The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23

Rousseau bhlu inc pTttnltiNo htuyO " mnuklnu
was a state Of liberty. Men have surren-
dered their liberty for tho bonents Of gov.
eb5orse could h bS NC , osoG GSvernmen at a sne ,S SSt'S %cui ii
be best Of all, and all government rests on tho
consent OF ths GoSerp ned Gentlemen Gentle that is
Government docs not rest on the consent Of the
6lazed out at Fort sumter and by the surrender
that took. place at Appomattox. Court House.
are eternal laws OF right and wrong, and an ctor.
ma, God from whom they come, and 1t Is for US
to ind d, out ri,S as a best w we may are what nat those cosso eternal aSI
NATIONALLY life herewith.
Tho only thing you can do - to know what
nation. And this doctrine should bo
IRS ssacAS Snd ' bS tho snG prs sS.p''L Let G great anG masses SlSs;
OF ignorant mon. sgayed by their passions and
no other authority than tho vast majority; let
tho great United States come to believe that the
u vossSs 81 the p people iRs is wt shS ,S SGise Of Of T GSd' s and the the
worth the cost of the paper on which the bonds
that represent them are written; :,
" 1t Is for us not TO 20 back to the old Puritan
courage as stalwart. with less combativoness
as stro %ESo and si"S a. Superstition II for the let.
ter less, and heroic devotion to truth, and
evii-not to win victory over them BY running
away from them; a government OF the best-
not BY the government of castles, or priests, or
es in D, every man. And. last Of ali. a brother:
that It shall embrace mon Of every race, men of
every, class, and I'm men n Of every Y creed = under the g
Cheers and applause.I '-
GOV. BLACK SPEECH.
Gov. Black spoke as follows: There Is moth.
ing which needs 80 little decoration. or which
absolutely, genuine. limitations are likely to
be exposed at first sight unless they are care.
GENERALLY covers a blemish in the construction.
II therefore happens that the first rate inyari-
ably ffe e. G b,t adjournment y ran and att6ae,ssssccoonn d ira in,
the two qualities can DO discovered easily
enough at short range, and safety from exposure
vision is clear and the Inspection careful. there
is no chance for the sham ever to be taken for
the Experience Of many ages, are recognized
universally. and among the many forms of &C
tiyity In this very active age none Is more
out and Of the second not to be; This struggle
is not confined or even modified by wealth., posi-
ciple further back, when the thing was made or
the man. was born. 1t is easier to conceal what
Ono requires concoelmcnt, tho other demon.
s~tration. Sooner or later the truth will be re:
yeulod. Some time decoration will fall off, and
the surprise at finding it. [Applause.l
tbt These e s. . reflections ahins are hti sssg gessiho1 TO tb me b,
tives of New England and thor friends. The
| annual gatherings OF this society have always
many Who ~exemplify the worth and independ.
ence OF a fearless character. For tho last fifty
years in New York city tho efforts which hay,
pushed it to the frCnt and held it there would
have suffered a marked decrease without New
England aid. In all its progress which has madeiitt
have been among the leaders. In professional
life their names have been, conspicuous; In
ness second in the world, they have touched
elbows with those who hold their, places at the
front hSs no Il 2o every E1s alrmS t hafSe Mu Sm e1G rear ssl lips;
for her children there. IApplause.l
They have moved Eradaally,, but always for
vance, and they have not been consumed by
fear lest their value should be, placed too low.
gent, deserving the respect Of others, always
maintaining their own, the place they hold in
this, city excitos the pride Of every son of New
co"raso viii always make its way, and thou.
world are now remembering some spot within
New England's borders from which their in
"If i sought the genuine in character and in
purpose, the qualities that will bear inspection
unadorned and grow stronger as the knowl-
I know, would pardon me il my first impulse
brought mo here to search among the sons and
daughters of New England" tApplause.l
PRESIDENT ELIoT's SPEECH.
President Charles w. Eliot of Harvard Uni
versity spoke on The Characteristic New Eng
land Tendency to Reform and Progress" He
spoke of what the Puritans had accomplished
there had been n steady continuity Of the Puri-
" do !, not time mea tn"" he e. said. THAT the Puritan
ideals h.ve not undergone any change. Their
ffGinf s msh%' Of Of ,i5s Ta aut paiHTFHHt ey d ia.r ont ' Ssan,4
and JOY Now their stern faith has been soft.
eped and maas joyful and happy in the belief of
SENATOR woLcoTT's SPEECH.
Senator Wolcott spoke on 1.-THE East and the
West" He said in part;
privilege to meet the members of this society
l saw then. are before me now, They show.
bore, and which'are visible on the brows of all
the members, OF the society, the marks Of pa
stamp them tsa0t as Sn;wiliins ez ftau rom their ma,
tive New England. 1t is wonderful how, year
s ss ESsst s rSsas to to I @Sko N sny 5 SeSfIt nn1 for sS t tns
live. in il, the members Of the New England
Society gather on Forefather's Day, with pa
tient resignation to eat together the bitter
This is the season of good cheer, when kind
sury. as we recall those {" early New England
days when. with the fear Of God always be-
stern. unbcnding insistcnce to a broad rccogni-
ton of the right of individual Judgment there
should be le1t no room for raneor. The West
dustrious., and genuine, and their beliefs are
honest. They would scorn any sort of evasion
vi "a Coi'SoNAoh' NY eiO lcli
Thereis in the whole far West hardly n North
erner born, who was old enough to go to the
war. whom you will not see on Decoratio Day
wearing proudly the badge. of his old corps.
[Appluuso.l They arc Americans; 20 a proper.
ton greater. far greater, than in the East, ma
are held with practical unanimity, The be,
liefs of the cler. yn,an, the lawyer, the farmer,
and the storckeeper are alike. You swell their
The young follows graduate and go West,
grateful thai you have developed their ability
to reason, and they rapidly assimilatc their
views with those of the people among whom
they cast their lot.
$50 universal a feeling as that which per.
vades the great West cannot be all wrong. You
cannot dispose of a conviction held by millions
of intelligent people by calling 1t a craze. and
some day you may find 1t worth your while to
look for the truth where it Is usually hidden
between extremes.
'"The continued friction is largely generated
both East and West by a certain modern type
Of newspaper. The plague may have STARTED
here, but 1t has spread and proutod like the
Canadian thistle until it is a blight in Colorado
as 1t is q curse here and wherever 1t plants 1t
self. Wherever there is a cause to misrcpre
sent, a hate to DO famed, a SANDER to utter. 4
reputation to besmirch, it exhalcs its rou
breath. 1t knows no party, no honor and nC
? virtue. 1t stirs only strife and hatred and ap
peals only to the low and the base. 1t calls