The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-23
THE OTHER DINNERS.
He Gives His Impressions Of the
Speeches He Heard,
ALL WERE AIMED AT MONEY!,
He Denounces the Pcssimism they Re
vealed-Denics That Public Spirit
il Dccaying i'm the Land-De-
pIores the Arraying of Labor
Against Capital That
Was Attempted,

Was Attempted.
NEW YORK, April 22.-The Montauk
Club gave dinner tonight in honor
of Senator Chauncey A. Depew, about
two hundred and nifty members and
guests sitting down at the banquet lt
was Senator Depew's sixty-hfth birthday.
The clubhouse was handsomely deco
rated. and Senator Depew got rousing
reception.
THE COURSE OF HIS SPEECH
Senator Depew, responding to the toast
TO his health, spoke in part as follows.
THE flood OF e.oqIenoe az the Metro
politan opera House and the Grand Cen
tral Palace suggests some subjects. which
are not yet party issues, which may be
prohtably pursued After reading all the
speeches, some good, some Indifferent
some bad and some ncomprehensibie,
except on the theory best expressed by
the slang phrase OF nay Bowsry friends
that the orator was talking through his
hat" 1 had this thought
THE PROPOSITIONS.
The general propositions were, that Il
is a crime TO s4Ae money, greater
crime 10 keep lt, -Aat We I'VE ~ an age
Of the grosscst cJmmerclalsmi lha- "-l
country has d worse attack than amy
other. that the worship of tne dollar has
destroy~i public Spirit patriotism, Iei-
gion, noble aims and high ideals. Shade
OF jefferson These apostles claim 10 be
your disciples. They teach the seventy
five millions Of American people Who
revere your memory that such Is the
result of the principles. worked out ln
practice in the government which you
ard your immortal associates founded.
Madam ROLAND as she stood at the foot
OF the scanold waiting u De guillouned
| by Robespierre and the French revolu-
tionlsts. exclaimed "Oh, Liberty LIB
| erty, what crimes are committed IN thy
namcr / wonder how many believe ali
This. / wonder how many who thus talk
and write believe the American people
can be BROUGHT 90 endorse these Views
or that tlty io not see the nonsense
through the limsy veil of lurid rne d..
II is an indisputable fact that the whole
people of the United states were never
so powerful or So prosperous. OF col
lectively and individually possessed so
much in opportunity. in liberty. n eau-
cation, i'm employment in vases ln in' ID
who from nothing have become powers
I'm the community and boys VINO Iioin
poverty have secured education ana az
tanned competeuce as to-day. a young
nm who can pay a dollar for 81 dinner
and do no Injustice 90 his family mas
started successfully iu his career. Here
are five hundred sehl'tI"'" "i..i'i. ...,.
,,.,ne There is scarcely one 0l lhcu WIZ
cannot Igii.gi'ioe' t' ,r .rcur.i, m. tr-t
surplus dollar Even ono ol ',.'.'ic.,'
,',,,tl,, INA 80 and a true conception of
cOiui.i -. f......,,. "a leader boo the
American nD1' mem, in i1uf-
pulpit al Wv ,i'. ,,,.r,....r.ent OF n-
nall7ih' lh d. IT, -i, ~ fr,.s and corD0-
dusliles' li '''- .',.s. of elerv KIND
IaliV"o "''' ~. and r. like can Doc
Al'9 80. san. .ouu.r. city and
,,,,r country illustrates chat
i.', of crumrrclaU-m which in-
uuo i--,i.t', and makes. Ill car.er-tndt
sliie ''i'"' ''- ,,.,.rfo.n nt.nhluf
true ...t,.i,.. fo, ..ni,tbine bet
VIZ H.. ,.,tariaf conditions which has
,,r,o for the work of ..hc Dhu-ch. for pole
tios for the public service. for tAe lm-
,,,o,.er,ent of the homo aud ine Ii.
,tres Of and for the family. bNl. "'t "i'"
.,.,- ,,iserahle posslm m The two hnn-
az, thousand young men who 'at Npr'
answered the coll of the PiesiaeDl '
enlist and night for the iie,oo.. .....,d "a 20 bc
and the million Ai.l. ,r. ,orth of
called are iH. "N7 .....,.i,r nrhlic
our land 10 l'' '-'
spirit r.pop
CAPITAL A->D 49, Genital
At least seven-tenlhS ,,rfsr
and eight-tenihs or the '"rS. ''....,,it,,d.
the corporate nag. ,., ,,,r,oeI g.
Of modern business anu ~ ,,,,sf I am
tions have evolved also ,''' ,,i,...ra-ina
familiar with one ih' rafber o.
this process. conn ,,s.aI over
trust-was formed anu, ..., of alb.
capitalized. with 'Ne j., a GER
sorbing the leading md then
tain product OF prime ,t. f,rov,s out
driving what are c1..-' ,,.,... r.,,t their
Of business. Inc Hl..- -..,.I,n capitaiiz-
factories into one 60, ,'.,,,,e.' the owners
ing each at IT'S "',u-' rd selected the
became inc ilal'"7 ro- the genera.
ablcst Of their '....,.lc-st.rding their
officers These me-" .,,... a. rhsns .I,,s in
business ano COM" 49,, ,-or-capitalizsd
the night ss"il's', ,-.,faried officials Who
trust. run uA NO." tl- t..t tf.