New-York tribune., 1900-03-11

IL Governor
have not proved 70 be yet, and we do not know
now they are coming out.
TRUST IN HIM AND HAVE PATIENCE.
Let us trust in him and have patience. 1 believe
Juan R II his march M nj Sre wss 'Dp no oa at all
entirely in accord with the Army regulations to
am no; going to keep you longer gentlemen. 1
velt. and am going to ask VOC fill your glasses
ser the FIRST toast OF the evening The State of
ernor Roosevelt Let US rise and give him our
! want TO say one thing more which you will
pardon n me for speaking Of it II is nearly forty
great honor in passing joint resolution in the
RooseTeIts father for his unseifish ard splendid
service during the war His father man who
and sweetest citizens ever had in this State.
20 see ai 3 his nk f bo 81 MN ba as oS9g Id down now
raper5y. is doing such loyal work for the State
WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID.
When the Governor rose to his feet he was
greeted with three cheers and a tiger. and after
making the Introductory remarks quoted
plunged boldly into the canal so to speak and
delivered the following address in which his
statement that the canal should not be the foot
bali Of political factions was perhaps most
loudly applauded. The Governor said:
When community attains certain height of
greatness there is always imminent danger of
almost Inevitably there results careless over
confidence and an attendant relaxation of effort
Of conditions This Is just commercially as
politically, and IL seems TO me that such is the
eonei,ion OF New-York to-day. Our wealth and
lnEiyalled geographical advantages have made us
while those competitors have c. mbired against us
snd nave sought by every means 10 overtake us in
me oetief that so long lead as ours could never
Now, ] want to call your attention to the fact
that fundamentally have but one advantage in
stead OF many II is true we have great bsrbor
with ample harbor facilities great river
by our doors. but there are other rivers and
great estuaries the north and south Our har-
Dor i open in winter; but so is every harbor south
and immediately north Of us. The one and only ad
vantage which snare with other port,
the winter bound ports of Canada, is that in New
YORK state there IS break in the great mountain
system which stretches from the ST Lawrence to
Gulf Of Mexico There is not another actual or
possible seaport upon the entire Atlantic Coast of
the United States which has uninterrupted water
which We cali the Vest FYerw other cnm,eerciaI
city in our country the Atlantic Coast must de-
rive its Importance only from its railroads and its
tpriceless If she chooses make it, OF direct
Inunicaton by water with the vast grain fields and
the deep beds Of coal and iron in the interior
WHAT IT MEANS.
II the city the State deliberately throws away
the one element of commercial supremacy.
Remember. also. that in such 1t is only
surrenders the chief weapon with which she should
5 hF way VI 70 & IN the sharp rf
of middle Ne,y-York would surrender in proportion
the State Buffalo the City OF the Lakes, would
render in proportion far more A really adequate
hudson would make Buffalo possible rival Of
- oleag9 and would put her far Deyoaa the chahces
1t would make her in all human probability the
would remove that fear of MontreaIs rivalry which
haunts her foremost merchants.
-having. yet achieved save at the cost of
forethought. of preparation of resolution OF sac
viFea md ahDETa a n
sighted genius of De Witt Clinton to make this
we haVe sunk back and need another awakening
1 very earnestly trust that the remarkable work
year that has gone by will supply the necessary
stimulus. And here wish TO express on behalf of
the State, and especially on pehaf Oh lts nero
chants and workingmen. the obligations which we
Committee ii / appoInte-i and those composing the
Commerce Commission appointed by my predeces,
trouble and the mastery judgment which have re
. sureG a sie and fasting value in this States
ecmrr ercial and political history.
OF FAR REACHING IMPORTANCE.
The scheme proposed rs one of tremendous, and
far reaching T nc II Is whfn &
saing & Lne G h end ADOPT II the State is awake
to her own needs and = as she shonid i De. , con-
which offers adequate check upon the railroads
that now can @ ana 90 6o snow .ne 81 tSe scheme
means in the first place, that there should be the
poesibiity Of repeating the mistakes which have
feebeT efforts in the past; and in the next
missionary work 10 make the people OF the STATE
policy viii or viii not be adopted aeeordingy as
the people are not convinced or lts WISDOM
q franz and thorough presentation OF the facts on
every important point and by the preparation OF
plete beyond all reasone Die question. The benefit
its great industrial and commercial centres must
mus ns 'F be estabshed bea1d reasonable question
and it must oe made as thorough as is needfuL 1t
reqa'red ten months for General Greenes commit
norF propose. II may well take few months
meHe before the commInry Of seven millions OF
pc ,pe is ripe decide upon the merits OF the de-
ta'led proposition which to formulate the com. m
ifepstIent throwing aside 81 the project because it
c,nnot be adopted offhand, would merely be a
VI. scheme Of such vast import to our Whole
social and industrial future
TWO OR THREE VITAL FEATURES
There are TWO OF three vital features Of any
5ei % %e saa& aS 6efor our m minds the ali m
portant fact that the canal is not an outworn
the present generation the canal system has re-
ceiVed greater development than the railroad
typographical conditions permit OF its existence at
ali Personally, l most earnestly hope that some
are be the chief beneiciarles of the 8chene will
moi forget that in the long run the whole State
Will IN the benefits and every portion be less
al the mercy Of the railroads than before In the
should be no party division on what is primarily
chance of so building this canal that every dollar
expended vii: represent gam OF one dollar to the
basis and this necessarily raplies that ii must not
e ee n1ps potic he In other words those Who build
and administer it must do their duty solely as ad-
canals are being manaeed under Mr: Bond the
State Engineer and surveyor ana and Colonel Par
entire hegs e ad Ieaiize that the only wise way to
heir mart iS