The evening times., 1899-01-19
SENATOR-ELECT DEPEW
ADDRESSES HIS CLUB
HIS POLICY IN THE SENATE
Vigorous Expressions Concerning
ExpansiOn-A Party Man, But
Not n Partisan.

New York, Jan. 19.-Chauncey M. De-
pew, elected yesterday to the United States
Senate, was honored last night by dinner
at the Republican Club, $50 Fifth Avenue,
of which he is the president.
William M. X. Olcott presided. Among
those who sat at the table of honor with
Mr.. Olcott were William L. Strong, Gen.
Benjamin F. Tracy, Warner Miller, VIII
liam Leary G.. H. Daniels. M. c. Addoms,
John Sabine Smith, S. Mcmillan, w. l..
Findley, Arson G. McCook, United States
District Attorney H. l.. Burnett, Internal
Revenue Collector Charles H. Treat, Judge
W. NJ Cohen Senator w. A. Elsberg,
Frank Moss Judge j. NJ. Deul and Abra-
ham Gruber.
In presenting Senator Depew Mr. Olcott
said
can see the presence of Dean Swift writing
upon the wall over our distinguished gnest $
head
AT his blest feet Factions career lies smote,
Killed by the unanimity of Legislatures vote.
Our statesmen, wont to fight, agree like ladies;
| Depew has made Heaven out of Hades
Senator Depew spok of the pleasure
which his election had given him, and
| said:
If / were asked to state what effort OF busy
| life gives the most qualification the would
! be this:
| Some twenty years ago. time when there
was extreme friction and irritation against the
| railroads and their management in our State, |
! determined to exhaust every effort to take the
| railways out of politics, and make the railway
business the same as any other pursuit. State
supervision by commission publicity, the aboli-
| tion of discrimination and fayOritism have ac-
| complished this desired result
! The other and pleasing illustration is a per-
sonal one: That the delegation IRON the State
! Of New York for almost the only time in its po-
litical history unanimous for the Presidential
candidate of the United States in 1883, and now
| for the first time in political history has
| unanimously chosen the candidate for Sena-
tor OF the United States.
| believe that every company which owes itS
| existence TO a charter from the State or the Ma
tional Government should he subject to the most
rigid scrutiny and supervision by the State ol
National Government
1 believe that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission should be strengthened in its power, it
dscretions and its judicial dignity. Ii is one
OF the clements which is rapidly solving thu
railway problem that no interest or combination
OF interests any longer controls majority OF tn,
stock of great railway corporations.
| believe from the pivotal position of our city
and State that what benefits New York helps th'
whole country The restrictions placed upor
/ commerce at this port should he removed, anJ
this should be made. as far possible, a fTe
port. Every obstruction should be taken away
! 50 that into this unequaled harb0r enter a
| all times the largest ships in the world.
The gold standard should be settled by leg
islation that it be disturbed only by egisla
tion. enacted under the will of a majority OF tn
people, through their representatives in Congress
and not by the whim of a President. We shou,
break the endless chain by adopting the sugges
tion of the President that grcenhacks paid int
the Treasury for gold can only be taken out 70
gold.
We should allow hanks to be organized for tn
need of small communities with capital of $40
! | Gp1, and allow the banks TO issue currency I
the par OF their national bonds.
, OF colonial expansion Senator elect De
pew said:
, Seventy-ffYc thousand British soldiers. support
ing the institutions of justice and the recOgnitiO
OF native rights, govern three hundred million
! OF people in India
The Dutch have redeemed from tribal ferocit
! and made happy and producing people of til
1 thirty millions in their East India posseSsion
T and have there army of only fourteen thou
and men.
The German Emperor, brilliant and energeti
ruler in the efforts lac makes extend .tf
! sphere Of German commerce and colonization
said last Sunday: Il care nothing for AfriC.
!. The markets and opportunities for commeTC
and trade in the future in the Far East
The unsurpassed mineral and agricultural ol
. portunities OF our Pacific Slope only partial
o developed, because OF its distance from Elr
pean and Eastern State markets. but with ChiI
= open To Us. with our fOothOld in the Philippine
a and midway Hawaii. there will come to the Go
. den coast new birth for its farms and its min
- which viii add incalculabiy to the wealth, CT
/. plOynent and population of the Pacific
n ! hope 10 be, senator, a party man, bl
not = partisan.
e i enter upon my duties free from pledges