The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-01-17


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Majesty the Queen said Jadee How.
land While the band played God
Saw the Queen" she diners joined In
singing the words of the song.
GOV DYER MENTIONS DEWEY.
Judge Howlands speech vas received
with great enthusiasm. The women
In the three galleries We'd with the
diners on the main floor In their APP
plause when at last something like
quiet Was restored. Gov Dyer of Rhode
Island was introduced and said, In re-
Spouse TO the toast "Forefathers Day"
is II Of the day or OF the man that
am to speak? Il Is OF both: of that
New England winter day which
brought these Pilgrims face to face
with a destiny fearful 20 contemplate
and of the Pilgrims themselves who
stood ready to face their destiny. gi-
ants in their faith and clothed with
the spirit OF the living God.
III, Mr.. President, ] give honor to
those New Englanders who went across
the continent sowing right and left the
principles upon which this nation is
bulk, ! must congratulate the New
Englanders who ceased their wander
ings and took up their abode in this
goodly city. ] can almost hear the
chimes of old Trinity Raging out the
old and ringing in the new year. Since
they have rung out their changes some
of our most yenerated doctrines and
exclusive ideas have been shattered by
the men behind the guns and the men
who climbed San Juan hill. (Cheers)
'Will you pardon me, Mr.. President
and gentlemen, II ] say with glory
enough for all, with honor TO every
man who answered the roll call in the
war with Spain, high up on the pin
nacle of American greatness stands q
New Highlander (cheers), a man for
whom no honors are too great (cheers)
no position too grand, and that man
is George Dewey OF Vermont"
The ballroom Of the Waldorf-Astoria
has never witnessed such a remarkable
outburst of enthusiasm as that which
greeted these words OF Rhode Islands
Governor.
SPEECH OF ROOSEVELT.
The President, Mr.. Rowland said:
1T Is scarcely necessary for me TO in
troduce the next speaker 10 you, for
his career Is before you all and his rec
ord Is known TO all men. The boy at
school was asked this question in ply
sizes: What Is the difference between
lightning and electricity And he said
You don't have 10 pay for lightning.
| 0aughterD This gentleman furnishes
lightning free. and It has that usual
quality Of rapidity that clears the
murky air. His career as a public man,
although young, as a legislator. Civil
Service Commissioner, Police Commits
sioner, Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
and Colonel OF the rough riders zap
plause and cheers has shown that he
Is able, fearless, and pure, and that
foreshadows the character OF his State
administration. A gentleman was ask
ed during the late political campaign
II he had seen Schurz (shirts) on
Roosevelt, and he said: i never saw
him without one daughter
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
"Mr. President and gentlemen: re-
member once being introduced because
Of my Dutch origin as typical New
Yorker, and then hearing 1t explained
by a subsequent speaker that was not
typical New Yorker, because a ty-
plcal New Yorker was born out West
OF New England parents. Uaughter)
I'VE get from the Puritan the in
heritance OF more than one virtue, OF
more than one set Of virtues, and we
will do well to recollect that no one
set OF virtues Is enough to save a
State; that a nation composed merely
of warriors Is as sure ultimately to fail
as a nation composed merely Of mer-
chants, merely Of men great In peace.
II ever this country loses either set OF
virtues this country will assuredly go
down. And another thing, thing that
We do well to remember In the con-
tests of peace that come to you year
by year, where the contests OF war
come TO you once in generation, that
the Puritan owes his success to the
fact that he was both moral and prac-
tical. 1T ought not to be necessary to
say that you need those qualities in
combination. II sometimes seems ne
ceSsary to saw IL however, Iauphterl