New-York tribune., 1899-02-23
COLONIAL CLUB DINNER.
ANNUAL DINNER IN COMMEMoRATION
OF THE DAY
AMERICAS GROWTH IN THE EAST THE SPEAK
Frs THEME-PATRIoTIc DUTIES OF
THE PRESENT.

Frs THEME-PATRIoT1c DUTIES OF
THE PRESENT.
The anniversary OF the birth Of George Wash
ington was celebrated by the Colonial Club. which
held its fifth annual dinner last night in the club
house. Boulevard and Seventy-second-st The din
patriotic in tone throughout. and not only
many eloquent tributes paid 70 the memory
OF the founder OF the Nation but the speakers also
took occasion connect the patriotism Of 7s with
that of to-day and to point out earnestly the rea-
why the United States should meet and master
the Philippine problem by taking the Islands and
helping the natives TO liberty and civilization.
The walls OF the banquet-room were draped with
American flags and the menu card bound in
buff-colored parchment. the cover OF which
was portrait OF Washington
Luther Latin Kellogg. the president OF the CLUB,
was postmaster. and the speakers were the Rev
Thomas r. Slicer John r. Proctor. Of the Civil
Service Commission, Supreme Court Justice Will
lam Rumsey, William Elroy Curtis. of Washing
ton. and ex-Assstant Corporation Counsel John A
Taylor. The guest table contained, in addition 10
the speakers Supreme Court Justices Edgar L.
Fursman and S. Alonzo Kellogg. and Major-Gen-
eral 0. o. Howard. L. 5. a. retired.
Mr. Kellogg, in opening the speechmakng. said
in part:
The Constitution that our ancestors so wisey
framed has been a model OF excellence and tower
they knew. And surely there could be no more
magnificent tribute to their glory and wisdom thal.
the most remarkable and far-reaching Happenings
tbe h5stoTy of This tountYv and new assumption
of duties and RESPONSIBILITIES for the United States
We may regret that 10 be torn from our
apparent isolation our Senators and public men
loyalty. but the condition is upon US ~ GahNot II
must either march forward 10 success and greater
glory or turning back, shrink from duty and let
The Monroe Doctrine was good for the times IN
which was esaPsneq Ri anq times d have changed
Steam and electricity have wrought great trans
formation in the condiuoh OF jhe cabie have
brought our country into close touch with an me
~ destjnv or be ground under the wheels OF the car
of progress There is nothing in the ConsutuliSSn ION
conSjtion Of the country that prevents ~ there IS
everything in the spirit OF ehneh'e"iiie"' ~ ~
mands this movement
President Kellogg then introduced as the first
sro,ker NJ the evening the Rev Thomas r. slicer'
who said in part:
The last few months have devel9ped IN new oefS era
in our National history. II Woulu ny aoerce oe -
while 10 state the situation IN ms 80 he
men who have read the recent delyerance OF IN. ote
President Of the United states; mat ma Ut rnactjon-
aries Of their vocation and has quieted the IeaIs s
Of better men IT. Is ne' 10 o5iv necessary that wis
dom sha he infallible it is only necessary r'1 a.
the who loves h his SS GSunS 5 his might and with
no vain regrets for past mstakes' b disiincton
Of repenung sh; ibA ~ Sin shall be forgotten. and !
bonid saw as minister OF religion. that me pes
Spief Rnt he agis Of great performances h-o,,
think appreciate the sense ol o5l,ooo,,ered why a
e5hooq od pI bo more brother who was thousanIGs
Of miles away And when e are IoiH INA sense Of
Humanity rebukes provincial . zea %s van be de-
TO remember that no tremendous rs 1 he confined and
cororocfed and crowded down INTO the HaIt Has .bao
limits consistent with the laws Of nature ahd Iie ~
5atIi,,sred 10 lis object with the accuHlu4a .iU -
rower thus gained This un-A;neIlcan @ o,1a n he
sneech which in these last months mas come - oor
~ ba ht OF certain clOstere1 mlnds, - a., y -
substitute for the mind which can apaIJo- ais
sblty added~that the little coterie which cru.
cises an Administration depGfdfS epd nrsyHn gains
nertajn doematism of manner which Is as eKasPer per
atnds % % Rosa who in deliberate argument state
their convictions in terms or parlotic colceIt
snolders who can see nothing good In their own
country, who hke 10 refer H. ifs Mass io M or
a6d The one wealthy man OF his time. They be-
long 70 iIsrv tn2I personai beneft and do not hold
themselves ready 10 DestoW upon V.eli .tt .oetias,
affectioh atfS c',it's
John r Proctor. who spoke next. pointed out
that expansion had always been objected 70 by the
wise men OF the East, but had always proved
Itself 10 be the best policy.
First they thought We should make the ALE
ghanies our boundary line then ,they sald me me
Mississippi and hen the KoGKy Hi Moghfh s gToW 9TS
larger And they talk OF our mixing UP IN me al
think it was a crime to send Leonard Wood 10
clean the streets Of Santiago? Carnegie says We
have made a bad bargain In the Philippines be
cause we can never be repaid for our trouble IN
educating them. II what he says IS true. It's the
greatest argument against his own position. We
ought 10 make sacrifices for them. II is by sacrl-
fees that a nation grows strong, as an example or
which YOU may note the British In Egypt While
7 am poor in this worlds goods. am rich IN hav-
ing one son who fought In Porto Rico, and IS Just
now recovering from lingering disease contract
ed there. and another son who stood with VAIN
wright on the bridge OF the Gloucester az san
tiago. They fought release their fellow beings
from Spanish slavery and for that l am proud.
MI Proctor then showed the preponderance Of
Anglo-S Saxon over Sav interests in the East. and
closed with a quotation from Mr.. Dooley on the
Philippines which sent every one into roar o,
Mr. Curtis was the next speaker. and he was
followed BY Justice Rumsey, who spoke on Ihe
American Judiciary" He showed how the Drey-
fus affair was a striking example OF the dinerence
between AngloSaxon law, by the voice OF the peo-
ple and Latin law by divine right OF government l.
John A. TAYLOR, who spoke last, talked on The
Patriots Of 1Ss9.' ,, = os.,
ir chairman Of the Republican state COMMITTEE
7 V Y. Olcott Scott Foster, James A, PundeTford'
Robert E Dow,ing. John r. Judge, VI Evans
Frank Tilford. Daniel ODay. W. B.. Ellison, I'd
ward Maher, ". Brown george 6. BaicneiieT' a. Ta
Walter s Logan, c. E Hammond. E c Keys
II W Thayer G. a. Walker. James 5 Barcus.
William II Clark. william E Webb. A. r Merrill,
Congressman Montgomery, OF Nebraska, ana the
Rev DR. Madison C. Peters.