The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-03

DINNER TO CARE SEIZURE.
Distinguished Political RefOrmer Hon.
ored His Flight From Germany.

New York March "A dinner com
plimentary to Carl Schurz was giver
tonight at Delmonico's, The affair
was in celebration of the SEVENTEEN an
niversary of Mr. Schurz's birthday
Covers were laid for 400. The dinner
was served in the large ball room al
eight tables set at right angles to the
speakers table. The wall back of the
speakers table was hung with festoons
of the American and German flags and
blue banner with the American eagle
surmounting the Words "The United
states Of America" hung directly back
of Charles Francis Adams of Boston
the presiding officer. The lids of the
ice cream boxes showed a raised bust
of Mr.. Schurz in celluloid. At the main
table on either side of Mr.. Adams were
Carl Schurz, Levi P. Morton, James C.
Carter, Seth Low, August Feigel Ed
ward NJ Shepard, Charles S. Fairchild,
DR.. A. jacob, Herbert Welch, General
j. T. Lockman, w. II. Fleming, Will
liam M. Strong, William H. Sloane,
Alexander L. Orr and Hugo Wesen-
donck.
Mr., Schurz was the last speaker.
When he arose he was greeted with pro-
longed applause. He said, in part:
Some of the things / have heard to-
night about myself can be said with
safety OF any man only when he is dead
and gone and the sun of his life has
been judicially struck. Among the
friends l see here. there are many who
now and then have disagreed with me
about the treatment of this or that
question. From the fact of their doing
me the honor of being here, | may CON
clude that they have some reason to
believe me at least sincere In what said
and did And l hope you will not think
it too egotistical on my part when |
say that in this belief they are not mis-
taken. I have doubtless sometimes
grave errors of observation
or of Judgment; but / may affirm that
In my utterances on public interests |
have never said anything I did not my
self believe. My friends, you have said
much of what l have tried to do for
your country"
Mr.. Schurz then related how in Sep
Iember, 1852, he landed in America an
exile from Germany in consequence of
in the attempts to give the
national unity and free in
stitutions. He told of his forlorn plight,
being ignorant of the language and
without friends save fellow exiles Still
le was determined that this should be
lis home and country for the rest of
his life. He then spoke of his service
IN the various fields, where he could eff
orts for the advancement of principles
md methods of good government and
If sound lines of policy. Mr.. Schurz
hen said: $50 under the generous in
titutions of this republic all the oppor-
unities Of our public life were fairly
brown open to me and / received some
# the most honorable distinctions which
he ambition of any American can
rave.
Il have therefore always found nv
elf bound by duty of gratitude to the
epublic and the American people to
erve their interests according to the
yery best of my ability And If I have
Uttered with esteemed friends ] never
lid so with light heart, but only be-
ause I thought I could not do other
wise, whatever the sacrifice. But my
aithful love for this republic does not
Io
herland with reverential affection I /
m profoundly grateful to those friends |
n the land Of my birth who at this peri |
d of my life have so warmly remem-
ered me. Nor can I fail to speak with !
ride of those American citizens of
who hold their rank among
he best of our people. They have new
r permitted their affection for their
ative land to interfere with their duty
sAmerican citizens. And OF the SER
ice they are doing this republic it will
OF be the least valuable that their
resence on our soil helps to preserve
eace and friendship between the two
ations, which happily has always ex-
;ted to the benefit an dhonor of both,
nd which Of ate such wicked attempts |
ause. If there is any man among us
Tho has lost faith in democratic gov
I am not that man. You will
,ok in vain for a people that have
chieved as much Of freedom, of progg-
sss, of well being and happiness, as the
merican people have under their in
.itutions of democratic government"
In conclusion Mr.. Schurz called upon
lose present to drink the following
,ntiment "Our republic, the republic
the United States Of America, may it
yer flourish and prosper, as the gov
-nment of, for and by the people; as
lie home of free and happy generations
nd as the example and guiding star of
i mankind"