Evening journal., 1914-01-08
CIVICS CLASS
HEARS ADDRESS
BY j. E. O'TOOLE

bI j. L. U lUULE /
An interesting event m tuc -cuior
class calendar for the present tenu at
the Wilmington High School. vas an
oddrc-, delivered yesterday before enc
Young mon and Young women by
Joseph =. OIoole Who now H. chief oil
the Senate pages at Washington. ID. g.,
upon The Machinery ol Legislation. o.
Was "a privilege of the students 60 have
a recent visit TO Washington al the
guests of Mr. and Mrs Alfred l. DUPONT,
(which WIS planned and arranged by Mr
/ O Iuulc. Il was his object 60 supple
ment what had already been learned boy
taking as concrete illustration, The
currency bin, and following it through
/ its various stages to ITS final passage.
The students had listened TO some in
tcre-tmg discussions upon The measure
lim the Senate.
Both the tariff aud the currency bills.
the speaker said. came as direct result
oi widespread agitation Tor better sya-
ltcms The Democrats, in their plat
FORM made certain definite and radical
pledges and the election ut President
Wilson made their iulhlment manda-
tory upon that party FOR thi- reason
lCongtess was called in extraordinary
session. and President Wilson breaking
the precedent ni many years. appeared
m person before the Congress of thr
United States assembled m the House
TOT Representatives and delivered mo-
table address.
Mr. OToole outlined I'm detail each
step in the Glass-Owen bill, from the
time of its framing until u was even.
ually signed 10y the President on De-
cember % The tarif and currency
bills, Mr. O'Toolc said, were effect.
rather than causes. and were both tn
direct results of the force Of public
opinion.
young men aud women OF The
ciyics class" he said, you are TO have
"a very big part in the not distant fu
ture. In the shaping of that public
opinion which is TO crystalize itsei
into the legislation of that time, an'
want to say 20 YOU that the train
ing YOU are now receiving, will be in
valuable to YOU IN the years to com,
No one Is more thoroughly familia
with what the Wilmington ilig
School is doing along this line th9
/ am. for / have closely followed II 70
several years. and want TO congratu
late you upon having the advantag
Of one of the best courses in IN
United states Keep an open mint
but, have definite and decided opir
ions upon every question. BE eithe
Tor n or against IL; you cannot !
ON the fence and be a man Some bl
questions are coming to you. Trims
deemed impossible viii press You it
solution.
$50 It is in many states now, In Ii
is problem Of universal suffrage, bl
a. public opinion is rapidly tending e
n ward the enfranchisement OF wome
~ and whether we approve or disaI
prove II Will be impossible to ste
the current OF concentrated publ
opinion in It's favor. You shou
I'd have decided opinions on all ethic'
n, moral and economic problems shou
10 know just how you would vote
called upon to express your opini'
= with the ballot, and should be able,
Nv the training you have had, TO ke
Sc. forward all right movements th
n stand for progress In our htl
VI state.
re you should feel big when y
eI think of what Delaware has achiey
in our national history Thou
~ small in Urea, she needs no apollo
sa either for her past. or for her pre-
~ ent. When the present administl
~ tion needed the services Of the gre
ng est living authority In Information
r,- law. Il called upon John basse
nj Moore of FELTON,, Delaware. An
cursion into the historical past v
.se call 20 mind a long and distinguish
on roster of citizens or these we shot
no all be proud and their schievemei
is should be an incentive TO as, 20 hi
le ondeavor. Everything In our col
do try depends upon the work of the
IN dividual. and with the opportunit
ip that you have had, You ought TO ia
sr- your places high among those W
we in the next decade will give go
ed account OF themselves.
he 81 trust your visit to Washingt
is. will stimulate the ambition of sol
n OF YOU TO take an active interest
10 politics. so that YOU may help In
M intelligent solution of the vital pro
ate lens that from time TO time test
I've stability of our institutions. Y
lc- have already had exceptional opD'
tunities afforded you to get a point
he contact with public affairs. and
ot trust that you will not permit so
on interest to flag but will enter
ich arena and help along the fight
Mt, Truth and Right"
m Among those who were invited
Ing hear Mr. O'Toole we're Principal
,ur II Berlin. superintendent George
ith Twitmyer. William p. White. pre-
wi dent of City Council, Mrs Florel