowardice decline and duty 20 eccepII
could ! sought to follow and obey the wise the
ns.ient the humane md yet resoute and lnneN-
bic Instructions OF the President from tne ~
ginning TO the end sought Justice ior .uus:. ',io
protection Of our great american re- Ser
that island and the peace Which snGu'a "a rs
manent because based upon the bedf2ck coi,'i ,s
OF humanity and justice Now tnht an "a -; 80
again and among the friends and ncishDors .. "1y
early manhood and my later years me apIo' 80
the President and your generous "e,0pi IN - -,
than repay me FOR all the anxeties ana burue"s u
these long months Of absence. ~. au.,oa
The duties OF diplomacy have ceased h,grsst
Of rtiz4nship have come IN their last ana hle.ss
forms OF sacrifice and courage. W ar ~ MY, ~
war has never eft any people IN the conc. l'', "a
defeat change the map u The world and deTeIop
National purpose and National charac'ol W ,.htSS
the nnal and enduring results OK TINS "h N,
be upon the world and upon us no man ct -, liz
rredlrt Sill one result seems already nhsTI'u.
As our eva War made us one IN TERRITORY II
lake 10 gulr So this with spain mas hIith.s
ard forever made Us IN our phtflrNc puu,, Po'W
and one in our National Nfe. Even war WIN a..
ga terrlble cost may prove small pric" TOT SuD"
unspeakable resul, Of blessing. -,.., ,.,.o
] have said that he duties OK cltib,snlp M y,
come 70 ms In their last and highest forms iS,'
US now and here dedicate ourselves 20 ihe.t 'u,,i
ment not with hot ouihurst ~ "i'hNslH-' ." ~ 49,,
bu; calmly. resolufcly. bTaN"'y l., -, ~ ~ IT,
patient and unilm"iy criticism ~ ~ "IH ~.
ann Of the President Let pariisanship lie siI'1'
and let PATRIOTISM follow where IA" li't ,',-,.
Thus shall our nual victory - boon ana uISSS
70 the people Of all lands. md mus she th'
,r.u,rnh ~ our arms become Effective ana 81
duTirr force IN keeping and assuring IN" future