The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-27

aprlauded. The governor then said In
part:
II am glad to speak to you tonight. not
citizens Interested In tho commercial
supremacy Of the United States and
rightly summoned to give honor to q SEN
ator from another state who joined hands
with the Senator from lis state because
the commercial welfare OF the country Is
largely identical with the commercial
welfare OF its chief city. speak to every
prominent business firm ana interest In
New York. am glad that New YORK
should now show its citizens the duty IN
oumbent on 1t. This Is not an age when
the greatest oity can afford to lie on It's
laurels past and present and rest content
on them.
~ thank Providence that we had not
only from our state turning to SENATOR
Platt) champion, but from the state OF
Maine (turDing to.Senator Frye) man
who not only represented his own state,
bnt the entire country; man VINO mas
shown by his attitude In war aud peace,
from the Rio Grande to the Red River,
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific that he
has the whole country's interests at heart.
For the lesson we must learn is that we
cannot benefit any section without bene.
fitting ALL that the most short sighted OF
all policies Is to seek to benefit one section
at the expense of the rest OF the country,
night, that II you hurt one part OF this
nation, even under the pretense OF for
moment benefltting another part, In the
long run you make the whole nation sink
down by just SO much as you may nave
hurt one section.
"And / am proud that we have as the
guest of honor this evening gentleman
who is not q representative OF the East
against the West, man whose patriotism
includes every square mile OF territory
from Maine to Oregon, from Iexas 10
Minnesota.
"Now gentlemen, IL Is n good thing to
have come here to hear him ann to thank
him for what he has done for you. II the
commercial bodies, the great representa-
tives of the various industries OF this city
get together and formulate clearly what
they desire, you will see that their desires,
their wishes will bear practical fruits In
the state legislature and ultimately In the
national Congress; but II you do not see
to that II you simply conhne yourselves
to saying that things are not as they
should be and ought to be better without
formulating clearly any plan which you
desiie to get into execution, then you will
have yourselves to blame II things do not
go better than they do. We have right
to ask not only that our public men
should show an intelligent appreciation
of the needs OF the state and the city aud
a jealous desire to see that those needs
are met but that the men interested from
the view point of the private citizen In
the city's needs should do their part in
seeing that those needs find their ex.
preston in practicable from and that
there Is a chance to NEST that expression
by legislation.
Gov. Roosevelt then introduced j. W.
Ambrose as the man, who as a private
citizen had done more to bring about this
proposed improvements than any other.
MIR. Am brose was given an enthusiastic
reception. He told of his efforts for the
EAST nine years in connection with the
harbor Improvement project and con-
tipued in part as follows:
Mr.. Ambrose said in part:
ION many occasions during the past
nine years, after hearings before success
sive river and harbor committees of the
houss where legions of objections had
been raised ami hope almost extin-
guished, | have felt inexpressively CRATE
ful when getting before the Senate conf
mittee to find there one man who was
always appreciative and who was always
ready to take at their true worth all
the considerations that presented, undis-
turbed by the clamor of opposition, how
ever noisy it might be. l need not repeat
his name. The qualities that he displayed
in handling these channel measures, of
per severance, courage, capacity anu aDlll-
ty to dominate other minds, are the quail
tiles that have leds and controlled the
world in every spbere'of enterprise: they
are the qualities that our souls rest up
on, and which we follow and worship.
Calm, self.poissd and self reliant by
his silent dignity as well as by his won
derfully persuasive powers of speech, he
possessed the magnetic faculty of i'm
pressing himself SO forcibly upon his as
sociates that when he became fully con-
81 Tao Af n
things and all men gave way before him
as before irresistible force. Such II
man gentleman, Senator Frye has always
been In the councils of the nation, and
such a man has he been especially In
this ma stef piece of all legislation tnat
has ever come to fruition under his guild
ance-the enactment of the legislation for
the enlargement and completion Of the
New York channels, for which we have
here assembled to do him honor. Bright
will be the page of history that records
his actions and warm will his memory
ever be In his hearts of this community"
Governor Roosevelt then introduced w.
Bsyard Cutting, who spoke briefly.
Mr.. Cutting said one thought came to
him as he sat at the dinner and 1t was
that there is something more behind 1t
all than a tribute to the man who did SO
much work for New York harbor.
"IJ was the sentiment, he aid. THAT
here was q man who had spent thirty
years of his life In public service working
for the public veal without one thought
OF personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or of those
emoluments which are so dear to SO many
people. 1t was thought that carried
with it the idea that even his bitterest
political enemies had not even breathed
q word of scandal against his fair name.
(Applause.) The keynote is not in this
special achievement, but In the man"
The next speaker was Senator latt.
He was appla uded.
In introducing Senator Platt, Gov.
Roosevelt in part said:
although Senator Frye has done much
for the improvement of this harbor he
could not have done what he did without
the Jealous work of our Senator from
this state.
"When I,took office l found the canal
matter on my hands. / determined that
there should he AN honest administration
of the canal affair and il could / would
have every act in connection with the
canal done honestly and in business
like manner.
~ took Senator Platt into my conf
dence in the canal matter not as to the