The evening times., 1900-10-20
CORRUPTION IN POLITICS.
Bishop SatterIee strongly Denounee
the SenaE Voter.


PRINCETON. n. J., Oct. 2o--Exereises
commemorating the one hundred and fifty
fourth year OF the founding OF Princeton
University were observed in Alexander
Hall at 1890 o'clock this morning The
academic procession. composed OF the
board of trustees. faculty, and invited
guests, all clothed IN their brightly col
ored gowns. formed in line at the library.
and, marching around Nassau Hall,
brought up at the big auditorium where
the exercises were to be held. At the
head OF the procession WAS President
Patton and Secretary Hay, who was pres
ent to receive from the University the de-
gree of Doctor of Laws.
Seated on the onyx rostEum President
Patton reviewed the work done by the
University this year and introduced the
Right Rev. Henry Yates SatteTlee, Bishop
of Washington, who spoke on Morals and
American Civilization Beginning with
the ancient Greek state. Bishop Satterlee
traced the development & civilization
down to the period when the limitations
OF life in Europe forced many 10 migFa te
to America He told how the political
system of the nation was established ard
said that universal suffrage has been cdu-
cational IN its effect.
In regard 20 the voters he said IF
betrayal of trust IN peouniaTy affairs is
visited by the severest penalties the law
in the land can prescribe then the buying
or selling one single vote is a more Grim
inal betrayal of trust 1t should rank as
treason against the United States. The
offender should have the mark Of Cain
branded OF him and his punishment should
be the loss of his vote fer life
I'VE would strongly emphasize the fact
that apart from all results OF imnai gra-
tion our own native-oorn Americans are
chiefly the clan responsible for the present
low state Of political morals / believe
that a revolution is surely coming. rev
olution which will not be one OF bloodshed
among the lower classes but one of pub
lie spirit against sorfid sesfshness in the
breasts of high -prineipled citizens At the
bottom, the chief cause why American pc
1iticaI life fails TO interest the noblest and
most influential class OF American citizens
is because Of its own want Of nobleness,
because of its own sordidness, its low NOR
al level, its debasing association.
LAS our country treads an unknown
pathway and endeavors To keep pace with
the civilization of the world, and VIII Il
it behooves our wisest statesmen to give
heed to the wisdom Of the past, and
especially its oft-repeated cautions rs
garding entangling foreign alliances. We
cannot measure the new conditions of thu
present by the maxims and standards OF
the past The greatest danger of ali is
| the peril of an arrested development
Whatever has life must grow or it must
dry up. On one hand there is danger CT
departing from the original ideal c.
American civilization; on the other.
there is the equally imminent danger cf
| becoming shortsighted in cur views Of
our country's future. of failing to read
| the signs of the times. and TO realize The
actual historic situation as it stands to-
| day
Immediately after Bishop SattcrIse had
| concluded his address. Secretary Eas
arose, and the hood symbol of the degree
of doctor of laws was thrown over his
| shoulders