The Washington herald., 1908-04-24

Philadelphia. April 23-Attorney General
Bonaparte, Gov Stuart. Justice Dowling.
Of New York. and host OF judicial and
official celebrities from all over the State
attended a banquet tonight at the Belle
vue-suatford given by the Knights Of
Columbus as part Of the celebration of
the centennial OF the founding of the do
eese Of Philadelphia.
The function was most brilliant. Gov
ers were laid for more than 500 men,
many Of whom are prominent in the
learned professions and IN business and
public affairs.
Attorney General BOnaparte Speaks.
While seoator Rayner. Democrat. OF
Maryland. on the floor of the Senate to.
day assailed President Roosevelt and his
policies, Attorney General Bonaparte, Re
publican, and also from Maryland, as Wig
orously defended the administration.
Mr. Bonaparte spoke in part as fol-
lows.
We have a country. and that means only one
country.
We haze. We have long had country. Do We
realize how doubtful it once seemed whether We
should have country, whether the American Union
should be more than q name a Re0grautys Almost
daily IN midst talker talks about the calsm-
titles and pers which. to his far-seeing mind lurk
| IN the widening growth and gathering strength Of
/ cur national goFernment calamities and peFils as
unknown 20 history aE reason If their scene were
Mars and their chronicle the Arabian Nights But
We seldom hear. and as seldom think. Of the years
after acknowledged independence and before our
more perfect Union when had a land. but hardly
country; when We were people. but not yet
consciously nation, when. IN brief the tremendous
problem II our destiny yet awaited solution tad our
national fate the fate Of orderly liberty in the New
/ World. get hung in the balance. In the words OF
/ Alr Justice story
! we have witnessed the solid growth and uros-
/ Terty q the whole e0nty under the auspices Of
I the national government 90 an extent never eTen
/ imagined BY its wamest friends We have
seen all those things. and can scarcely believe
that there were DAYS and nights nay months and
years. In which wisest patriots and statesmen
SAT down Ia anxious medtati0us % devise the meas
ores which should save the country from impending
ruin.
Those were the days when State rights fourished
as never before and never afterWard and hourished
with sueh fruit that Horace Binney exclaimed:
What were the States before the Union, The
hope q their enemies the fear Of their friends
aud arrested only by the Constitution from becoming
the shame Of the world "
II vas 20 men who had lately seen those DAYS that
Washington said:
The name Of American. which belongs to yOu in
your national capacity must always exslt the inst
pride Of uatric tism more than any appeliation de-
riyed from local Determinations %
The "Wst pride n petriotisn' belongs only 10
those who form nation, who have country
Moreover. Jet us not forget that we hsve com
t. and free country. because those who bequeathed
u In ms had Won IL by the sword Only on the
battlefield came into being our freedom and cur
national Afe
The ballroom Of the Bellevue -Stratford,
where the tables were spread, was Law
ishlv decorated in a color scheme of the
national and Papal huesk An electric
fountain played before the head Of the
table where Monsignor Falconio. the
apostolic delegate; Archbishop Farley, Of
New York; GOV. Stuart. Mayor Reyburn.
and other prominent guests were seated.
An orchestra played during the serving Of
the courses.
Michael J. Ryan acted as POSTMASTER,
and speeches were made by Bishop N
J. Hoban, OF Scranton; Senator Thomas
Carter, Of Montana; Superior Court Judge
John 2. Head. Of Pennsylvania; Orphans
Court Judge Joseph F. Lamorelle Dr.
Lawrence F. Flick. and Or. Herbert /.
Northrop, Of this city; Bishop P. J. Dona-
hue. OF Wheeling, and James A. Flaherty,
deputy supreme knight Of the Knights of
Columbus.
Among others present were Bishop
Davis. Of Davenport, Iowa: Bishop North
T0p. OF Charleston, 5 c., Bishop Nc
FauL of Trenton; Bishop Scanned, of
Omaha, Nebr.; Bishop Garyey, OF Al
toona; Bishop Prendergast, and the Rev.
Cornelius CilIespia former rector % the
Church of the Gesu.