New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
BRAVES CHEER DEPEW,.
ron TIE EIGHTH TINE HE MAKEseA
BIRrHpAY SPEECH IN BROOKLYN
|Fur, ANNUAL DINNER OF THE MoNTAck CLUE
AT WHICH HE is THE GUEST OF HONOR
IN HELD LAST EvENING-wARM VEL
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senator-elect Chsunccy NJ Derew was the guest,
q the Montauk Club. in Brooklyn, last night Inc
occasion was the celebration OF his sixty-nit
narthday anniversary. and us has been It's custom
lor the las, egh, years the Montauk Club gave
knner In his honor. The annual Depew birthday
6inner Is one OF the popular OF the season. ana
rno-e than two hundred CT the members OF the cruz
AT down at the gayiy trimmed tables last night
Hcd ana yellow the club colors. rap In long banos
down the tables. and each guest wore SASH OF
me colors When Senator-elect Depew donned his
~ash he was greeted with howl OF delight as
.rue ~ aaouted son of the Montauk tribe.
& Among the guests were Rear-Admral John W.
Philip John W. Vrooman. Postmaster Francis n.
Wilson Dr.. s. D. MacConnen. Justices H. W.
/ Goodrich and John Woodward. and Lieutenant
fGovernor Woodruff.
A IN mast years the presentation OF a mammoth
birthday cake was Of the features OF the even
j ing Just as the coffee was being served the
II strains OF a cakewalk were heard and when the
h eyes of the diners were turned toward the door
i they saw Uncle Sam coming In. lie was fo'-
lowed by an escort of dozen or so men, dressed
in the club colors and bearing between them
I litter. on which rested the birthday cake. Amid
i the cheers. the procession moved up TO the heao
table to the music of the cakewak
The cake was Of the finest OF the many which
have been presented 10 Mr.. Depew. II was an
almost perfect fac-simile Of the Capitol al Wash
7 ineton. The subject was chosen with regard 10
4 the guests election to the Senate. The cake was
about two and onehaf feet high and three feet IN
/ diameter 1t was made entirely Of -four and sugar
When Il was placed the table in front OF SEN
ator Depew, Harry A. Price delivered an address
Of welcome written by william A. Avis Ii was IN
part as follows:
We meet to mark another milestone In the lie OF
one TO whom life seems a joyous journey, ,,te
comes to more In eVer-happy moo9 IN
pleasure bent in doing good ~ his
trinity Of s 9 Sme e WONDER
that we point with pride TO popularity nys, like Sern
sn esasT rmy Rd Sy one e Of u.s. for he
How stands record since the last Sry smoke
Behold him now. Senator!
He scalped N. Capitol. and pu, the dome nsm.
on his birthday cake IN his wg"s Hs,s nome
Is: What on earth Will ne be next:
For he is still Ripe for exploit and mighty enter
To the Honorable Director galore President dent
fcan S;entleman. Chauncey Montauk Depew:
II is now our pleasure for the eighth time. with
open arms and friendly grasp to extend 10 , you
iished custom beg to repeat our humble offer
Ing and prayer that you will kindly take the cake.
thine. Thanks in advance for what we are about
70 now s mrSf sefmon om the
old text taken b 150S ,ss pases OF pussy me-
sss r.
/ of your presence with US will serve beautiful
benedictop For You dear saSnem m ana tsoS
regard We Sun carry our ofrepeaed hopes an9
twilight may fall with but idle malice
Mr. Price then struck up original song by
! A. g. Higgins. II spoke of Mr.. Depew in terms
OF affection and goodnatured chaf The diners
Joined in the chorus which was printed on the
menu cards
These we're ornamented with picture of the
guest of the evening in aluminium. The photograph
4 was taken specially for the occasion n,o. w.
spendeS Srsy OF giving inf his thanks after Which he
began his address OF the evening He SAID IN part
$ Mr. President and Gentlemen; Since since t nobody
on to is die ecoS nF to mRst Shda
its pleasure is Increased when your friends in this
no she word %rsmus Ward sad would
have been $40 in the pocket Of Jefferson DAVIS IL ne
natal festivities is the necessity of making speech
The dcuy aS, when the the nSs
whom have listened and cheered for eight success
se and the history Of our
try presents perpetual succession Of new and In
form epoch in the story of nations. IA,
zen but tonight you greet me both as the same
old friend and your representative IN the senate Of
tS. T new sphere am able in measure to
your partial expectations and projections Ger,
am proud OF the railway profession in which have
spent my life. but ] owe to 1t no obligations Ito
other manner as LEGISLATOR than all other qnes .
0ps ws pe a and o up With
II is that soS az aGr ne
occupation and business In the country.
BURR LEFT DESCENDANTS
A hundred wears ago the controversy began for
and against corporations as method for the trans
action of any business. Alexander Hamilton be-
f,eved that there were certain functions in the OPP
era.ions Of commerce which could S not be carried
porations He foresaw that banking ana transpor-
tax n OF the Bank Of
Aaron Burr. who was the leader OF the opposite
SopolIst Champion assailed his bank charter then
the only tito In Gsr Sd Sss as
s sse,eS Set 70 the S'
%snd for r0 pure %ae and
sends oresnsed the BANK Which
brsted lite Tooth anniversary last week. Burr mas
Our platform on these birthdays has always been
frank and free as talk IN the e, family d.S on all
the Metropolitan opera House and the Grand Cen,
trail Palace suggests some subjects which ARE not
The general propositions were that It Is a crime
IL i've IN an Sse Of the that
our country has worse attack than any oih S
spirit. patriotism, religion, noble aims and high
ideals. Shade of Jefferson. These apostles claim
20 be your dlscples Iney ueacn .ne seNvn's -mse
DRY that such is the result OF the principles, worked
out IN practice, In the Government which you and
your immortal associates founded. Nine. Roland.
as she stood the foot OF the scaffod waiting to
be guillotined by Robesplerre and the French revo
lutionsts exclaimed: oh. Liberty Liberty, what
crimes are committed in thy name" ] wonder
how many believe all this. / wonder how many
. who thus talk and write believe the American peo-
+ pie be brought 10 ndorse these views or that
they DO not see the nonsense through the firnsy
well Of iurid rhetoric.
1t is an indsputable fact that the whole people
OF the United States never powerful. or
prosperous. collectively and individually pos
sessed much In opportunity in liberty. in educa-