The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-05


of Syracuse.
Captain +. NJ. Vandling, A. =. Bed
ford, Il. Il. Robathan. Hon. John +.
Earret, T. ]. Jennings. A. a. Nosburg,
ton. John Scheuer jr., William u.
Roche, Professor George Howell, Dr. p.
+. Struppler, Colonel George NJ. Hall
stead, Deputy Attorney General L. w.
Fleitz, Hon. John Il. Farr, Major w.
:. Millar, Captain d. Is. Atherton. Ma
jor 7. +. Penrnan, Z. J. Casey, a. j.
Casey.
The length Of the programme at the
reception in the high school delayed the
banquet and it was not unit 1880
o'clock that the dining began and 12:45
when the toasting was commenced.
Postmaster Genera Smith and Gov
ornor Stone, who are to be in the @. 4.
R.parade this ismorningat o'lcock were
compelled to leave here at / o'clock
and as they had to quit the banquet at
1890, Toastmaster ]. II. Torrey called
a halt to the eating about midnight so
as not to allow either Of them to es-
cape without being heard from.
Postmaster General Smith was first
called upon. The toast was "The Presi-
| dent"
| toast demanding serious consideration,
Mr. Smith proceeded:
"It is a happy and fortunate spirit
in the American people that they honor
the office of president-I may say re-
gardless of the incumbent. In the
! present instance, though they honor
not only the office. but the man.
you will recognize that l am speak
ing only your sentiments when | say
| that the present chief executive COM
bines qualities that win for him es-
TEEN as president and admiration and
! love as a. man.
! So numerous are these qualities
that he has attached to himself the
whole body of the American people:
and so loveable are they that with
those who are privileged to be near
him there exists an intimate degree of
attachment that rarely exists among
men.
Touching upon the war. Mr.. Smith
said: Had Mr.. Mckinley had his
| own way we would have escaped a
war and still realized the aspirations
of the people. His supreme desire
was to save the country from war
with all its desolatinE consequences.
He believed ii possible to avert a war
and vet relieve Cuba from the rule of
| Spain"
Speaking the task which President
Mckinley has been called upon to face,
| the speaker said: "It is the eXtraor-
dinary felicity of Mckinley that he
is supremely identified with this coun-
| try's industrial independence and to
lead in it's commercial expansion. Lin
! coin was called upon to save and re-
store the Union. His was a single
task. McKinley's task is a double
| one"
Mr.. Smith highly eulogized his col
leagues in the cabinet and then said
that when the cabinet was in session
where Mckinley sat was the head Of
the table. He is the supreme man Of
the cabinet. In breadth Of intellect
quickness of decision. excellence of tact
and appreciation of the right thing to
do, he OvertowerS every other man in
the government"
Mr.. Smith was warmly received and
his eloquent eulogies of his chief
Drought forth unstinted applause
Governor Stone was happily intro
duced by TOastmaster Torrey as the
Key Stone of the Keystone state. The
governor spoke only for few minutes,
and, taking his cue from Mr.. Smith,
eulogized his subject with all the fer
Vor and earnestness he could command
To believe him one would have to study
geography with the idea in mind that
the earth consisted of Pennsylvania
and the rest of the globe One of his
best sayings was: We are proud of
our state. Proud of it's past; satisfied
with it's present and extremely hope
full of its future"
A touching reference to the Tenth
Pennsylvania volunteers brought him
into the expansion question and he said
with that impressive tone which is so
peculiar to him: 1--WE should not and
will not question whether we are right
in our position in this question. All
we want to know is that we must be
right when we stand by the president
and the country when war is on. We
will teach those Filipinos to stop eat
ing one another and eat our wheat. We
will teach them what clothes are for,
We will teach them and the whole
world, eventually, what good govern
ment is"
Governor Roosevelt and Mayor Mott
were both absent; Congressman Connel
had to leave with his guests, Mr.. Smith
and the governor, and the result was
the toast list was cut down to three
numbers: THE Model Postoffice,'
Postmaster Dickerson, of Detroit
1.-The Letter Carrier and His Friend,
Hon. T. V. Powderly; and the IN. A
L. c." President ]. n. Parsons,
Each responded briefly and eX-Mayol
Green, of Binghamton. made a few
happy remarks upon being substituted
for Governor Roosevelt to respond tC
"CiVil Service"