New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30
THE CONVENTION ADJOURNS.
DELEGATES SHOW THEIR ESTEEM FOR
PRESIDENT CHOATE.
CHARACTERISTIC REMARKS or THE PRESIDING
oFFIcER-uE SUMS Up TIE WORK OF
THE SESSION AND PRO
lDY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
NOrNcEs IT GOOD.


ton, and with it the resolution requesting him
to inform the county clerks of the state that
! they must have six ballots printed for the use Of
| each voter TO enable him to express his Will
| upon the various proposed amendments To the
| Constitution recess of hour was taken
! just before adjournment, and all the delegates
| Republicans and Democrats. gathered in the AS
| semby parlor. The purpose of this meeting was
the formal presentation Of magnificent silver
| punchbowl to President Choate. John H. Peck
of Troy. a Democrat, made chairman of the
neetinY Able and witty speeches, expressing
the high regard felt by the delegates for Mr..
Choate were made by Commodore T. Nedder
| George r. Cornwell and Delaney Nicon.
MIR. CHOAT1ss CHARACTERISTIC SPEECH
President Choate replied in an appropriate
speech saying. in part:
came to this convention wholly unacquanied
with parliamentary rues ana perhaps my lgh9r an
has been my protection. From the beginning nave
had three able mentors. Mr.. A.vord has given me az
ripe Experience, Mr. Vedder has aided me from
his familiarity with legislative practice, ana MI
| confess / have been encountered by the seventy
five rues which were adopted at the besinnimE OF
honesty to apply them and to misarply them as
the exigences OF the occasion seemed to require
Of printed rules to let the chairman have his own
way and that there are only two rneS WnicH ala
aside They are: stick to It. and keep your
/ believe that the ,abors of this convention wi,
be successful and VIII become part OF msGTy
ton is adopted! No SINAI games OF chance viii be
allowed. How .abor viii be honored! SHADE had OF
lection of her charms was ever so coquetted with
as have coqueted with honest labor Then
there is the appOrionment. which believe Will be
adopted. and which gives TO the honest rural DIS
tr!cts their proper representative 1t puts me IN
mne U VAST s9e wGis @ m Ncon may hav to
@S%s f5 o ovS Sa G 2S
heard OF it since the apporonment was under discus
men are a Vf T Mr. Neon may feel out Of
pace at first but he will soon become accustomed
ThT time has come for us to go back to the
Assembly chamber and complete the work upon which
We have been engaged for the .ast FIVE months came
to this convention thinking that each OF the de-
gates wished to do his duty aside from any T,hrr
ha, been .itt:e bypay now and then but 1T has has
homes, devotion which has been applied to it, il viii
unquestionabiy be adopted by the peop.e
President Choate then thanked the delegates
sincerely for their expression Of esteem. and said
that he would hand down to his children the
gifts presented t. him memorials Of the only
public service that he had been called upon TO
perform.
The delegates then exhibited In practical way
their regard for Charles +. Fitch the secretary Of
the Convention, by presenting TO him $500 IN cash
Mr.. Fitch made an appropriate speech OF thanks.
An adjournment was then taken TO the Conven-
ton Hall where President Choate completed the
session by delivering the following address re-
viewing the work Of the Convention:
Gentlemen before the motion 10 adjourn l. put it
in the nature Of farewell. 1t Is now nearly five
months since came together and mutually inter
duties intrusted 10 us as delegates 10 this C0nyen
ton. end think we may look back upon ina t"hs
any pride or bosstincs with our hands upon our
hearts. say that we have faithfully attempted to
discharge the duties % assumed We f1uH! u great
responsibility ana difficult duties in;rusted 10 US We
ton whether we should devise new Constitution
for the State OF Newton or merely repair. en-
large and improve that ancient structure under
Which is people had poSpeTed Sni nvei IN happi-
able structure 10 discover the defects which III.
additions which the progress OF cN4zdion De
maaded and to Apply our wisdom 50 iaI as W
More than 400 amendments We're PROPOSED TO IL
from the teemlnS brains not ony OF ceiegatcs, pug
Of the greatest services that We have rendered one
pie OF the State which put forth. Is that ~
those more than 800 We have adopted only thirty
three. We have demonstrated that this. at least.
was conservative convention. mindful OF the value
Of the experience Of the past ana OF me preco1,,
value of the institutions which our fathers had
Ne found at the outset four or five great sub
erc!scd and In regard 10 which it seemed necessary
hat one s9qn5 Sep bc. n Of 6 a h1 Wh oSe
exception. all OF these have received the Joint sup
Political or party Consideration.
There was a renovation OF our judicial system the
system upon which the happiness and welfare OF
the people more nearly depend than any other part
OF The Constitution OF The state We have endeav-
ten which shall he5 y Ss at loa' fT
take up the Judiciary Article ana examine it they
Will find that the object of this convention has been
br1e stce home le the doors ." Of the people
throughout the state more completely, more pronpt-
ly, more efficiently than IL has ever been before.
SCHOOLS AND CHARITIES.
And then there was our common-school system.
that other foundation Of the civilization Itself. OF
which the people Of this State well proudly boast
We have done much for that. We have secured the
establishment throughout this State of common
schools in which all the children Of the State may
receive at the public expense adequate education
We have guarded against that danger which had
excited so much apprehension within the borders
OF this Commonwca!th that perhaps there was AZ
grow. diversion of money raised by taxation Tor
educational purposes into sectarlan hande and con
troll. Ali that We have successfully and. as be,
Article ,,
tated the minds Of the people Of this state, ana
that the application OF public money in the
carefully examined the subject il was believed
70 be inherently an evil which co1ld only be cured
our Charities Committee most carefully examined
that question. and came to the conclusion mat
the system which the state had deliberately adopt
ed and carefully followed now for more than TWEEN
ty years. of employing the aid OF honest falthful
devoted private charitable institutions for the care
of certain wards of the State that could not ot-l-
erwise be well cared for. ought not to be de-
parted from: but, the same time there were
abuses incident the conduct Of that mode Of
charity which at least there should be stop put
to. and we have deprived the Legislature OF AZ
compulsory power In the matter Hereafter. If
vision of the State can be compelled by the cen
trial power OF the State to devote a dollar OF It's
money. against its WILL 10 any particular form OF
charity. Besides that, have secured the regu-
lation of the State Board of Charities 20 this effect
That wherever any pubic money ~ devoted To 4
private charity for the public service IL shall con
tnue under public control and the vigilant eye
and the strong arm OF the people shall be able 10
SoIiou avorv dollar N he nlblic money into