New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-24
WHITR[DGE BREAkSOUT
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his line. reported at the end of a month great
iTonrovemeut in consequence of that order
when. as the speaker said. Not car had been
touched" adding that the operation OF that
mans mind was arrested by his faith IN an
order" Then he said;
The other day, when the members OF the COM
we're mp in Albany lobbying for more power the
receivers asked the head OF the American par Gnu Gnu
simple and obvious truths ON our behalf and h Ihe
next day the press agents OF the MS, bIack
horse cavalry and appeals to the people 10 De-
ware. , .- ,, the only
friends Of the people, or conferred upon you - ti
dared TO take as much upon myself as YOU assume
behind the barriers of your law / would say;
love the people as much you; nave Done dc
much for them as you; I know as much about
them and what they think and feel as you, and
TO those behind you higher up: Mind your bust
Under good counsel beware of humbug and
above all in the words OF great English "rtseI i
Let us clear our minds of cant -espeoid'ly "0oDt
To YOU here tonight and to every man t Th9
have it. but do not fool yourselves about IT, II IS
9naGk medicine i d Of besIs A svegything which
is printed the bottle!
Mr.. MADOO's DEFENCE
Mr.. MoAdoo president of the Southern So
ciety. was scheduled to speak 10 the toast
Our Sister Societies. but he took the oc-
casion to come back 1T Mr.. Whitridge for his
references to the Public Service Commission
and the newspapers saying
This age Of law have been n placed M w Il q
ridge anent the Public Service COmmssion-that OF
appearing for the defendant: but sha h9 on si Mr.
Whftridse that ! have often found myself put 10
tine medium medium Of f ready and cpbe press
Recently. when an attempt was being MADE 20
hiring the marlborough and the
Belmont tunnel. was awakened anew TO the ad-
vantages OF having a Public Service Commission
watching for violations of law and willing 10
It ali made me think OF a negro Wedding which
We white folks invited to attend The bride
groom bs dd not b sh3T 9p S and SAID There ain
going TO be wedding. Somsbodys done run
been hung our Of Undo after pressing and 4d
passing negro had helped himself 70 h mem NGw;
OF the union already alluded to- hadn't reckoned on
aP t6oF his pants Thanks to that fact we VIII
not SO long hence have ladies cars running into
with regard to Mr. whitridse, his wit is OF such
a peculiar rapier-ke order that, despite the ago
mics that it inicts upon our bodies, 1t delights our
Mr. whitridge has spoken of indiyidualism. and
believe in individualtsan. We all do There is no
hut there is a constantly growing public sentiment
directed against such indiyidualism as is rampant
truer view of things and against that kind of indi-
Then to progress am in favor OF progress
But We are no longer. as nation IN favor Of so.
rights Of the people. We Americans have long
been accustomed the ''pUbic-be- damned pol
lev and gone at last-and for that We may
be thankfuI-to the other extreme 1 am great
believer I'm the that if you give decent treat
nent TO the public you'll get decent treatment IN
return Furthermore, / believe that, in ultimate
results in serving the pUblics interests we In the
highest degree serve the corporations interests
WEALTH IN DEFIANCE OF Law.
Mr. Whitridge referred 10 the alleged fact that
I'm reope against creators of money But the
public is not against creators of money because
ihev create money, but because of a consistent,
veil deemed and deeply logical belief that the
| creators Of wealth. many OF them, have cree ted
I, In defiance OF law and that refinement Of ideas
mat makes a man feel what he should and what
he should not do apart from mans laws.
have been. people, ~ busy IN the mao
chase for business that we have neglected 20 note
these things as shsuld have done in the past
e to the man who has been alluded to as riding
on COW catcher into Africa desire to say IN
man Is due the great awakening OF public con-
science Of the Ias four years. count II an honor
10 kroU that great man. even though II De out
slightly II is to his charactertstics mat we
have much of progress in the r1gnt drec-
zion I wouldn't have said this while he was IN
oe5re might have looked as though wore
tont,ine for something 1t is in connection with
yba-, he does get hunting lions. and there hSvs
heen altogether too many humorous illusions 70 NJ,
doing So he won't twist the tail or lion. but ne II
| twist his name
NJ cAdoo.s address reused his hearers sew
eraI times to demonstrations Of enthusiasm
every mention of MT. Roesevelts name bring
| ing a demonstration