New-York tribune., 1902-04-20
DEPEW'S BIRTHDAY DINNER.
HE DISCUSSES COMBINATIONS OF CAPI-
TAI AT THE MONTAUK CLUB.

Senator chauncey NJ Depew for the eleventh
successive time. was entertained last night oy
the Montauk Club of Brooklyn, in honor of his
birthday. The Senator's recent marriage was the
occasion of many pleasing Incidents When he
arrived the clubhouse he was conducted by
President Troy of the club to the main parlor,
where he shook hands with all the members He
entered the dining to Mendelssohn's Wedding
March. As soon as the dinner was finished the
musicians retired and changed their evening dress
uniforms. All took brass instruments ana
they marched between the tables to Senator De-
pews seat. leading a dressed as d SAILOR
another in the costume of rough rider, and a
young dressed to represent Coumola
Standing before the Senator she recited a poem
which began. "I'm just a simple yet complex
American girl. and if my hair is straight l can't
always make it curl The poem was written oy
Mirabeau L. Towns member of the club
Among the three hundred guests were Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruff. Charles A. Moore. JUS
tce Woodward. William Berri, Colonel George a.
Price. Congressman Henry Bristow. Frank Harvey
Field, d Harry Ralston and Register John X
Neal. Sheriff Dixie arrived while the dinner was
in progress and the band greeted him with You're
Up Against the Real Thing Now" and I'm So
Tired
The menu card was large portrait of a pretty
American girl, and on the back was the inscrip-
ton: ITO appreciate a charming woman demands
experience" The souvenir similarly sig
nificant representing cake of oleomargarine. so
labelled recalling the Senator's speech IN congress
in which he defended the American girl
Senator Depew's speech was in part as follows
Nothing more marks this decade from others
than the sudden accumulation of fabulous fortunes.
When 1 graduated from Yale there were no
centratlon of industries We have not time TO eSti-
mate the loss and GAIN ~ oT5 % the Of neig
borhoods of that universal acquaintance that leve
ling up by which in the church and charities ana
social affairs there was acquaintance. commingInS
and sympathy which have disappeared under pres pres
have made possible our industrial advance ana
te 9yer cs 0fher OF and enlarged the
of employment They have given vast power %
who have their hands vast responsibilities which
are accompanies by great peFs m Tne fs oppre 81
sively. the imposition Of burdens upon the people
feX 6eX0pe e Tecognze the Fights Of all will be
TO react in drastic measures of legislation.
GENEROSITY OF THE RICH
These vast fortunes. themselves so conspicuous s
matters of curiosity than of antagonisIn. Most of
the possessors of them have shown wise geher.
other country in the world. at no other period
have the rich from the rG gTen 10
Last year the known sums which We're thus con-
r9uea E great Between the COMPREHENSION
by the multi-millionares OF the nled ota1eS & Az
aeRerfI control and promotion of them OF what
lands who have been similarly fortunate The lega-
poses are sufficiently grand 10 make them seem
wise and beneficert, but the very Distribution Q.
this vast fortune accumulated by the opportunltieS
given bv his government calls attention 10 other
fortunes much larger than his own similariy o ac,
oIired Except under the inspiration OF these
ca taIists and for the protection OF their mines
and Investments and for the promotion or tneir
schemes. the war in the Transvaal would hardly
have been begun Their palaces. their LAVISH e ex-
perditures and their Oriental gorgeousneSS OF nv
ing have made Park Lane Of the most famous
OF avenues. But one hears everywhere IN EnSIand
where rank and wealth are seldom criticised. little
but criticism of these enormously rich men ana
vet South Africa has not produced with tne e1-
ceptfon of Cecil Rhodes. benefactor like Carnegie,
or Rockefeller. Morgan. or scores OF other
Americans whose names are not so Wen Aho"Ii-