The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-11
MR.. HEWITT ON KEARNEY.
WuAI NE HOLDS TO BE An ALARMING
E4CrIN OUR POLITICS.
roiunibia'- Young Men Told % Go Into k'"u-
tics nod Not Anew Agitators Go succeed !"
ONcrthrow Ing the IstnblIshed Order.


tics md Not AIiow Agitatcrs 60 succeed !"
Ovcrthrow,na the Estab,lshed Order.
A, the re.cptiun to the Columbia crew at
poln,onico's Yesterday the Hon ANram +.
Hewitt took occasion g. mako vigorous attack
nm Dennis Krafncy and the new labor move
mont lie said. Young gentlemen, there II
nm alarming fact in respect to the rising genera
lion Of this country and that is their neglect Of
their political duties. an sorry 60 say It. but
thcrc IL want Of public spirit on tho part Of
oar educated young men, which must bo cor
rooted If we would SEQ our inetitutions
survive We must arouse the old public spirit
p' Hamilton. of JAY Of Livingston. and Of
Clinton names which to-day adorn the rolls
OF Columbia COLLEGE and furnish an undyng
example Ia the young men whom she sonds
lOrih. They were founders Of our Government
.hcy were patriots who did not coun, II loss
% risk their lives. fortunes. and their sacred
honor in the cause Of free government Jap
plauscl We have proved that the young men
" this country are equal 10 any demands physi-
cal or Intellectual that may bo made upon them
It IL now time 10 provo that they are equal 10
hose political demands which it ought To- be
their highest ambition aud honor 10 satisfy
lChcors To-day an agitator has arisen who
saws to the ignorant and the lowly not to
he intentionally errng Pool your Issues
and wheu we have broken down the present
state Of affairs when W. have got control Of the
Government we shall arrange matters 10 suit
ourselves II agtators like this man are TO
succeed there cannot but be great danger to
our institutions Thor evident purpose Is to
overthrow the established order of things. and
what they will substitute In place neither they
nor any one else Processes 20 know,
Jet me tell you what thcy have done In Cali-
tornia. The speaker drew document from
his pocket and held 1t up to the audience.
This Is from one Of the leading lawyers Of
San Francisco man OF the highest character,
who has Just been elected to the Constitutional
Convention. He SAYS; We are In the very
winter Of universal discomfort. Dennis Kear-
ncy has been able to bring about the present
chaos. Business is at a stsndstill. all improve
ments arrested. enterprise paralyzed, property
foreign capital IS withdrawn or gong. We are
20 have Constitutional Convention In Soptcm e
Der. and every demagogue IN me state is
already hoarse with crying out Tor reform.
which means the destruction OF every ma
uonal Interest," | don't know What We
oil our misfortunes. and the agitatQrs are now
publicly moving to drive them out by fire and
sword may be an alarmist. but when the
lower order Of society in this city can accom-
plish by the tallot the election Of thirty-two
delegates to the Constitutional Convention,
many OF whom can neither read nor write,
fOmc OF whom cannot speak word OF the Eng
lsh language. and 81 whom nineteen Were
haluralMed WITHIN iortnisht or tnree weeks
IRE not qualified hy our laws to ait on n petit
Jury when su h things can he, TO man can de-
NOW young gentlemen. these things have
been done in free American state The man
who has done 1t il here, aud what he has sue
ceedod IN doing in tho Wet he il going to try
o. do I'm the Eastern States. This doctrine IL
not new thing II has been preached IN France.
nnd you all know what a deluge OF blood II
ended in. Now it Is being preached in this
country, whore universal suffrage prevails.
and where these men, II they once get the
power, can overthrow our INSTITUTIONS sit
down supiney If you will and see the landmarks
o. -ocini order swept away hgi do not complain
when the terrible result OF your negligence
conironts YOU. Under our present system
We supp9H' pernap. 2oVun tr"inps
70 4O0uOO 900. 1T down and mako no effort 10 de-
tend the institutions which your fathers LETT a.
you. There Is all lutey no way to avert this
state Of affairs but 10y training w the young
men Of the country TO govern the country.
Cheers know you u say that you cannot get
politician and the corruptionist ARE there before
YOU; but that Is no excuse When these four
honor IN Us and on NV York. won't t. Eng,
land. they were told that they couldn't succeed ;
that they couldn't got fair play; that they
did succeed applause. they did get fair play.
and they demonstrated to the world what the
young men Of this city and o! this country were
These evils that have sroken OF do not
cure themselves. There il only one Way 70 cur
them, and that is. 80 into poitiee. Make your
selves familiar with men A. well Ms manners,
with learners as well Us learning. Am op-
posed 10 universal suffrage No. IL Is the
bond which the poor Il this country have of the
rich and oi the educated, and Is the foundatiO n
~ our free institutions You have nothing "a
fear from il II YOU set yourselves honestly
AMI manfuly to work TO win the respect
Of your fellow citizens and OF the public.
Cheers II anything that ! have said shall
rouse one .young man 10 the Importance Of IN $
subject II 1t shall have induced one OF your
number to emulate the great works and the
great achievements Of his ioreiathers-of the
men who did not think II ben ath their dignity
10 govern this great country. | shall be more
tlau sat l~hed. Young gentlemen. Of whom |
am pruu !, q whom Columbia is proud and Il
whom the Who'll country is proud. THANK you.
loud aud continued applause