St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-16
BY AN Ex-PREsaDENT.
An Eloquent Summary by Hon. R.
Ed. Hayes

B. Hayes
DR.. Dana said that he supposed if all
those speeches of welcome were put into
one or two categorical phrases it would be
something like this: Resolved that the
saints shall inherit the kingdom of heaven
Resolved that you are the saints. This
was greeted with laughter which a moment
later, as Dr.. Dana called on eX- President
Hayes to respond, changed into prolonged
and enthusiastic applause until MI HAYES
had assembled the stage and awaited silence.
Mr.. Hayes said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-We are not the
saints. We have listened with pleasure, how
ever, to the words Of welcome of the presi-
dent, governor and others. A wise and far
seeing statesman of New York, Mr.. Seward.
thirty years ago, speaking in this place pre-
dicted the coming Of the population and pros
perlty which we now see, and rejoice to see
gathered at the head OF navigation and at the
Falls of the Mississippi. We are filed with
wonder and delight as we note the fulfillment
OF Mr.. Stewards prediction in the rapid and
vast material progress of this part Of the
United States. a few years earlier Mr.. Sew
ard wrote note to his friend, Thurlow
Weed, from the very bosom of our best Amer
lean civilization, his home in Auburn 1t
illustrates his character and courage and
serves my purpose by fixing attention upon
the last forty years towards the practical re-
alizaiion of the divine idea of the brother
hood of man in dealing with the children of
of misfortune, and with those who fill the
ranks of vice and crime.
I would call attention to the beneficent
change that is surely coming, and which it is
the chief purpose Of the national conference
Of charities and corrections to make thorough
and complete. In Ohio-and Ohio claims no
pre-emnence in this matter-the law pro-
vides for the appointment by the proper
court in each county of
BOARD OF VISITORS
whose duty it is to make frequent personal
examination of the jails, infirmaries and
other similar places and to report as to their
condition. These boards consist of FIVE per-
Sons-three women and two men-aud as
general statement their duties are well per-
formed. Thus air and light and all whole
some influences are poured into those hith-
erto neglected and hopeless abodes, and life
and health and a real reform naturally and of
necessity follow.
The problem which is the concern Of this
society is very large. 1t relates to the treat
ment and welfare of great multitude. Not
for their own Sakes, merely, but also and
chiefly for the well being of society. The
blind, the deaf and dumb, the imbecie the
insane, the neglected young, the helpless
poor, the criminal-of both sexes and all
ages-in short, all who are enrolled in the
ranks of misfortune and guilt, who for the
general good must be in the care and custody
of the public, are to be studied, considered,
relieved, reformed and either restored to so
ciety self-Sustaining and honest or kept
where harm cannot come from them or to
them. Our statistical information on this
subject is neither full nor exact. An ap-
Proclamation is all that we can attempt.
careful estimate for the United States would
probably show something like this:
Requiring public care or control. 5oo,o