New-York tribune., 1912-01-31

| nave felt such diffdence. together VII"
such great pleasure. in rising to return
| thanks 1t is pleasure because feel tnat
| ] know the spirit OF this audience. avn
| well aware that this comes to me not as an
! afterthought upon your part following the
reception with which my own people
! greeted me upon my return. ! learned OF
your generous intentions long before lett
Rome | took occasion, and was proud 10
do it-proud OF the hroadmndedness OF my
| fellow citizens-to mention IT TO hummer
OF my fellow cardinals and distinguished
ecclesiastics. at gathering in the Eternal
| City, and the applause with which II was
| greeted there would have surprised you.
The Cardinal mentioned that the applause
| was led by Cardinal Nannuteli, explaining
! that to him the applause Of that body came
! from a real appreciation OF the true Ameri-
! can spirit
| 1T is the true American spirit" he con
tinued, "to interpret kindly our fellow ciD-
zens wherever We see sincerity In thelr
! character. | live. 7 hope. for my God ana
| for my country | could not strive for the
upift of my own people without uplifting
my country"
! Even when news had first been conveyed
to him. the Cardinal said. he had not
dreamed of a reception of such diverse
gathering as he saw before him. 1t pleased
! him to see such an evidence of the broad
! mndcdness Of New York City and OF the
country as was typined by the audience
which greeted him. With the public re-
Ception on his landing, he said, II was dli-
ferent That was a gathering Of his own
! flock to express their pleasure that their
shepherd had been honored by the Supreme
! Pontiff Of their faith. The spirit whlch
actuated this entertainment, the Cardinal
added had been a subject Of pleasure TO
the Holy Father. than whom no one valued
more highly the peace which the Church
| enjoyed in America.
May the spirit that is over this banquet
prevail always" nc said in closing, ana
may the demon Of bisotry be wiped away
| forever"
Previous SPEAKERS particularly Mayor
! Gaynor and oscar :. Straus. had touched
on the same line of thought Each had
pointed out that bigotry. which had once
dominated New York city, was diminishing
and almost obsolete
The Mayor reviewed the act Of his prcd''
cessor Peter Stuyvesant, in forbdding
boatoad OF Jews TO land until they had
furnished bonds that they would not be-
come a public charge. and Mr. Straus'
commenting on the Mayors remarks
pointed out that IL was New Yorker oI
a later generation. but Of the same race as
stuyvesant. President Roosevelt, who most
suthoritatively rebuked that spirit OF
bgotry when the question Of religion was
raised against the then Presdcnt-eiect
Taft.
I'D ha "a T.
ters had been received from President Taft
and a very few Of the committee members
regretting their inability to be present
Among them were J. Pierpont Morgan
James G.. Cannon. Paul d. Cravath, Fran
els Lynde Stetson. the Rev. Dr. s. Parkes
Cadman and DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
He read only the letter Of the President
which follows:
White House, Washington. .o,,
/ Jan. 20 1917.
regret ! am unable to be present at
| the non -seCtarian dinner TO ne gwen IN
lcOngrat tulatOn Of Cardinal FarIeN OF nd,
ing attained the high rank OF carulhaI III
the Roman Catholic Church. The non
Idenominatonal character OF the ulhntI -
an indication OF the great progress WnlCn
has taken place in American society III
! the direction of m mItual tolerance ana oI
the closer brotherhood among those MIo @
| support and maintain different TehSIo"'
| faiths and organizations. ,,,,.
| In its sturdy opposition 10 ahdTCIhS'iC ~
| doctrines and It's powerful support OF law
| and order and constituted authority az
| non Ga hoIics may properly express hlsh
| annreciation of the good influence OF the
| Catholic Church I'm our community. lndt
| the head of the Church should honor llss
| American branch BY the appointment OF
| tbree more Ameri Cardinals - naturally
| a source Of pride TO all Americans who are
| Glad 10 note the advancement TO such enll-
| renee of able, deserving ana worm! Couh-
| Please present my compliments and fe-
! licitations to Cardinal Farley, with whose
| 1Iirndship I have been hOnOred for a num-
| her of years and believe me, as ever, SIN
! Cerelv yours WILLIAM II. TAFT
! TO Hon. herman A. Metz. No l22 Hud-
son street, New York City.
! Governor Dix reviewed the events OF
| Cardinal Farley's seventy years Of life,
! emphasizing always the personal side OF
the guest Of honor. As he wove the story
OF the Cardinals life into the story Of
progress Of the last seventy years, he
! brought out chiefly his impression that
! Cardinal Farley had been actuated always
! by a true desire TO serve humanity.
| 1T is uncertain to my mind whether the
humble or the exalted station possesses
| the greater happiness for the individual
he said "for the higher the place, the
| greater the responsibility. The exercise of
| responsibility always brings trials to the
| conscience in man, and the conscience in
! man is the barometer OF his happiness To
my mind the quality OF humility, in the
| man in lowly station or in the man In cX-
| allied station. is the bulwark Of his abilities
| for service and the inspiration Of his hap
! piness.
we honor tonight a man who is the
embodiment Of humility. Tonight the per-
sonal aspect of Cardinal Farley, az 1t
| photographs itself upon our eyes and minds.
leaves upon us the indeliblc impression of
humility-the honest desire TO serve hu-
manty."
Mayor Gaynor, in his own typical phrases,
| expressed his wonder al the broad, cosmo-
| politan aspect Of the gathering.
1T is the most extraordinary dinner ever
| held" said the Mayor. Where was the
like ever held? I'm sure ! don't know
DO any OF you know? These men represent
| all that IS most worthy in the city Of New
| York all that is most worthy in religion.
| in politics, in literature, in banking and I'm
commerce"
The Mayor found that the sole impulse
of the gathering was in the character Of
the man they honored. Had the Cardinal
| been Of IAN acrimonious or a controversial
nature" such gathering would not have
| been possible.
During all his pastoratc here" said The
Mayor. Il am told that nobody is able 10
remember that he has ever said an acri-
monious thing about any religion or any
| human beirg"