New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-20

aided be received with more than regal nOno anu
return home die AT last with the respect ana aecon
OF all good men. But nowhere VIII he slahd mo hiole
proudly than here, this field OF Yorktown, by tne soV
his revered Washington, exulting In the iegitnatte
fruits HIS mtrng efforts To no scene OK me- pe
did ne with more enthusiasm; 10 no pace uIe no
come, during his last VISIT 10 our 1cp"hhiy :,
with more eagerness aud even ecstasy. p nav
seen his private letter TO ms d mehd F nosn
dent Monroe written at yorktown on me Zolh OF w.
ber 1924, when in company with tue Governor ol y,
gnia and ChieiJusce Marshall aud OOonel Hu9gl, W.
South Carolina-one OF the TWO oy srSs5ns 1 me
GERS of his American Light lniantry-he nae spent to
fortythrd anniversary OF he cornnons re-
oeption. 1t from the ps OF james MalsVn, , no
not many years afterward, and but Few years per
his DEATH under his own ROOF AT AOhtpeher .naS 3.
learned 10 think and speak Of Lafayette
not merely as an ardeRt lover OF nnd n1
erty, bosom friend Oh Washlnkon: anu IA
brave and disnerested volunteer for American moe
peodeuceeading the way as pioneer, I9T rfanCq az
ioowDu man OF eminent practical aoiiy anu ~
great in all true senses OF that term as ne was M
and generous ana good HonPt 10 ms mel c9yra
welcome to NJ Bnreaux dc Pusy, NJ de CorceLe anu 70
ton OF our Government and whose presence on tiS
casion is hailed with such peculiar satisfaction anu ue
AMERICAS DEBT TO FRANCE.
Said not ustly feow-citizens, at the outset OF this
address that our earliest and our latest ackn0wedg
Ireuts to-day are due France, Tor the Joyous cons
nation which we are assembled to commemorate oaiu
not Justly that-whatever confidence we may Ioci
now or whatever assurance there was then thht tnc
timote result Of the American struggle, whether mleu
oru
enceour immediate success in the arduous conflict was
owing under Cod the assistance of that generous ana
Gallant Nation Never never the fact be forgot
Ten i'm the history of American liberty nor ever eau e
obligations which thus incurred De iOsi from our
,nnsG ratefu recolectious Nor do tMnk that France
hersf has page in all annals which she would DE
less vii ing to obteraeeast Of all In these recent
DAYS when new ties of sympathy have Oeen cTeated M
tween us as the two great sister Kepupcs ol tS ,
Ccrranly il Lafayette himself could have looked ior
ward from this field of Yorktown ana oresee ma" The
this centennial anniversary should De cceordlcu " 10
American people, his own Deloveu ooun I cSambea
AMI Nv his own notwithstanding over as ciI@hs VI
French Republic" would have iet that all MS heroic
Ell rts and sacrifices mad not been ma &c Tor the uoery
of America only. But he did forcsee IT, as throuh sa
more confident eye before he died We DO nor l3tGt.
that il was from Bourbon monarch We fecelNeu 'ui
ai We do not forget that IL was IN the very uPle'u,'
ranks OF French society that an enlhHsiasIh ' ' WV
feat for freedom first caught aHd SlndIed. 80 ,,o
But ID Is France that our acElO FeuSIneiS uIc ua'
10 F-ance then an Absolute Monarchy after wGrd an
Empire then a Constitutional ,naichy, again Sn Eni.
II I'm her history. gores in art and science glorcs ia
literature and philosophy. gores ~ peace an1 war
and csntsius and couuueiOTs spd aud IN sea; anu
even n the later pages at mat history, hhu ~ n'
nt reverscs the endurance aud fnrtltude OF her mar
yelously mercural prupi"-rising superior &" wGat
seemed a crushing d0wnlall-have won the admiration
and sympathy Of the world When Witnessed pei sou
aiy 6y happy chance the removal 81 the la't ~caod
lag from trat superb column IN the race NrnloLle
rncut of history could not bat feel that The Elores
OF France safe Wnen We all witnessed irom aar
the ma ic uroupturss with which az the call ot hcr late
admirable President rhcr- aud almost ~ ~ tue l"e
Of Mdas. those mihnn- Of gold came pouring mo t"S
uubic Golfers 10 provide Tor the immediate payment 81
her ransom FROM Germany, We all '0nd no' aii 10 cr
that had reserved poweri TO ren~tae her-e as she
has done. among the foremost uati1us nt the world
welcome, welcome. tucn, to the representatives, OF
France. who have come Al the invitation OF or n1Veln
did @nd helped ~ t. 80 Tor go long ago.
land OF Lafayette and the land Of Washington
RESPONSIBILITIES on The HOUR
And now ACKNOWLEDGING ~ We look back ~ that
history this hour. aud SEQ at what great price Our
fathers purchased ior us the freedom we arc no" enjoy
Ingat what cost Ell toll AMI Treasure AMI BLOOD ueHe
Republican institutions ~ ours nave btrn ionnurh anu
but uCan there tail 10 come home 10 eich one ol 'f
hearts deeper sense ~ our responsibility. ~ people
and ~ individuals for UNFOLDING. advancing ini ans
hitting thrln unimpllr'd 10 our pu,teIN u i h".
what we have been. what VIZ have done or even WHAT
we are tuat Weighs on our thoughts az TINS honr even o
the point OF OpJrtssiyrncs-; hut what what are We U"
be what IL t. De the character oI sccohI century
Independence Tor America what are To be IT, ,T-,",
for ourselves what are 10 rlls influences on mhA'lu
at large Aud what can We do to secure these glorious
institutions Of ours rom decline and ill that DINER
generations may ENJOY what We no" ENJOY ahu tHal
our liberty mas il1rrd Dee "a liberty 81 That only when
is good, just aud honest"a Liberty enlshtenins the
We cannot n we would. conceal from others or from
ourselves that all has not ~ with ~ OF late, and
that there has been, aud -till H. Ia many nlh an anh
ous IL not fearful Jpsus forward 10 what Is io COME
will dcny that there - enough OF rccounng ana
riotsm winch have been LETT ~ hy our fathers Voices
admiration aud culogy resounh throughout Tho aud
statues aud monuments and obcsks rising at every
corner There can hardly be too many 81 them. But
corruption, pr"ilgacy anu even assassination alas
stalk strrcs and stare up al ruch mcn"f tails unte
mllaria- Of our high places, more pcstcnt than
any that ever euanatcd FROM Potomac routiuc
Marshes. injecting our whole CyIi Service and tLintng
the very likelihood of the Nation
Let not eNaggerac our dangers, or dasn the f 10y
may Nc poison In our cap. But must be parOued, "a
one OF pJst generation for dealing WITH od.iashi"ned
couusels In 0ldia-h0ncd phrases Profound dss-rta-
tiou- Oh the nature 0 government mcIphy steal spccli
tons tie true Theory OF ci'li liberty scientific Gissec
d ts al mill al
were capable OF thcm-Woulh De a. Inappropriate ~
they would be worthless. Our reliance for the prrsrrya
ton OF republican liberty cah only be ON the common
place principles and comuon-tnse maNim-, when lie
within the comprehension OF the children IN schools
the simplest ana least cultured man or woman who
TGc fear Of tie Lord must stli AMI ever he the begin
ing Of our wisdom. aud obedience To- HIS commandments
i nee nust ne and r,luscd "A. yi, Hmm
life must hed sacred, and awcss violence and blood
shed 10 be regarded redress remedy tor
anything IL IL MOI by assa-zinaug Empcror- OF frcs
people to be promoted. such acts ought to be as exc
cradle in the sight 81 they sight OF God
The only onc-man power this country mas had
TO trcnJle NJ, Il the power Of SOM,
gretcbcd miscrennt seeking spoil. but finding none
with pistol IN his hand, 10 ncnlr,.lc and nuy the
votes OF millions. and uia beloved President 10 torture
the highest. must be respected and enforced Labor In
all its departments bc justly rcmuneraicd and Gle
vated and the true dignity ol labor recognized. The
poor must he wisely visited aud literally cared for so
that mendiciiy shall not bc tempted into nrndncity nor
want eNa.pcrated into crime. The great duties
OF individual citizenship must be consccnou.ly dis
charged Peace, order, aud the good Old virtues ol
honesty charity, temperance, and industry. he
cultivated and revcncnced The purity ~ private NE
must be cherished aud guarded, aud luxury aud cr.
trayagance discouraged Poly Samy must cease 10
p0llutc land Profgatc literature must De- srorucd
and left unpu chased. Public oplniun be- refined.
purified ptreng ihcnod. and rendered PREVAILING and inn
peratye. by the best thoughts and best words which the
press the platform and the pclp pour forth The
pen the tongue alike most be exercised under 4cue
ofnOra responsibility. In word. the less government
have formal laws and statutes. the We need
and the more We must have Of individual self govern
meut
For, my friends, there must be government Of some
sort aud must DE- exercised and enforced CtCs and
must make provision for all that relates to cities
and towns States which stil and always have duties
which still and always have rights, provide for ali
that justly relates To states. And the general govern.
ment Of the Union must exercise "a paramount au-
thory everything OF domestic or foreign interest
which within the sphere OF Its constitutional con
troll CIgil service must be reformed Elections and
appointments as Burke said, must be made "A 10 a
al.rel iunclinn AND NOT 20 n niIIluI M