The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23

time transports alton bet ween the old country
cred eyes and startled brain of the Puritan
comma nder. until he would eNclaim: Il See
revelat ion q. wonderful in it, material aspects
a. the spiritual one which came to the Apostle
NJ. John
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON REFORM.
Capt. Standish would want to know,
said Mr. Depew, how this great city Was
governed He continued
Itwould surprise him to learn that our rulers
were selected occa sionally by civic pride and
clv:c intellig ence. but generally by civic IN
difference and Ignorance, 1t would be graft
lying to know that when evils culninnte IN
any of our cities the reform IL usually origi.
mated and led by n descendant of the Puritans,
MnHre Yer they go and s.,,lr 70 MITE, ter how
Of the population. they form TINT unconfort-
able body to the municipal authorities who are
They want light. more light and with light
comes reform
But is reform success? Taking all the
diffculties It has to contend with, all the
LIMITATIONS that are placed by law upon IL
work. ] say. unhesitatingly, Yes. 4 bad
accumulated debts hidden in the mysteries
oil ,,a 6ooEheepinS public IMPROVEMENTS for
travagant contracts difficult to break given
ment, through whom alone the Mayor and
ms appointees can work. hostile TO that dis
c,ni i,, that efiGiency; tina, rigid Account:
and license which Is the essence OF reform.
Whenever it has been tried. and have seen
y has required two full years to clean house
before u" new occupant could show us how
ne could keep hou-e and because he does not
usually fires him out.
CONSCIENCE AND COST
Senator Depew told story OF a YER
mont farmer who visited Senator Cola
more TO tell him that he couldn't sleep
| for thinking Of four millions Of fellow
human beings with the same souls and
| the same creator a. ourselves in slavery,
and suggesting that the North buy the
| southern slaves.
The next day, having heard what Yer
mont's share of the purchase price would
he. the farmer reappeared. refining up
| his horess. he shouted:
| Judge, I've been thinking over that
| question. Crops are poor. taxes are high,
| | do not think We need bother Just at pres
ent about them Internal niggers.
| WHAT sTANnIsH WOULD SAY
Returning to the good Capt. S,andish,
| Senator Depew said he would I've shocked
and startled by visit Ia Ellis Island
| Finally, having crossed the Continent
| and witnessed the wonderful settlement,
development and progress of the country,
| the Senator pictured him as leaving a
parting message in which We're these OBJ
| servations;
have studied your great combinati ons Of
| capital and Of labor and have come to the
conclusion that both organizations will con =
| tlnue 20 grow IN strength and power. ! ha We
| and listened to its various remedies for the
| difficulties between car ital and la Dor have
| attended the, convention of the Federation
| by their leaders. ] have been to the stock
| tNuhange and IN contact with the cynicism
Of Wall street as TO the future have hea I'd
| the destructive threats of Anarchists and the
| dlstributive theories of Socialists | was at
| q meeting of the Anti-lmpeIialistic Fedora
| ton at Boston and heard the gloomy pre-
| dictons OF the destruction of the country
| from expansion beyond its continental limits
ana then ! was siren g,hened. refreshed and
| ehergized by an Interview upon these a. me
| subjects and the future Of the country with
| President Roosevelt
THE OLD PRINCIPLES ENDURE
| Every age and country have their prob
| lens Those people alone SURVIVE and nroya
| their right TO live who hopefully nd coura ge-
| ously solve them according to thoir best lights
| Yours seem insignificant before the DIM
| cutie, we. your ancestors, faced, The
| humblest OF your generation have comforts
We never knew and luxuries OF which We
never dreamed, You can. only doubt or
| despair when pampered efemin acy il the
| degenerate successor Of the man hood which
raverentiy recognizes and coprageousy ntil-
| lies and defends the manifold blessin 70
which God has showered upon YOU
| We cultivated in the individual faith In
| The foundation Of our family. OF our state,
| OF our Church. were imbedded in civil and
religious liberty and political equality for
| dians and occupied their lands. You are
30 isolated and powerful that YOU are placed
beyond the possibility Of assault from any
your slave. You have subdued the forces
Of the air. the water and the earth 70 your
progress Your problems are all within
| Yourselves and in your own household.