New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-18


the end OF commerce IS circulation that may set
my neighbours corn and that he may get my SHOES ana
shirts and steel la and as the corn ana yae Too
And this is quite true until we come, come 70
tho element Of profit No man trades wto, ,bs,r
Shall be earned Increment which shall be left over
when the barter is DONE What. now. Is he to DO WIN
tlati "Wcll. he Is to maintain himself and MS VIII
part of It, lie is to enlarge his business. u he can;
with smother part OF it. He Is TO indulge himself and
his in certain Injuries with another part OF IT, AIa
tlenlf there is any remainder he Is to put That 10
Yes; answer within certain limits and for certain
Legitimate purposes. One may well get ready In iar
weather for foul. There win always come rainy day
an umbrella Yes, again but how many umbrellas
does he need If he hates to lend his umbrella ana
knows that the wife Of his bosom Will incontinertly
steal his II he does not provide her with one OF her
be win do wisely to get her one and to see thss u
the wife SO with the children; umbrella is cheaper
than rheumatism, pneumonia Or influenza, especially
word He that provdstS not bis house
the puts s worse than a. mnnS;i;oD WIN.
s ns9 Al msesns a I'M %
eas nRRs NO parallel What is 70 be the end Of
IL do not mean 10 the wealth accumulated Or the
np that win dazzle our modern world that Is ques,
ton Of the most iufnitesmal eonseauenee-but what
S I Ss .nc rs a and en upon the webeinx Of
the community the state, the Nationi
tall I nor need % T. There IS nothing that could tell
you on this point that you do not know already. as
wealth without great temptations to Incidence. to
vice to social and political corruption There cannot
Who have not made or accumulated it-wthout an
acccntuation OF these dangers There are some
people who fond OF pointing out the failures Of
the like. Very well. Now ] wish somebody would
write history Of great Accommodations and their post
luminous influence on the virtue, usefulness and happ
ness OF those whom they passed on. IL would
DO very Instructive, and appIehend rather tragic
story.
WHERE THERE WAS NO WASTE.
And there IS but one way to avoid IFS indefinite
repetition and that is to avoid the situation that pro
duces ill.,
The science that, in connection with our vast ac
cumuations Of wealth, needs inst now to be most
diligently studied Is the science OF redistribution. do
you tell that there has been great deal OF iOosh
waste and misappcation IN connection whh the Or,
be so. But the Cooper Union was not foolish waste,
The Aston ana LenOx Libraries were not foolish waste
foolish waste All over this crowded land you may
lind the traces Of wise benehcenee that in museums
Of art and IN schools ana c OnTr cc e We'll
spring Of healing ana sweetness and light.
o B" adc s a na @ come aSS v People think that
there is nothing easier than to. give away money
especially il somebody Is to do It ON the contnry
there are few things that more dlfclt-that 49, 20
do helpfuiy and well. And 50 the science Of redis
tb%9a one The study and the pnStee Of acc wnS
iaton 1t IS iust berc that we have had some Of our
greatest failures and some OF our greatest snccesses
one at Least Of the successes. Who that knows the
life and work o. the Cooper Union. and VIII, who
t the THaf H4 mnsy Of the one was the logical and
Inevitable result Of the sympaheti and psinstakins
sTe oSsh sP' @sg wen be al Of
that the poor hate the rich but nobSdy ever ha,nd
tast oher what 70 Do Win wealth ,o AHs th
one looks AZ life IS aspect IS most Of all interesting and
prophetic at is bsSg nS and q 'S The
an what chance there for the helping and enc oaras
ing hand of opulelce And then the tragic failures
the disappointed hopes. what beautiful opportunity
Tiers for tenderness for msgnanlmy for generosity.
ar. the fields through which the channels TO ran
Co and make the channels for yourselves. Qong and
continued opplause.)
WILLIAM L. WILSON SPEAKS.
The PRECEDENT, on introducing William i. Will
son. said: The gentleman WHO will now address
you is a personal and highly esteemed friend OF
many Of our members, who often enlivens the
House of Representatives with his sallies Of wit
and wisdom. | know you will be glad TO listen
to the Hon. William l.. Wilson, OF west virginia,
upon the subject of business men and lawinaklng-'
Mr. Wilson said. in part:
When the Constitution was framed, and the time OF
the meeting OF Congress was 10 be determined as
between May and December, the convention was great
Statement Of Oliver Ellsworth that as the members
nj I1th bodies of Congress would generally be con-
nccled with agriculture Il woud o DC an dnr tsS
summer season. TIE farmer; however, has not thus
FIR efs se Gs w n% nave iHs d aTs have
American lawyers and they have fulfilled their duty
with reasonable fidelity one er, OF Ge co, grsas
LAWYER placed on the statute books law ,wS
tat could go about as far oh as possible n un5n
the statute books another law that was intended
50 about as far as Pos6s In the 9PPo ra cegn9
ali that knowledge and science and skill and invention
which the world has oecHml, nat IN the EaSfs Ga
Chiefly from the business point Of view, hands of "
Chiefly that the Government shall not interfere, but
shall leave the people to work out their own ha'efi
/ do no; think that we need very large amount OF
lawmapg in ths country Perhaps can say f0
my own observations III ,e iioIse VI ,Pat Cn"grcs
cond do because the members afraid To do the best
they know how to do. 1t was Mr. Hamilton who sald
much legislation. II Mr.. jefferson who said that
under our system law ought 70 be Proposed Yar year
into the principle OF paternasm of government when
We talk about the Government providing business for
the people.
ADDRESS OF DIR. BRIGGS.
Gentlemen" said the president, Il have now
the pleasure of calling upon a distinguished pro
fessor, whose scholarly requirements and great
fame as n teacher and thinker have lent lustre 10
ore of orr for'most educational institutions. the
Rev. Dr. Charles A. Briggs. Of the Union TheoloC-
ical Seminary, who will speak upon the subject
of public education"
Here is what Dr. Briggs had TO say:
SIR President and Gentlemen: The subject upon
which was requeced to address you may have scyers
Interpretations. Public education may mean ednea-
ton OF the public, edUcatGn by tho public.
or education for the public The education
Of the public il theme long since worn threadbare
FAucation by the pubc whether at the public expense
or under the supervision OF the civil authorities, or IN
acceptance with rho average opinion OF the corninuntty
is tlems which, In some Of rs aspects. has n? attIae
items In others Is associated with many Of the evils
which now obstruct The educational advance ct orr
nation Let me ask you. therefore, to consider rather
nnhic education 40 meaning education for the pubic
for the public welfare. for The public service
The excellent Chaplain Sharp. IN his proposals to
establish a public library, a school. and n chapel In
OUR city, written March II. 11l2. ll3) says:
There Is hardly anything which Is more wanted In
this country than learning, there being place !
noy OF IN America where II Is either less encouraged
or reanrded This city Is conveniently Situated for