New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05

aud yet refuse to tighten burdens way that would
he wrong and dishon0rable-tlat will weigh more i'll
Europe than any test that any nation is able TO pat
forth, Cor its honor. its integrity It's strength ahd 's
promise OF future life.
Look back then, through the hundred years OF our
national history. They to me like the ascending OF
stair some of which broader narrower, some
with high or rising and some with less than the others,
but tho whole there has been steady ascent IN IN
tcigCnce, In conscience in purity, in industry al
happiness IN tie arr OF living well individually, ana IN
the higher OF living well collectively, and we stand
to-day higher than any other time. Our burdens are
Aocbitcs. We have trouble about money never
saw a time when the most OF the population dId not We
have our trOub,o because there is too nueh III some
places and too little III others The trouble with us Is
lge the trou bic Winter when the snow has fallen and
dcd and leaves onehaf Of the road bare, while II IS
pied mp in the either half so that you cannot
get along for the much for the little.
But distribution will speedily bring all
things highland think not far from the time
when tia, viii take place 70 soon as we can touch tie
ground Of universal confidence. stand On
basis Of silver aud gold then and not hour before
then viii this nation begin TO in the old pros
pcri'y OF business.
determined not 90 say anything that could he con
st,ucd as auson to party politics. and what have
said cannot construed for both sides around here
say that they for resumption The only difference H.
that one party say that they Tor resumption ana
crn hare ~ Well. do not how anybody can say
ANYTHING more You cannot resume before you en-
Telowcitizcns In looking back upon the past, it IL
not right that wo should leave The sphere and field Of
orr remarks without ono glance at tho future. In
another bundled years not " VIII be here. Some
other speaker, doubtless, will stand In my place Other
hearers will thrOngthOugh with more courtesy, nor
with kindly patience than you hayeto listen to his
speech Thcn every eminence from Hcw-lorh to Al
bauy there will be mansions and cottages, ana
garden will touch garden along the whole Eden
OF the Hudson River Valley. But 1t does
not matter 50 much 70 rs, who come and
co. or what taxes place in the future except 20 far as our
influence Is concerned when hundred years hence the
untclling sun, that Arnold and Andre and Washing
ton but VIII not tell word OF history shall shine
on these enchanted hills and this unchan-lng river
then II Is FOR to have sct IN motion, or 10 have given
renewed impulse TO IT," great causes intellectual
moral social. aud polti-- h'oh have rolled our pros
p,rity to such hight.
To every young man here hat Is beginning life LEI me
say Ilstcu not tp,e iious teachers who tel you
that patriotism ia sha, AID that al public men are
corrupt or CorrupcTg Nen public or private ne are
CORRUPT here and "a let 10 you, no cprrnp
,ou In government would DO han bad az 70 have the
seed, ~ unlccf IN public administration soyr IN the
minds Of tiH young. II you teach the young thht
bc,r chief Magistrates. their Cabinets, ana Their
.r.pre,cnta i've, arc o; course corrupt what VIII
stand here TO witness and say that publicity may
consist with yrtsc and does There are men that serve
tle public FOR The pubic. though they themselves thrive
byital,o. / would SOW In your minds romance Of
patriotism ud love Of country that shall be necessary to
tht love which you have FOR your own nou7chold' ana
would .oy - every mother that teachc5 her child 10
pray most TO tho petition "Our Father which art In
heaven" let i learn .f petition Our Tatherand ana
80 ,t our drc1 grow rp Ia love cod 20 love man, aud
40 love their country and D. glad 20 serve their coun-
tr "a well ~ their ud i1i thcir fellow men. though 1t
msy re necessary .l. tney should lay down their lives
o. ser. O. 70.
honor the unknown ones that ufc1 10 w'lfn Feehs-
kil and who Tell in battle. honor too every arih'e''
m.u every ,linplur colder thit through patriotism went
o tho b,il, ed lu4 came bic, lame and crippled aui
bear. msriully aud ,rroisn.ly his dcpr ton. What
though Doe Eul no ,,rlr1uull What though he be for
.,tteui lie has ir Linn lie imper,nah.r sweetness 81
,his thought: II ga u io' my Count'y7 sake For
Gods sake lni ,,s your couniry's sake Ye AMI you
Ia. ali i've forever.