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Show WITH THE ACTORS. CroTcr fleifland ijpe-Ls at the .lunaal Mtlln? or the Jtr tors' Fund. PH1LA0CLPHIANS AND M'KIN-LEY'S M'KIN-LEY'S TARIFF BILL. The t'a of Sir. Cremora JacLion Loclkirood Charged Trllh At- tempted l'oioaInj. DENVER'S FIRST ELECTRIC STREET RAILROAD The London 'Time" On Dispatch. Id? American Cruiser to v . Behrlo? Sea. By TcIreTapa to theStw J "- TIICAUTOB. Ki.I'rrsldent tlr Ireland at The Jleellur; orTtle Actors' Fnml. Xev York. June 3. The ninth annual roeetins of Ule Actoti' Fund of America 11 as beld to day In J'ilmer'd Theater. Kx-l'resident Cleveland aildrt-bed tlieactors. lie said, at the outset: "It my apjK-ar-ance here tonlay btrves no otlier pur-jiote, pur-jiote, I hoje I may say, lriUiout oIIetiM.- to anyone, that it illustrates tbeprcsrt.ss of ourthue in toleration an J liberality of feutiuieut. I -a nsred and taught -in the ttrtd-ett ttrtd-ett whool of I'reohyterlanUm. We all more or less reason reas-on why our mi ulsters should constantly quote Shakespeare from their pulpits and we be prohibited from teeing and hearing uia it oiks betttrinteriiretedoa tliefctage. We tee less consistency in pruuibitiij;-the pruuibitiij;-the perusal of books of fiction, which sometimes teach wholesome moral lessons. 'Voh nil! not, I tru-t, deem it amiss If, In conclusion, I preseut a thought which is apt to be prominent promi-nent in my mi ml on occasions like this. Considering, as I tlo, the dramatic profc-siou as furnisliins favorable conditions fur the develojt-ment develojt-ment of thoughtful men, I jin not fully satisfied that Its members sp-preciatu sp-preciatu as soberly as they ought their duty to our country. You must yourselves confess "that the tendency of your occupation is eomenhat in THE DIRECTION OK DI)LCTI0X and separation from familiar contact con-tact with the ordinary allalrs of life. These lead to your not only being misunderstood by many of your fellow fel-low cltixens, but to a loss of the advantage ad-vantage which your luleiligUice might contribute to the common welfare. You are jutriotic in sentiment, senti-ment, but you are too apt to think you t.-rform your full duty when you do your professional profes-sional work, and when you keep Iace and obey the Kns. I"ardon rauif 1 say to you that all three tilings, and all your readily acknowledged ac-knowledged chariUble undertakings, undertak-ings, will mt atone for a neglect to discharge your duty as it h nlated to the allairsof your country. This govcrnuM-nt cf ours is cunstruited upon the theory that every thoughtful, thought-ful, Intelligent and honest citizen will directlyinterest himself In its oi-eratioii.aud unless this is furthcoming, furth-coming, its best otjects aud pu rjios.-will rjios.-will not be accomplished. A jou disire honest nnd ii-v ridmiid'tra-ton ridmiid'tra-ton of your sovernment, aud as your Interests aud prosperity. In common with tliuie of your fellaw-citlzens, fellaw-citlzens, are lounil up in the maintenance main-tenance of our free institutions, do not forget that theso tilings ran only be secured by conscientious political thought asu cartful polttiml action." |