The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10

was the speaker at the Commercial clubs
iast meeting at the Wellington.
lie spoke In the highest terms OF his
nnpi,rshons or Providence and Providence
Ptheop's, whose only misfortune Is that
DR. FAUNcE SPOKE
IN toastmaster then read a letter OF
E<gret from Mayor Elisha Dyer who had
dare venture out at night.
Or William II. p Faunce was then in
uonuced as man whose highest am
sion oiton Is the upbuilding OF Brown univer-.
applause
Or Eaunee said all had come to well
yJonle the distinguished guest from New
10y 80 he would not talk long. II
dever come here 20 this club but | get
new idea OF the great resources OF this
city OF ours. feel that there is a grow
ing community OF interest between the
business and educational interests There
y great deal OF truth In the saying. I
oo1 know him. that's why hate him.
hnu may not the converse be the truth,
Know him. therefore ! appreciate him.
The goodness Of our Puritan fathers
was mostly the goodness OF individuality.
put me good man OF our time is a Social
Ist that Is he must be man among
men, who understands the ideas OF his
Fellows, who is ready and able 10 work
Tor their spiritual upbuildlng.
FURNISHES THE STANDARD.
III we have In our commercial life
many examples OF probity and upright
ness; The young men UP on the hill will
catch the idea and feel its influence II
IS the business world here that furnishes
the standard and incentives 20 the young
men.
II believe that any sound public life is
founded upon the inequality OF men. The
tllnber cores from Maine. from Ner|
mont or our own woods for various pur-
poses. but you cannot make masts out
OF toothpick timber. This doctrine OF
equality Of man will never lead TO much
If am journalist my purpose should
not be the dividends can make. but how
much good towards the upbuilding OF the
state.
You are not all in business solely for
the money that is In H. The doctor, or
clergyman or Judge would get little con-
sldefauon IL they were TO publicly avow
their purpose. simply money getting. We
cannot have double standard of
morality one for the business man and
uplifting sta andsrd for all. and IL is your
duty 20 maintain this -
NOTED BROWN MEN
Charles f. Hughes OF insurance investi-
cation fame and Everett Colby were re-
fcrred 10 as notable examples OF Brown
men whose names are on every lip.
The former. he said. was n remarkable
student requiring little study TO get good
marks and he graduated at 10 and was
always the best lawyer In New York II
feared that he would never be found out
10 be such but he has been discovered
and his poise and abilities are well known
now He paid a glowing tribute 10 Mr.
Colby who was ever working for the in
terests OF his college and its students as
he Is for the State OF New Jersey now.
He closed saying the city unites with
the club in saying welcome and God speed
TO Woodrow Wilson.
The toastmaster then presented Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson OF Princeton Uni
versity paying a warm tribute 10 his abil
tiles and the work he had done for his
university. Pres. Wilson commenced by
saying that n good American was always
at home IN America, .elating several an
ecdotes TO illustrate his point He said in
part: The nature OF talks after dinner
here in America has changed and now
people like 10 hear something serious.
am going TO talk on The Relation Of
the University to Commerce
SERVANTS OF MASTERS.
People talk rather freely on things
they do not know much about being un-
embarrassed by particulars / know quite
a lot about unversitics but little about
commerce.
Now i'm talking OF commerce. there is
no better place 10 do so than I'm this old
time commercial centre. where business
was carried on uprightly and with integ
rity many years ago."
Speaking OF the preparations for busi
ness. he said. that the men prepared for
business by the Business College" were
the servants OF the masters OF
commerce
II do not know OF any subject that en-
tangles sensible men worse than the taisff
unless II Is the. currency. This latter is
the most entangllng subject and the tariff
IS next.
"Buiness is an abstract thing It is
the higher mathematics is What man
here has ever seen his business with his
material eye? You sit in your office and
in your minds eye YOU see the details
of your work being carried out by persons
and at places you have never seen with
your natural eye. IL is the man who can
I'm Imagination sec and foresee what
should be best done that makes the most
successful business man.
"We really do not know how ridiculous
we are Is there anything rational about
the clothes we wear. II so name u.
"'rhe afternoon tea ~ an institution, !
but no one can prove IL is rational be- !
cause IL IL not.
You have got TO have power OF |
projection to he a successful |
business man and IL you are going to ask |
the universities 10 prepare you men they |
must learn what this world was: that |
IT Is what II is because It was what It !
was. and what II will be as a conse- |
qucnce.
THAT Is why say that business is the |
most statesmanlike Of occupation.
WHAT WILL TT DO?
THE arteries OF commerce carried the |
blood OF Union In those old days and the |
nation we now rejoice in was created by |
the commercial interests OF the country. |
The mercantile interest was back or u. |
I would rather have coherent minority /
than the biggest incoherent majority go !
ing
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