New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-21
COMPROMISE With JAPAN

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| The question comes at once az the case Is on
| whether taere IL to be any coming civilization. /
remember sermon preached In my own Pu pup nj ~
brooklyn almost fifty years ago ny ina c.eu a,
prophetic man. Dr. bushnell. OF Hartford, on Par ar
sermon somewhat extravag INT ! tniih ny
extravasance Vas prineipaSy, IN tae g6od manv
times since. Civilization Of course N any tnii,s
| bu, the crudest form implies more tnan none
fled ard rewarded industries even. or prosperous
commerce. harnessed watercourses. or ands thai
are echolng with the roll of trains or seas mat are
ramplcd beneath the wheels Of ships. or sp.ehhl
cities fronting a word governed with wealth ana
brilliant with fame. Ii implies just l'gisatIon pure
politics social and doilestic NE that Is rlch ana
rcwaring. 1t implies distributed culture ana hiEh
plies the sympathies OF communities knit together.
and emphasized the faith which keeps men face TO
face with the things unseen.
There is no true civilization which docs not In
c.udc these elements: and II they are wanting or
ton II Is as some witty said years ago,
n chrome civilization. Now. undoubtedly, as one
sees what literature attracts the young. and the
older too. sometimes: the ease with
which class fashions are simulated in our titles and
formed exhibitions Of riot and immortality on the
frontier ard in the cities. he may come to doubt
this true high ana rich sense And here in New
YORK You have been slvLnE us sopI OF hs
Now. know. OF course, that you gentlemen In
Ncw-York Just now very much discouraged
because In spit" OF your magnificent victory
thusiasm which you expected: because she utters
sort OF faint and hcsitatns yes, II 1t he any yes
at all Well. do not wonder tina. YOU are dis
appointed. Of course. Gaughter) We all under
stood If BROOKLYN had become "A part OF New YORK.
or Nov York had become annexed to BROOKLYN. 1t
would all go To the renOwn Of this cit. But you
must remember som" % the influences that worked
a great many years and I know it vel II Is not
az rich IA Now York. and IL has not the splendid
fame In the world. but II is proud ciiy In spite
OF all that We are proud Of our eminent cit-
1%ns ON 2@e OF whom Is yog[ President as %as Mr. M
set you an excellent eXam?ic ! thought as | rode
certainty strongly attached n.aughter)
We don't want TO be-, either Ike litle girl of i
Ing: Well Florence. have you been good girl
today" She VAS conscientious little thing
bad jus, comfortable little girl ali day" Great
laughter Well must have something else than
MAKE MS grc,, rty 81 "" future u Wink be-
lieve by the way what IT should be-a dcllgh; and
glory - the earth. Appanse)
COLONEL STRONG HEARTILY APPLAUDED
To Mayor-elect Strong was assigned the toas;
The Mandate ~ the People t. Their Rulers"
lie was warmly applaude1 In rising. and in the
course Of his brief speech took his audience into
his confidence ~ the extent o; telling them about
all the people who were bother!ng him for Offices
His frankncss brought forth cheer upon cheer
and when he sat down there prolonged APP
plausc. This is what he SAID
II give. me great dsai q pleasure. Mr. President
ana gentlemen % the Chamber OF Commerce. to FOL
low such distinguished orator As tn Rev. Or
Siorrs He hns entertained you with feast or rea-
son that VIII II away with any oratory that can
give yoi an propose simply to nave itte pam
'.lyei yorr Invitation TO be CUES, OF the Chamber
u commerce, thousnt IL was H't.' iresn on ,ne
part 81 TIE Chamber INVITING me- az hai HIteadV
subscribed Tor Two plates 10 this dinner uaugherJ
s,fangcr within our gates. ana thoasht would
IKE 10 have Inn honor me Vim he presence th's
1t occurred ~ that the Ch amber of Commerce
was the real cause II the grea' re- orm movement
money raised by the members OF the Chamber Of
Commerce 90 paS the expenses ~ the l.exow Com
mcn Of tn ely OF NeW- Yore tiit was Determined
- establish II possible. IN the Isl Of January
plau-eJ Consequently ! mad" up my mind nat }
would accept this distinguished honor. although a
been a member Of the Chamber about quarter ~ a
century, have always regarded m invitation by
this Chamber 10 any gentleman ~ tn ~prld 10 &c
cepi their hospitality and oc ihelr guest. as rel
.g,ter invlnt9n beyond AZ the nenq!ets mat are
beicvo SIN member of tho Chamber o:
Now gentlemen the LeNow Committee Developed
4 character In it, work here IN me city 81 New
veopel In L. Grant during our late war. and the
gentleman whose character was developed 50 no6iy
whose reputation j. 50 great that cannot be taken
ns wears roll on l. John " cor Cheers In
n more ', mlos about he a. ctSn " Mr an ,Hsn
any other gent. on the uck"t. becHus" be-
leyed that hc deserved just the position ma; the
people Of Sew York voted put him into. do not
think any other member Of that ticket deserve.
anything. because believe II they had at thr mead
or TIE iickoi any ono. whether his name had been
Jones or smith the victory would have been cv-
actly the same. II Was victory % Fooi govern
ment victory FOR III. peopl"
Two weeks ago today that election c!osel. ana
sine, thai time have hnd great mary gentlemen
call MAILING suggestions 10 me 81 just how
that office should be run. 30 not think any on
called upon me- who dli not know more about il
Than | lid / want 10 thk T. yen gentlemen and
take YOU into my confidence because we are az
members OF the Chamber ~ commerce" and tax
To- You just II We were sitting down there In the
her Is. generally composed Of twenty-five or thirty
instead of the number that We see here
DIFFICULT TO GET THE RIGHT MEN.
A gentleman called to the other day and
he said. strong. want 10 talk to YOU about one
of our departments In the city Of New York" and
he went on tell mo abou, the corruption In that
department and when he had got through | said
81 am delighted that YOU have entertained me 20
beautifully ard have thought In my delibera Ions
upon that subject In regard TO the commissioners
you have nentloned that noDoy WouI SUI me- Jus.
well yourself | am going 10 appoint you 70
that position.
take that position am going to take ny family
to Europe very soon; | shah he gone eight or nine
somebody else. / am not tn" man In about two
days another gentleman came in. thlnk have
talking with about another department he
went into the details Of that icnaItment ara when
that department last night and made W my
mind YOU would be exaGty the man to M ,hai
place" | said: You must take that place. lie
says colonel. | cannot do that | nn going to
Alaska next March. and am going from Alaska To
Japan and China" ! said: They are having a lit
tie war over there and perhaps YOU had better stay
here until next year" He said: NO, cannot do
so" , - ,
Now gentlemen. ! want to say 10 al or You anu
All OF your peers in the city of New-iorl that II Is
lust barely possible the corruction that we have
sccn for the last five siN years may have arisen
from the fact that 1t was impossible TO get )nst
such men n before me now 10 take the places
that tho Mayors had To give. and unless You gen
tlcncn and your peers III the city or New ork-
understand | do not mean to say the 'hainper OF
Commerce has all the talent In the city of New
York-unless you gentlemen and gentlemen or your
kind will accept places and take charge or the de-
nnrtments I'm the city OF New York for the Mayor
whom Won have elected and help him to redeem
this city this city cannot be redeemed
4 REMARKABLE WOMAN.