New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
TROY'S HOME WEEK
COY. HUGHES II SPEAKER.
Patriotism the Theme of addresses
by State Officials.


Hughes after an all night ride from Youngs-
town. Ohio. where he spoke yesterday. came 20
Troy to-day and addressed about forty thousand
persons at the opening exercises in connection
with the Troy Home Week celebration
Lieutenant Governor ChanIer. Speaker Wads-
worth and Secretary whaIen also spoke
Two outdoor meetings held. the four
state officers speaking each. The first meet
ing held in Prospect Park, was attended by
about twenty-five thousand residents Of Troy
and vicinity About fifteen thousand persons
were at the second meeting. held in the northern
part of Troy. Mayor Elias p Mann presided
over the first meeting
To-day was known as church day. A feat
ure was the patriotic service at each meeting, IN
which thousands Of children participated Pre-
vious to the meetings there was a procession OF
the children. each child carrying a small flag
Troy is brilliantly decorated in honor Of the
celebration, which is TO continue the greater
part of the week feature Of the display Is
the electrical decorations, in which the three
colors red. white and blue. and in many IN
stances green and white. the Troy Home Week
colors, predominate
The speeches to-day were devoted to PATRIOT
ism" AS Governor Hughes arose TO speak a
novel scere was presented by the thousands OF
children waving their flags for several minutes
The Governor had hearty reception He said
IT should be our aim TO conserve natural rev
sources He then spoke Of the opportunity al
forded to young people
GOVERNOR HUGHESS SPEECH
Continuing. he said in part:
Some say it is American to be slick SONS
thin kthat the great object OF the American
youth is TO be smart and Outwit SOMEBODY
Some think that the object of business Is 70 be
clever in deception Some think the business OF
politics is manipulation and intrigue Whal
mistakes these arei There is no one that gets
IL r-<rrH ha.II I-Uu and
fidence OF the people who does not demonstrates
that he be trusted. Employers want boys
and men that they trust Parents want
children not that they abuse and nag. but
that they can trust; people want men WnOm
tney can trust We i, die an Jys.I- =. -
great brotherhood of reciprocal Obligations and
the only thing needed in our American life IS
the development of those condolences rlShtIuHy
reposed in American manhood Don't follow
the man who thinks il is American TO be slick
There may be many illustrat tions that will occur
to you of cases of successful sharpness. but they
are so exceptional 20 prove the rule. The Old
way. the steady way, is the right way; put a
little more in the measure than you need 70,
give a good basketful of fruit and don't simply
have little display on top OF Superncial autSn-
ton and industry; give little more work than
you are asked TO give and it will show on the
hand that you are unpurchaseaole ana on
the other hand that you esteem IT an honor 70
give more than is required at Your hands IN
every department. of Iife's effort That is the
history of success in America; that is lesson
to the boys-full measure. honorable effort. hap
piness and content, which only come TO one who
has the pride of being equal TO his job.
My friends have in the conservation OF
our natural resources one of the greatest prob
lens which any President submitted TO the
American people. We must conserve the ideals
and the aspirations of our young manhood. and
what is still more important. we can do IT, We
can do IL. not by talking il into the boys and
girls but by living before the boys and girls
II is the of middle age who determines the
next generation The men to-day OF midcle aga
IN their activities setting examples; they are
the men who are either destroying or conserv-
ing the great resources of the country. and when
in our political and social life try to have
things in an honorable fashion securing
the edifces that our fathers have erected
From Prospect Park the Governor taken
in an automobile to the Twelfth Street Park.
famed as the old village green of Lansingburg.
on which the Haymakers. one of the first great
baseball teams had many of their early tri-
umphs He was greeted by several thousand
persons from that part of the city with en-
thusiasm equal to. if not greater. than that at
Prospect Park. There the Governor spoke in
part as follows:
To-day we can't put all the happiness OF Troy
in one place At the other park l tnougnt
ing country. 1t did not seem as if could see
so. many there are before me now 4
have been going through the state WISHING 1ne
county fairs From the north to the south. IN
the east and in the west. they have been show
ing me all kinds of exhibits but among them all
1 have nothing to be compared with what
1 have IN Troy to-day in these gatherings
the children OF the city. and the best OF II Is
that the flag IS floating over il all
Patriotism, the Governor said did not con-
sist in fighting battles and doing great deeds
in conflict and history not studied because
students like to read Of bIoodshed- II is rather
to learn of the great Americans and how they
lived and what they did
In speaking of true patriotism the Governor
said:
1t is easier sometimes go into a charge be-
hind music and with all the excitement of war
than to do your duty in a back room with no.
body looking
There is a great chance for the youth OF to-
day to perform patriotic service for their cOun-
try. The country. cannot be kept sober. honest
and decent by policemen. it cannot be kept
straight by a standing army. II only be kept
straight by keeping the citizens straight
On resuming his seat in the automobile Gov
ernor Hughes was besieged by thrcngs of men,
women and children. who wanted TO shake
hands At last an opening was made for the
machine and il worked its way through the
mass of people and took the Governor back to
Albany.