New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
PERSONAL POLITICAL DUTY.
GENERAL wOODFORD's ECTURE.
AN ELOQUENT APPEAL TO YOUNG MIN MOI ~
FORGET WHAT THEY OWE TO THIS


turcs nov, in nrorres, AT the Church Of the Divine
Paternity Fftlave and Forty h-st., was delivered
last evening by General stewart L. WoouiOru' Iil9 SUI
icct was Young Men and Political Life, or PERSONAL
Political Duty" The church was comfortably "''.
The Rev Dr. Charles II. Eaton. pastor, ana "c"c"i
Woodford alone occupied the platform. Much interest
was shown In the address, and when General Noalou'
toward the close of his remarks, hinted that In Ills
judgment he had spoken long enough, there were sew
erol invitations him from the audience To CONTINUE
on two or three occasions there was hearty ana gehe
applause at points by the speaker. For the bene
fit of those who not present, IT Is not hppropn
ate 70 add that General WoOdfOrd looked graceful III
the pulpit and as declared It TO he his first appear
ance in that capacity the which he displayed III
his new field of effort must have been due to persistent
and laboIious rehearsal.
DR.. Eaton made few pleasant Introductory re-
marks and then introduced General Woodord, VINO
said
Ny friends As within these walls am sadly anu
strangely reminded that twenty years ago next autumn
q detr personal friend borne 10 his burial rom thls
place and at the hour when all that WIS hor'"i
~ Horace Greeley Law in this chancel that 1t sadly fell to
my lot TO be member Of the Electoral College oil thS
State which on the very day Of his burial was casting
the vote OF New.York for his great competitor IN inc
Presidential strife The years have passed ana both are
md together they today the other side the
river; but Republic for which the one fought ana
wrought and for which the other fought ana Wrought sun
lives and you and confronted with the same ques'o'
Of personal duty which met them in he
TIE COMING CONTEST.
II Is q pleasant thing 10 meet the young men OF uiS
congregation opening Of the year 1892 to tax WIN
YOU about our personal duty citizens of the Republic
We stand upon threshold Of another Presidential ec,
ton and we exhibit the world, CIVILIZED and uncNiIu
the influence OF civilization taught by progress ana tod DIV
telegraph and stcam which to-day reaches every and anu
every island beneath the BY Popular Note' Wisely
or unwiscly cast honestly or dishonesty couh'eu,
nv POPULAR vote proclaiming through form oi
law this republic In This year of 1892 is to select JUS
n think o: IL thouRhully, can YOU CONCEIVE eHhur
spectacle than people OF nearly 'o'ooV'Voo-'op' LIS
more education. more virtue" more wealth. 'nan '"s
10000 900 gathered in one Government OF inc "oru
o co,coive crunder spectacle in theory than uhesc
20 900 600 meeting ground the b1oboXe next NoNe'F
her 70 determine who shall be the hrst citief vi VIC ~
1Hbift chosen by popular vote ahd cTO"ireu w PP
anproyal TO rule republic for the four years 10 CONF
nd h,, n s,oD between grand conception end warn
politics in the city Of New-York! And yet the warn
no,tics OF the city NcwYork the cornerstone" upon
which this entire Of constitutional repnOcahs"l
d hur, II &c hopeful sign that in times OF peace Of
prosperity young men obout political duty Ana
tonight shall talk somewhat pr1ccllly-ior shaiI con
foss mv-cl profound believer in practical poucS ana
pofounf dbeiever in Impractical heorSs-h tax 70 YOU
IN might somewhat practically IL Is because kno" th'V
ccrnerstonce laid in the ground and in the huu ana
the cross on Ohedrars >pire never stands nf II ''
foundations be not broad and deep md strong benea
ONE OF THE TWO MIST RULE.
- mako no apology for talking to you about personal
political duty. Of the two things Is s"Fc-'he f1u
and intelligence Of tho EcpuDNc VIII c't"e' Pi''"
the personal du.y citizenship or the vice ana lgnod'o
~ tho Kcpublc will perform that duty ana one OF tc
other mus: rule. There are only TWO theo'eS oi so
mont There arc many forms there are out TWO uco'e'
ono h the aristocrac other the democratic Tue one
IS the divine Of the King TO rule INC o'hef is inc
divine right people government OF the people o1
tie people and the people Arstocrate governments
comes fron the top and presses doThward Deno'rau'
royonrer, comes from the bottom and reaches upward
The ono IL an imposition put upon the other il growth
OF ourseN For centuries men ruled claiming '!'a' tc"
title was from God not from the people KeN ue' Rflua
King or queen By q God, was stamped upon
ey coin tina. circulated as money world Queen
OF England by grace God and defender OF me fan
Is the religion the nsuar. and the influence OF CONT
mental politics OF to-day lie she who ruled by grace
OF power above gave to the creature anu 'e So
iect below what he or thought filtered and dsted
through some divine mechanism the people might deserve
The law Of popular liberty the gift not right food
Government came the Queen the King were sooi anu
rure and strong and came II the King or
Queen werc corrupt weak or Vicious The omo','ou'
monarch plunged notions into war; and the struggle OF me
Iowly was OF no avail the few masters ana ire many
slaves. -,
Against that came into government and came into life
tie thought that all men are erected equal IN ur
rights and equal in their duties that governments ue
rvd their Just authority from the consent OF the so'c"u
to the poopc were Of power, that the govern
ment Of the people should be by the people ana Tor 'he
reone and tina: is democracy. The theory here; In
the Constitution written the right OF every man 70 cast
his vote TO it counted cast To have the Govern
re,t the reflection and The voice 81 the popular VIII
THEORY AND CONDITION.
Such is the theory what the conditions oi our
sutes there doubt; OF rights there Is n donDI
No vou believe that the government Of Ncw-Y0rA TO-DAY
reflects the virtue the education and the better as
pIraton OF this people; do you believe mat inc ee''o
max, autumn will be gathering at the polls all through
the United States the who are legally entitled 70
,oe casting their ballots. each according 70 his con-
science having counted they are cast ana having
result declared that WIN le the honest declaraton
Of the vote Of the pcoplc' IL You have
mo MI, the second question Where docs tho responsibility
ue1 Don't osk me don't osk the daily newspapers;
lok into your own conscences and ask yourselves How
do YOU administer affairs Of the popular governments
rbroueh the agency Of parties What Iar1esl They
are tic forms of association Of men who agree IN uc Nom
in their thought and Just come together
and form church association Tfn come together
form charitable associations Just as Ven come together
and form educational business associations precisely
80 men political associations Do you young
accept what party does or do you try to do some
thing make your party accept what your judsre1t
ard your approved DO belong / do not caro-
whether you Democrat Prohbiuonst Republican or
Mugwump-Do belong % the association ia your dis
trt your ward that represents what you mean fon
cannot build democracy from the top you have got 70
build 1t yon cannot build IT from where the
sunlight git.ers from the cross on the cathcdras
YOU have got 70 build it in the mudhst is whore the
foundation lies you 10 the primary Of YOUR party
DO YOU know where Tho primary Of your party IS h"ld
Probably the most Of you do not DO YOU he'd make
democracy clCanl Do you help make RepUblcansm
cl..nf DO YOU help make Prohbitonism practicable 4;
20 YOU help make Mugwumpism democratic; DO you think
q thought do you do deed do you speak WORD That
teaches the practical formation OF inc pac3i pucs"os III
the land where you live!
WHO Is DESERVING OF PRAISE.
Do YOU know mat | have profound respect Tor my
pre.byteran brother who always goes 70 braycrmeetng
have profound respect for my EpscopaIIan brother VINO
always attends morning service VIII CONFESS 10 you That
have profounder respect for the redslrted man who
v,vs goes 10 the primary election OF his political party
Won tell me that they held in disaerecab places The
=, aIravs dIsogrcealIe. You tell that the man
9TH the strong muscle and the quick counting niger VIII
,vs get the ballot and declare the result III nc Is
rewder than you the counting he VIII peat you AZ he
enh II democracy worth The struggle OF manhood
" - a, re,c. that for which fathers died 1t