The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-09

afterwards to Bethany. One humid |
ded and two years ago there was
born a member of that family with
whom for many years my own life
was associated. We live at a time
when the seamy side of life is inn
pressed upon us through the daily
press, and we are inclined, many of
us, to become cynical and conclude
that this is the only side of life.
want to correct that impression. This
good man made his will shortly be-
fore his death and left one-third of
his estate, which ran into a good
many thousands of dollars, to the
better things of life. This will was
made, however, such a short time
before his death, that the provision
for benevolences was null and void,
save so far as release paper
might be signed. | want to tell you
tonight, that that release paper
went from Maine to California, and
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf
to between twenty and thirty heirs,
and every heir signed it, That man
was of New England stock, but all his
life was spent in Wayne county. A
little bank sprang out of the loins
of the National Bank of Honesdale.
The man who was its first Cashier,
and at the time of his death its
honored President, was urged Oy one
of the greatest financiers of New
York to invest, through him his pri-
vate funds with the promise of
/ l., %
matter for twenty-four hours, then
! declined the offer, for two reasons
| first, for fear that the microbe of
greed might enter his blood and low
/ er the tone of his life and, second,
| he was the guardian of trust funds,
and would not take the risk, under
! the stress of great temptation
of being swept away from its moor
ings as so many have been, That
man was of New England stock, but
| seventy-seven years of his life were
spent in Wayne county, then, second
| ly, we ought to agitate till we realize
the highest ideals in civic life.
a good many years ago man
who Dreathed the pure air as it
blows across the hills and valleys
of old Wayne, went TO Scranton to
live That man, | suspect, mas
done more than any other man to
purify the moral atmosphere in that
busting city. He put thousands OF
dollars into the effort to enforce
law; he did more than that, he put
himself into that fight at the cost
of great personal sacrifice Realizing
that one reason why crime flourish
ed was because of the difficulty OF Sc
curing convictions in the courts, ne
offered himself as candidate for
Jury Commissioner, was elected, and
put into the jury wheel the names
of the best citizenship in LackaWan-
ma county Gentlemen, you have in
this State of New York man whom
we greatly admire in Pennsylvania
We have indeed in the Keystone
state man of Presidential size, the
worthy successor OF the immorta
John Hay, who first taught the ma
tons that the nnest diplomacy Il
truth telling, and the masterful Eliht
Root, who is too large for the Presi
dency-P hilander c. Knox, l refer
10, Oh COuISG.- bul say YOU ildNC II
the Empire state man whom We
> greatly admire. Admire! because
OF his personal character; admire
because of what he has already
done to lift the standard OF civi'
life; a man who, like old lsrae
Putnam, has dared to lead, where
I, any dared to follow" A man wh(
has carried the flag OF civic integ
rity up the mountain side, and wheI
small souled men have cried Bring
back the fiag!" has answered il
thunder tones, Come up to th'
, flag" and has so touched the re
sponsive chord in human hearts tina
the people are with him to-day, ant
; in the State of New York, and per
, haps the city of New York, the al
is purer than it has been in fit.
years-that man is Charles b
= Hughes.
Gentlemen, let us give the bes
there is in us to the land we low
: the best. Let us write the record o
:. stainless integrity. Let us keep il
= the blue of the old flag, undimme
!. the star of civic righteousness.