The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-05
MOSS TALKS OF TRAITORS.
CALLS ON Young MEN TO FIGHT DE-
SPOILERS OF TIE CITY.

introduced ms 1.-THE Man on the Firing
Line"--He Says the City Needs Patriots, and
That an Omcial Who Betrnys II Is Worse
Than Traitor who Fires on the Flag.
Frank Moss counsel for the Assembly COM
mittee that is investigating the city gov
eminent. spoke yesterday afternoon to an
audience OF 400 young men at the West Side
Young Mems Christian Association building.
West Fifty-seventh street on the subject OF
" Patriotic Citizenship" His speech was
cheered. Mr. Moss was introduced as the
man on the firing line" He said that he had
intended to speak on "Gentleness." but that
he had changed his mind.
Il have almost drawn back" said Mr.. Moss.
" from the work In which my associates and
have been engaged. love my country and the
city In which we live. and the city should be
no less the subject Of our patriotic ardor Than
our country When I have to stand in front OF
the people and show the kind Of institutions
and free government we have. l almost draw
back We are showing all the students OF po-
litical economy that our government OF the
people and BY and for them is in this city a
OF disease / would draw back.
Is it patriotism to keep silence at such
time as this because some relative has polit
ica or other Job that he will lose II you speak ?
We are making lamentable picture OF Amer
lean manhood here now and the finger Of sf ;p.t
there are men here who will give their lives up
IL necessary for the principles OF patriotism.
All OF the great good things in this world come
out of conflict. Out Of such q conflict as we
ought. to. have will come live men who
were dead believe we are in a critical period.
Where in big city Is It thought possible to
have honest government? The need OF the
hour is the revival OF patriotism In the hearts
Of the people. Get your hearts warmed up.
There is a need for the decentralization OF ac-
tive Christian manhood-with the emphasis on
active don't mean the Christianity that
hides itself in a church, but the, Christianity
lgence. I can't think when the appeal for
patrotism has gone out to young men more
strongly than now.
A man who is struck in battle with bullet
has the consolation Of wearing the scar with
pride in public, hut in such a fight as this Il
man may be struck down almost without
knowing 1t and all his virtue and heroism E
you ought to see your opportunity. l haze
talked to Just such sympathetic audiences 0
this before. and those who appauded so mu b
lost all their courage when they got UP agai 1t
that opposition out there.
Il have holy horror Of posing. and | haN 0
refused again and again to speak at this tin Q.
/ have spoken here because | am working t'f
more than any committee or investigated .
The thing want to do is to arouse your hear 0
to a true love for your country and for you.
home which is being despoiled by these
traitors. man who violates the rights of the
people. especially after taking the oath OF office.
is more of a traitor than he who from distance
fires at our flag.
am glad to speak to such an audience. for
it bears me and my work up. We are out for
the right. We are there. and we are going to
stay there"