New-York tribune., 1900-01-19
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
ATTITUDE OF THE SOUTH.
EX-GOVERNOR MCORKLE ADDRESSES
THE NEWARK BOARD OF TRADE.
THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL EVENT OF
THE KIND IN THE HISTORY OF THE
ORGANIZATION

/
! in the old City Armory Building in Newark. last
night was the largest and most successful event OF
/ the kind in the history Of the organization. The
( hour $50 o'clock, but IT was time after
/ that when the guests. numbering 100 were
seated. The tables set in the main drill hall.
which afforded ample space for The diners
There were six principal tables, and facing them
was long single table. where sat the president.
/ R. c. Jeukfnson, hanked either side by the
guests Of the Board To the right OF the president
were the Hon. William A McCorkle. Of West vir-
| gtnia; General E. P. Meany. OF Newark: Judge ].
\ Franklin Fort Of East Orange: Senator Thomas n.
| McCarter. ir. Senator Charles A Reed, Of SOM
| erset; Senator Allan L. McDermott Of Hudson;
Benjamin F. Jones Of the House Of Assemble To
! the left OF the president we're Governor Foster NJ
Iowa; John F Dryden. president Of the PrudentiaI
Pk Of the RRS bsdf Gooyne
] y. Barlow, L. s A; William R. Tucker, Of
/ Newark; Colonel Charles W Fuller Of Bayonne;
Exposition and W TrasdaIe nTesidsnf 81 tbe
Lackawanna Railroad Company.
rspresentStiye financial business and professional nal
Board and nanabarsS m ne nrinctTsI rnsnrsa.
urtng interests were represented. The hall was
during the eVe5ne and the Tenpfe Quartet sang
a number of con1nositio1s One of the tsbes was
almost entirely occupied by the Newark Athletic
Club; consolidation Of the Republican Club with
the Triton Boat Club. the Essex Bicycle Club and
The principal speakers we're Governor McCorkle
OF West Virginia. who is president Of the Southern
chairman of the Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce, Of the House; Governor voorhees,.
Judge Fort and Senator McCarter
THE ATTITUDE OF THE SOUTH
Ex-Governor William A MacCorkIe Of West Vir-
ginia spoke The Attitude OF the Progressive
South Toward the Measures for Promoting the
Country's Foreign Trade" Picturing eloquentIy
tFe reconstruction Of the South after the Civil War
he added;
II the South can forget her woes and sorrows
anG dssolaton and II the North and South, casting
ilhu mem tne Old days and the old enmtrtes, can
IN one short life heal up the last Of the great
it appear 10 me now Infinitely idle to see the de-
structon Of free government and the ruin OF the
extending of the civilization Of our Republic! :t''
MANILA THE GIBRALTAR OF THE EAST
Reciting the expansion Of the country to the Gulf
and TO the Pacific, he pointed the absolute i'm
portance to the United States OF foreign markets,
and showed that China is the most important Of all
He said in part
To-day the mercantile nations Of the world Rus
Ela, sla, Germany, ENGLAND and France, appreciating
have established zones of control which practically
markets of China. must come hat in hand and take
. the crumbs which fali from the table I will add
Eagle fall but few crumbs. Under the vigorous
which practically temporary nave been effected
by which the door is not yet closed We de-
It's effect, under which the rights OF this country
China shall not be turned TO European nations
al & tneir m own exclusive property but shall be held
OF the United States. In this demand the South is
ing Organization has Just demanded that t6e trads
poor OF CHINA should be kept wide open 10 the
Now, We are face to face with the great ques-
door the great cSiaese e's and Eastern arksi ss
IN eTS n DGt one door tor US and that is through
ana commercial position Of the East Manila can
centre of the Eastern world Without ou7 p6sfiog
in the Philippines our coTnr7erriaf tresttals NJ
with hfirsVu
from those islands the Chinese Empire would not
lost to the people Of tais country 0-'O De
IN IN PIain IN speech: whatever may be the views Of
Ilion nave no intention Of turning over this last
Oh Germany winch so impatienty awaits IT,
THE NICARAGUA CANAL AND THE NAVY.
The Ex-Governor pointed out that the traditions
Of the South were wholly in favor Of expansion.
and then dwelt upon the commercial opportunities
in South and Central America and said:
The building Of the Nicaragua Canal Will be of
than tbe Snez CaraI Eas bas 90 1 E IN people
arT e,gEeG Win her persistent desire TO see this
''i1 glory Of American commerce.
Inc sseaker tnen discussed earnestly the neces-
-ts,a- r sI,nsidshe he American merchant marine.
and urged that another and nI9 totent eieLles
OF the successful foreign trade is a powerful
navy. not for purposes Of war. but for the Pur-
poses Of trade The control of the Gulf Of Mexico
and the Caribbean Sea IS essential TO our commerce
The Ex-Governor also urged the purchase and
South. said, favored all these measures and
also asked for the deepening OF its harbOrs and
rivers.
NEWARK a GENERATION HENCE.
Judge ] Franklin Fort responding to the toast
Greater Newark spoke OF the manufacturing in
terests of Newark and OF the greater city a gen
GRAFTON hence
The present enumera ton will doubt show 275-,
eco people within eighteen square miles Of terri
tory our taxable valuations exceed a4O0OO0oO.
0o90Co and the wages Of labor reach close upon
s2o.CCO0CO annually while the yearly value Of our
output is about $4,000 600
While Il IS charged that New-Jersey is the foster
mother of trusts and industrial combinations is
worthy Of note that Newark her chief city, is Pc
culiarly free from them Our manufacturers have
resisted the tempter, and almost without exception
large business interests a. Independently
conducted as five years ago. All The great lines OF
trade IN this city save possibly tWo-tiu and fsrti
izeTs-are still independent concerns. That ac-
counts for the 25O establishments with 1900 men
and l00V0 and boys employed therein.
Senator NcCarter said that the most important
subject that had been brought 10 his attention as
Senator, affecting the interests OF the people,
Mr.. McCarrer quoted the last statistics OF pOpula-
tfOu of Essex County and Newark, and said that
in the county mere were HItetn distinct munich
paiiJieS, which would nave BY the new census about
$50 900 population. He referred TO the attempts
made for anneIa ton Of the trans Passaic munich
paities TO Newark a step desirable IN every
wav for these communities There was. in the Sen
aror-s belief. only logical outcome and that
was the annexation Of all these municipalities to
~ future Newark bounded by the Orange Noun
tafns and the Fackensack River with redeemed
with handsome city hau and other modern build
ings-an TO date American city OF the twentieth
The Subject discussed by Congressman Hepburn
was How Shall We Enlarge the Labor Field1