Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

dent virtues and t~rsnscendent merits OF
washington that saved the constitution
from defeat in the said convention
The greatest work In the life Of Washing.
ton was now completed. IL was the mind
Of one man exercising to control the IN
fellow countryiSen. II was the mind OF
one man exercising the power over mill
lions OF people to a degree that passes my
In our agony Of glory from 177t to 17Ss
George Washington became FIRST In war.
In the presidential chair and by his rare
we'll address he became first In peace,
and by the. creation and adoption Of the
federal constitution he became the "Father
we cannpt think of Valley. Forge with
out thinking Of George washington; we
cannot think OF Yorktown without thinking
of George Washington. We canno think
Of freedom and liberty. without thinking Of
| the union of the colonies without thinking
OF George Washington. As we cannot think
Of the Declaration Of Independence without
thinking OF Thomas Jefferson, so we cam
not think Of the constitution of the United
States without thinking of. George wash
ington. To forget George washington Is to
forget America.
Dryden on the Dollar.
The next toast was "The Dollar and the
Man. responded to by John N. Dryden OF
Kearney. This was Mr.. Dryden's first APP
pearance at these dinners, but he is known
in Omaha as one Of the most humorous
after-dinner speakers of the west. He said,
among other things:
l am one of the great admirers of those
serious characters spoken q by the chan
cellor. 1 will give an alfalfa farm to the
man who will enable me to smile.
1t is said that We have fallen upon eyil
tues we have abandoned the standards OF
our fathers; that our great university pres
idents are silent upon great moral questions
in the face of the gifts of the millionaire
sounded in the aphorism that I'VE have
placed the dollar before the man.. In my
own profession l know this Is not true, l
never knew a lawyer to place a dollar be-
fore a man.
/ defended a man from Omaha not lone
ago who was charged with a felony. The
circumstance were pathetic in the extreme.
He was not wealthy, but had an estate oi
moderate proportions-suficient for his De
Tense, but none to spare. ! received q
letter from him the other day written upor
paper furnished by the warden OF the pen.
amount paid You for my defense, but
have been led to wonder If the same results
could not have been reached with a smaller
In passing Judgment upon any age W,
must not forget that in all the world hu
man nature is much the same. The moderI
Turk Is our inferior in domestic virtues
but he is our superior in sobriety. We TAXI
our moral reforms by fits and starts.
A lack of confidence Is responsible for al
of our woes. In my. own struggle. aftei
greatness my ideals have been dulled.'
have never found a man willing to trust M
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Is radiant with hope. l have not beer
alarmed. even at railway mergers. l hav,
supposed that they were guided by th'
hand of Notwithstanding those WIFI
deal with them are not generally willing t
acknowledge.
At the conclusion OF the remarks OF Mr.
Dryden, which closed the regular program
@. M. Hitchcock was called upon, but de
clined to speak.
Menu and Guests.
These annual dinners are so growing il
popularity among the members of the or
ganization that last night at 1880, when tn
dinner was served. the banquet hall wa
filled, nearly 200 persons being present. tn,
largest number ever assembled upon a lik,
occasion. The decorations Of the hall wer'
not numerous, bat a few cut flowers ant
palms added color to the brilliantly Lighted
room. The service was excellent and tn
menu follows: