The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-14

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THE subject of New Haven if prop
erly treated would necessitate going
back into history was not aware un-
til recently that New Haven was such
q very wicked city. had supposed and
had reason to believe that it was as
good as the average city. l have visit
ed in an official capacity about four
hundred. cities of the country and have
gained some knowledge of the moral
standing of these cities. / know of
none in the number which has better
claim to good citizenship, social stand
ing, and such small amount of vice as
has our own beautiful city. New Ha-
ven has a reputation throughout the
country as a highly moral city and is
known as such over the entire world.
mo organization is so qualified to aid
in everything pertaining to New Ha-
yen's welfare and improvement as is
the chamber of commerce. Shall we not
look forward with anticipation to
Greater New Haven?" "
Rev. C. e. Woodcocll of Ansonia next
responded to the toast "The Clergy's
Part in Politics" He made an excel
lent address, one of the best of the
evening. He said that he did not come
from the wickedest city in the world,
and he also knew that he had not come
to the wickedest city in the world. He
said that he lived here four years and
believed that it was one of the cleanest
cities in character and in intellectual
and moral qualities of any city in the
United States. He said that he had no
respect for clergyman who VISITS any
citv and makes statements about 1t
that are untrue and unWarranted. A
clergyman is worth only so much in q
community as he merits Let MIN not
be a hypocrit. Clergymen are by no
means angels, but God forbid that they
should not be men. The higher and no.
bier class of clergymen stand ready as
fellow helpers to work for the best in
terests of all. If clergyman assists in
politics let it not be as an antagonist.
but as brother and a friend Extend
to him the right hand of fellowship as
a co-worker for the sommonWeal ana
the commonwealth.
Ericsson f. Bushnell then sang "Friar
Gray" and was loudly applauded and
encored. He sang in response to the
encore 1ae verse of Down Deep Within
a Cellar"
The next speaker was Captain j. S.
Petit of the United States army, who
responded to the toast The United
| States Army" He spoke in an interest
| ing manner of the needs of the army
and the necessity of keeping stand
| ing army, while he advocated the
maintenance Of larger standing army,
saying that instead of being an expense
| this is really an economy. If at the
breaking out of the war we had been
able to call out a large standing army
millions of dollars would have been
| saved and thousands of lives. In this
country we have a standing army only
about one-half as large as that of Mex
leo, or about $4,000 soldiers for 100000
people, and to protect 100000 square
miles of territory. A war in Europe
would call at once 20,000000 men into
the field, all equipped and drilled. All
good soldiers are good citizens and a
man who would not make a good citi-
zen Is not received into the army.
C. N. Kendall, superintendent of the
city schools, the next speaker, respond
ed to the toast '"The Public School Sys-
tenn" Mr.. Kendall called attention to
the growing needs of the schools and
the vastness of the system About one
fifth of the population is enrolled in the
public schools, and from this fact a con-
ception can be gained of the great ex-
pense entailed in educating. The de-
mands on public schools have increased
greatly during the past ten or fifteen
| years. Among these demands are those
for military instruction, for instruction
in finance, and in agricultural and in
chemistry, besides numerous other
branches of special instruction. The
demands must not be diSregarded.
Mr. Bushnell followed Superintendent
Kendall with another song, Rocked
in the Cradle of the Deep" and to an
encore responded by singing over sec
ond verse Of the same.
Rev. DR.. w. l.. Phillips, pastor of the
Church of the Redeemer, next rose tc
the toast "The Responsibility of Busi.
ness Men for the Moral Condition Of
the City"
Senator Platt was then called upor
to speak and said: There is much tc
be said on the commerce of the coun.
try and of New Haven. This age is
one of development. 1t is the CONNER
cial nation and the commercial mer
who occupy positions of strength il
this Nineteenth century. That mar
who perceives the needs and advantage.
of commerce and is prompt to seizt
upon these advantages will acquire E
standing in his country and in the
world If the people of New Haven de
sire pre-eminence they will have t.
seek it by taking advantage of thu
present era and by looking into tht
future one-quarter or one-half century
and see the changes coming Many
steps of New Haven's progress we may
notice but what is coming it is yer!
difficult to perceive. How has ou
progress been carried along? By fore
sight into the wants of the future. TIL,
business man of New Haven must b,
quick and active and must look ahead
The old adage The race is not to th
swift nor the battle to the strong il
not true in commerce, transportation
production and distribution. There tn
race is to the swift and the battle j
to the strong and those win who shoe
the longest gun"
Other speakers called upon wer
CONGRESSMAN Hill of Norwalk and F. E
Week, president of the Middletowl