New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
PRAISE FROM GOVERNOR
NEU ENGLAND IDEALS.
Frank s. Black attacks Sherman
Lac IN Speech.

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night. And he added: Tt is because that
! spirit cannot lose its power that We face
the future with confidence; and 1t is not
! because IT is New England spirit, 1t is because
! there happened to be exemplihed in New Eng
| land in q most conspicuous manner those forces
/ which have saved humanity and have made II
| true to the line Of its destiny that We are here
| tonight" He paid glowing tribute to The
! composite American. The Governor was en-
! Enthusiastically received.
! Ex-Governor Frank s. Black had delivered a
| long plea for conservatism ard the integrity OF
the Constitution and had attacked the Sherman
law as 2 species of iIl-consdered legislation.
! The remarks of the Ex-Governor were marked
throughout with applause.
Seth Low. president Of the society, who vas
toastmaster. abandoned the idea which was
taken up last year, following the example of the
New England Society in Brooklyn-that is, TO
toast the sovereign people OF the United states.
instead of having the customary toast TO the
President Of the United States.
Last night in opening the speaking Mr.. Low
said: I ask you to rise and drink te the hea IN
of him who is the representative Of this RepUb-
lie. so founded and of this so great people, the
President of the United States
There was applause and then silent toast.
Mr.. Low offered a beautiful toast to New Eng
lands dead, saying:
Drink in silence to our New England dead;
to the memory of all who are sleeping in those
little family burial grounds that dot the hull
sides and villages of New England, and 70 all
New Englanders who anywhere are resting in
Gods acre. New England expects every man
of US, not alone in the Trafalgsrs of life, but
day hy day. TO do our duty I ask you now TO
rise and drink to the memory Of those our
Dead"
In introducing Governor Hughes Mr.. Low
said
I feel very sure that he has illustrated and
will illustrate those traits OF industry, thrift.
efficient public spirit and conscience which
claim are characteristic Of the typical New
Englander."
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH.
toast 70 New York state was drunk. Then
the Governor said:
I recognize tonight that here not 70
pa tribute to particular policies or schemes Of
government. the standards that we're i'm
portant at the time. but 70 the prevailing
strength Of government which has made the
spirit Of New England dominant in the devel-
opn1ent Of our national life. There are those
pho thought that I was not q stranger to pu-i-
tanical Influences | suppose they had an idea
that A Puritan by conviction was much more 70
be dreaded than Puritan by descent. But 1
cognizing that important influence which has
been felt throughout country which may
be traced to New England sources.
We have heard something said Of liberation
and moderation. I do not know whether the
ancestry. Moderation and liberation are plants
of more recent growth. none the less 70 be
nourished none the less TO be cherished and
priced. but. as I have said, We recognize 10
night not particular standards Of policies. but
character. The strength of the New EnSlanoer
was in the city of his convictions and his
honesty in espousing them and defending them.
We shall never grow so great and prosperous
but that we must give the first place intel
leCtual and moral wealth c0ntrasted with
phyScai resources OF any material blessing
~ recognize the fact that those who came
-LS- oFcsI all SFof %h5
counted great and important IN difference 70
what they priced the most-nan7ely, the right 70
live their lives and TO act in accordance
with the dictates Of their consclences. We
never have z need 70 fear the rule OF the ma
iority in this country. or the popular wiz, so
long II is the viii Of an Intelligent ana con
scieutious electorate And that is the fact The
New England spirit is no longer that of New
England. il is the spirit Of the entire nation
The-tr7le American to-day reiOiCes not in anv
particular ancestry. but. in fact. that this Is
= bic woven Of many threads. He recognizes
his brother whether il b. in the DutChman or
the Swede or the Irishman. or of whatever stock /
he may be who is true to the fundamental prin- /
ciples of An1eriCansn.
# today We were to be asked. apart from the /
intellectual activity and the tenacity Of convic-
should say il vas 70 the tow meeting ana 70 |
the recoentiOn Of the right Of the locality TO rule
wish II were poSslnle IN tnls orCao GO IILS ~ - 10
reinstate that power Of local disposition OF local
Questions IN ali the force that IT had in the early
settIements Of the New England colonies.
Ex-Governor Black said he had defauted /
when asked 70 SPEAK at tHS uiihl-l i0S' He'al' /
b,,t the default had been reopened and he was |
glad to appear this year.
EX-GOVERNOR BLACKS SPEECH.
Pleading for the qualities Of tolerance and /
moderation. which nowhere appear in more /
engaging form than among our New Ensla nd i
ancestors" Ex-Governor Frank :. Black de- |
cIared that legislation. federal and state often |
seemed like series Of punges and repeals He |
declared that often the crudest notions were en-
bodied in laws and left for experiment to demon
strste their folly. OF the Sherman law he said: |
For wears the country has been ablaze with |
faryor to enforce a law which now III sheer eN-
Fs7,s+i5D and returning sense II ConfesseS should
never have been passed at all And the amazing /
statement is now made that the DesL wy 20 |
deal with one Of the crimes named IN the Sher-
man act is to put that particular crime on the |
Tarif revision is the latest cure-all but if it
~an transform what crime against the |
mn bic yesterday into public blessing to-day II |
has virtues which rs warmeSt adVocates
We never mentioned. ,
ir,pUIsiye legislation which is always harmful. |
And it must be remembered that these laws We're
Dassed in response TO what seemed an over
vbelDlfng popular demand They have resulted |
from the weak submission by public ofnclaIS 10 a /
clarnor they knew e be wrong And here l |
emphasize my belief that, while the popular VIII |
must and should control II is the hghest dLIy |
of every citizen and especially OF every pubuc
servant 20 direct and persuade that popular VIII
toward intelligent and conservative expression
The Ex-Governor said that in this age Of new
laws and new standards he did not know whether
the fact that a thing was old recommends
tion or an indictment I'VE are going fast
enough all the time and wrong enough part of
the time" he declared, so that 1 feel that am
not straying far when I bring down from the
garret and speak word in favor OF this dusty