New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-12

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r. II. ROOSEVELT ON FINANCE
af,er the tables mad been cleared Nj McKecn Joe
iroduccd as the first speaker Robert r. Roosevelt.
representing the Nen-YorA Society of Tho Sons ~
the American Revolution. he sad IN part
You have met tonight 20 celebrate ne b.rihaay
services 20 our country. al as i'p ,'i
TIC Empire state so-ioty 90; the 'i~ o t"' an
lchalf Fcw ab'cr men ;h,n Hamilton have eyer
c..stei. lie hal thn srenics' ~ pq"g... S,,s.r
lev IDEAS % producing original systems. 81 star
ing nov thoughts - seitnS "hS'e ar tner
and The results Of ts influence 10 the
csa:y sach abip a. h. posscsscI mat Is - dr.
INV needed ,o-isy when our country. adrifi upon
,hr sea 81 financial folly ami lncara.if'. IS to'f'd
hther ara thither. the snipwreck OF National hoalr
Of men has grown mp since The enactment ~ ihai
financial crime IN legal tender h1i' an 10 t,.sn
Nauon back OF sound BASS VIZ VIZ! I"t'l' ,-
ton originality suggest. anI brilhancN 70 'hioit
spitc OF the terrible loss's which he couN'ty ms
suGer.I during Re last fe~ years rom unw'.r
financial LEGISLATION our r'anG snl a., .ac s' ruin
cnters hundreds Of tAc homes of business men. are
OF potiag~ AMI political patronasc; The case II ,
difficult and EXCEPTIONAL one rlnane'1' 'h'iln,f-
49, neryertoi he minds o, tn people TIL half me
men oven OF intelllgcnce. 10 not know the mean
ing # money. .ar purpose 81 cuif"hcf. 'H-
sis.y The remedy may lie In the creation OF a
wer- brought up to d!sh"ll''r ia ms; an il ma
not have been suited 70 the early DAYS all a..
cru!c notions OF those times or he may have been
right ana troubles since then may D." Que 10
oar not folloHing his advice Noui ih'l ne "'i'
t,re to-day 10 guide ~ In a future thtt no on"
at present can pen"traie or predcl. iy ".ho.iins
- III" sou:l AMI always honorable voas which he
pr,mnlrli"i as to leai - the discovery ~ the
tue way out of our troubles AM IN" respiration OF
this wealthy nation 20 ifne hh"nc'1' theory ana
practice.
Professor Woodrow Watson. OF Princeton. was
the next speaker. and his subject was Vas Ham
nton a true Amercan?' lie maintained that he was.
chiefly because OF hs freedom OF individual opinion
lie praised Hamilton for his power Of getting his
opinions put into operation and for MS INN NE In.
huencc In tho Nations early history He sali that
it IL important for the Nadon to-day to preserve
really a Nation IA the waking.
AN APPEAL FOR TUsKOGEE
Professor Booker r Washington OF Tnskogee
Ala the negro orator. whose speech at the open
ing Of the Atlanta Exhibition attracted National
attention the third speaker. lie received a
rousing welcome as he arose. and warmly APP
plan at frequent intervals. lie said. In part.
Gentlemen OF The Hamilton club. II hardly
seems fitting for YOU to associate my history and
thought Win those Of Alexander Hamilton of
ihr treat men not born TO dc And yet II NAV
ard lowly. the nch ana poor, the VIII" ana black
mon that eacn in his own way and ia h.s own
generation put forth his highest efforts TO serye
humanity ia the way that our country most needs
scrycc. IN this all of US can be equal-in this all
In planning the course OF training at Tuskogce
"" have steadily tried TO keep In view Our cond.-
OF study directly after that Of a people whose OPP
por.un!t'cs OF civilization have been far different
and far superior 10 ours.
from rhe nrst Industrial or hand training has
been made II special feature OF our work This in
ligious. TO my mind. has served emphatic advan-
tages. Al first. few OF the young mon and women
who cane would be able To remain in school
during The nine months ana pay In cash the s. per
month charged for board: through our Industries
Of their board. and the remaindr they pay I'm cash
We find by experience that MS Institution can
stitution and gives the student q chance to learn
something from The labor within i,se!f.
While friends In the North and elsewhere have
given MS money 70 pay our teachers ana 10 buy
whch %s r e." S not M @ ESy
UP within about foumeen years property that Is
now valued AT $2g,.VD thirty-scvcn buildings. count
ing large and small located our / 100 acres of
land. all except three Of which are the product OF
student labor.
MONEY NEEDED FOR TEACHERS
The annual expenses Of carrying OF this work 10
now about $1,000 year. Tho whole property Is
decided to an aforementioned board OF trustees
who have control Of the institution. There is no
MORTGAGE on any OF the property. Our greatest
need Is for money to pay for teaching.
What Is the object OF all this? In everything done
in literary. religious or industrial training the ques
lion kept constantly before all IL that the nstitu-
lion eyists Tor the purpose Of training "a certain
number OF picked leaders. who viii 10 out and
ron ch I'm an effective manner the masses by whom
we are surrounded. 1t Is not practical nor de-
lie Thing for the North to educate all the
mo gro,s in the South. but II Is perfectly practical
and pos2ibe thing for the North To help the South
educate the leaders, who In turn VIII go out and
roach the MASSES and show them how 10 lit them
selves up In discussing this subject II Is to be borne
I'm m ind that So per OF the cOlored people OF the
South live practically in the country districts
where they are difficult To reach except by special
.ffort I'm some of the counties In Alabama, near
Tlskoece the colored outnumbcr the whites four
and five TO one. -, Cd, -,
thing must be borne in mind. do not know how
vo, lind n here but In Alabama we ind II pretty
hard hing TO make n good Christian OF II hungry
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