New-York tribune., 1899-07-13
- HONOR OF Mr.. DEPEW.
prprBLICAN CLUBS WELCOME
TIE r TO THE sENAToR-ELECT.

.,.ct Chauncey NJ. Depew was the guest
ssns'Va, a.nuhlcan Club last night at dinner ar
o. ths his honor and intended as welcome
Ysnseo Rim after his recent trip abroad Mr..
home :. turn repaid the hospitality of his fellow
pspeN ~ the club by entertaining them for
psnoeis hour and a half by recounting his
nssry ." ., england and on the Continent and de-
peneA ,he things ne had seen and the con-
sero~e, nsrs as he found them. The occasion was
dt0 IN every. There was no guest table.
bf0',,sst comers took the best seats. and OF the
Ths eA ~ more men who attended the dinner
hnne.o wore dress suits On his part the guest
crp svsning conversed with rather than ad-
w ,ha gathering. and cheerfully compiled with
ST. 20 Tell US something about Dreyfus"
re-. so the Britishers think about the Philip
80 and so on
yr~ newell who presided. and w D. Murphy
,he only other speakers They preceded Mr..
vsr I'd devoted themselves mainly to welcom-
pepss- rack 10 the United States and remarking
bt GOOD fellow generally the Senator-elect is"
op,ArsE FOR THE SENATOR ELECT
NJ Depew rose 10 acknowledge the COM
.rsn,s ne was warmly applauded. He started out
p.t,ne a tocular reference TO the almost entire
% of dress coats at the dinner. 1t marked
s.,rted out the peculiar democratic spirit OF the
s6er,ng so much from that OF the Democratic
CO. CO. I,seh. II reminded him OF the story relating
w. ren known State Senator who was never seen
s-ess suit and who threatened with being
,-ss out II he did not wear one. On one particu-
- festive occasion the Senator oppeared in a
A-ess suit.
arsh, senator" said the master of ceremonies. 'I
~.v,r saw you look so we'll"
npoes It fr7' he asked.
.Fgts like glove" came the reply
.Then III buy It," was the answer
NJ Depew then settled down TO the relation OF
.,s experiences of his twenty-sixth trip abroad
probablv what most impressed him. he said. upon
.ha old oF
49, absolute security. solidity and perpetuity OF
.msrican institutions Starting practically hun
srsd wears ago the principles of American govern
,nspt and order were the same as when they were
,rst founded In that century there had been no
a,hsr country in the world save this that had not
rs,srially changed its form Of government, ana
mar OF them still agtating for better
,o,r He dwelt in connection with this upon
,he political disturbances in Belgium Italy Aus
-. and France. To the last-named country ne
S.ro,ed considerable attention. describing hrst
~. differences between the Royalists and Legit-
,m,.ts who wanted to place the government IN the
h.nss of one man. a dictator, and :he Socialists
Who sought 10 place the power in the hanos o,
49, -noh He said that in the fact that they could
No, agree lay the safety OF the French Republic
THREE OTHER THINGS.
And three other things. he added. which had
,rouebt the Republic safely through the trouoles
=, the last few months. were the absurdity OF the
,tack on Loubet at the steeplechase meeting 'he
coming worlds Fair. which every Frenchman
wanted to see a success, and Galifet' who nao pu'
an end 10 the proclamations and foolng % ns 1ns
ebsy oTders that their faces would be set against
S and ss0i uPon Pai the bFey1s
Deoew said the feeling against that o1icer "SS az
ngtcome OF the feeling against the Jews, 4,
.5S r. he fair one Notwithstanding the claims
3; TIE army officers he viii be acqulte9; ItSS h3
n NAV hsppen afterward / don't know. Win ms
srstb and Justice which will revive the sumbering
principles Of liberty among the Frencn ps pe4Pise shu
''@%S ''@%SoW tell us something about England some
one asked and the Senator-eiect lHlueuIatssy 80, -
sponded He described many incidents Whien i Tsn' we
n prove how strong was the friendship OF the Eng
sh people for this country one 0I II Con
csrnsd Young American who went through SAND
hurst and applied for a commission IN me EIstSS S .S
Army The high official 10 whom he went for the
commission said TO the young man; 100000 van
You're Yankee. aren't you? l spRpPoss R sSs 20
Ought 70 take the oath OF allegiance ou' what
Then in an entirely converse tional style he went vent
on 10 talk Of peop;e whom he had met In Lonoon
and to tel Interesting things he had seen. s,r,
The Spanish are forgotten ana nae ~ 90
Only curious as whether we are equal 10 tne pfop o
blem One statesman SAID: why oon 20. 20. s4us. a.
eountry and then Introduce your civilization and
systems in the Islands II you are gong to contnqs
him; We are not equal II that. The moral sense
Of our people would never allow II. we "ouIo Lo
rather send two hundred thousand men INTO me me
fed than spend 500 10 buy Aguinaldo or any one
NV feeling" Mr. Depew said in ending his ad.
dress Us that we have not realized the Phllippne
sinat,on properIy We have relied too much upon
n, = If teT a saaP lae n eh h8g Sfn 90 20 on MS
ought to end the war By sending out iorce so so
six weeks we ought 10 have enough men 70 hold
each district # is taken and TO 60 riehl e,n on
untf Aguinaldo has surrendered or been driven
into the Pacific"