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Its best; In tho congested quarters <>f
Hie groat metropolis humanity hud?
dles in poverty, distress and shame.
Oovermnent. ytaty and municipal, Is
put to tlte severest tesis. Ami to tho
thoughtful mind the emotions of just
prldo and the thrill of pleasure at
our material and moral advances must
stimulate |he sense of obligation ami
of the most serious responsibility. It
Is In New York, where in so large a
degree Is found the clearing house of
tin' nation's commerce and when'
riches have been accumulated beyond
the dreams of a generation past, thai
we must devote onrselvt s most sedu?
lously to the realization of the ideals
of democracy, and set ourselves most
determinedly to overcome the subtle
temptations and narrowing influences
of. prosperity.
"Our Less Favored B-other."
"First of all we must overcome the
temptation to indifference as to the
condition and standards of our less
favored brothers in the community.
The foid who said that his bnrnS wore
full and that he might take his ease
hns bis counterpart in those who
through material success would i.reot
little Citadels of Independent strength
where Iber may entrrr.ch themselves
in calm Indifference to the needs of
their less, fortunufs brethren. Jn tUts
countty no one' Is independent of his
fellows ami the Security Of every man
must ultimately depend on the oppor?
tunities and well being.of others In?
telligent and sympathetic considera?
tion of conditions In our great cities
is the duty of every good citizen. The.
condition of those who-enter our
Slate, forming virtually foreign com?
munities in our eitles, is a problem
to which as citizens of the Slate we
must give heed. Wo musl endeavor to
determine what enn lie done to Im?
prove, standards of living, to protect
those newcomers, largely helpless
from being victimized, to acquaint
I hem as rapidly as possible with the
moaning of American Institutions, to
utilize their economic value, livpro
tect the State by promoting the <)lf
fusion of the American spirit and rev
erence for law nnd?order thmngtr fntr ?
and impartial administration.
"We rejoice in tho numerous.efforts
of nhjlanthrppy, in the-.ja'rge iconir:.'
Unions' that arc made In personal
service; hut what has been done and
Is being done covers but n small fracr
Ihm of the need. Wo must have * {
quickening of the senso of obligation
and n keener recognition of the far;
Hint Union Is more than n name, that
II is not a union of theoretical entitles,
hut a union of human beings?a union
of lives?that for belt."- or worse we
are bound > together by indissoluble
bonds and that Indifference to the
condition of our follow man is Indif?
ference to the safety of the State.
Maintain Earry Ideals^
"As prosperity Increases we must
be tile more zealous to maintain our
early idenls of work and of service
It Is of the essence of democracy that
a man should have opportunity for
Ihe exercise of his talent?that lie
should have a fair opportunity To dis
play his aHllty and t\> win the just
rewards of his effyrts?rtliH.1 ho should
be seenrn in the resultft-oriim-Tabm-s
won almost invariably through sacri?
fice and self-denial.
"It Is also of the essence of demo?
cracy that no man should construe Ills
opportunity to mean license to exploit
his fellow men aad miiu?tl.v. profit
himself at the expense of flielr equal
chance. It Is of the essence of demo?
cracy that community rights should
be safeguarded and that to which Hi''
public Is entitled should he rigorously
com polled. The ambition'which knows
no law but tnal of selfish achievement
must be bound by the Inexorable de?
mands of public service nnd the lim
Its necessarily imposed for the equal
protection of all citizens.
"He most surely attains the highest
nueoess and' the greaffst happiness
who In the zealous exercise of his
talents finds tho path of service, and
whose achievements are a benediction
to mankind. . , . , ) irj ? t|
"Rut what is most needed, fn a par?
ticular sense In the Interest of good
'"administration of government and of
the welfare of thp community' is a
stricter Insistence upon fiduciary re
sponsiblillv. This rnn be obtained In
part, by the. enforcement of lnw and
In part must be gained through public
sentiment, nnd the cultivation of high?
er standards of conduct. It is an ex?
traordinary perversion to suppose
that the owner of fifty-one per cent
of the capital stock of a corporation
Is free to. wreak his., pleasure in its
management. The officer or director
occupies a position of trust not for the
majority, but for the entire body of
stockholders. And while he may exe?
cute the policy which the majority
desire. It nitist be a pollev consistent
with good faith anil fair dealing with
all. Nothing is more reprehensible
than the abuse of powvr on the part
of those who act In a representative
capacity.
Test of Character.
"The test of character may be found
In the faithful discharge-of trnst
where it may be al.'.is.'d lp secret
and with seeming Impunity. Every
man lias bis sphere of fiduciary obli?
gation. 1 speak of it not In the nor
row sense In which Jho term is em?
ployed In courts of li\w.' but in the
broader sense recognized by every
man of self-respect. The lawyer owes
It to his profession to maintain the
dignity of independence, Is fal.? <
trust conferred upon blm when ho Is
admitted to practice as an officer or
justice. If he permits himself to luv
cuine the tool of iinprliiejpal manipu?
lators. The editor shamelessly ig?
nores bis obligatio? wlen he bld-M. t.<r
distorts the farts or uses hiA columns
to pervert the public Jiidgemffitep*'-'*
"Of highest Importance is t.Uc_Bcnt
timent of honor and. the sense of" fi?
duciary obligation In connectiooftwlth
'public service. Tho people will' to"-'
Jemlo no cynicism liero, ? Partieifina^
dispute as thby will over principles
ami policies. Imt there can he no ills
plilo with reference to the ileinann
that public Interest, and that public
officers shall regard only the public
Interest lit the administration of gov?
ernment.
Selfish Cry Out of bate.
"The cry "Every man for himself"
Is out of dato. The demand of tho
future Will bo livery man for the peo?
ple." No one can he permitted I"
put private Interest above the public
advantage And thus in recognizing
the necessity of giving fair opportuni?
ty for Individual success, of protect?
ing thrift ami the rowards of Indus?
try, and at the same time In Insist?
ing upon fidelity to trust upon iho
rights of the community and upon the
supremacy of law representing the
will of tho people, in endeavoring to
call the most efficient to the service
of the State, and in discharging tho
duties of public office with sole re?
gard to public interests, shall wo dh
fuse the blessings of prosperity, mak?
ing It servant to the happiness of all.
"We In New York should rejoice in
the opportunity which is afforded us
by the very difficulty of the problems
with which we are confronted. In
tracing the history of the past we
find abundant reason for encourage?
ment The capacity of American
manhood in each generation lo den,
successfully with tho conspicuous
evils of Its day has been abundantly
demonstrated. .
Better Than Ever Before.
"We aro far hotter 'off In tho Km
Piro Slate than we have ever boon
-before. A resistless force of public
opinion iR directed against well-nigh
every a huso.. There Is not n Now
Yorker hero who from his own exper?
ience cnnnol recount the tale or pro?
gress. We are a well-disposed and >'
gnninl people. We are not given OVOr
to bitterness or censorlousncss. Sctir
rllous denunciation has but a limited
vogue. In every department of offi?
cial life there arc men endeavoring
to servo the Slate to the host of their
ability, and the people arc ready to
give credit lo faithful service. But
they uro also Intolerant of faithless?
ness, Throughout the State nro mnn
Ifold evidences of determination that
the Just richte of property shall bo
protected, that the public rights shall
bb conserved and that those who re?
present the people shall be bold
strictly to account for tho manner In
which they discharge their trusts.
"The State of New York Is equal
I? its task. It daily gathers strength
Trom all the Union. In Its success
all tho States may justly claim a
sjiarf. Steadily it gains in popula?
tion. In wealth, in the diffusion of hap?
piness, and. attaining and still Book?
ing to attain a inn nr. always at high
;er levels. of achievement. Its watch?
word over be 'Excelsior.'"
President Schurman.
"Individualism in business as well
as individualism In politics Is what
New York stands for In tho opinion
of President Jacob Gould Schurman
of-Cbrnell University as expressed In
his address nt the New York Day ex?
ercises.
"We recognize foal, politics is one
thing and business another," said he,
"and wo have a profound conviction
Hint if politics. Is injected Into busi?
ness the result will bo either corrup?
tion or bankruptcy or possibly both.
We make Ho attempt, therefore, to
appropriate1 for public uses, by means j
of, exorbitant taxes, the vast fortune
which our merchants and financiers
accumulate. .We give them freedom
t? make their fortunes and freedom
to dispose of them. And in spile of
many discouraging phenomena, on t'n?
whole, no fair-minded judge can doubt
that experience Justifies our proccd
ll re.
ft'iOnr tw'o richest, men are giving
away millions of dollars by tons and
oven by hundreds of millions of dol?
lars for libraries, schools colleges and
churches nil over the' country. . A
third who spent a lifo in accumulat?
ing money left n vnst fortune to his
jj'Jdpw, who, with the aid of experts,
now'is using It to Improve the living
conditions of the poor. I Know we
hav6 self-centered citizens without
public spirit Who merely accumulate
and hoard and transmit all that they
have hoarded to their families. But i
we recognize "'at even without their j
conscious Intention, their fortunes j
have blessed and will continue to i
bloss multitudes to whom they have |
paid, and must continue to pay, wages
or."profits in the vast enterprises of
which they constitute the working
capltar.
eRgulatlon Laws.
"I do not mean, of course that we
have no laws In New York regulating
tho conduct of business. My mean?
ing Is that wo have us little legisla?
tion nnd as much individunl freedom
as It is possible for a community sub?
ject to the precclpta of Iho moral law
and the requirements of the public
welfare.
"It is on those principles thaf the
Stnte of New York has enacted a law
for tho regulation pf Its nubile se
vice corporations. That law-. Which
we o^> t,-. the constructive statesman
ship of Governor Hturbos, has attract?
ed wide nnd favorable attention and
seems destined to furnish a model for
similar legislation among the oilier
Slates of the Union.
Proud of Huqhes.*
"We nil bow to OH" Governor as the
representative of the State of New
VorK. Nor could our Stale have t\
finer exponent of its highest ability,
culture, character, enterprises and en
? naelt y for disinterested public.) ser?
vice. Mr. Hughes hns l'?en a teaev>
..r?ond there was none more learned
or : ' imulnl in.. In nor colleges nnd
universities. Jto has been n lawyer?
'?owl our bar. adorn od as It is bv nvinv
distinguished natJW'M. jhftd no member
>>iore profound, skilful, or successful.
TMq inwver was called nnon to Inves
tlg?<?? tho irreal Insurance rnmiKinlo?
and bis in vest leal ions made mi
4-i>r>cri to ?tin hlftfnrv of the revela
llf>"? of "hlc|i finance."
rt**TtfTi.-C|n<re-tiltrnlor w"17 elected flov
ei-no ? ?,r o"?- gt-iie -ind he '>a? nne'foi
'ofoe1 months since ho nsn'irrto/1 office,
?with )<M?islatlvf> and ndmTnjstraUy'e
nelilnvonientp wMo.1i reveal stntepmnn-i
.sMp of. the, highest order, consclen
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