Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-01
ANNUAL DIN N Err.
OF THE NEW YORK BOARD OF
TRADE.
By Telegraph 10 Johannesburg

(By Telegraph TO Virgnian-Pllot)
New York, Jan. 3l.-Threc hundred
members OF the New York Board of
Trade and Transportation and guests
sat down to the 18th annual dinner of
the organization at the Waldorf-As-
toria tonight. Prior TO the assembling
of the guests, United States Senators
John NJ. Thurston. of Nebraska; Will
liam Lindsay. of Kentucky; George c.
Perkins, of California, and NJ a. Han
ma. OF Ohio. held reception
The guests table was perfect bower
of roses and ivy, and the balconies ana
walls were likewise hung heavily with
cut flowers. The guests Of honor were
the Senator's named and Norris IL Jas
sup, General Egbert l.. Velc, General
samuel Thomas, former Mayor VIII
liam l.. strong. Congressman John NJ.
Allen. Major-General Francis v.
Greene, William IL. Pnrson, Rev. Il. S.
Macarthur. Congressman Charles y.
Fowler. Warner Miller, Darwin II.
James. Postmaster Cornelius VanCott
and Comptroller Bird s. CoIcr.
The toast.s We're as follows:
The President OF the United states"
The state of New York" "0ur lro,.-
eign Policy" Senator John NJ Thurs
ton, OF Nebraska; Our Commercial
Supremacy" Charles y. Fowler nf
New u. nit and tf.rr t7,11
merce of the Pacific Coast" Senator
Gcor2e c. Perkins, of California:
Trade and Transportation in the State
OF New York" General Francis Y.
Greene: The Humorous side OF Poll
tics, Congressman John NJ. Allen, OF
Mississippi.
Senator Lindsay, Of Kentucky. re-
spending to the toast. '"rhe Coming
Century" said:
70 those OF us who marched to over
whc'ming defeat under the flag OF the
Indianapolis convention, it is consoling
to find that our personal disaster was
| the prelude to ultimate victory and.
as one Of the survivors OF that emit
nently respectable but painfully select
following ] may be permitted to call
attention TO the fact that truth crush
cd to earth, has risen again. ana that
the campaign ground OF the Indiunap-
oils Democrats has become the linan
oial mec, Il 10 which all eyes arc being
turned
I'VE see the leaders Of one OF the
great political parties anxiously in
curing how they may, Without the
consent OF any other nation dccently
and dccorously relegate to the charnel
mouse OF the dead past The legend Of
iicc coinage ut IL 10 !, while those who
are responsible for the future policy Of
The party In control of public affairs
are Tuthlcssly turning their backs on
silver coinage through International
agreement and crowding, as 60 n festi-
val he road that leads 10 the money
r'anll of the indianapolis platform. The
stone which the builders rejected is be-
| coming the head Of the corner. and
after years of fierce debate and profit
less agitation, we are. ut the close of
the century. about to lay deep and
strong. the foundation OF coinnEc sys-
tenn which will insure. in The language
! of Jefferson. the honest payment of
debts aud the sacred preservation OF
| the public faith
| do not say we might not succcss-
| fully transact business on single Sill
yer standard, nor that 1t would prove
| utterly impoesihle to uphold ana main
tain the bimctallic system. but our OK
per'encc during the past Twenty-Five
years demonstrates that with tho cold
| standard we can ou.strip, MS we have
outstriDncd. In the race for material
! prosperity and business supremacy
nv"rr other Dcoplc in the world"