New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-21
AN EDITOR AT CHAUTAUQUA
HENRY WATTERSON DIsCOURsES ON
MONEY AND MORALS
MRS. JULIA WARD HOWE LECTURES on REM,
NIscENcEs OF LoNGFELLow AND

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ChautauQua, Aug. 20-Henry WattcrsoD. the Ken
tucky editor and orator. was the lion Of Chautanaua
to-day. and big excursions came fIom all sections to
hear him. Mr.. Wafterson is on his way 10 New York
City. where he exIects 10 spend the next two rce
weeks In looking into the political situation. lie
talked about Money and Morals" to large audience
In the Amphitheatre this afternoon. and frequently
applauded. Mr.. watterson began by expressing tho
hope that none of his audience like the who
came 10 hear the lecture on Money and Morals IN
a Western town because he had little Of either The
speaker then describe the United states with
A Niagara for It's "crown Of diamonds which ~faded
into vision OF Paradise under the Southern Gross m
the solitude of eternal summer as there anything
10 mar the prospect darken the scenei" he asked
ard promptly answered the question by saving that
Canada is an easy retreat for gentlemen who have
more money than they legally entitled to. and
that Mexico is the Howery home Of men who have no
MORALS These countries are declined one Of these
DAYS 10 ask admission into sisterhood Of Sates
Money is only relative nowadays. The who has
merely a million Is regarded as n pauper. Money "a
the pivot about which other facts revolve. and the
pston-rod that drives them. was never happier in
nv ufes said Mr. waterson. than when to avoid the
humiliation Of borrowing money from an uncle whose
notifies did not approve. went With my watch TO
uncle who had no pOIltls % all anu "oV
Mr. watterson recommended his hearers not 10 make
their bappipess depend upon one object. and sus
g.uted 10 the Young men lovers the audience TO give
nm their swecthearts. If they arc hard TO get. and
marry the girls easily obtainable Every country has
its crown Of glory and It's crown OF thorns Finf out
nations sins and will show you its dangers Municr
nal government Is menace TO our centres OF popla
ton. but the evil IS not great as to bode National
min So too the race question in the South is one Of
tn +ha /
hoped for the elevation and education OF both races
but could not see nv way to work ont solution. and
am now thrown back upon simple aud SUBJ
lime faith in God who can raise up as lie has cast
down. and who dOeth all Things Well oons
even despair under our old friend, the high tarn''
I can live under 1t and enjoy it as much as anybody
else can even II it's built to the moon. As TO politics
il seems 20 me the entire stock In trade OF both our
parties is mighty small The issues that divide us To-
day are trHes as light air by comparison with tho
difficulties ard dangers which we had 10 meet thirty
years ago. The real danger OF the country IS mora
danger springing direct from the relation Of money to
the moral nature Of the people From ssxthousand'
dollar-a-year pulpit to a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
speech in the Senate, the trail OF the rade'marA
over ALL The old dOggerel Is true
"'May we each on his journey be able to view
The benefcent face Of dollar or two
The Gospel is preached for a dollar or two,
Salvation is reached by dollar or two.
You may sin sometimeS, but the worst OF all crimes
Is to find yourself short OF a dollar or two.' y
The speaker here paid tribute TO the Republic o.
Switzerland. which he characterized as land where
fourished the ideal 'Jeiiersonian Democracy. we
have nothing 10 fear from without, not even from
Italy. Our danger is from within, aud the two geaa
threatening evils are a lust for money and the evil
OF party spirit would instruct both sections OF our
country that are the most homogeneous people on
the face of the globe and thus would rebuild on!
National fabric upon firm foundation OF morality and
manhood the only genuine source OF peoples
prosperity" . .p...,.,,
cences OF Lopgfellow and Emerson sad: Long
fellows poiteness OF mind was truly cosmopolitan.
hIlt this does not imply that he not at heart
true American. lie had vivid appreciation OF what
was beautiful and noble. lie was man OF the present.
aud as such represented khe purst taste and the mos'
perfect feeling