The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-29
DON'T LET REFORMS TIDE EBB
THE REV. DIR. SAVAGE SPEAKS Up
FOR LOWS ADMINISTRATION.

Under Tammany the "Dirty Watefs OF Cor.
ruption We're II Their Flood" but .
Great Civic Advance Has Been Made
since--so Don't Criticise. but Help.
The Rev. DR.. Minot J. Savage preached
in the Church OF the Messiah yesterday
morning on .Lfe's Ebb and Flow He
argued that everything in the universe
is rhythmic, . pendulum back and forth,
as tide GIBBS and flows, and among other
things he said:
am amazed, am appalled, sometimes.
at what witness as l look over the face OF
our land. Did not believe in God and did
not know that the advance Of human civil
lzation, was in accordance, with this law OF
Of lawlessness that have swept over this
selves with the idea that we have Imported
all this lawlessness from some other land
Al the lawlessness. the lynchings. the fcuds
these are no. confined to m ami Paont
they are al over the country. and in those
parts, 81 the scun,ry where the American
can to stem a tide like this.
! am not discouraged. | am no pessimist.
oni S S.bnd men Tho hays rec
senate and in the House Of Representatives,
and IN our governing bodies all over the
men come to ieei that ehara e r" IS fs Dsdhi
worth , Struggling l 80 hard for when it seems
a. these and to bring back the real senti-
m .md ,, 81 honesty and honor and manliness
Ing In again to overflow and sweep AVA
these di7gruceful records that make US put
our hands on our lips and stand dumb In the
Pre- presence Of ths most outrageous inhum ami
70 come a little closer home. two or three
years we aS9 the civic NE Of .hs great city Of
were At the hood. and sweet and heslthfui
,ne r.s s sna far Ss n ever the edge
tainted, filthy beyond words hardly public
sure. Of the cIeanness and honesty OF his
administration. This was the condition OF
affairs.
A tide Of reform swept over us. now nearly
two years ago. and since then an enormous
advance has been made. wish to suggest
that we are in danger Of an ebb in this reform
standing. through misc22nception Of the actual
esO Osn as "nf nd that R.y have have es
posed that transition could be made from
Hades to the Kingdom Of Heaven in month
Such things do not occur in this old world
think il any one viii make a careful fair.
ment of our city's life most wonderful inn
provement has been made-as great an i'm
provement as we have any RIGHT to @ pect
when We consider the condition in which
things were two Years ago. and when we re-
beings TO whose hands We can trust even
the work Of reform.
Let us, then. not be dishcartened nor dis
coursged let us rather do what we can to
lift the life the enthusiasm. the wave Of
the last vestige Of the old corruption that
cursed the city 40 long And the thing YOU
need TO remember ia that We can do It II
this city goes ba OK into the hands OF the kind
Of people who have been Administering H.
then II IL your fault and mine The better
element OF the city OF New York is strong
enough. numerous enough, to control it II It
will
Let US, then away with the petty criticism
OF our public officials. lot us hold them indeed
to strict account by doing the best We can.
hut let us not ha nper them nor discourage
them. or put into the hearts Of those we talk
with the feeling that there 10 no use, and so
movement which has risen 50 high