New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
MIR. MKELWAY's REMARKS.

St Clair McKeway followed with charac-
teristic address Of mingled witticsms and seri-
business. alternately provoking the laughter and
applause of his hearers In part he said:
NV friends Mechanical aids to the memory should
be Acknowledged II ! tell on on my myers
Rcjd minister 10 France" candidate for Vice
President Spcciai tur9y 70 9rbc Trb
une'" then my speech Is at my fingers ends ana
is really made before delivered; the rest IS amph-
BY that division. anl by my own sense of court, coqrt-
esy. | should acknowledge my debt 10 the ciyllty
Of This club The Lotos is both indulgcnt and in
sist,.rt II has INDUCED me I'm three decnaiions OF
lis grand occasions this winter. and in two decna-
lion of mis- very dinner But it insisted ! should
come-at least. this time II mas lnduIsed me III
arriving late DO not misunderstood me. | want
I'd 10 come very much. / glad to be here: put l
feel that economy OF speechmaKlng woIld 'g
STAYED away My thanks are due to this clearing
house OF the culture OF Manhattan and Of the
civilization Of The Bronx
After an eloquent reference to other dinners
at the Iotos club at which he had spoken. Mr..
McKelway continued:
Now. this brings me in appropriate procession
here Tonight? Not as Minister to France You
and We 'l'' we're I'll sorry that the treaty by which
he negotiated for the entrance OF the American hng
presence of the animal IN Manhattan vehicle: Of
conveyance. Nor do you dine him as the candidate
Of a great party for Vice President Ihat was done
by the ohio society and yas there to see a,,I ~ AT
the table were William l.. strong. the iate Gavin
: Brice. Mark Hanna and William Mckinney, ~
was then ! was able to predict the distinction
which would come to an these men; ana 10 16e mc
meek shall inherit the earih'-and ihe men on
Red in his capacity a. Special Envoy and Special
Ambassador to Great Britain While that ict,' was
followed by the greater one o. Peace Commissioner.
THE TINE APPROPRIATE.
! think that is the character in which greet
him tonight The time Is appropriate The treaty
has been ratified. our engagement TO acquire the
Philippines has been affirmed by the Senate
Spain's engagement TO cede them 10 us VIII soon be
affirmed bv the Cortes. Meanwhile. our ability TO
hold them has been shown 10y Dewey and by otis
The means were not OF their choosing. The means
were forced on them. But they and other brave
men carried them out thoroughly. and as the coh-
stables Of Christianity. civilization ana commerce
they have done their work well Those force, arc
- ,nJi,.isftle trinity # interests on behalf ~
America and Of the world IN the East. me Lltl.,H
-, ~. written i'm the nomenclature Of nations
an, safe In their hands. Thcr ""ik ol acpus'llon
H. work of rcdemptiOn They VIII save the saw
zoos from saVagDry. They viii save the Anarchists
from Anarchy. They viii save itc P'ibaIlanS i'y,i ,n
tarharierr They will enter political infants m me
kindrrgartcn of governmental schooling. ana py
slow degrees those lnlshis VIZ nc t,si
hIitS i'm ihe world The work Of these men is ire,
DD"aiyllc Tn, duration OF its fame and force VIII
fra,cr The volume Of benefit from II will be-
',oairul.bl4 Tho record Of those who support ana
sIIsiain them viii bee radiant and rew"rding IN his
bes heen impaired for this generation. but in ON
nrs t,eir hapuly uIavailing protests may be
needed trmpcring force in the work then 10 hand
~, ctirb ms iis user well as the spur-Dut ihe
,,rh never won "A race. sun. let US not underesti-
MAI. the curb The frantic Conservative whom
'iprnch" uicflrcd on MS knees AT the creation
bes.echine God TO cons rye Chaos did not stop
,, cvolution Of the universe. bur has contributed
-, ,be payety Of nations. / have thought hard and
biftnr things Of these opponents OF Destiny, but !
am Glad have not said them nave thoushi that
th.lr words of poison sent across the Ihnd ana
under the sea-madc insane the fllplnos ana hred
,hen an 10 the attempted annihilation OF our men.
7 have likenod their slrbtle and sangunary opera
lion 10 the act OF the woman who sent poison.
sweetencd with sugarcd confectons. across the
continent 10 her innocent victim In San Francisco,
yybo ste II there and died ! have thought that
thcir punishment should be- the same, bui am sat
isned that the intent wanting. ana mat the
narailcI though plausible was unjust 80 can
leave these errant advocates OF ldtueness 10 the
corrections of tine. 10 the monitons Of their own
conscience and the m@rciful Judgment or their
countrymen.
AS TO THE PEACE COMMISSION
Now. all this is appropriate to Whitelaw
Reid than some OF you may know. AT the outse'