The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-18
GAYNOR 4 GUEST
OF BUSINESS MEN
Gov. White Advocates Mod
ern MethOdsin Government.
SENATOR LODGE a SPEAKER
Honors Paid to New York Mayor
on His First Appearance at a Dim
ner Since He Was Shot-Ambassa-
dor Straus and Editor MeKeIway
others Among the Speakers.

New York, Nov I7-Mayor Gaynor was
one OF the guests OF honor OF the cham
Der Of commerce tonight at the cham
ber's annual dinner at the Waldorf II
was the mayors first appearance az
dinner since he was shot, and the mer-
chants and bankers paid him honors such
as are reserved usually for President
of the United States or a guest Of
marked distinction in national affairs
The other guests OF the chamber talked
pretty generally about the growing neces-
sity for business methods in national and
state government Gov. Horace White
said that this IS the biggest issue that
can be put before the people.
Senator Henry c. Lodge, OF Massachu-
sets. told the chamber. in what may be
possibly his valedictory. that Uncle Sam
Is poor business man, citing the loose
methods OF appropriating for public
buildings and river and harbor improve
ments.
The Ambassador 10 Turkey. Oscar S.
StTaus, exulted in the sOarings Of the
American eagle. a bird that the nations
have constantly increasing respect for.
Editor ST. Clair McKelway. Of Brook
lyn, responded 10 the toast Prayer and
politics" and spread jests for the ban
Queters. And the POSTMASTER. Mr., Hep
burn. dwelt on some recent financial
phenomena and praised the President and
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Gov. Whites Speech.
In part, Gov. White spoke as follows
1T is high time that the practical busl-
ness OF State government shall receive
close scrutiny and general attention. Too
frequently It is the case that al arti-
fcial distinction is drawn between public
questions, Distinguishing one set as par
;icularly important and treating the re-
msinder as II they possessed little real
significance What are called business
questions have been sometimes neglected
as being of inferior value To good clti-
Zens
7 do not recognize this distinction.
The questions which relate 10 the pros
peTity OF the State to its agriculture. its
commerce, its manufacturing industries.
and 10 the administration OF enterprises
in which the State government Engages
for the promotion OF trade and pTOduc-
tionr yield to none ia Importance and
have a profound moral side. They touch
all other interests vitality and cannot be
separated from them by an arbitrary
line.
If public money Is wasted. II public
works are carried on in blind, haphaZ-
ard fashion. in neglect Of scientific and
business principles. II a rigid system OF
supervision Is not maintained over public
employment and expenditure. is there a
legitimate interest OF the State govern
ment and the people which does not suf-
fer IN consequence? II we. engage in vast
& fre Inc he
pense OF prosecuting them and without
determining the sources OF the revenue
required for their completion. sooner or
later We must pay the penalty of our
hardihood.-
Engaged in Many Enterprises.
In the brief time ar my disposal It IS
impossible TO review at length the many
activities and the vast and costly enter
prises in which the State Is engaged. But
YOU VIII recall the highway development
for which we are already committed Ia
& $4,000 expenditure. the new educa-
tion building. which calls for about $500.
900; the two new prisons at Comstock and
Wingdale. which viii require apprpria-
tons Of about 100000; the institution at
Letchworth Village. for which the esti-
mate is $4,000; the Mohansic state Hos
pital at Yorktown, for which provision
must be made to the extent OF &. 900 900;
the completion of the State fair build
ings, which will require over s., 600, 900; the
Training School for Boys at Yorktown
Heights, the cost OF which viii approx
mate 100000: the new normal schools
at Buffalo and Oswego, which will need
about $4,000 each; the agricultural col
lege at Cornell University, which viii
ultimately require about sl,000.OOO. while
prospective agricultural schools. expert
ment stations, armories. rife ranges, for
est lands, parks and reservations, labora-
tories. and other State institutions vii
need each year larger appropriations. fol
each year the demand becomes more rea-
sohable and insistent.
"A contemplation Of these necessary out.
lays, with the expense attached 10 all the
other branches and departments OF State