New-York tribune., 1905-02-23
BIG STICK" SAYS GRANT.
Quickest and Suvest Way to Stop
Enen,g. General ASSERTS.

The annual dinner OF the sons OF the ile'oiu''e-"
held last night at Delmonicos. had an unusuiiiy
large attendeuce The boxes were filed with many
women representing patriotic organizations. Ed
mund Wetmore president OF the society," acteo aS
toastmaster President Woodrow Wilson or Frlhce-
ton who was the first speaker. responded to the
toast George washington" He outlined the pol
icx laid down by Washington, and laid much stress
on the fact that he had foreseen that tne tunes
would change and left no Imperative standards TO
be followed.
"Washngton's idea" said the speaker, was that
each generation should fix its own standards Ills
policy the preeept of character.
President Wilson said that he. with other Ameri-
cans had studied the history of the great man
whose memory they had gathered to honor. There
were those whose courage he admired more than
their principles particularly TO their position in
regard to possessions OF the country. The persons
referred to, he said had recently shifted their
ground. Washington would have been the last man
to say that his advice. applied to generation,
would be pertinent to another and later generation
I'D it ever occur to you that really
leaderless peopIe?" asked the speaker. mo one
man has the right to declare the whole policy of
the nation. Each portion OF the government has
its own peculiar functions, each fitting into the
other, forming perfect whole
James NJ. Beck spoke of the assistance that the
Daughters of the Revolution gave to the men that
fought for the liberty OF the country. He hoped
that the women of to-day would never forget the
sweetness of their character and drift into poll
the political arena
THE one great lesson taught by forefathers,"
said Mr.. Beck was that the Declaration of Inde-
pendence is the Golden Rule between nations.
They said, We have fought our way to liberty. but
owe it to posterity that we shall justify
acts before the bar of history and before all
wise and just God. and that respectful
of the rights OF other nations. The recent respect
for public opinion and the rights of other peoples
is greater power than the army and navy. There
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first seeking to justify itself before the bar of
public opinion and IL this that forefathers
had in mind when they wrote the Declaration of
Independence AS long America remains true
TO that precept the future is safe
William B. Murphy responded to the toast "Our
Flag"
Brigadler General Grant responded to the toast
'The Army" He reviewed the many changes in
the standing army during peace and war from it's
formation to the present time. He said that in
proportion to the population the army of to-day
was smaller than it was at any time since its
formation.
eve need large army" he said. MANY people
maintain that big army In time of peace is un-
necessary. But let say that when we do need
the army in time of war, need it badly. Elo-
quence and oratory may be all right in time of
peace, but the quickest and surest way to stop
the enemy is the Big Stick We need the regrI-
lars to lead the volunteers for it is on the former
that we depend at the first CALL
President Wetmore said that even to-day In un-
happy Russia it was not through the assassin that
freedom was to be wOn but from the patriots of
the country who discussed the question whenever
the chance presented. Their demands for q popular
representation were bound TO be realized in time.
America could not send its expressions OF sympathy
through the barriers surrounding them. But the
great bell IN Moscow that had always acclaimed a
new event m despotism would soon, catching in
spirat1on from the Liberty Bell, in Philadelphia.
sound the triumphant note of freedom.
He read a. letter of regret from President Roose-
Velt which was loudly cheered.
Among the guests were George w. Olney Society
OF Cincinnati; Captain William H. Emory. the Rev.
Dr. Morgan Dix, NJ. j. Drummond Friendly Sons
Of Of st; Patrick Edward Stalker sayres Sons of the
revolution, Pennsylvania William d. Murphy
William Idbbey, Sons of Revolution, New-Jersey:
General James NJ. Varnum Society of Colonial
Wars; Oliver Hazard Perry, Society of the War
Of o IS2 Daniel Nash Morgan Sons Of the Revolu-
Revolution, District of Columbia: Colonel William
G Bates. Order of Foreign Wars Barr Ferree,
pennsylvania Society; Garrett J. Garretson Hol-
land land Society; Robert Frater Munro. St. Andrew IS
Samuel V. Hoffman, New-York Historical Society:
Fordham Morris. Colonial Order of the Acorn; Gen
eral Francis T. Pinto. the Rev. DIR. w. T. Manning
and Colonel Walter p. Warren.