The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-15

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Llpto and CAmembert
THERE WAS HOSTESS.
While the salad was being served Mrs.
Braun and Mrs Schwartz. who with their
daughters had been peeping in at a door
in the corner, were recognized and there
was a general saluta'ion for them by the
real East Siders The President at once
asked that they be presented to him. and
they were. while the banquet hall cheered.
Mr-. Braun found "A vacant place near
Mr.. Jerome on her way out and stayed,
to the intense approval of all present
So slowly was the banquet served, due
TO the limited space, that It was 1890 o CLOCK
before President Braun arose TO introduce
the President. He said in part
President Braun's speech.
six years ago we told Col. Theodore
Roosevelt Cove rnor you Will Oe our
next candidate for Presden The Gov
ernor said Yes. with pleasure. And we
said And then we want you 10 dine with US
again and Gov. Roos yeit said Win much
more pleasure
~A1ost OF the men who organized the
Hungarian Republican Club are with us
tonight. That is not strange as there
were only seven Of them. We have mis-
sion to fulfil. We hear from time TO tune
that foreign born citizens cannot he good
citizens and We strive TO be living protests
against that assertion. We are American
citizens.
We have not forgotten the mother
country and do not think there Is an Ameri-
can born citizen who would ask III to forget
It We are pretty good fighting Repub-
icans, too. Congressman Sulzer knows.
I'm atVarr 10. AttI5 In trht tor and
Now, gentlemen. want you to fill your
glasses to the top notch and drink the
health Of the President Of the United States,
CHEERS FOR TEDDY"
The company rose and drank the toast,
following with cheers, the singing OF Il he
5 IA spar glod Banner and ories OF Eljenl'
which s tne hung rnn Huriah.'
Mr. Braun introduced President Roose-
welt as a man whom you all adore, and
whom all the world Of progress respects
the man VINO gives every man square
deal, no more, no less.
VI course there was a storm after that.
Men and women mounted chairs and
screamed for 10y. II was -Thr q Cheers
for Roosevelt" and -Hooray tor Teddy
while all a bout the handkerchiefs huttered.
Tho President stood up, leaning even
more radiantly than lie beamed at the
Waldorf banquet of the night before. He
until the tumult was quelled. He said:
The Presidents speech.
Mr.. President, and you. my fellow Amer-
cans, Cheers, II is peculiar pleasure
TO me TO be with you this evening, and in
greeting my hosts of the Hungarian Re-
publican Club give utterance TO the thought
Of my fellow guest, Congressman Suzer
laughter, when ! say that whatever our
differences are before election, when once
Al atsr.w. .Hst.-.
public life or in private life, President,
Congressman. Judges and legislators alike,
are American citizens and nothing else,
&c 'eerSI
It is nearly ten years since l first took
dinner here IN the immediate neighbour
hood Of where | am dining now, and at
n time, remember perfectly. | was first
brought here by Mr. Jake Riis and Mr.
jim Reynolds | was told that | would
get an awfully good dinner and hear some
good music and both prophecies proved
true II was about that time that / grew
10 be acquainted with 50 many Of my hosts
and fellow guests of this evening Others
| had known before.
with one Of my fellow guests. Gen,
Grant, l vas then working. and at different
times | spoke at meetings presided over
by or held IN the clubhouses Of various of
tie gentlemen here present. Ispoke some
times on political subjects. but much more
often on matters Of good citize nship affect
ing US all as good citizens.
Il grew in those years, gentlemen, 10
have a very close feeling Of symT athy and
affection and regard for ia, In and women
Of the great East Side OF tins city. Cheers
And ! needed no urging when | was invited
TO come and he guest at Il club on the East
Side this evening
president Brun has described to you
how the preliminary invitation took place.
II wa six years ago, When the members OF
this club gave mr dinner after had been
elected Governor. and they said then they
intended TO elect me President, and in
sisted that | must come and take dinner
with them again after that occasion |
That II they could carry out their part
Of the contract ! would carry out mine,
Renewed laughter and cheers
AMERIcANIsM NOT ~ BIRTH.
Il am not perfectly certain that they
anticipated that their offer would lie closed
with 30 soon, lLaughterl But you see,
gentlemen. | closed quickly Tonight ]
wish to greet you most warmly and to say
that doubt il we could find more typically
American gathering than this. for Ameri-
canlsm Is not matter OF birthplace. of an
cestry, Of creed, or of occupation. Ameri-
c1nlsm l. a matter OF the spirit that is within
a mans soul.
From the time that we first became an
independent nation TO the present moment
there has never been generation in which
Some Of the most distinguished and some
OF the mort useful men we're not men who
had been born on the other side of the
Atlantic
And it is peculiarly appropriate, and 10
me peculiarly pleasant. tfat in addressing
Z is club Of men whose efforts so much Of
the future welfare If this city, { this State,
Of this nation depends. that should be ad-
dressing menwho show by y cir actions
that they know no difference between jew
and Gentle, Catholic and Protestant.
native and foreign born provided only that
the man. whatever his creed or birthplace.
strives 10 live 80 as 10 do ms FUN duty by
his nelghborand country a. whole. llouu
cheers.
WHAT IS GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
And now, gentlemen ! wish 10 say that
VIC cannot keen too cleg rly before our
minds the fact that for the success of our
civilization. what is needed IL not so much
brilliant ability, not so much unusual genius,
as the possession by the &c man Of
the plain. homely, workaday virtues that
make that man coed t.ther. good hus-
bg nd a good friend d nd moi pbl.or ~ daoar.