New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
NEwYORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, DECEMBER % 1902

most he 9ed IN his 0sg ssr he Of hfs bs
body. The best part is always the Ieast ana oi
Gator TsFn,sS he pTocpe of
democracy with what to him was an nnanSwerabe
TedacO ad absurdum IF the PeoPe sc be at g3y fSe
outset was the judgment Of the leaders in general
But the g 6aPe0 f5ntR 0f Of fh COG Which
working in them and around them. forced them ere
hind-to abdicate that position THIS 94GI[le for P
biddng But it Invested the individual; and each
Individual with nature of dignity and ItS tbere
from elsewhere before qnkR0wnd b GPoa Tghts hts
G meaber erS Of IL the commonwealth one of those
rights that Of education which was 70 dsn ge
as suited with his degree asa Ghiid Oh 'ou--
The discipline of the forefatheTbs IN ' of no little
disparag and ridicue. The lessons the T. fFl a
benn 'e eged Wa Scarcely more delectabe than
the many more it learned across the knee }nl DON
chisn and secular adjuncts TO folloW-and SO on
and so ays cant heafa gfh " Which m We are familiar
Well it was not ideal. that training nul tliS IL
Strongest race Of men that ever grew up on ar the
soil of Massachusetts, and the most song, erGa
iRg s4Eenefb elfPfot fo this is day. nS[
creed~faith in work. Mind, did not say works
In works as we know he d1d not oedlH'e kinds of Of
work. - - x ~
tfbefrs so strong. has proceeded and perpetually
pTqeeeqs Uanc upon te IN its nature 9ing penetrating
ndestructible that against all doubts all 1ears an
passing omens of i'll whatsoever, Nils the present
and the future with hope
HOWARD IN CARNEGIES PLACE
In place of Mr.. Carnegie General o. o. How
ard was introduced to respond 10 the toast
Scotland and New-England in Faith and
Deed" Mr. Stedrnan described General Howard
o1e Of Z +ha fNiy-il
now living who had commanded an independant
army. and the old soldier heartily cheered
as he rose 10 speak. Among other things he
said:
At one time the aide-camp was absent al and the
colonel looked around and wanted somebody to go
chance in a million that he would live Well, there
wasn't anybody put in & but I'll 09 y0gng eared mad ffePS me
as a substitute, That kind of substitute is an
the place of Andrew Carnegie. The contrast is so
great; ne has so much and so little But OF an
hearty esteem He IS trying his best With The q,
powers God has given him to DO what - ne can i0r OF
plause)
Mr Stedman introduced Senator Depew as one
who had spoken to the ancestors of those present
and was looked upon almost as a descendant Of
his earlier self. Mr.. Depew said in part:
If Miles standish were here he would want to
Surprise him to learn that our Tulers selected
occasionally by civic pride and civic infegsnce
1t would he gratifying to know that when evlLs
IN ana any eG d S SyF enc Of the Pur
tens. Wherever they go and settle, no matter how 7
population. they form that uncomfortable body to
me and fbe Effective Thev Want light
more light. and with light comes reforn; But IS
to contend with all the limitations that are placed
by law upon its work say rnnesltanng3y ~ gooa one
accumulated debts hidden in the mysteries OF book
been 3--S app5ropriated and spent uncompleted
badly done that the work must be gone over waste
given to party favorites, and the whole employ
1ent through whom alone me ay9F isinn anH ms baI
iciency that rigid accountability that extirpation
Of Of Sq Whe5ev Pq s BEEN G tTed-and have
seen it done several times IN the asr fo11y ySsfr
the new occupant could show us how he could keep
the impatient public usually fires him out
Speaking Of the limitation of immigration the
Senator said: ITO be able to read Our Consti-
tuition in their own tongue is not hard re-
quirement, and to be sure that those who come
will make good citizens is essential TO the vel
fare OF the republic
Professor Thomas was introduced as a Puri-
tan from the West who had now settled in
New-York He spoke on Puritan and wolver-
ine." saying in part:
I am no believer in the doctrine that poetry in
ttera3ce is losing its hold upon us It will be as
it has been in the m mem05y by the a1d yTadss o
who are constantly poring over the words OF
LongfeIlow and Lowell and Whittier and Haw
thorne and Emerson. Too many. alas! Will go on
their way as if nothing had ever happened. as Il
the light had never shone; but many one Will
gifted ones touched by the spendoT OF those R giad
will hand on the torch OF poetry and of eloquence
and Of idealism to those that shall come after
BATES ON THE ARMY.
Paymaster General Bates talked about the
army and navy He said in part:
We are SO fortunately situated geographically
that large army is unnecessary. and the knowl-
edge of this has been very expensive to us in
been assumed that because we do not need large
force force can be too small Owing to this pol,
icy have found ourselves at the most critical
periods of history practically without army or
arms. -, ,
ia our Spanish-A American War had our Regular
fbs Y most seen wealthT and prodiga both Of life and
treasury. afford to make war with irregular
soldiers of this latter-day civilized world are the
regular army of suitable strength is a nations
best insurance against the loss and devastation of
Dressed the trained soldiers sentiments when he
sent thrill the heart of the nation in his i'm
Three and one-haf years ago one Of our great
men consented TO sacrifice his PERSONA interests
for the public good and accepted the position OF
Secretary of War-theoretca!ly the mouthpiece of
the PTgdeFt fdT % IN may e % 9nqsr &
army This great lawyer and statesman, after
weakness of the military situation of the country
with the best advice and counsel the army could
give him. has at last placed the army on a scen-
tiic business basis.
THE PHILIPPINES
Horace G. Platt, Of San Francisco, who. after
touching on the close community of interest