The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-18

found to fight for a cause which SEEM
ed almost hopeless.
ITO the rebellion Connecticut sent 55,-
900 men, one man to every ten men,
women and children in the state. 1t
don't seem that any cause could call
men out like that, but it will, and you
will see the sons of Connecticut rally
ing just the same.
I'VE have pretty good political condi-
lions in Connecticut. We have no po-
litical boss; who ever heard of one in
Connecticut. The nearest approach to
one is when our bright newspaper writ
ers speak of them. A political boss
don't flourish in Connecticut. We down
them when they start In.
Connecticut is noble, grand COM
monwealth to live in. AS our senator
has said of the country, so will l say
of Connecticut. I don't believe that
another state offers so many enjoy
ments and comforts as Connecticut.
God save the commonwealth of Con-
necticut."
The next speaker was Mayor Farms
worth of this city, who responded to the
toast, "The City of New Haven He
spoke in part, as follows:
Chanting New Ravens praises will
not pay bills. You will pardon me if
| talk little business. The board Of
| finance finds that certain fixed charges
must be provided for before many i'm
provements are made. Salaries must
| be paid, new schools demanded, and
| interest on debts call for quite a tax
One problem before us is the very in
equitable valuation Of real estate for
| taxation. I believe that while some of
| the real estate in New Haven is as
sesscd at one-third OF it's value, other
real estate is assessed at it's full value
and some even higher. Until the re-
valuation is completed I favor limiting
expenditures for improvements to what
| is absolutely necessary. If there were
a proper valuation and the military tax
we're collected we would not need
| this year a % IL mills tax
New Haven has to pay to the state for
a military tax more than it gets from
| it's citizens.
'"Then personal property. We have
| many citizens who prefer to invest
| their spare cash in furniture, jewels,
| horses, etc., and how many of them pay
| taxes. I don't suppose that they are
| tax dodgers, though. I wish a sermon
might be preached on that old text,
| BE Honest until no man who did not
pay taxes on the diamonds he wore
| could walk the streets and be called
an honest man.
| "Last year our lighting cost So per
| head for every citizen in New Haven,
the public library fifty cents per head
| ba %T nj
| the total tax list put in included the
names of less than one-half the voters.
1--WE should in every way encourage
the thrifty, the industrious, the home
builders. New Haven is particularly
rich in men, public spirited, intelligent
men. 1 wish all such might be thor
| oughly appreciated"
At the conclusion of Mayor Farms
worth's address General Bradley pro-
| posed three cheers to Major Smith S.
| Leach for his work in behalf of New
| Haven harbor. The cheers were given
| with will.
| The next speaker was Colonel D. P.
| Heap Of the Third Lighthouse district.
He spoke briefly on the subject of light
house construction, and especially of
| the new light to be built in New Haven
harbor.
Captain C. F. Goodrich, president of
the naval college at Newport, respond
ed to the next toast. He explained that
coast defences on land were not enough
| to protect the cities on Long Island
sound in case of war. He recalled in
stances in the Revolutionary war to
prove this, and said that war vessels
We're necessary in addition to shore de-
| fences.
Professor Henry W. Farnam of Yale
university responded to the toast
| Yale" He spoke as follows:
Fortunately 1 can speak here both
as a member of the chamber of COM
merce and as a member of the univer-
sity, and for the sake of what is in my
mind l am glad that do not come as
an outsider, and that by uniting both
memberships can, as it were, typify
| that union which believe should rep
resent the true relations of university
| to the business interests of the town in
| which it is situated. As New Haveners
| we are all proud of our CITY, and as