New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
DENOUNCED By DR.. WISE
LEGISLATORS CRITICISED.
Their Atitude on Direct Nomin1-
tions Bill Cause of His Remarks.

Tha Rev st.phen s Wise, speaking to the toast
Training for Citizenship at the dinner Of the
Educational Directors Association OF the Young
MEMS Christian Association at the Hotel Astor
last night severely arraigned the members OF the
New York Legislature for their attitude toward
recent legislation. meaning presumably the dlrect
primary nominations bill The legislators. ne said
had no thought of they could serve the people,
but only how they could hamper the Governor IN
his efforts TO give the state good laws. and thereoy
serve the bosses and bosslets.
What they would accomplish said Dr. Wise. was
to kick Governor Hughes out OF Albany ana INTO
the White House" DR.. Wise argued for morality
as dominant factor in the countrys political Ife
the first duty OF the citizen being elect 70 ofce
men who represented this public morality as an
example for the children. the coming citizens
Governor Hughes, the speaker said. was forciole
representative of morality in politics
We know that Wall Street did not love him.
said DIT Wise but know that Wall Street ex-
poets every Hon in Africa to do its duty He then
paid tribute ex-President Roosevelt who' he
said had done more TO raise the moral tone of the
United States than any dozen churches put TO-
gether.
Continuing DR.. Wise said:
we begin TO understand that our attitude toward
our country is something OF reHgi09 S tri snouid
We must stand ground and demand that
morality shall dominate our political hte. II we
elect 10 public office men who will possess the
oentialities Of injecting morality into politics II
would 10 that, keep on electing your Governor
Charles E. Hughes, and Theodore Roosevelt
II seems to me II there was any capacity for
good citizenship in New York state we would rise
nm in revolt against the actions Of the New York
legislature in the last few days. We are NOT
re6resented in the Legislature The legislators In
Albany are not trying to learn what the people
want.
Robert Watchorn. Commissioner OF Immigration,
spoke on How the Association May Help the For
eigner" He said that the Young Mems Christian
ant fact
education OF the immigrant and in making him
useful. sef-supporting citizen
NV idea of an educated man." said the Com
missioner, 'is useful man. and the man VINO Is
of no use 10 his neghbor is of no use TO himself
or ~ the world at large. regardless of the number
of sheepskins he may have hanging in his study.
RAYMOND p. Kaghn. director OF the educational
work of the Bedford branch. Brooklyn told OF The
Educational Department in Action" With the aid
or lantern slides ne described the work of the
different classes representing many different
trades and calIings He enumerated the classes in
stenography. in automobile engineering and jour
nalsm There is also in the Institution he said.
class for ianitors.
The Rev. Charles l. Goodell. speaking on Find
ing ones Self" said that the elective system was
not one TO be employed Unfortunately in col
leges as immature young men and women might
curriculum DR.. Goodell said that did not
know himself until the moral and the intellectual
forces were blended harnoniously
Other speakers were Charles Sprague Smith, Dr.
Alexander c. Humphreys and Charles R. Iowson