New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-01

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IN one sense, with noble wisdom, largo visioped
emergencies 1t was, nevertheless, no different 10
another aspect from one q those splendid spesmens
yonder this morning and which,. With evesy best
continuance Of human art and skin, with capacities
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Of man shall summon snd command them. Tho ship
Uetent mastery It tho helm Of that Is Of every other
ship which shall, under God. determine tho glory or
the ignominy OF the voyage.
MAINTAINED BY AN UNsELFIsH PURPOSE.
Never was there truth which moro surely needed
to be spoken generation which vsunts It's descent
from the founders Of tho Republic seems largely to
be danger Of forgetting their preeminent
They were few In numbers. they were poor In WORLDLY
possessions-the sum Of the fortune OF the rcnest
OF them would afford fine theme for the scorn OF
the plutocrat Of to-day; but they had an fnvinebie
the Of ,Sa e
they had an unselsh purpose to maintain mem nc huge
msch1ne existing mainly for the purpose Of reward,
ing partisan service-ths was 2 coneepuon 81 "a hia
II. II would be Interesting to imagine the frst
one who had "V ventured to approach him upon the
basis Of what Is now commonly called pfa'''a'
politics. - ,..,,,
But the conception impossible The ,I lSa's Ssys
by the gent gentle dignity with which, Just before hi:
inauguraton, replying TO one who hsd the strongest
5 aa %RSi The ms srdsess Of
as we should say for the promise OF a., On dsss.s
to &c y ns letter s q
with real concerns win deal with you With S,. al
trust, win DO Characteristic feature OF my con.
duct through t Should Dc be .Ss y cs sie
Sndr psr sSS OF
ever And when in IT, will to the best ST., o. my my
importantly and zeal for tho public good which ought
never TO suffer connections OF blood or r'enaS,M Ip
to have the least sway ON decisions OF . puonc
nature
THE HIGH LEVEL WHERE WASHINGTON NOVEL;
On this high level moved the first President OF
the Republic To 1t must We who arc tho ners y.
her sacred interests be not unwilling 10 ascend,
we are to guard glorious heritagei Ana tnis
all he more the pcrils which CONFRONT US To-
day are so much graver and more portentous tnan
those which then impended There is III "e arc NOT
afraid of the wholesome medicine that there Is IN
consenting to ~, there Is an element OF h an
Ransac king the annals Of our fathers, ss we naye
been doing for tho last few months, pus' Snu sna
mranng as't ,Sn y,,metion nf hundred years ago
llc oschSiy, wv
Vain and impotent endeayori -. ,,,,o man
1t as though out OF the nesmen SI We
may dsinter the vanished drapertes, we may Ie'M l
the STATELY "a, %nS o. may century be
or reversed. and the enormous change IN me s,'u
ton neither be discussed nor Ignored r,tanal,ty
prac liz ally one people. Now, that steadily de'erioIaS
ing process, against whose dangers SsSai Inst asty
years ago. goes on on every hand apacei, Th hs
lowest onicrs Of people from abroad TO dilute the
quality !" On, S ss noSst m 1Ts
on a people. Nh" shall respect . people who 40
not respect their n@n blood Ann now , sSs
nona sp Arise ou Of 20 many low associations
ard coarse grained ;mPersmenss np0 tbsi Pam who
tho son Of everybody was inc usies' VI 1"'
gods'
DIFFERENCE IN RULING 1DEAS'
And again: Another enormous difference between
this day and that Of which it is the anniversary Is
N no seen in tho enormous difference In the nature
and ,nau,nce OF tho forces that determine our Ma
tonal and political destiny. Then, ideas ruled tho
hor, TODAY, there arc indeed ideas that rule our
hour but they must be merrhantaoe , haeas ths
sSas,ins Of large material forces. which by their
very existence arc standing menace 20 inc mo9
dom and integrity OF the Individual the innnite swas
ger Of American speech and manner mista .,S
Gigness for greatness. and sadly conouna'ns tS
simplicity, the unpurchasabe integrity OF the frst
days and tho first men OF our Republic, when MAKES
It Impossible reproduce to-day either the temper
or tho conduct OF fathers. As we turn the pages
backward, and como upon the story OF that 3oth OF
April in the year OF our Lord $780, there is certain
saeilness in the air. certain cercmonousness in tho
manners, which we have b.nlshed long ago ,u.v o.,
the Jcaorsonlan simplicity which was, IN truth only
another name for the 5r ypsiT iSe edsr
I'D The paSp ps9SeF q Ss Kings person e n
With the old tular dIgnltes. Let us take care that
"" do not part with that ] rOrS ror Mh tSe
ncod IL there for personal royalty II there DO
mobility Of descent al the more Indispensable Is
them that bear rule 80 fine and high and pure thai as
TR Ss circle S Of nh The y m
eminent distinction, the Royalty Of virtuei
And II was that men ana brethren, Wien , snne
Just hundred years ago became the servant OF INC
Republic in becoming the Chief Ruler o. It's people; we
must needs own. conferred upon him his divine right
rule. All tho mora. therefor because the clrcum,
stances Of his were SO little Hike our own. We need
wemorate but to reproduce his virtues. The traits
which in him shone pre- eminent a. our own Irving has
Justice courage that faltcrrd and most OF all
truth that dsdancd all srtiacc, thrse are ehsras
In moro dire need than now.
THE HERO, THE RULER, THE PATRIOT!
And so we como and kneel at this ancient and
hallowed shrine where once he knelt and ask that
God would graciously vouchsafe them. Hero In
this holy house We find the witness of that one In
visible fore which. because It alone can rule the
conscience, is destined one day to rule tho world
Out from airs dense and foul with the coarse passions
and the coarsor rvalries Of self seeking men, We turn
aside as from the crowd and glare Of some vulgar
highway. swaming with pushing and Ill bred throngs,
and tawdry and clamOrOus with bedizened booths
and noisy speech into cool and shaded wood,
WHERE straight TO heaven. some majestic oak lifts III
tall form ifs roots mbcdded dep among the unch anglng
rcks, it, upper branches sweeping the upper airs
and holding high commune with the stars. and as
we tn nix OF him fE whom We are hero 10 thank God we
say, such one, In native majesty he was q ruler:
wise and strong and fearless in the sight OF God and
men, because by the enrolling grace OF God he nan
learned first OF all ~ conquer every mean and
se ii self seeking aim. and SD to rule himseh For
WHAT numbers knit
Nv force or custumi Man would be
A.. .,,i,t he, nira NJ mi fin