New-York tribune., 1909-04-21
MAYOR ALUMNI GUEST
PRINCETON MEN HOSTS.
Modern Political Ethics Likened to
Game of "1unt Sally.

Nearly five hundred graduates Of Princeton Uni
versfty cheered Mayor Mcclellan. President Wood
row Wilson, Job E. Hedges and Attorney Geherai
Edmund Wilson. Of New Jersey. last night at the
dinner given at the Waldorf by the graduates III
honor of Mayor Mcclellan of the class OF 3d.
There was dash Of politics in the proceedings
when John L. Cadwalader. the toastmaster, said
that the political services OF Mr.. Mcclellan wouid
not be over when he finished his term as Mayor
Parker D. Handy. president of the Princeton CIun
under the auspices of which the dinner was given
began the speechmaking by saying that the Prince
tonians not copying Yale, whose graduates
gaTe a dinner for President Taft recently as II
was no new thing for Princeton TO have presidents
President Wilson said that the proof of the merit
of university was in the men that it makes.
adding:
front in a way marked peculiar. There was alb
way against the ntricaces Of the most irrational
city charter of our day In spite Of the trammes
Now that he has worked his way through the
labyrinth all see what sterling qualities he
His course is characterize, by big workman
hood He has integrity. self-respect and courage
He has singular grasp not only of the larger
features of city administration but Of the minor minor
details well. Many men try TO DO right. Ihey
try to live up to their light But they fail in that
they do not see to that their lights are trimmed
and burning This man has lived up to his lights
and his lights have sh9ne bright all t the way along
has. in addition to his official duties shown him
self to be man Of letters The historian anG
University men conceal their knowledge of letters.
It is the duty of the university to make young
lust as unlike their fathers as possible because it
is a fair assumption that when man SENDS ms
and is allied with certain interests
Before introducing the Mayor Mr.. CadwaIader
said that in his experience had he seen
man well equipped for the MayoraIty as Mr.. Nc
Clellan adding:
% not am @ gtaq S 9 II the m }eTe es asq NOT Of fS
@ @Ga5 m dSfaed bd to Ise TO to- 9 k % the @ leVe Of B
politicians. The day of public service is not done
ticans think of him.
This remark was greeted with spirited applause.
and then Commissioner Edwards led the cheering
for the Mayor. who said:
does SO With his eyes open He knows that when
he has done his best even though that best be
public as stter of course. as part Of the days
work that when he has not necessarily. failed to
the approva Of every individual in the community.
sSase6 sPen he is cautiously criticised and numerically
The ethics of our public life not unlike the
rules of the ancient game of Aunt Sally as played
at country fairs The official takes the part OF
Aunt Sally. the press and the public are on on the
other side IF the counter. where the paseoas are
Aunt Sally is permitted to dodge the ba ase6alls II
knowledge their receipt with q pleasant and
The newspapers are all agreed that it Is most un-
sportsmanke for any public official TO be the pam
tiff in libel suit Even the denial Of false
presurnptive evidence OF temperamental unfitness
game require tine public official to sit tight and
You who have never held public office cannot
know how much il means 70 "a public official 70
Of the men whose good opinion he most values
You cannot know what II means TO public ofhciai Ia.
state TO be given a farewell from office and a re-
@ D, ] 80 M 9res ~ @ most Of a This dinner would
not have been possible were st not that you under
stand and sympathize with the spirit that mas
actuated ana does actuate the public servants OF
New York In trying 10 give their city good gov
eminent
Judge Gray. he added that Job +. Hedges was
present and that AIr. Hedges was Republican
and candidate for Mayor Mr. Hedges said:
feel a good deal like a burnt offering. l don't
know Of any class Of men 20 whom the Republi-
cans are under greater obligations than tne So
called regular Democrats Apropos Of the Mayor
atty and the persistent activity of Street Cleaning
between me and the Mayoraity. one IS the noifl-
nation and the other is the election. sim, maybe
city that tries harder to be saved than New York
1t got so tired Of trying 10 be saved every Two
itizenS TO the FuitonIH Hudson Committee
to rrerara them for an assessment for the ceIebra-
ton i'm the fan. l think l know why he appointed
senger on the C1ermont on the first trip up the
Hudson. and l accept the honor the Mayor has
The Mayor has risen above his constituents and
I glad Of that l was glad to hear the toast
master hurI "a thousand curses on the politicians
I may have to do it myself a little later.
Mr. Hedges said he would prefer a epitaph the
words He did right all the time" TO Nearer my
God tn Thee" He said that greater tribute
could be paid a man than the gathering of last
night. AN honest tribute to an honest man. he
said. is about all there is this side of Jordan
Letters of regret We're read from Judge Gray.
the Rev Dr. Hepburn. Of the class of 80 the oldest
living graduate Of the college. and the Rev Dr.
Icakin Of THE class Of '35. of Baltimore, the
ond oldest living graduate: Colone, Edward II.
Wright Of the class Of ~ of Newark, y. ]. who
was ade-de-camp ON the stan Of c. neral Mcclellan
during the Civil War: Judge Henry A. Fuller. of
the class Of -. and Henry \ Garfield. president
of Williams College. who for time pro-
fessor Of politics at Princeton.
Among The alumni present Chief Justice
Gummere Of New Jersey; Chancellor Pitney. of
New Jersey; Joseph Cross judge OF the United
States District Court of New Jersey Judge Ma
thani, Ewing, of Uniontown. Penn; Adrian II.
Jollae William r. Hornbower J. Coleman Drav-
ton De Iaucv Nicoll Charles Scribncr. Robert F.
Bonner NJ Taylor Pyne, the Rev. DIR. Wilton Merle
Smith. Dr. Frank Hartley, Percy r. Pyne, e. G.
CuyIcr. Robert II McCarter. the Rev. Dr. Charles
A Richmond. president of Union College. William
C. Osborne. Alexander Mofat, John r. De Witt
Henry II. Thompson. trustee; Charles Henry But
Ter reporter of the United States Supreme Court;
Toseph r. Shea, trustee of Princeton: Congress
man j. II. Gaines. of West Virginia. Charles w
McAIpin, secretary Of Princeton University; W. $
Jenny vice president of the Delaware Lacka wanna
& Western Railroad; Henry w Green. trustee
Edward $ Atwater Judge John A. Blair. of the
Court of Common Pleas of Hudson County. n. ].
The boxes were occupied by Mrs. George B. Nc
Clellan Mrs Parker u. Handy, Mrs c. G. Cuyler.
Mrs NJ Taylor Pyne. Mrs. NJ. c. Fleming, Mrs
Edmund Wilson. Mrs. George T. Wilson. Mrs. Rus
sell w Moore, Mrs. Percy R Pyne. Mrs. c. w.
McAlpin and Mrs. Charles d. Halsey.
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