The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-09
day side of New York. at which Mr.. Hatfield would

WHY WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL.
The hrst cause for gratitude that the preacher
named was the healthfulness OF the city. Notwith-
standing all that has been said and written about
filthy streets there is less sickness and death In pro-
portion to the population here than in any other city
in the world. Another cause for gratitude. said Mr.
Hatfield Is the respect paid to law and the good order
that prevails In consequence of the depression in
business thousands OF men and women have been
thrown out OF employment. There now idle at
this time. it is said in New York about twenty eight
thousand OF the dangerous classes" And these
Mr.. Hatfield classified under three heads the police
classify them-burgars. thieves. pickpockets. &c.
ten Thousand FOUNDERS who beg and steal by turns
and sleep in police stations seven thousand and those
who would work ii they could get it, who exc out
precarious living in various ways. eleven thousand
Now this large army must have bread or starve. And
there is element Of society dangerous as the
class with nothing p do and starvation staring them
in the face. 1t such state Of society az this
that caused the bread riots in London Paris and New
York some years ago. And yet there has not been
attempt at riot or resistance to law nor has there
been any combined effort to rob- plumber destroy
the property of others. And If you add to these
other element now here which is giving trouble in
France and Germany and other parts OF Europe and
which threatens the peace of this city at time
those who fling out their banners and say 1.-The world
owes every man living property must DC equally
ballots by bullets"-ths class OF communists
have not attempted to disturb the peace of our city,
Hatfield referred to the draft riots of 1868. the
Orange riot, the Tompkns square socialist riot and
commended the action of the military ana police in
quelling those uprsings and maintaining peace He
insisted that there must be conflict between capital
and labor. because each is necessary to the other.
UPRIGHT MUNICIPAL RULERS.
The third reason for rejoicing which Mr.. Hatfield
presented was that municipal government il now
in the hands of men distinguished for integrity and
uDrightness. There long reign OF fraud and
corruption in this city. but those who then at
the head of our city government have disappeared
from public life. Some of them in Europe.
living their i'll gotten wealth; some in State
Prison have been therebut not all that ought to
have been; some in the grave and others are in
retirement from which they issue forth except
to attend wedding funeral. But that long dark
period has gone by, and 1t remains for to say that
such period shall ever again be known i'll New
York II ever people had reason to rejoice 1t was
when law, long violated. again observed;
when the poor mans wrongs could be as promptly
redressed the rich mans; when neither wealth nor
position stood in the way of justice exact and equal
and every guilty Of crime was punished.
Another for rejoicing il the integrity Of our
Judicial officials Mr. Hatfield contrasted the present
with the past when railroad and other corporations
could buy decisions OF courts in their favor, when
rioters held this city in their grasp and he thanked
and applauded the Police Department without whose
aid his Brooklyn brother could not have made his
tour OF the sums; the Fire Department the militia.
temperance reforms and reformers. religious adj
yantages in churches and missions, Christian
Citations and the kethese things the day side Of
New York life and cause for rejoicing to every
true citizen But he advised his hearers not to sup
pose that there is nothing more that they can do.
This is the time to push the battle to the gates and
should improve all the chances that offer for the
better influencing of men and bringing them under
the Gospel, and then the sorrow that fills many
hearts this great city shall be turned to JOY and
praise shall go up to the King Of kings.