New-York tribune., 1902-01-24
JEROME REBUKES CRITICS
HE SAYS MEN WHO SIT IN CLUBS HAVE
FAILED TO DISCHARGE THEIR
DUTIES

The annual dinner OF the Amherst cors..
Alumni Association was held last evAning :.
Delmonieo's. The walls of the banoaet ra,,.
were draped with purple ard white he collage
colors- About one hundred and fifty persons
were present: At the table with William, p
Meade, president OF the association were +ba
guests OF the evening. District ATTORNEY Je-or.
class Of -: President Harris OF Amherst roI-
lege. Ex-Governor Charles H Allen. OF PORTE
Rico, class OF SO; the Rev. Dr. E WInehss-a-
Donald Of Trinity Church Boston: A b Cr.,s
w W Tyler, Justice William " Goodrich q,
the Appellate Court, Brool1lya. and senator
Isaac n. Mills. Of Westchester
The first speaker was President Harris. WIN
declared that Amherst was not a university hue
a college pure and simple. He spoke Of +ha
college and its present educational r,efboas
He said he was glad Amherst was not = rich
mans college, nor. said he. did they wish II -
De poor mans college But they were nar-
tcularly pleased with the young men who
worked their way through college. waiting q,
tables or doing similar work They made man
Of whom the college was always proud.
Ex-Governor Allen spoke particularly Of ~
governments new acquisitions IN the wssr
Indies. He told Of the establishment of a ctr1
government in Porto Rico. The people. he said
were living in willing pauperfsrn, supported bv
eighteen months after civil government was
established the bankrupt conditions war;
changed In eighteen months the civil govern
ment had al the debts Of the island paid an5
S5OOOOO in cash subject to the Treasursr'x
check The people had been taught 70 support
themselves A man could support himself the-a
he said. with less actual effort than anv plaea
else.
American capital was developing the island
and showing a splendid profit On all investments
More capital vas daily going into the country
and all finding field for investment Mr. Alien
gave statistics showing what had been done
there IN the coffee and sugar Industries Before
the hurricane of 1898 sevsn-eighths OF the rev
enues OF the island were procured from the coffee
trade II was now quite fully up to the stand
ard OF 1s9s. The tobacco industry was equal
10 that Of Cuba.
The million people on the island took kindly
to American occupations. and. although igno-
rant. proved apt in learning the rights and
duties Of citizenship.
District Attorney Jerome was warmly received.
He said in part:
I feel that I am largely responsible for the con-
6ition Of things in New-York- and going TO
discharge my duties as see them I may go far-
why should go fuTIher foT the body poIiTic tha1
you WY should 7 sacTi5ce my 8 5snnily & Tei4sioss
conditions do net suit ne | can resign Governor
OQSIl might De induced 70 appoint successor,
has been the case but why IN Gods name Is the
condition OF things any more mine than yOurs7
know men who sit N their clubs men OF siuca-
ton. MINI yoU and who cTiJicise The existing
ditions. but without feeling that as educated
there Is individual TesDonsi ciiity resting
them That the condition OF Affairs Is their tndfv5a-
ual concern they do not seem q see That IL "a
their individual concern and thar IL IS up 10 them
10 remedy them they DO not recognize, OF az least
will not recognize When the educated man does
appreciate this. then. and then only. VIII We have
a right kind and thought OF government. What
want Is men who will 90 out and make personal
sacrifice for the good of both themselves and their
fellow men.
During the campaign spoke OF the classes. and
political leaders came 20 ne and cried that must
leave II out; that II wasn't the thing down there.
God didn't make the mountains all OF the
size and here are some that look big and steep,
bur when you come 70 them the grade isn't
hard With education comes responsibility There
.s little TO choose between the Intellectual volIp-
sEary and the physical voluptuary- You men OF
education are better, and there Is a responsibility
attached to you for your share IN the government
that does not attach TO the poor man who comes
from Russia. although his citizenship is as great
yours
You men sit IN your clubs and have been vehement
IN the denunciation OF wrongdoing- Look back.
How many OF you have seen your obligations
How have you discharged therne Have you even
tried TO? T. I can see any truth IN the campaign
Just past II has brought to me the profound con-
victton that the OF intellect, who are primarily
more responsible for existing conditions than any
other one class. have failed utterly TO discharge
ClttZeCS.