New-York tribune., 1893-12-23

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rallyng cry which we caihot ricon .oJ Gaq sshooi
IF any man hauls down the A,,,a nnpiase1
him on the spot Q~ohs Oo.''
/ The next sneaker was senator Charles T. sax,
! ron, 70 whom was assigned the toast. "A Word
for the state We Live In" Mr Rollins said:
The hour Is so late that viii not res9ass ,e pnGn
your patience by dslay2S even nrs 1 about the State
We I've IN which senator saxton is to speak to US US
You know him well ana d,ad hngT ,S,t he ha is here
SENATOR SANTON'S RESPONSE
/ MIR. Rolllnas complimentary illusions TO Nj
/ Saxton wero echoed with carnestness in the APP
J pIause which followed He spoke modesty but
! impressively and what he said was listened TO
| with deep attention His speech was as follows;
I ON a certain OCCASION when Colonel Barr" brought
forward motion in the British P2rlamfht on
frcpd f9T Suo]eWTt W 0 sb l havS tli6us speech from
Barre tonight. Hen give Us our naval history from
the Armada Let sleep nn' he 9,s come 9enG 9esf
our own times and then waSe me tilr "iylS iWbr re
are We now inquired North: At The ' battle of of
danr ng itfE fcS% g 9Sid I hc Prime Mns,ei you have
waked me a century too s,on." d-aughter) ] shall
York this evonng and hope to finish before you have
taken a very long nap IaHsAtsF1 tho habitat
of the Puritan in America was ew-England. am
now convinced that wa Er nn an Enr!ish
man and his original Amgrcan home , was caii"J Anw
New England Puritan to be sure. produced by
gras he Dutch virtues npon the n Tuae b na'nrf n of
very satisfactory because it j.: generally believed
work Of executing witches and ahoishing Indians.
;ut the genuine Smon-pure article came direct
Of Manhattan Island ana among the vrInwS II ana h
mynheorS OF New-AInSterd1m was utNel"pcH the
most perfect flower of the Puritan character CAP
Seriously it must be conceded thai history has
done but scant justice to the people Of the Empire
State while Massachusetts, and Virginia. 10
mon the speeches OF their orators and writer's,
IT is still necessary 10 dig out Of the Official records
high principles in a grand way" The fac' is
that New-York was never laggard II any great
contrary, she has always been found in tho van
guard Of American progress and achievement 30
shaping ; American history 10 STATE has done
liberty, or defended them with greater vigor ana |
courage from the assaults OF their enemies. Ap-
bedrich KncEcrfoclcr @ T@re not the TsS reai D"tc
men OF history who 10 quote from Motley were
world" ,Appiausc) Ne -Yorkcrs are not ali
Of Dutch descent any more than You men Of New,
many races minGles in veins of The American
people but We Of New York are as proud Of the
The Dntchmen Of New-Amserdan first Of Amer |
cans; gave us the idea that the education OF the
that the education Of The children up to certain
c cndrse % sa # a now %@ Is ont ane 81 saQ e on
daton stones Of our free institutions. We Of This
STATE are proul Of our commor-school system
There Is not better common-scnool system On /,
this continent or any other. Il is our manifest
nit any portion OF the fund which maintains II to |
cauns the American youth in those things that |
viii tend 10 make them good American citizens |
Qlearty applause
SOME VICTORIES FOR P1PrLtf RIGHTS
There were many other notable achievements Of
Now-Yorkcrs that have let an indellhle Impress
the records OF country's progress but which
l cannot dwell upon. The Finger trial in i7gi !
brought about the establishment ln this State Tor
the first time among Enslish-speakng peoples OF |
the legal principle thst the truth Of alleged libel
may be given In evidence. That was "A ylctOry flr |
cuated. The New York Assembly protested with /
sam Adams hid thousnt OF drafting his celr- /
2rated ,F !ns'rSc'ions deciaring IN such prot
son; thus striking the keynote of the Revolution |
oar Constitution OF III. which said by John |
Adams to be excellent, over all others. led the way
absolute religious liberty ana entire SEPARATION be-
tween Church and state. NppauseJ
procedures started which ran Ike wildhfe through /
almost all OF the other States. and have resulted /
IL! soite'int me harShncs7 ~ ine "d practice |
%hcr.yer me common Law preyails i was here /
ta!shel tha' tn husband and VIZ are one. and /
say also that We were certainly not behind our
neghbors In making earnest effort To bring about !
first Taio, Reform bill so-coiied. that ever found
its way o. an American Legislature was introduced
Il not boast much Of the law W. have. which was
s % avene 9@;s9Te Of ana 2ns S aq4 eGr e2n Il Gew
somewhat Of q dog Law which Kentucky lcgls-
Of a dog law 10 you wish 70 have" sa!l the Law
yc' The iawmaker repiieI: II want gooI /
ny compliments and won't interfere Win the rights
81 me GtGs. tMuch larghtcrJ our election lnw .
rate. It certainly has not intcrfercd very much
the people Of the STAT are bound 10 harc ara
soon WI have. m election law as rood in every
2 OCT q hG fl-fr E.rr
Perhaps 1t could not be better. GIcarty apIauscD
THE PROBLEM oF NUM- 1p>L GOvr:NNrvr
The people ot the state labor urlor The disal-
vantage that the vast s;r of immigration which
constantly flows from The on World swec;- chiefly
through the port Of New-York and deposits a great
deal Of sediment In our grca. metropolis. The /
farmer ana artisan 90 onward toWar! the setting
sun while the immigrant. who hates honest ioN .
sdIVOn anu "S'abHsn "a political pul D.aughtcrD +
one Of the results IS that the problem of municipal
one. presume violate no conndenco WHOM say
there IS genera! suspicion that the .-overnrnent ~
deo1 The satisfactory hin aoou, 2, is ;hat T.
rr,.snts rr,a S1ch masnihcent oppor'un'y FOR the
except 10 cxarcss my b1cf i6at fh t gy ~
max" start is 10 reform The tenement house mai
sance out Of existence u thosc breeding p,accs
cover the stronghold Of msr,llc ihc sccrc, lair ot
The tiger Gaught"r) 50 long az they exist We
If We destroy Tamnany Hall tomorrow. the ma
leriaI VIII remain ont II which a new Tammnny
Hall viii soon be constructed. How can We expect
irne manhood 20 survive amidst such surrounlings' /
he primary condition 81 moral as well as physical
sunshine Of The aAcs. There are some things
ior w@hat @ thfy a'e ds for what W believe they VIII
pc, pc, Ihs cliF H. tIeai ana so!endh city ns II ia.
Of that greater NeY- York which VIII h. created. no,
hcceSsSry by legislative rnsctmNnf. ku c"rt.'"'.
iar-slehted ana patriotic citizens 10 cxtngulsh tho
monster evils lat IN the language Of Carlyle exist
H. lts \ fiyIlig gl.fl