New-York tribune., 1907-09-18
DRAPER ON n. Y. HISTORY.
Tells Historical Il ssociation Of States
Obligations.

Buffalo. Sept. Thames A Roberts, of New
York, former State Controller, presided a.
the opening session of the New York State His
toriCal Association to-day. The present officers
were all reelected. The vacancy caused by the
death of DR. G. Ellis Stevens of New York.
third vice-president. not filled at his morn
ing's session. The Niagara Frontier in the
War of 1872" was the subject Of a symposium
at this afternoons session.
DR. Andrew s. Draper. State Commissioner
of Education, gave address tonight on
New forks Obligations to Her History"
Illustrating his theme from the agricultural, COM
mercial. political. educational. religious and mill
tery development of the state. DR.. Drser closed
in part as follows:
But We owe II TO our fathers and to our children
fG 70 pfeHent literary fiction and much repetition
IaGGIs., Inc hrst blood of the Revolution was
home in our sparsey settled state was in deadly
Danger from the capture OF Tic0nderoga till the
snnlhllation Of the Indians from the Hudson River
to the Genesee country.
not done br New York eGne bf m f o 3of5 @ vas
ance upon volunteer soldiers the men Of state
within their borders Forced by their situation to
6 oeaT Ta the v eadng Pagt in the ReX9Hon the men
niddle Of the night after the capture OF Stony
interests which quicEened tGhe wish of rational
bor and ali the 10 R at BD the wa sae cur Of Nw
has deemed Il neeesarg to eITese foTce S has h
done at with a spirit and completeness which
her Children owe her 'il' 'sO' WHICH 81
The writer's Of American history have for, the
most part lived in other states and they have
Written Written under the spell which other associations
aided by song and story: at tires We have been
injured by literary humor which other people
often the students in the colleges and universities
more more often sa the men and women Of our busy
story and appreciate all too lightly the obligations
II We could mend this. !: We could stir popular
sntnnsssm we GoGld quicken investigati0n by
form, if could effectuate deeper and more
G prmac ana fhe P oee e Of the stne @ ~6ud ID
al one and The same time give Justice TO the past
t en of the sfas vi" fye e any proper a aid Witch ~
scholars OF the patriotism or the people VIII seri-
But. after all the writing of history is not the
ers of it Here we are eightT millions OF every
ing the stability and the potentality OF pure de-
lutey in our security. Discussion is freer. senti-
@ inent makes more rapidly ehd CONCLUSIONS VS. are E
anything We think well 10 do. The commercial
sure The national centres of the pIbIisbinr bust
ness. of finance and Of manufactures are within
in religion has been worked out 10 a complete so
luton. So the great problem Of democracy in
education is well advanced. and the solution is In
We are just now in the midst Of the complete
democracy 10 our industries. We are beginning
make and enforce laws which will promote
all the interests both Capital and labor and
limit the improper exercise Of the organized power
OF each. our children VIII wonder that had
much trouble making IL clear that the common
power & can be used only IN the The common Interest
education and our politics, every child Of the
nation to have his free and equal chance II we
nal Ike II completely so, likely enough.
shall show to ali the world that democracy opens
opportunity moral and material progress and
shall discharge a part OF the obligation which
our generation Of freeTnen owes to the generations
freeTian before