The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-01

Irx,vrperTy OF VIRGINIA. Juno JO-lSpeVlhi.1
u-he exercises of the second day OF the Uni
xersitv commencement began this morning
With the annual address TO tho Washington
and Jefferson literary societies. After the
nraver bv the Chaplain, Mr.. j. T. Heath. Jr.'
81 Norfolk Va of tho Jefferson Society, IN
.rodnced tho orator of the occasion, Hon.
Henry VI. Watterson, who spoke IN SUBSTANCE
as follows.
Mr.. wArTERsoN's SPEECH.
lam afraid Won will consider me heter0-
dox when I tell you am not gong 20 taik
sbout Virginia the Mother of States. nor YET
81 Kentucky. Virginia first born. nor OF the
lair sunny South. the land we love so We'll
wish 10 talk about our whole country. us
grandeur and its dangers. It's lights and us
shades. seeking 20 show you young sailors
some Of the shoals 10 be avoided ana oreaA-
sys - be Gotten over. All should have am
bition and wish 10 succeed As one who has
reached the waters Of mid-ocean | can say
something about the voyage OF lie.
AurmcNs VAST EMPIRE.
Hethen proceeded 20 speak Of the vastness
and greatness of Americas empire ana her
vast advance. Turning 10 the people ne
added Is there anything to mar or G"Iheh
this prospect, Yes / think there IS Canaua
and Mexico Canada the retreat OF the man
with money and without morals and mercles;
the home of some who are destitute OF
both money and morals. he ulu hot
sneak Of these countries III terms OF
ofense or reproach as they were destined 10
knock for admission to our States. MT. wat
tersou then kept the audience IN good spirits
by relating several witty incidents illustrating
his point.
MATrBIAL AGE.
He continued. This ia IA material age, and
ali things turn 70 money. What a great
thing it il 20 have money? We all have
wanted Il. and built castles in the air. VINO
hasn't thought of the good he would do with
money how he would administer 10 the
wants Of his friends and the poor; What
spendthrift would not pay his debts? But
money IS full of Illusions We all expect II;
the poorest expects 70 get 1t somehow. he
does not know how He then dwet at
length on the evils of the great lust for monet.
after which no spoke of the good that could
be accomplished by It's proper use. HIS be-
lief, was that the world had been misled by
some of its best masters. We are told that
perseverance,. labor and love conquer all
things However, all may be m;sapplled.
How often is it found that no one thing brings
true happiness Even when success Is at
tanned II fails 10 bring happiness
LOVE OF MONEY.
Here the audience was convulsed with
laughter at the witty remarks OF the brilliant
Journalist. He again referred to the love OF
money, gambling mania, speculation. etc;
but II could not be denied that money was
the first material thing we seek. the piston
rod which drives the engine of this great sys-
TEN of business.
Turning again to the absconders he said
the tourist 10 Canada had lis sympathy. lie
did not believe they were scOundrels. The
piOus hypOcrlte was rOundlv scored. lie de
spised him. Find a nations Sins and You
viii know that nations dangers. Look 10
our own country, not others. and see what
they are.
THE RACE QUESTION.
II is not the race question of the South that
is tho most important. That is a question
about which have begun to have no Theory
once hoped for speedy elevation Of the
negro race. | am now content TO leave 20
God the solution of that problem IN his own
good time.
II is not the race question nor the question
OF free and fair elections that | wish 10 speak
of. These are questions which will adjust
themselves. He bumOrOusy said that 1t was
not the tariff question. either. although II was
a great monster especially about election
times He was afraid OF 40 single issue dlyld-
ing the people. The issues which divide par
ties are tribes light AZ the air compared TO
those which plunged our fair land into the
horrors OF war five and twenty years ago.
STABILITY or ORR CONVENIENT.
The ,eaker then referred in an eloquent
manner to the stability of our Government
the tests il had stood during the war, and bow
the Constitution had survived. He spoke OF
the period of reconstruction. OF the noted
electoral count. of the change of the Gov
eminent from the hands of one party who
had held it for a quarter Of century to other
hands without causing even bloody nose in
this broad land He plead for honesty and
economy in our national affairs and appropu-
ations. and advised thatinnOvatlOns should be
cautiously made.
MORAL QUESTION.
The question for us is not one of party
issues. II IS a moral question. 1t Is the danger
of the rush for money TO the moral nature of
our people.
The motto Of every country seems to be-
Put money IN thy purse The cry rs
money. money" He related the incident of
Agasslz. who. when asked 10 deliver hun
lred lectures for thousand dollars lecture.
exclaimed Il have no time 10 think of
money" The speaker then exclaimed oh.
that every town had an Agassiz or two "
TWO oKEAT Dangers.
He said honorable poverty had become one
of the lost arts He Was no pessimlst. Onr
country Is not getting worse IL IL getting bet
ter and we are masters of the greatest coun-
try on the globe. We have the most perfect
system OF government. We have nothing
from without TO fear. not even Italy aud
within we have but two great dangers the
lust for money and the devil of party spirit.
HIS ADVICE 70 young men was hol 10 seek
money as an end, fox IT does not irlng happi-
ness. Hear Wolsey as lie Gays 80 Cromwell
Cromwell charge thee cast away ambition,
for by that fault fell the angels
Personal CHARACTER.
Personal character j. the chief thing in life
Prize that long you live. All else Is
secondary. May your lives. your character be
at least purified IN the light of "a new day. He
WAS frequently interrupted by the hertiest
applause, and kept the crowd II the highest
spirits by his keen wit
MAGAZINE MEDAL.
After music by the band Professor Thorn
ton, IN very appropriate remarks presented
the magazine medal given for the best article
III the University Magazine of this session.
This medal was won 10y Mr.. Stuart Menteth
Beard Of Canandaigua. " T., Tor his artirle
entitled Bacon and Essex. The other artl-
cles worthy Of mention were Tho Puritan
Chief by James l.. Watkins. Jr., of New
York, and the Black Bacillus" by Thomas
Randolph Dr.. of keswick Va.
There was "a meeting OF The Society Of the
Alumni this morning at $50; also Immediately
after the annual address
JEFFEKsoN SOCIETY.
Tonight the celebration of the Jefferson
Society came od The exercises were opened
as usual. with prayer by the chaplain Mr.
X. Spratt Crockett of Georgia president of