New-York tribune., 1900-08-31
RECEPTION FOR Mr.. DEPEW
HE TELLS REPUBLICAN CLUB MEMBERS
ABOUT THE PARIS EXPOSITION
AND OTHER THINGS.

The Republican Club gave reception last night
for Senator Depew. its president. in honor OF his
homecoming from abroad. and the Senator respond
ed with a speech that continually interrupted
with laughter and applause. AS the temperature
of the room rising perceptiby with the increas-
ing number of guests. the Senator first wiped his
brow and began:
I'll This is what is called American heat which has
SION SION tnat ~ mas spread over the whoie world IN
qee 70 my & own experience II mas 5ee9 as n1' ~, N
The Brlton although at bottom conservative in
self to what he calls this american heat" The
hat and frock coat al all places and in all sea-
there clotbed in the stiffest of hats and the most
correct of frock coats That is they did up this
one concession e US, and the brokers are now ap-
their heads and stiff hats in their hands After
several sunstrokes. and after many horses had
coaeRmen and he ootmen in the a parks Wearing
At PARIS one aesin sa enConnter t6s 81 Amer
can heat" One of the chief reasons that the Paris
Exposition has not proved a success was that II
was almost impossible to walk from building TO
building, wedged in between swelterng crowds,
a building 1t was Turkish bath; without Ge-
Nevertheless i would not finish speaking Of the
Paris Exposition without saying that it is perhaps
oHe pest exnio OF the industries and manufactures
Planned on scientific, not national, basis. In
as many countries. This method shows by com
parison what every has done in textile fab
epoch Thus the exhibits of the United States are
scattered through thrty-seven buildings 1t is
unruly u matter Of pride, therefore that the world
is surprised by the results of this competition in
Tnee5 n o;s rs taking away most of the prizes
/ 1 10 DeleVe that country young ours could
/ ana surPass them in the fields of art and science
i; h4u ASK me the reason? 1t is the Republican Ad-
the principles of the Republican partv Ubi.b has
o paUreesed and developed the almost lmitIess re-
ire a,R 20 hlgher standard than that attained by
IA another great source of satisfaction TO me was
the tpndTieIce trsTT oi our English tongue wherever
6rated ngu in Paris ons 9E evening "i5h and 'sf f5r
erian9 .rd las @ IN 2ttendance She was from switz-
not on a Gant0n ON We wanted dish which was
Rac her IN German and French AT last said in
"5E s5Ish: s,r Try Italian"
hagSh H5d 1bat language s t.s ord can understand "
English in oomparson fnok tn oggeRes a1W patriotic % are the
English boat the ba9d Sa thT is % S9nseEt on an
song from ST1 GVeTy Brltisher present sings the
$50 S9usas Band has been playing at the Exposition
mnet mt,H @ great success He plays ragtime for the
classic music Of the THe9 STATES afe regarded as the
bsnd wasn wasnt sG be
| S SSlarseitiialSe. The Watch the Rhine God
l sent up fee to play The Star spangied BAN
1, Inc me oahdmaster searched over all OF Sousas
n5TsIc 3T ana at last struck up in a heroic meter
Nif6 Ni9ereH 1ez;n BE Hot t2 Time in the Old Town To-
4 ? m
] %nich all were suffering, the selection was quite
When comes home he receives various
kinds of welcome. There is the welcome by his
By his CASUAL friends V %ho so 4oI7 f4s
nome again eh?" Then the welcome by your bust
can have a chance to rest and the welcome by
ones political friends. And I tell you there IS a
named which goes straight TO the heart sav ali
you VIII about the selfshness of politics. mans
political friends are the most unsehsh Indeed.
believe that political work is more unselish than
| exception religious VOL
| club - nave iiau IrOih 'niS
| Taking another look across the water for a rea-
son which will be made evident. want to
speak OF the changing opinion of England respect
| leidoscope. where every look will find different
| pattern Up 10 the present time however. the af-
in European politics. we were not in the Euro
! pean mind The people over there only heard US
friends During the last year. however the tinted
states has become one of the great Powers, and
\ is able now to dictate terms.
| Europe is for Bryan. 1t is a selfish eason too
The nations of that continent know that under
| and industries have surpassed their own. They
see that during the last year $7oOOOOoOo Ameri-
/ imports. They see how have won orlzes an
Paris Their markets are threatened. They see
our continued prosperity. They want Bryan to
| turn the tide.
We have truly attained great diplomatic power.
! with jealousy, find in the United States a Power
What beH 70 can {urn td6 Tne scales at any rs
but ourselves. We are going along now on good
| broad gauge road, and yet some would advise to
| take out rail and have a smashup just to see
don't. Now it is dangerous to let the Democratic
parry parry nave N even Iae sngatest chance OF getting
| selves. or else before we know it Democratic
ourselves. The financial cataciysm that would fol-
| low is evident The words of Patrick Henry were
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