The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-16
THE UNION LEAGUE DINNER
SUCCESSFUL AN
 NU1L FUNCTION LAST NIGHT.
Governor George F. Mclean One of the Guests of fIionor-Briiliant Addresses by the Governor, Mayor studley, Pro- lessor Perrin and Rev. George H. Fer- ris-An Elaborate Menu.

lessor Perrin and Rev. George H. Fer.
 ris-An Elaborate Menu.
 The annual dinner of the Union
 league last night will go down in the
 annals of the club as being one of the
 most successful in every particular yet
 held. Numbered among those present
 were representatives of all walks of
 life, the executive, the judicial, civil
 and religious The occasion was one of
 especial brilliancy because of the
 presence of Governor George P. Me
 Lean, who has by the maSterly manner
 in which he has directed the ship of
 state and his prominence at gatherings
 of representative men in many parts of
 the country won for himself the respect
 of all The other guests of honor
 were Mayor Studley, Professor Perrin,
 Rev. George H. Ferris, and Dennis A.
 Blakeslee. Beside these many other
 well know citizens of not only the city,
 but of various parts of the state, were among those who gathered around the
 festive board and partook of the hospi- | tality and the excellent viands which
 had been prepared
 Supper was served commecing at
 o'clock and continued until o'clock,
 when the speechmaking began. The 1 banquet tables filled all of the avail able space on the entire lower floor of | the spacious club house, and they were
 splendidy decorated and elegantly ap- | pointed
 President George R. Martin was the | toastmaster, and discharged the duties
 of this position with dignity and abili-
 ty. After extending the greetings of
 the club Mir Martin stated that these occasions were in the main designed for gatherings of the men that they
 might forget their business cares and worries and enjoy the pleasure of each
 others company, to stop hustling along
 the same old channels at least for awhile and endeavor to drive dull care away. He said that he was glad to be able to present a man who had made himself famous not only in the state
 but in the country, and who had given the state a more able administration
 than any previous chief executive in the memory of those present. This, he said, was also true of another speaker, who was to represent an insti-
 tuition which, as had been plainly shown during the bicentennial, was known not alone to this country but to the entire world. He also made conn plimentary remarks concerning Mayor Studley and the Rev. MT. Ferris.
 The first speaker introduced and who responded to the toast 'The City of New Haven" was His Honor Mayor Studley. The speech abounded with praise for the excellence of the police and fire departments and for the order of the community. He made a num- Der of hits concerning the manner in which the city was so well guarded during the Spanish war, and told many amusing incidents in connection with the same during the progress of the | war.
 On introducing Governor Mclean the | toastmaster said that before his nomi- nation he had spoken on a certain oc- | casion of the fog bank which some | times envelopes our coast but that now | since his nomination and during his | incumbency Governor Mclean had pill oted the ship of state through all the | fog banks, past all the shoals and rocks | and that the sea of the future was now | clear owing to his splendid ability. In | response the governor said that as he had been given no text he supposed | that he was to speak on the topic "rhe State of Connecticut" He said that this was a good text and he would preach it. He remarked, however, that he had supposed that he came to listen, drink in the thoughts of others and list en in silence. He said that the state was founded by men who believed in good government and who were states men of ability and occupied seats in the of the nations. The people of are conservative and they believe in the old blue laws because they are just and right and not simply because they are old, Age does not strengthen an old law Constitutions are made for the states and not the states for the constitutions Then re- ferring to the constitutional convention which is now in session in Hartford the governor said that the people desired it and by an overwhelming vote demand ed and secured it. There are now no dangers of innovations in their con- 3lusions because the convention is com posed of men who are capable and dive to the best interests of the peo pie This convention has already laid town a large number of rules and be- ore it adiourns will make many more, put none of them will conflict with hose of the past and all actions will ,e in accordance with these rules The and ultimate conclusions will be of value to this state.
 Expansion is a fact, and those op- | posed to it are as flies on the wheel s yho may endeavor to retard it's pro- | .ress but never can, The speeches In 6 opposition may be full of logic, but hey wont stop this expansion The 2 merfcan people believe in the Ameri- , an eagle that the bird is bigger than . t used to be. iL soaIs higher anu e creams louder but of this the people ( on't care because all the time and wherever it hovers it brings justice nd peace and liberty to all.
 The political party which drifts with he tide of retrogression will never t ucceed. This is an age of industry q nd that political party which does not t 0 it's duty will not be wanted long. l V his is a wonderful age, and progress 1 s the watchword. Continuing, he said [ hat the wars of the future will be in- I ustrial wars, and that the arbiter of o ations was at present the balance Ii lAaat rCba pnlv is apopnr,1y | f