New-York tribune., 1911-01-21
'M|NNESOTANS HEAR NEWS
Governor Eberhardt Tells Them
of Their Great Legislature.
BETTER ONE THAN ALBANY
New York Society Comfortable
While Speakers Enumerate
Excellence of the State.

Sine sixty-hve Minnesctans sparselv set
tied the sun parlor AT the Waldorf last
night 70 eat the tenth annual dinner OF
the Minnesota Society Of New York Com
fort and calm characterized the little gath
ering. and after some "we-have-with-us-to
night oratory. IN which Governor 4. o.
Eberhardt joined. and some songs apostro-
rrizing winter, Tncle sam and other prod
uCts OF nature. the constituent members
dispersed 70 an unbrcken rest
Henry L. St.mson ,sar az the spea xers'
table as q guest but went carly without
making an address Ev-Nayor William II.
Eustls, Of Minneapolis. said ne wished 70
pay his compliments % Nr Srimson since
the same fate which had ove-taken the
former United States Attorney in this state
rGd befalisn him in Minnesota some time
before. And then Governor Eherhardt to
make Mr. Eustis feel better. told him the
job Of being Governor was not such q
pleasant one when it came 10 parcellinE out
25l p,' ms among 5000 applicants. al Of
whom had had an equal share In electiug
/ him. The Governor then went on 70 emu
me~ate a few things I'M which Minnesota
[ eEcelIed ana remarked.
When | was up in Albany a few DAYS
4 ago and looked az that body Of Legislators
YOU have there. even then 7 felt proud OF
/ Minnesota. But I told them they had q
( good Legislature, q better Legislature even
than Illinois, and that was as good Il one
as money could buy.
I lie ended by quoting poetry. Indeed. all
. the speakers had an uncommon weakness
/ for the muse. even Vlce-P~esideur r. h.
. Tl.#H T...
+ said he was raised in Vermont and called
4 Boston the greatest city in the world yu.
ia Minnesota Mr. Byrnes was evidently
known widely as "A politician, for when
he said his friend Partridge had been Tok-
inE fun at him because tho New Haven
road had been taken OGt " politics George
Partridge shouted. "I thought he had lost
his job"
/ The allegation that Le had been poll
tic,an was false Mr.. Byrnes retorted. since
/ in looking back cn his career in Mime
sofa he had decided that no never half
knew how 10 play the game, huJ in the
next breath h. helied this statement by al
lowing q wealth OF patriotic periods TO-
pa,ter about the welcome ears Of the
diners. so other country gave the work
iuzman hall SO great q chance 20 rise
said he Or anything Ike the same free
dom % work out mis- destiny. He was
proud Of her rich men.
'Wh0 are these rich men who are be-
ing condemned to-day" he asked. Why.
when they were boys they got up early IN
the morning and built the kitchen fires to
help their mothers. Aren't -leg entitled Z"
. their reward And, moreov-~ their sons
+ and grandchildren are spending their
money so fast that another generation o'
two will see their descendants back where
/ these men started.
THAT the railroads should be regulated
all admit. and in regulating them You are
regulating human seldshness. VIII you
. therefore. destroy it2 II il the great en-
CINE that has made this country what II
is. the great incentive 20 high endeayor
/ What We want IS sane regulation
! Ex-Mayor Eustis after telling Mr.. Byrne,
that II, when the MayhOwer landed on hi'
] old Plymouth Rock. there had been any
railroads IN this country, New England
/ would never have been settled, assured his
audience that he had one thought crowd
ing 10 the fore which De must express
Two weeks ago, he said, he had favored
the fertilization Of the Panama Canal but
now his Judgment was against IT,
II think Uncle Sam ought % take one
long step toward universal peace, he thun
dered. "Seventy-one per cent OF this coun.
try's income to-day is spent for war past
present and future. Isn't there something
rotten IN the state Of Denmark
John Henry Hammond was the toast
master. c. c. Fairchild and Mr. Partridge
We're other speakers.