Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-28

says-Do.- Not Believe I'm That -Opticn"
calls on Congress TO Act aud Quotes
the ST. Louis Plat 'orm.
New York, Jan. 2S-The third andl last
day Of the National Association. of Man
ufacturers' convention closed with the
election Of officers. Theodore c. Search,
Of Philadelphia, was unanimously elect
ed president. ard l.. =. Wilson. Of Gin
cinnau. was reelected secretary. This
was the last Of the business. but one
other matter remained to be attended
to and that was the banquet at the
Waldorf-Astoria, TO which the president
Of the United States had been hidden
and consented TO come. with his
wife and several notabilities Of the ra-
tional capital. The president was not
only present as the guest CT honor. but
as the speaker II the evening from
whom was expected the NEST important
utterarcss.
Frye In the Wrong soS.
An incident " the srccch-mai;rG aft
or the banquc: Indicated the feeling Of
those present as to Hawaiian anexa-
tion. Frye is strong anreXer. ard he
said that If the treaty were not ratified
In less than one yea. the islands would
L. under the protection cf Great Britn r.
This was met with cries of no" Much
confusion followed. lie asked the guests
| to exercise their Influence with the SEN
ate 10 have the treay ratified. There
WIRE cheers ansi cries of no" Gs vel.
During all of Senator Fryc's refcrorc,s
Co Hawaii tk6re were several "noos"
yelled out when he referred to a treaty.
lie said in conclusion that 81 he was a
dictator h would build ami hold the
! NicaraEuan canal. take Hawaii. build 4
railroad TO TeIra del Fuero and subsi-
die the mcrC hant marine of the cUuE
| try.
Was an Elaborate I,aaquc'.
The banquet vas one II the largcrt
and NEST elaborate affairs of the kind
ever Eivcn in this city. one Thousand
| quests w'Tc seated at the tables. Prcsi-
dent Mckinley was driven from the
Windsor hotel ard was received at the
Waldurf-Asioria at $6S5v p. IN. by the
committee VI merchants and at orce
taken % the royal chambers" Half
an hour larcr he appeared in the re-
| certion room. where he held levoe for
mor- than an hour The banquet hall
was ragrifcontly decorated. the tiers
OF boxes being draP,d with silken ban
ncTs. The presidents flag was sUs-
| pended over the head Of the table from
the presidents bov. TIE march to tire
| banquet hall began ut s:l5. President
Mckinley. with the committee of thir-
| ty-six. marched into the hall. the hand
playing Hail TO The Chief" He was in
| trUdGccd to the company. after the
menu had been disposed Of, with a few
graceful words by Theodore c. Search.
| President Arise. to speak.
| Amid q burst CT enthusiastic applause
the president arose to respond. After a
plea for measures to enlarge our for
! eign commerce he took UP the question
Of money-S,e one which had been most
ear>rly looked for. He said: There Is
another duty resting upon the nation
al govprnment--'to coin money and reg
ulate the value thereof This duty re-
quircs that our government shall regu-
late the value of its money by the high
est standards Of commercial honesty
and rational honor. The money of the
CnIad States is and must forever bc
unquestiored and unassailable. II
doubts remain they must be removed
II weak places are discovered they mus
tempt us-nothing ever will tempt US
to scale down the sacred debt Of the ma
tion through n legal technicality.