The herald., 1896-07-22
Pleads Eloquently on Behalf Of
American Citizenship
WHAT CLASSES ARE DOING
The Isstructors Pleased With What Has
Been Accomplished
rrsuk uscolu Entertaius an Enthusiastic Az
dience With Impersonatlons
An Exciting Runawsy-Long Beach Women
Vsnt to vote-AssembIy Notes.-The
Events Of Today Of Unusual In.
terest and Attraction

Interest yesterday and the day before
ccntered upon political matters. The
address by Rev. Carlos Martyr and Miss
Shaw upon matters akin, have awaken
ed a deal of interest, especially among
the women, and If the women Of Long
Beach were taken as fair criterions the
idea that women do not want to exercise
the right of suffrage would be exploded.
The afternoon exercises opened with a
vocal solo by Prof. Cornell, which was
received with applause. Prof. Weller
then introduced Miss Jessie York,
daughter of Judge Waldo M. York Of the
superior court, who recited Our Folks
and the Bugle Song exceptionally well.
DIR. Carlos Martyr was introduced at
this time and delivered an address upon
American Citizenship. DR.. Martyr IN
opening spoke of the growth of the cities
as a significant fact. Only short time
ago the people were to be found largely
in the country, now the population CEN
ters in the large cities, consequently 1t
becomes of immense Importance that the
densely populated cities should be prop
erly governed. The time will soon come
when on the shores of the great lakes
and on the western coast the number
and size of the great cities will surpass
those of ancient times when Rome was
in her supremacy.
Therefore if the city is not properly
governed and secured our dark day Will
soon come and our fate will be sealed.
In national affairs it Is right that man
should have his party politics, but In To-
cal elections it is more than absurd to
70, hnn ho lie q
can, Democrat Populist or any other
party man. We might with the same
propriety vote for the mayor because he
knows how to dance. If we would secure
civic righteousness we must discard par
ty politics and vote for the man, and not
because he is representative of some
party.
Some one has said that this country is
governed by the newspapers. 1t is gov
erned by political committees. If we
would succeed in our warfare for Ameri-
can citizenship we must get down to the
bottom of the difficulty. We must look
after the primaries and then the ballot
box. Why, there are more Christians
who do not vote than those who do be-
cause they say politics are too corrupt
Down with such ideas! If I had my
way I would disfranchise every man
who does not exercise his right of Suf-
frage.
LII. W dItyD was
ed with applause during his speech.
Following the lecture a number of ques-
tions were sent up to the lecturer to
answer. The first question was, What
is the first practical step toward Ameri-
can citizenship. The others followed as
rapidly as they could be answered, sucn
as, How may people be made to work to-
ton through which this cooperation
can be secured? In answering these
questions DR.. Martyr drew largely from
his experience in the reform work at
Chicago, of which he was the head and
center.
AMONG THE CLASSES
The growth of the classes and interest
continues undated. Yesterday morn
ing at the lecture on American History
and Literature by Mrs. Averill, there
were fully $50 in the class. This class
and the one conducted by Mr.. C. p. Dor
land are perhaps the most largely at
tended and popular in the course. The
lectures by Mrs. Averill are very COM
prehensive and instructive. The lee
tlrere touched upon DR.. Franklin Pierce,
the Democratic choice for the presidency
in 1S5S-57, his characteristics and the
great events and momentous issues
which he confronted during his admins
tration. The political sky was dark and
black with the threatening storm which
patriotic Americans fondly hoped would
vet disperse without the disaster they
menaced. The repeal of theMissouri com
promise the excitement in the free
states arousing the bitterest sectional
feeling between the north and the south,
threatening to precipitate the civil war;
these were enough to tax the largest
brain, burden the greatest heart and ex-
haust the widest culture and the ripest
experience. Without there were omi-
rous signs of unrest and possible calam-
ity to the nation Great Britain was
offended because the president in 1855
had very properly sent the English min
lister at Washington home. since he had
dared enlist men in the United States for
the Crimean war In violation of our neu-
trality laws: Spain was offended because
three American ministers had met in
conference in Belgium and published a
manifesto. LaWlesS men emboldened
by this atrocious manifesto resorted to
that coveted island. Cuba, to seize it for
the United States. Rarely had the
American nation needed so profoundly
great men at the helm; seldom had the
truth been more perfectly verified that
the race is not to the swift nor the
battle to the strong, neither yet bread to
the wise," etc, than in the choice of
FRANKLIN Pierce as president when he
was yet young man. The turmoil and
unrest grew apace until the storm hurst
tie forever the crucial questions that had
for so many years rocked and tossed the
ship of our union among hidden reefs
and dangerous shoals
Mrs. Averill went on to say that il
was cheering to turn to other conflicts
and triumphs which have for their OBJ
Ject 'the harmony of the nations"
Dwight Moody, Of small education and
with no brilliant endowment, and the
thousands of people who fiocked to hear
the plain man: of the discovery of
the vast deposits of oil in Pennsylvania
only waiting the hand of industry and
the skill of ingenuity to respond to the
needs of men; the successful laying of
the Atlantic cable; the building and IA
tality connected with the first trip of
the Great Eastern steamship, and MANY
other interesting and important events
were related by the lecturer
Mrs. B. w. Diehl conducted a pre-
liminary exercise in the study of the life
and characteristics of Henry w. Long
fellow.
The seventh Bible reading in the
Mortified course, conducted by Rev.