New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-02
WHAT DIR. CROSBY SAID.

The APOSTLE Paul exclaimed with commend
sh,e ,rile: am a citizen OF no mean city, when he
thought OF his native Tarsus which was rival OF
Athens and Alexandria in its zeal for learning and its
facilities education In all his varied experience and
his wandcrngs many lands his mind reverted TO
he scenes Of his boyhood and youth and 1t was no small
comfort to him to that the city of his youth held
nigh place among the cities Of the world The man VINO
ban ignore despise the surroundings OF his life Is
either too exalted too debased to live on the earth
Among The poet only voiced the sound feeling OF
every heart when he sang:
"Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Who never To himself has said,
This is my own, my native lana
Next 10 the sacred tie of the family this tie OF native
locality and where It's highly priced we find the
boblest STYLE of men, Close akin TO this sentiments
that of attachment the land city which we choose
for our home and which becomes 1t WERE the place
of second birth. We identify ourselves with Its MS
tory its customs its institutions and its interests All
nations have therefore recognized the claims OF adopted
citizens and wise nations have always framed their pol
1cy for the complete fusion of those with the native cit
bzeps In our own city NewYork nearly one half OF
the twelve hundred thousand souls who form its popua-
ton are OF foreign birth and probably not one-haf OF
the native half born in the city, but they rather
came tho city from other parts OF the American ke-
public No nation in the worlds history has so invited
Immigration and so smoothed the way to the thorough
assimilation of foreign material our own And no
CITY I'm the nation thoroughly expresses this wec0m-
ing and its response this city OF New York
We have proved long experience that the broth
erhood be practically established to the ig-
noring of the lines of nativity and that true citizens can
he formed wherever true hearts be found Without
envy or jealousy, without enmy or prejudice we here
form harmonious community although lts elements are
from score Of different countries and vary both In
Language and religion. Only enlightened community
marked by equality OF franchise couId present lhis re-
markable aspect.
This prncnle of welcoming the stranger bears its own
reward New hands brought to help us develop the
resources of the country Skill talent, industry and
wealth are multiplied among u.s. we learn what is Vau-
able from many different sources the mingng OF many
traces makes vigorous resultant race and breadth OF
sympathy is cultivated which best fosters the higher
moral nature of man. Our history proves these propo
sitions The roll of national fame Is studded with
the names foreign born men. and our cys record Is
analogous of the best Chief Magistrates our city
has had is a foreign-born citizen-Wlliam r. Grace
who conducted the citys affairs not as private enter
prise OF hi. nor as partisans spoils' but as
sacred public trust who has retired from the Office
with the respect Of his elow-citzens OF all parties In
our list OF legal talent and achievement what name
stands higher than that of Charles OConori In the
Office OF the sacred ministry what name is more honoed
than that Of John HALT In medicine the first rank Is
filed with such Detmod, Krackowitzer and Sc
gum Our merchants tradesmen and artisans hold as
among their most conspicuous names those OF scotch
Irish English, German, Italian French, Spanish DANISH
Swedish and Greek birth. No one can calculate how
much our prosperity city has owed to this happy
determination OF many peoples In forming our civic
life 1t has also given broad and generous culture
OF mind and heart that not troubled by that
provincial sefconsciousuess and Jealousy
which are apt TO mark community composed of homo
geneous clements We are ready TO receive new ideas
and incorporate them into our principles and modes
and yet with this prepared, by the very same
causes TO reject what is false or impractical We are
also brought into active sympathy with the nations
abroad who thus represented among US We are In
terested in their progress and make their
own These broad views and sympathies make US the
better fitted TO Judge OF things. political and social Civ
ing us on impartial judicial mind and leading out
Of oar national prejudices
SCHOOLS AND CHARITIES OF THE METROPOLIS.
Many have doubted If system OF universal suffrage
were sound and SAFE and If foreigners should in few
years from their arrival east equal vote with the life
long citizen But in view OF what have considered,
we feel quite sure that best possible way OF assnat
ing the foreign element and making II truly American
ia 10 give it the franchise early possible That
evils from this is true, but we hold that the
evils are less than would arise having large
simulated body among us, In some places almost as large
MS that of the native American. The low class of for
eieners like the low class of native born will abuse the
franchise by far the larger portion will be lifted by
Il into full sympathy with republican institutions
That the experience OF the past and that will be
our experience in the future in the fun recognition
yided Tor the education of ALL knowing that Ignorance is
the worst foe to republican institutions and that
should be elevated knowledge and culture appre
ciate and rightfully use the elective franchise. Our
public schools are monument OF Wisdom ana greatness
such as no European capital can exhibit Those capt.
tails far excel US In architecture ana ~ the means OF
ply and shetU enjoyment but we as lar excel them
In provision for the higher wants OF our citizens:
wish no nobler testimony the city OF my birth than
her many conmodious, Well of6cercd and wel-con-
Quoted schools which offer flee education TO the young
OF both and Of all conditions OF he The super
fetal tourist Europe drives through our streets ana
misses gorgeous cabcdrals ana the treasures or
architecture and sculpture III palaces ana pubic eai-
foes, fountains statues and monumental columns or
arches which his delighted eyes rest 1s he visits INC
cities OF the Old World ana nc returns nome WIN the
idea of Americas primitive and commonplace character
uppermOst his mind And yet unseen by his aesthetic
soul there were all around uin as ne so M hSae
the active means OF lifting the people 70 the higher
the art treasures OF Europe are vanity ana emp
tiuess. These are the springs OF knowledge, which
hardly raised above their cattle, as we find them
IN some Of the Continental nations OF EsioPG niu
nifty and equality. Our school system mas not lts
such corps OF disciplined thorough aud wse teachers
as constitute the acting force OF instruction In our
schools They are sensible and practical ana not theo
retc dOetrindres No with any appreciation of the
good and true sit In one OF our public school classes
without thanking God tor this unspeakabe blessing
which city enjoys In it, public school system ZAP
And While New-York has thus provided the mental
oor ~ not he oyeriooked Il is never nterestns TO
spread statistics In lecture and shall therefore
real oyer the list Of NewYorks charities II Is pub
isbed by Mr. L. H. Jackson Hospitals, homes for the
aacfe OF every sort innarie- societies for the rs
lief OF present distress Institutions Tor savings reading
realms Libraries FREQ lecture courses all these abound IN
our city and 10 their maintenance millions OF u9his arc
cherriily expended and personal EFFORT Freely gwen:
Indeed AZ is reprOach 10 New Yorker u he uOco NOT
bciong ~ so,nr active organization OF beneNoenoe IL
4 IA full accord with this sentiment that po LIMITS
most honored in the city those OF men Ike james
Ierpx william L. DOdge-lappausnl anu refer
CoStrr -fsppiausc) - whose lives have been dc,
voted 10 dong good, and who have thus loniio
large place In the hearts OF Their fellow cltl1el5
When we turn e. public works which are not property
assigned the benevoenis but (which are, heyeithe
less general good the city here again nave
every reason De proud OF the achievement, OF new
York. Tho CentTal pnrk. The CrOt0n Aquednct INC