New-York tribune., 1900-03-11

on his left and Lieutenant-Goyernor Woodruff
no presided stands at the Governors left.
Real Estate Exchange, the Canal Boat Owners
and Commercial Association. the Mercantile Ex-
change. the Manufacturers Association and the
Lumber Trade Association.
William E. Dodge presided. and at the table
of honor with him sat- in addition 10 Governor
Roosevelt:
Lieut.-Gov. Woodruff Henry B. Hebert
Frank q Baird. Major Thomas W. symon.
Frank S. witherbee. Gherardi Davis
s Fred ao nixon. C Sonn z. shayne S rsl"os'
]. P. Aids John n scatcherd.
Bro hnss s. coe1 20 Lewis TsoTEe % E. WhessT screen
George Geqshsn. E. T. Barrows.
The great ballroom of the hotel was profuseiy
decorated with cut flowers. and many women
listened TO the speeches from the galleries. The
menu follows:
AmOnqdo PasadS & rOyae Creme Aperges
Rudeshelmer Fet de bass. crabes d'huitres
St Emilion, croustndes de Champignons frais. a la
Baronesse de enuf Car CardnaGs a,I ssn,.,a.
''"'',s- ATSieeagss la DueaTry,
canards ruddy Rominy S f salade de sason
Glaces assortis.
Apolnaris Cafe Cigars and cigarettes.
The souvenir of the feast was a miniature
canalboat floating in a lock The lock was full
of sorbet. The boat bore the inscription:
Roosevelt, 900 Tons Coming Events Cast
Their Shadows Before"
This was reflection the Governors grow
ing corpuency. which he wrestles so manfuy
to keep down, but reference to the hope
oFN aI- hat dow | -foy, Ior
will be floating as freely the Erie Canal as
do the comparatively puny canalboats of to-day.
THE CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS
About 9:15 Chairman Dodge raped for order
and introduced the Governor as follows:
Gentlemen: With true Anglo-saxon instinct
we have prepared ourselves for the greater pleas
2 and coe and With open mnds we
shall listen to our DISTINGUISHED e guests tests and the
Tonight. And I want to take the liberty Of say.
criticism this winter about the length the nordi-
length. of public dinners. Gentlemen feel
when they, take in intellectual richness with
out tn pea &c @ e ep M e who Of are
fairs thoroughly understanding the advantage of
to talk to us hope something about canals. they
are are all aPoad % and 4 know % the Tsue e Of ter
will move in and discharge rapidly and the station
We meet TO- night to Welcome our friend, Governor
Roosevelt. Governor Roosevelt-our Governor
whom even his most bitter political opponents know
to the Interests of our State % unsesh
motive behind. With true courage and great skill
ean on took 366ad nS Of m the M b S whGh
sGS to 9f og h
S bs bearing ds Sn If
appointed a Commission an able Commission Of
bipartisan men, who should study carefully any
little issue came from that Commission it was
nE 6T e R TO h % the Wbeb
live He has appointed since Commission Of
Throughout the whole STATE to study this great
question of internal navigation. on which our com
Inercia supremacy depends. --
should. be, doing great injustice to the idea of
Roosevelt in all that he has done as Governor to
help and mould the best interests and best life of
NETWORKS SUPREMACY.
In matters of taxation in large matters of great
beauty of our Hudson River and the care of the
only his statesmanship, but his love for all that is
good and beautiful and 1 T1e For nearly century
i'S1' EMPIRE State in Popuaton, in wealth and
position position added greatly power, but i is
cause wise men and great men and able men
been able to hold our supremacy. -
More than MY years ago go De n WIT 9 Clinton and
took hold Of this idea Of uniting the, the Great Gre Lakes
the life of New-York as a commercial metropolis
really began at that time.
Time would fail me II should go back and speak
of Governor Roosevelt in all the phases in which
he has appeared TO us-as author and historian, as
a brave and courageous member of the Legislature
in Albany. as splendid member OF the councils OF
New-York City. making all bad men quake and
fear while he was here.
We shall never be able to overestmate the value
that he was to the country as Assistant Secretary
of the Navy.
And now. as Governor. we own him as our friend
and promise him our backing and our help IN
everything that he undertakes.
Some people have criticized Governor Roosevelt a
little, they say he has made some mistakes. l
used TO be taught that man who made no mis-
takes made anything. But | want TO say
this, that have known him long enough TO know
that they are always errors OF judgment and never
mistakes OF true and honest purpose,
You know, II Is rather an interesting thing that
we have few men connected with the newspapers
In New-York who born into this world as
angels perfect. They infallible In their Judg-
rnent omniscent In their knowledge, and II Is alb
soutely impossible for them to conceive that any
body IL right who does not follow exactly In their
mould OF thought.
Now think those people unfortunate. They
think that Governor Roosevelt ought 10 take hold
OF ell their plans and carry them right straight
through-oyerride the Legislature never mind what
the people would say. They do not understand
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