The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
GOV. ROOSEVELT'S MISSION.
sr0NIFICxRT RfMfRK ~ HIS
sPLKCH Ar CANAL DINNHR.

lie Explained Afterwsrh That He Refsrrcd
IN the Vice Presidential domination
Friend. Of III. state Canals Gave -
n,povet In Ills Honor Laat Evening.
Tn rscornition ot Mr. Rocsevelts efforts
toward tho Transformation Of the Ere into n
largo canal the commercial interests Of his
ri,y gave him q com plimsntary banquet at the
W,llori-Astora last night, Some 300 New
Workers were prcsenj. mpmbers otthe NewYork
Produce Exchange. Coffee Exchange. Cotton
rychnnve. Chamber q Commerce. Board Of
,uu, Underwriters. Board OF Marine Upder-
vrrr,s. Jana Boatmen's Association. Mer-
=. o.. aud Manufacturer, Board ~ Trade.
-, the Board OF Trade and Iransporta-
ton
GOVERNOR SURPRISES HIS HsAHEHs.
Ia its essence the oratorical part OF the din
nor was q State affair. snt MI the speakers
confined themselves To considerations OF the
proposed canal from various points OF
view. But there was one fash of ma
tional political Interest. Gov. Roosevelt con-
tibuted It when he said that hs mission
was not o national one. This wa. at
fine very outset of his speech and took his
hearers con- rlstoly by surprise. They APP
plauded IN Il dazed and Vorfunctnry sort OF way.
and then each aui every diner turned to his
next door neighbor and spoke in effect thus
Did you hear that Does he mean that he's
out OF national pol'icS"
Afterward he explained to the reporters that
his utterance referred merely 10 tho Vice
Presidency.
The decorations ~ the room werr American
Gage, and behind the speakers table werc tho
coats-ot-arms OF the nation. the State and mo
city. The diners sat AZ tables extending tho
I.n.,th ~ III. rpApn Thn Nypa wprA nIln1 with
women. Atthe guests table were Comp'roller
Coler. J.. Z. And. Fred y Nixon. Frank y.
Witherbee. An'rcw II Green. \. p, Hepburn.
ljaut. .,,oy. Woodruff. Major Thomas ".
symons. State senator Ford. Franslln Fdson.
Gherardi Davis. George +. Green. and John y,
Partridge. toy. Roosevelt came early and was
cheered heartily when he entered the room,
He was cheered again when the trcccssion
@, walters bearing the ice moulds In tho ,'orm
q the l.e.. h,dc,s, So.onei On h2rsenark,
in the Old Town 1o-night." The menu "ards
were engraved wi, h q picture OF the t"vern0r.
1 he sGe ,E.ng was begun 10y Cha!rnnh |,
Ge.iyed from tAe proposed can'l and OF ttov.
Rooseyelt's influence for the qcnieNlnc Of the
Gov. Roosevelt and the diners rot 20 their ie't
before the Governor hal found his and gave
Inn three cheers. Tie said:
GOV. Roosryelts speech.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: ! sup
pose It is natural for a Dutchman 10 talk
Of canals Applause AMI laughter and
thai there Ia u certain fitness Ia my
NJ pearing before you on such a matter.
And It Ia q very peculiar pleasure to
lie introduced by Mr.. Dodge. one " my fathers
friends, whose actions. whom | w0s very young.
.arved Ia nokc ma thing than that oyrI n
Su,v 70 tha State md iIai liz Only wlv / could
I, r'orm that duty was by acting deceutly and
honestly az ne enahre Ghine 10 80
me serNtce 'nht sNert i!'E'H 9"'H'I
Hriorlh When ,he 'Hpo1t"hUS r""5'3' ~.
Ilduse, anu CRIES oil heni' near lhplra-
cU!, yrly urtpS t.ote ue'p5 '".u : - az
se~ltenenuth o'i!sa'ions yI' gpn,vi urpon ,
u, ~ not 70 me re -onaI'v' uut 20 me ctus'
WIN M'l'hi ny g tort ~, i nn'' "'.H
iL','..'u nu, VIII N",SL5n n u""tt ~ i
needed any rtWaIu Whi,h Ia, n.' ,aos4t,t
Tor | nave ~ !, WIN a.. ~" W. y a. tne
KAT 9 'h q, o., ,e H' teIiows Lave always Hut i nave nave
enjoyed II o,, a.,
some unie or "tnsr I n"pS a 70 maos .Fhmss
chahce ~ aluT'sslnS -dcn an huuIrncr a. inI'
on what the moral 81 'e; the non. mat"ria! si'",
Giciyic UP 'h"nnS ond' al,er az; onat - tWnqp
niaHeIt sIue: oig thHugh 'ne 9Lner may Uet rui
hnd economic ln"-t'nn L,L,
Nhe a community httaihs a cGrtath hclgnt
g StS2lr.H, 'her' !, t."a 5., rnn ib / rrs I1n ic
lsn,r. lor am "a lneHiau,y ,mer" nrsutI d
GHr"iHss oVerGphnlehre hilu an at'enllu re-
aNtuoh 81 cHort am 'hlIure, : ahtl''rtte or
l''pare lor a chanse ~ nunl,t,.h7' ins y,
Just "a tru" com ihcrcihlS y POW. ny an.i "
tNrms 10 mo tnat Nur' ~ 'he crn iI'ou VI wv
NprR tO-lhy, eur W"tlth unu uul unr,Na Hcu
EroRfhphlca' auNhhthfeS nnVe ndis Us ~ ~
secure aehlhst posS,ol" collu', iNo's ,.tt WI
N Sc cNnprttpts nav cornou D.. as'ins, y,
hl' nave -ouS1t ~ EVER Nv. no oNsr,aHn
vs. IN 'he race We, nav euhn ua'h, vpnu'nt w.
l'y upon me beiiet t'at 80 long u lead as ours
cou'I never oe cut uoWh'
NEW YoRH's ONE ADVANTAGE.
NOV I wan, 70 c,l vour nrt.ntioo to the
ssrt liar ~fnnSnm"ntnilr W. bays bnt uns M.
ysp,.vr instead n, many Iii, trur wa nayr a
praot h,rhor. bur thar. ara other clt,es ON IN,
Itlantic east WITH amu!. hartor facilities
otnat r,ver nm. b~ nur doors mi herc ara
- grsn, rive,s n"I yra,t ,stu,rias =, tba
nnrth AMI south oar barHor +. rs in y ~.
;ar. M 90 IL wary ba-L.nr .nn,h and inmedi.
etniv north oT rs = he ana and on 4 ndyantsv,
IHsn,cb VA sbnre ~ n NO othsr nort snvn tGo
yyintar' ro,nJ nnrt, 81 On 'nLa = thar In Nav
Enrk S,ate ,hsra a. "A hreak In m. vr,nt noun.
t1in sVst.tm ,,nicL, strntctns from tL,
~ Lawrence to The head w~ter, o, The rivers
which iow into the Gulf Of NJ xico.
mere u npt ahotn't aciua. or uoSS'ple 81,
f:niteI States winch has NH ,rrruut.d water
on'TnunInatio ION win Tho I'm mrn.r irtnruai
empire which We cal the VS. Every othnr
commerciei city in our county on the 1T
inmi'c coast must derive its importnnrc only
from IL. railroads and rs ocean shipping New
Iork alone can Md the gtt iprirol.ss If she
choosrs h. maze III OF direct Communication
~ yaiar with the vast grain fields und the
iesn brds ~ coal and iron in In. interior. II