New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
''LAND!" 420 YEARS ago.
Knights of Columbus Celebrate
Americas Discovery.
SULZER PRAISES NAVIGATOR
Glynn Also Speaks to Audience
That Crowds Carnegie Hall
to the Doors.

-Four hundred and twenty years ago to-
day Christopher Columbus discovered
America and last night the Knights of
Columbus. the New York chapter, held
their first observance Of the event Con-
gresham William sulzer, Democratic
candidate for Governor, was the third
speaker before the great audience that
crowded into Carnegie Hail. The music
was furnished by the band of the Mission
Of the Immaculate Virgin.
Frederick w. Smith, chief clerk OF the
Court of Special Sessions, as chairman.
introduced Mr.. Sulzer, who said in part:
My friends, 1t is a great pleasure for
me to be with you tonight and to say
few words about the great discoyerer,
Christopher Columbus.
AS you doubtless know, 1 am the
author or the measure in Congress to
make Columbus Day a legal holiday.
This bill of mine to make the twelfth
day of october legal holiday, and to
be known as Columbus Day, was intro
duced by me In response to what i be-
lieve to be general sentiment prevail
ing throughout the country. 1t is the
law In New York, and Will be the law
ere long in the nation.
In my judgment the greatest event In
thousand years in the history of civil
lization, and for the benefit Of human
ity, was the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus on the twelfth
day OF October, 1892. 1t wrote a great
epoch page.
Those who know me know / have no
race or religious prejudice. | am liberal
In all my views. My sympathies are
worldwide and | know that good works
constitute the most enduring monument.
believe In my fellow men, in the good
Of society generally. and I know that
the world Is growing better. / believe
In the old integrlties and In the new hui
manitics. stand for the progressive
thought OF the time, for the forward
movement OF the age. and with you / am
looking TO the dawning OF the better day
and the good we can do.
In the future, as in the past, / am with
you In the good work you are doing TO
keep alive the memories of Columbus, and
to benefit your fellow man by extending
10 him helping hand In the upward
progress and the onward march OF civil
iZation.
Martin III. Glynn, Democratic candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, said in part:
At o'clock I'm the morning Columbus
fell on his knees chanting the tie Deum.
That tie Deum" inaugurated a new chap
ter in the annals of history That TIE
Deum' foretold new government, where
the voice of the people is the voice OF
God; foretold the land where kings would
the crown and would WELD the sceptre:
foretold a land where the oppressed of
the world could find ease and peace and
prosperity under a flag Of opportunity.
That "Te Deum" was the voice In the
wilderness preparing the way for hui
mainly marked along the high road OF
success.
Monsignor Lavelle- spoke briefly Of
the great progress OF the Knights Of
Columbus. Then a letter of regret on
behalf of President Taft was read, as
follows:
NV Dear Sir:
The President asks me to acknowledge
the receipt OF your letter OF September
l6 and TO thank you warmly for the
kind invitation TO attend the celebration
OF Columbus Day In New York on Octo-
Der IL and IL. and to say that he greatly
regrets he will not be able TO accept.
Assuring you that your courtesy Is APP
precated,
] am, very truly yours,
RUDOLPH FOSTER.
A lette- was also received from Chief
Justice White thanking the committee for
their invitation but assuring them he was
unable TO attend. .