The times., 1898-10-03
of District Commissioners, then intro
duced B. II. Warner as chairman of the
meeting, follows:


OF the nation, where its pulse vibrates and whose
people joined so heartily in the prosecution OF
the war that we should meet and join as heartily
in rejoicing at the victorious termination OF
the war.
The Commissioners, to whom the invitation
came to arrange for the jubilee, were unable on
account of the press of business to give 1t their
attention We turned to our fellow-citiZen Mr..
b. II Warner, and asked him if he would kindly
relieve us of this duty, and he acceded to our
request, and through his energy and ability he
has made the arrangements for this meeting, pro-
viding for your Dleasure and comfort. l beg TO
introduce him as the chairman OF the meeting
this afternoon.
MIR. Warner Talks.
Mr.. Warner was received with much
applause.
Mr.. Warner then assumed control of
the meeting and requested the Marine
Band to play a selection, after which he
made a short address, setting forth the
object OF the meeting He declared that
it was bef1tting the nation which had so
| gloriously triumphed in war to rejoice
over a victory that would make for free
| dom and enlightenment, and be the
means of alleviating suffering and hui
miliction and developing manhood and
vigor where had dwelt oppression and
vice. He reviewed the history of the war
from its inception, noting the fact that
In a hundred days after the declaration
of war nearly a quarter of a million
troops had been equipped and put in the
field. Cuba and Porto Rico had been made
free. and the Stars and Stripes planted at
Manila. He paid a glowing tribute to
Dewey Schley, Miles, Shafter, Wheeler,
Lawton. Kent, Green, and Roosevelt In
speaking of the alleged abuse of the
troops he took the position that the peo-
pie should not allow the spirit of criticism
to crowd out the memory of the great
deeds on land and sea, but should let the
spirit of American patriotism shine with
! splendor among the nations of the EARTH
| and not throw a shadow upon IT and
bring an eclipse before it. That the
| American people should show al this
! time especially that this Republic is not
so ungrateful that it viii pass a hasty
| Judgment upon the heroes and the faith
| ful public servants of the past.
| Mr. Warner concluded his speech by re-
| citing verse from Longfellow's The
| Ship of State
( The address of Chairman Warner was
! followed by the singing of My Country.
'Tis of Thee" by the Moody chorus and
! the audience under the direction of Prof.
| Percy S. Foster. and accompanied by the
| Marine Band, under the leadership of
Prof. Santelmann.
| DR. Stafford, pastor of ST. Patriek's
| Catholic Church, of this city. was then
introduced by the chairman as the orator
] ns ho dow =dd tarIt.
| effort and was most generously ap-
/ plauded At no time was the cheering
| greater than when he declared that
| America was criminally unprepared for
| the war with Spain, and that TO insure
/ peace the Government should be prepared
and have great navy.
Father stafsord's Grafton.
Ladies and Gentlemen: The principles alcne
are important Individuals are nothing. Ind-
vidusls are important only inasmuch they per
sonify principle. Principle viii change defcat
| into victory, and without principle victory is
disaster. Victory, in order to be truly great,
must be at the same time manifestation OF the
| physical an expression OF the moral And when
| it is at and the same time manifestation
CT the physical and expression Of the moral.
| it Is truly great and truly glorious.
Victory in itself merely physical. and in itself
is neither great nor benifcent; but when il is
at the same time expression Of the physical
and a vindicaticn of the moral then. l say, it is
truly great, glorious and ideal. There are de-
feats that more glorious than victories.
a Sublime Sentiment.
You may sacrifice million men for a principle,
bat You never sacrifice principle, not eva n
| for million men. (Applause-)
Dr. Stafford then related the incident of
the conquering of Darius by Alexander
the Great. He said:
No one in the world could be harder pressed
than Darius. His empire had been overturned;
| his wife and mother prisoners, his capital
was invaded and he himself lay dying OF q
mortal wound received at the hand Of traitor.
When Macedonian soldier discovered the king
diving in a chariot, the king said, Give me Il
drink" and the soldier, touched by that humanity
which knows enemy, gave him cup oil
water. And when the king had drunk he handed
the cup back and said to the soldier; This
is the saddest day of my life, for today | have
received for the first time benefit for which
can make no return; but tell Alexander, and
Alexander will reward you for this
Cannot Sacrifice Principle.
In all the history of the werld there has never
been heard sentiment more sublime. mar
who had just lost empire. whose dominions
had just been invaded whose wife and mother
were prisoners and who himself was dying OF
mortal wound, thought not of any OF these things
| but of the fact only that he had received
benefit fer which he could make no adequate
return.
He was right for so great a thing is virtue. SC
great thing is cup of cold water given II
the name OF humanity, that nothing short Of
omnipotence can adequately reward II.
DIR. Stafford then spoke of the tyranni-
cal rule of Caesar and that all the world
were subject to 1t except the inyincible
spirit of Cato, who when Roman liberty
was destroyed, refused to live. He also
spoke of the refusal of Socrates to fly
when he was to be imprisoned for teach
ing a doctrine which was new, but il
which he believed, saying that after hav'
ing taught the doctrine during his life
his duty now was to die in obedience tc
the laws of his country and thus to sea
the doctrine with his blood.
On another occasion, when a man was brough
to his death for a principle when he saw tn,
cross on which he was to die, he stretched out hi
hand and exclaimed 20 cross ardent Y loved
| O cross so long deSiredi o al last found
take me out of the midst of men, and TO Hin
who hath purchased me-.
Here was news principle introduced into thu
| world Here was not only willingness to go t
death for a principle, but longing to go.
Fought and Failed.
Darius had fought and failed. Cato had volun
tarily died, and Socrates had accepted his dealt
in obedience to the laws of his country, but ST
Andrew gloried in it, and longed for and de
sired it.
There was something common TO all of thes
men. all of whom lived at different times an
places, and something which made all Of then
great, and that something was principle. Ii wa
principle that made Darius great 1t was pril
| ciple that made Cato great. 1t principl
that made Socrates great 1t was even highe
and better principle that made st. Andrew great