New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
GIVEIT UPOR FIGHT FOR IT
WHAT SECRETARY ROOT SAYS OF THE
MONROE DOCTRINE.
SPEECH AT THE GRANT DAY DINNER AT
THE WALDORF -AsTORIA-DR. STRYKER,
CONGRESSMAN BERRY AND
OTHERS SPEAK.

An interesting feature of the annual banquet
of the Grant Birthday Association last evening
at the Waldorf-Astoria to celebrate the seventy
eighth anniversary of the birth OF General Grant
was an impressive eulogy by Elihu Root, Secre-
tary of War in which he declared that the
American people would have 20 abandon the
Monroe Doctrine unless they prepared TO fight
for it. About hundred members sat down at
little round tables in the large ballroom OF the
Wadorf-Astoria. which tastefully decorated
with American flags. There was a display Of
American flags back of the dais on which were
the invited guests. and in the centre was an oil
painting of General Grant with the seal Of the
United States above it.
Secretary Root presided and others at the
guests table were General c. H. T. Coils, Con
gressman a. s Berry, Of Kentucky; the Rev.
DIR. N. W. Stryker Congressman Smith Nc
Pherson. Of Iowa; General James Grant Wilson.
Cornelius y. Bliss and ex-senator Frank
HiscocI Among others present we're Colonel
William c. Church Francis Cotton. Of Wash
ington: Nelson Olcott. Alfred Van Santvoord.
William BrookieId. Edward NJ. Grout, General
Anson c. McCook Nicholas Fish, Samuel Sloan,
H o. Armour Sir William c. Van Horne, Henry
Clews. Thomas L. James. John II. Starin, Colonel
Thomas P Ochiltree General Thomas L. Wat
son. General c. B. Comstock and General Will
lam H Seward.
An artistic feature Of the menu was a repro
duction Of the Grant statue by William Ordway
Partridge, which also contained a facsimile Of
the letter of General Grant dated Galena Ill,
May "a, 1861 to Colonel l. Thomas Adjutant-
General at Washington, Offering his services
until the close Of the War of the Rebellion The
favor in which the ice was served was an Off
GERS tent in miniature
A letter was received from Mrs. Grant, dated
No. . III Observation-Disclosures Washington| April
16 deeply regretting that her health prevented
her acceptance of the invitation Of the associa-
ton TO De present at the banquet Mrs Sartorls
toined her mother in making a similar express
sion Of regret
Secretary Root was heartily welcomed when
at 9:45 o'clock he began his address. He said IN
part:
once more old friends the ever narrowing circle
of the men who knew and loved General Grant are
meeting together with the new recruits IhfIn I'm
his name is a matter of history and tradition. lie
seems; atg We 5 brtng back in memory tonight II
is Weu worth our While TO live in memory the
days when that great ana nooe thSf ] m%t
were impressed on all our hearts ana impressed III
Il is Wen indeed for us well for the American
people who are celebrating over TINS country 70. 10
the American people under tie stimulus OF great
headlines Of the yellow press seem seem 20 20 t De ief
to recall that silent courage, firm determination
ant II is We'll now1When the wailing and lamenta-
ton OF men who grow faintheaTted before the tasks
and 1864 those dark and terrible days-tasks great
er than thoss wbiGn ,n3 GGnIT9n' Ta nof uS shaken
The Of stern determination; quiet anu
lean effort an example for the youth Of America.
rather than the hysterical the eXcitabIe the ever
proirct of the excitement of the hour The fixed
and unswervng hsure eonndenT ana tS ke
note of the Grant character Never let II cease 20
be the heyh1se M s celebrate the great services this
great hero. his achievements IN coEnIand oa tiie
troops and his achievements as Chle1 MaelS{I! -
Not by anything thar he did but by what ne
was. the American peoPT w ~'I & "pp ber@ was little
Grant At the close OF .Ilt W. w ~ tSanaraI
doubt Of the commanding pres[lge or eJaI,e I'1t
IN the forces when d W th "a refrennent Of the
doctrine Of Monroelt s !Tu 10 e o'Intr nj Mexico
Il the fact that ne was IraGa asitIe - tg.0 e
No one who reads the papers can fan 70 see
thar the OF the nations OF me Ou -
be brought TO say that the american people Will
be compelled 70 abandon tAt Moi'' eTlir ov hem
10 keep OF by preparation Unless me & people ] PrS
arrives be found unprepared r>..
We will never abandon the Monroe AZ IJocIFltle. @ ne
Of how they VIII CRY Ior
n i' hoTr Of T1lvsses s Grant! Let US keep before
''s the memory OF the great nan who. after hfteen
ment Let US keep II as an IDEAL as t1e
for the injury Of the American people.the oPposte
TO those influences or me
modest man OF action before US, and LEI us pray
[tbo watches over the destnies of the American
,'aoTia viii raise I'D another man ike Ulysses >
gopI ~ preserve its liberty and free institutions
M Roots remarks were frequently inter
r,,,,tAd b, hearty applause After eloquent
tributa 10 General Grants military trtumphs, an
interesting response was made by Congressman
Mcpherson TO the toast, Grant, the Statesman "
CONGRESSMAN Berry said that never since
Revolutionary days was there less Of sectional
feeling and were the people more united than
General James Grant Wilson, an old friend OF
General Grant responded to the toast Grant
the Soldier"
MRS WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER VERY Ill
Mrs. William RockefeIler whose sister Mrs e.