The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-06
DEEPEN TO FINANCIERs.
Points Out The Advantage or Continuous
Representation In the senate.

Senator Chaunccy VI Depew was the
guest of the Chamber Of Commerce yes
terday at b monthly meeting Presi-
dent Morris l. Jesup seated Senator Depew
on his right. and the Senator made little
speech in which he said:
have been living lately rather a strenuous
life As YOU know llaughierl. and your greet
ings come to me the more gratefully nov.
that can study with Improvement and, /
trust. practise. Nagner's Simple life 20
Laughter and applau.el did not know
until went to Washington how mighty
u part OF the ma ton our State and especially
the city OF New York and it's Interests are
among the commonwcalths and how deep
ington. Al legislation which affects com
moTcial ihtercSts, financial iI-"e'-ts End in
dustrigl problems are OF E,r@ -.omeut
TO New York than they are 20 any other State.
/ can easily group States which are repre.
scented by over twenty Senators whose popu-
lation, manufacturing, financial and IN
dustTiHl interests are lCss than the single
State OF New YORK, represented by t@o senu-
tors.
The rule OF the senate ia like the law Of
the Modes and the Per sinns. that seniority
governs everything. II takes the place OF
merit or population The greatest lawyer
in the country, with the moat disiin suished
name when nrst elected could hot get upon
the great Committee OF the judiciary unless
there was vacancy. and he never could
reach the head OF IT until al who preceded
him had LETT The Senate So II is that those
States which have kept their Senators con-
tinuously IN that hody. which il the real
governing body OF the country, control the
legislation and rule our policies
Half a dozen men who have been there
on their third fourth and nth terms are the
Chnirmon OF the great committees in which
legislation is initiated and perfected
! can say this now. not a1 a reason for my
reelection. ana can say u with grace because
that has been very happily and harmoniously
conceded. but ! know that IN another term
! can do infinitely better service because OF
being better placed for the vast interests
which, as one Of your senators ! represent
and take II as a pleasure and a commission
10 represent those lniereste. am the only
resident OF New York city idenii Fpd with
the great affairs Of this city who has been IN
the senate 10 forty year@, and I take IL as a
special commission, particularly when ] feel
the coInpl ment 0f the generous support
which received frommemberso this chamber
while there WAS any doubt on tho subject
that the great commercial interests OF this
city. that the financial. the commercial
the Agricultural and the industrial interests
special consdeTaTiO on IN all matters OF legisln-
ton which are likely 10 affect the prosperity
or our State and 81 our city. TApplause
Jacob II Scmi paid n high tribute TO
the memory Of William II Baldwin Jr.
A. D. Hepburn spoke about the question
of transportation rates, and said that II
called for the most careful consideration.
resolution was introduced by Mt A.
r. Shattnck, faVoring the passage Of a CON
stitutonal amendment providing for the
immediate and rapid development II the
hi ghways throughout the State II was
referred 20 the committee on internal trade
and Improvement.