The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-30
CLEVELAND TO Y. M. C. A. MEN,.
EX-PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT JJ-
DTLEE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Fiftieth Anniversary EXERCISES OF the
society-Thc EX.president Deplores
the National Spirit Which Calls Bar-
barous war and Conquest Glorious.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 29.-The flftieth
anniversary jubilee exercises of the Phila-
delphia Young Mems Christian Association
were continued to-day with three great
meetings in different parts of tho city.
The most important Of these was that held
under the auspices of the Pennsylvania
Railroad branch in their auditorium, at
which ex-President Grover Cleveland was
the speaker.
The meeting in the heart Of the city was
held in the Garrick Theatre. John Wanna
! maker was absent owing to i'll health, At
the Kensington meeting. held under the
auspices of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad branch in Union Tabernacle
Church, Prof Harry A. Garfield son Of
the late President Garfield and professor
at Princeton University, was tho main
speaker.
After paying high tribute 20 the organl-
zation and its results Mr. Cleveland de-
olared that such associations as promoters
of industry. sobriety. tTuEtw orthlness and
thrift are in close alliance with the best
business and material interests cf iJe
country. He continued:
1t ia quite obvious that membership in
HllCD an as OuklIb " LUZ 4llHl th0hl =
anoe Of good citizenship. 1t ought also TO
imply Independence of thought and clear
perception of what IL meant by the Golden
Rule. In the complex relationships Of
American life, not one of us can live and
live dutifully TO himself alone.
Cashing interests. changed conditions
and often wrong judgment or prejudice
bring US ut times face to face with disputes
and controversies. IL IL absolutely GER
tain dat in every such case there is some
where, more or less easy OF discovery, a
factor of morality and Of justice and fair
dealing which when found should solve
the trouble.
Those are the best citizens the best men
and the best members of the Young Men =
Christian Association who, when CON
troversies confront them. are the best able
and the most willing to recognize this moral
factor vixen found and to accept the adj
justment it Indicates. II Is in every way
disappointing TO 500 civilized men well
as civilized nations cyading the moral con-
alterations involved in a controversy and
taking counsel OF passion and greed.
For Why Becnu-e the good old rule
Slflceth tham-the simple plan
That they should tnke. who have he power
And thcy should keep who Gun
II is not worth while to blink the fact
that without going far from home we car
gain a hint that nations called civilized and
even Christian are able, under strong temp
tation, to backsiiGc To harbarc standards
which permit war and slaughter to count
for a peoples greatness and reckon ruth
less conquest among glorious deeds.
There 10 one effective and constant pre-
ventive against such danger and that
is the sincere acceptance, a. a guidance
to national behavior of the honor, the
love Of peace. the devotion TO Justice and
truth. the forbearance and inviolaole good
faith which grow out OF genuine civ!l2a-
ton and Christian spirit.
NO stream runs higher than it's source,
and government by the people viii be
no better than II. people make it. If
these qualities are 10 be recognized "a
guides of national conduct under our plan
of rule, tn people must command II OF
their public servant and they must support
their command by manifesting in their in
dividual lives and relationships their own
thorough submission 10 such guidance.
From this viewpoint We again see tho
value of Young Mems Christian Assooia-
ton work as aiding in the growth and
stimulation of the moral uaits which are
headed to steady and keep IN order the
machinery OF our Government.
"A very distinguished and liberal minded
EnRllshman who has recently visited Va
IL reported to have said IN giving his i'm
pressions Of our country that one OF the
greatest struggles democracy in America
had 10 fight was regarding the relation
between capital and labor
Il cannot hut think that in making this
statement Mr. Morley failed TO take into ac-
count all the Observation-Disclosures that are DIT
work among ils IN the direction Of softening
the asparity Of the differences arising he
tween these two forces, and am sure that
the EXPANSION Of Young Mems Christian
Association work. as one Of these instr1l-
mentalties, ia full Of promise