The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-30

only public service TINT he had been called upon
When tho applause had died away. Augustus
Frank rose and, addressing the secretary OF the
Convention, Charles L. Fitch. said:
our friends deem themselves fortunate In
securing so accom- plished and experienced a gem
tleman to discharge the duties OF secretary OF
were under peculiar obligations 10 you for the
efficient and satisfactory manner In which these
duties have been performed. We are unwilling
to separate at the conclusion of our labors With,
out testitying 70 you, irrespective of party, in
your services. so faithfully and impartialIy rem.
dered. They have charged me TO ask your ac-
eSeptaneeo OF the contents OF the enclosed enve-
lope, with their cordial wishes for your future
happiness and prosperity,
The envelope contained about $500.
In expressing his thanks MIR. Fitch said that
he had often wished that he could come down
into the arena and cross swords with the rest.
chance Embarrassing the delegates.
The delegates and the spectators then returned
TO the assembly hamb Der to complete their work
After the recess the ,engrossed copy of the
Constitution was spread out on the stenogra-
While President Choate. Secretary Fitch. and
Secretary OF state Palmer were performing
TINS duty formal resolutions OF thanks for their
services were offered by members OF the mi
Mr.. Nicoll moved a resolution thanking Presi-
dent Choate for his uniform courtesy and i'm
Mr.. Darnin moved a similar resolution for the
Vice Presidents, sir. Alvord and Mr.. W. II.
-hT. blhkt OUeTeu n resolution OF the same ma
ture for the Secretary and his assistants.
Mr.. Alvord thanked the delegates for their
resolution, saying that he had spent most OF his
"a years in public life and had in that time ac-
cumulated little of this worlds dross, but he
had accumulated kindness and an apprecia-
ton which he would be proud to leave as a leg
acy TO his children.
Mr.. Steele also said a few words Of thanks.
President Choate then formally delivered into
the charge OF the Secretary OF State the revised
Constitution. with an engrossed copy of the res
olutlon describing the method OF submission, TO
be placed In the archives Of the State.
Secretary Palmer said that Il would be one of
10 n,i b P's SscrntsTy S Of stats 5hai ne t fss s the honor OF
the convention, and assured Mr.. Choate that
tbs revision would be properly cared for,
ana asked n there was any further business TO
said:
Mr.. cHoATE's FAREWELL ADDRESS.
"GESTLEMEN: Before the motion 10 adIourni is
put IL may be- proper for me 10 say a few words
to you IN the nature Of a farewell. i is now
mutually interchanged our oath 10 perform with
ndelity the duties intrustcd 10 us as delegates To
this l9nyention, and ! think we MAY look back
labor, and, without any pride or bOastinGs, with
our hands upon our Lsarts' say, that we
duties so assumed. We found a great
responsibility and difficult duties Entrusted
TO us. We were 70 decide, in the fret place, the
great question whether We should devise a new
Constitution for the State OF New York or
merely repair, enlarge, and improve that an
Gent structure under which its people had pros
pered and lived in happiness 50 long. There
could he but one answer TO that question. We
had only Ia gO over this venerable structure TO |
discover the defects which the rayages OF time
had made, the improvements and additions
which the progress OF civilization demanded,
and To apply our wisdom. 50 far as we might. to
the work Of Improvement and repair.
More than four hundred amendments were
proposed 70 IL from the. teeming brains. not
only Of delegates, but from large numbers
OF citizens who Thought that they could
aid in the work. In my judgment, one
the greatest services thar We have
rendered, one OF the greatest claims 10 the graft
tude OF the people OF the state which We can
put forth. Is that Of those more than four hun
dred We have adopted only thirty-thFee. We
have demonstrated that this, at least, was a
conservative Convention, mindful OF the value
Of The experience Of the past and of the precious
value Of the institutions which our fathers had
handed down 10 us.
subjects upon which the public mind had been
exercised and in regard TO which Il seemed
that We should apply the improving
hand. We have done IL 10 the best of our abll-
With one exception all OF these have re-
reiysd the joint support OF the delegates. | may
say, without regard TO political or party eonsid-
There Was a renovation OF our judicial sys-
tenn, the system upon which the happiness and
Of the people more nearly depends than
upon any other part Of the Constitution Of the
state. We have endeayored 70 give 70 the peO-
pie OF the state a judicial system which shall
twenty years. We bellows that II they will take
iP the Judiciary article and examine Il. thsy
~tu aud that the object OF this Convention hAs