The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
OHIO FEAST FOR FAIRBANKS.
VIOE-PRESIDENT. GUEST or THE
BUCKEYE STATES SONS.
Talks 70 Them Of Arbitration and says
Thai President Roosevelt Has Done
Much for That Cause-Casde Chad'
wick Joke for Andrew Carnegie

Much for That Cause-Cassie Chad
wick Joke for Andrew Carnegie
The Ohio Society had its annual feast
and oratorioal display at the waldorf
Astoria last night. This year the honors
OF the banquet were dedicated to Vice
President Charles Warren Fairbanks who
got out Of Ohio when young TO achieve
eminenoe in Indiana. Those who went
TO the festivities expecting brilliant dinner
were not disappointed. II Is only at an
Ohio banquet that the galleries become
such bowers Of beauty that all the diners
20 around with cricks in their necks for
a week afterward. It was the general
opinion Of UMPIRE judicsd spectators that the
big ballroom had never contained more
radiant beauty than last night.
Nor were the substantial, broad chested
gentlemen on the floor bad to look upon.
And as for the craftsmanship wealth ana
valor represented at the head table, let the
list of those who sat on the right and left
of Mr.. Fairbanks and President John j.
McCook Of the society tell the story: COL
cate Hoyt, Gilbert l.. Roe, Marion j. YER
derry, the Rev. j. Nevett Steele, the Rev
Dr. Gay1and Hoyt, eN-Goy. James L. Camp
bell of Ohio w. Butler Duncan, ex-senator
Charles A. Towns, Gen. +. ID. Grant Gen.
Thomas H. Hubbard, Major-Cen. James
=. Wade. Lieut.-Gov. NJ. Linn Bruce, Sen
ator Stepren Z. Elkins, Andrew Carnegie,
Secretary Leslie NJ. shaw, +. Il. Hartman
Senator Nathan y. Scott, Lieut.. Gov Hard
ing Of Ohio, Rear ACmiral Joseph &. CoRh-
Ian, August Belmont, Samuel Fea, Mel
willie +. stone Judge George {. Holt, the
Rev. Charles II. jefferson, Dr. Henry y.
Tilt, Robert c. Ogden, Oscar ). straus
and Gen. Henry l.. Burnett.
Col McCook rose along about 10 o'clock
and started the talking, He congratulated
the society on its progress reminding II
that the membership had increased 10 600
from ass within two years. He continued:
we have a surplus Of $1,000 IN our tIuas-
ury. 1t is not large sum, as sums 90 IA
these days, but IL il large enough Tor our
purposes. and not large enough TO DO
temptation TO any designing and aggressive
Here Mr.. McCook looked down at Mr..
Carnegie who ducked his head over the
cloth and let his shoulders shake without
restraint. The sons Of Ohio rose and
whooped for joy Col. McCook may have
been talking right along, but nobody heard
him until bis voice emerged from the din,
saving: 81 warn our treasurer that the
one trust which the Ohio Society has IN him
is that he viii not be Cassied.
Mr. McCOOk pronounced a eulogy OF
President Roosevelt. ending by proposing
the President health. The socisty and
the women in the gallery rose and sang tho
Star Spgngied BANNER Col McCoOk then
told how, in the middle Of the last Presl-
dental campaign, he had engaged Mr..
Fairbanks TO come 60 last nlEhts ulnher
as the guest Of honor and a. Nioe-Prosident
Of the United States.
Col McCOok said that one prophecy was
enough and that he did not intend q try
10 forecast Mr.. Fairt anks's future further.
But land the sons Of Ohio Cheered as though .
they thought the speaker meant a great
DEAL he was sure that the nation had hou0Ts.
and deserved h0nors i'm store against the /
time when Mr.. Fairf anks stood ready u
receive them.
Vice-President Fairbanks rose and after
q long greeting Cf cheers and waving nap
kins, said:
speech Of tie Vice-President.
I'VE are composed of many nationai-
ties, yet we are unied and haImonious
conscious Of our own strength. Without
boast fumes WI can express the b9ust !
that we may stand against the world II
supreme need should be. Our material |
resources are ample They challenge the
power 81 computation. lnnumhered cen
turtles 70 come will not exhaust them. We !
do not stand in fear Of t"' greatest among |
foreign Powers, not because Of our obvious /
ability to assemble vast armies, not be-
cause of our aCknOwledrri maritime
strength, but because, beyond and above
these, Of our high conception OF rght ana
Justice among the nations Of the earth.
II we arr inspired always by sense Of
international right We shall not invite
alien assault. We shall invade the torrl-
tory Of no other Power and no other Tower
will seek lightly 70 invade ours While
we build navics and support armies and
seek 20 increase their efficiency. keeping
etep with our national growth, Jet us d.Iuse
among our people hat just sense Of doocucy
ana honor among men which is more
powerful influence in the prCscrv auOn
Of the worlds peace than any manifesto
ton ~ physical fOrCn. II j. cure 10 be a
ruaranty Of tranquility which ~ abiding
and which is worth the having. That in
tenational peace which Is the NUT OF
moral forces Ia clearer than that which
l. prcdiCatsd upon mere might.
sNe look upon the growth OF a sentiment
IN favor Of arbitration among nations with
the utmost qualification. The American
peoplc hold to the doctrine that intema-
tional differences should be settled by
some other means than appeal 20 force,
than by a resort to the cold and merCileSs
arbtramCut Of arms. We believe that the
time has come in the worlds progress
when international differences, as a rule,
can and should be determined in the high
court of reason. While wa rejoice in our
heirshp TO the glories and honOrs % a com
mon State aud a common country, We
90 not snare III dllt etld llat 10 u tNllfUbh
political party. Nevertheless, / believe
that, without any suggestion Of partisan
ship, / interpret the sentiment Of all who
are assembled tonight when | say that
President Roosevelt has rendered the
cause of international arl4tration. distinct
and lasting service. Differences have
arisen among eminent statesmen with re-
spect to details, yet the cause Of arbitra-
ton has been given an impetus by the Presi-
dent which Is worldwide in it, benefoent
effect In good time differences as 10
mere details will be eradicaJed or hur-
monized, and the principle for which he
stands will become an established and
irTeveTslble policy Of the great rpuhlic.
1t u a happy ClrCuulstsII e u { the
most powerful nation, the one whose fighting
capacity is beyond Question, should be-
among the foremost to adjust international
complications In the deiheTative Ch1mber
1T is becoming daily more and more
apparent that We ore destined TO exercise
n powerful influence upon the world not
bv the sword, but hY- our exalted eNf mple.
Nations are firmly knit together bv tie
instrument~lities Of commerce Tho ca HE
and the telegraph link the mRTts end rpi-
tails Of the world 20 each other. r ilvavs
sDsn continents and hind t0Eethar tho
oitadals Of commercial and political power
Merchantmen thread the seas pnd are in
speaking distance OF each other and OF all
ports. The civilized world l. COMING