The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-22


it's hand upon the children baptized in
it's name. Children's Sunday means
church care of the little people. 1t is
not a pageant. but proclamation to
the world that the church undertakes to
bring up the children in the nurture
and admonition of the Lord.
The large gifts to Columbia. to the
University OF New York and to the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. within few
weeks, inspire the hope that we may be
on the eve of an epidemic of munifcence
to our institutions of the higher educa
ton. When the shower comes we know
of one or two useful and struggling col
leges that would like to get some OF the
wet. We do not covet the millions that
goes to Columbia from fortunate Presi
dent Low, nor any other million going to
other already rich schools. But we
should like our own. There is wealth
and good deal of it to which our schools
have a solid claim. It is that wealth
which we covet. Wealth cannot be
turned into culture; the rich man can
not buy knowledge. But wealth is a
potent instrument for the increase and
diffusion Of culture.
Yale has gone into the millinery
business. The corporation of that great
seat of learning has adopted scheme of
dress prepared by some expert costumer,
80 that Yale man may be known by
the wayfaring man. Bachelors. masters,
doctors are to be separately tricked out.
and those students who could not other
wise tell where they belong may now be
able to classify themselves when they
get into their clothes. This will crafty
the love of distinction 30 deep-seated in
the undergraduate mind; but as an ad
iunct Of the higher learning it should
not surprise it's venerable author to find
that it falls somewhat short.
The holding of national conference
of Good City Government Clubs is a
'hopeful phenomenon, We shall have
good government, municipal and State,
just SO soon as an influential portion of
our people discern whatit is and demand
it. The alliance between partisanship
and the corrupt element in our voting
population is the root of municipal mis-
chief. The mayor OF Chattanooga. Geo.
w. Ochs, put the truth very forcibly at
the late Cleveland Conference in the re.
mark, that the best good government
club city can have is an honest and
efficient mayor and council. But even
honesty without enlightenment is vain.
An honest partisan is prone to believe
that no real good can come to the city
except through his party, and no real
harm can be done except by the other
party. The complete divorce of city
administration from party politics is the
remedy for bad municipal government.
The account of his stewardship
which Mayor Wilson of Albany is able
to give at the close of the official year,
should crafty the citizens as we'll as the
chief magistrate. After somewhatpro-
tracted and obstinate struggle with a
portion of the Board of Aldermen the
Mayor had the satisfaction of seeing the
city government carried on as non par
tisan organization for doing the munich
pal business. Triumph was signal if not
complete. Such an administration is so
obvious and practical a means of secur-
ing the ends of good city government.
that after trying it one wonders how any
city can go back to the uncivilized meth
Cd of partisan rule. But good govern
ment is not what some people want.
They prefer government by their own
set for the ends of that set, with incl
dental benefits to the community.