The sun., 1890-09-21
HORACE GREELEY IN BRONZE.
rNKETLTEe or HR. WARDS STATUE AT
THR TRIBUNE BUILDING.

,,nip,or. and his bronze prosentmont Of the
al editor has been set mp In tho very front
.s,hs Tribune building. The ceremony Of un-
..Iiine the statue occurred yesterday fore.
80 DR.. Chaunoey n. Depew was the orator
"a IN the great crowd:that listened TO him. II
,hsv aid not hear. wero many Rray-haired men
vho had worked side by side with Horace
Greeley Printing House square was packed
rith thronR that extended across to City Hall
Hsrk. At the foot Of the pedestal sat
Ms Gabrielle Greeley. the only surviv-
ne daughter OF the man who was being
Aonored. she was clad In simple
Sray dress with black velvet trimmings Her
hslr was brushed back from her forehead in
the old fashioned way. and dainty straw hat
With A wreath OF Parma violets covered her
H.ad. By her side sat Mics Pauline Cleveland.
Horace Greeley's niece. and Mime. Pnedo, who
..s formerly Mrs. George Ripley. Thomas N.
Rocker. the venerable Secretary OF the Tribune
A,sociation, who helped Mr. Greeley get out
the frat Issue OF the Tribune, was there, too.
standing uncovered during the ceremony.
Some Of Mr.. Greeley's personal friends and
associates present wero: Gordon L. Ford. Joel
B,nton. Thomas Toundrow, 8. @. Caldwell, W.
a. Creamer. William Barker. Samuel Sinclair.
pster X. Deyo. Mrs. william Tuttle, &. g.
Packard. Prof. SlRismund LazAr, and Col John
Hay. others who were there were: Commits
sionsrs Albert s. Gallup. and Waldo Hutehins,
ShG@ifs sasfet a'hhsaS S Rnodes s%ss A%snly
con. George F. Washington, w. X. Tuttle,
brrd o5as Sn,sG and ss5ss bsn,d SssS
'0R :SiHi ssfs Z eeocE Bshop Potter
stepped out upon the platform in black schol-
red ribbon designating his Oxford degree and
the purple mortar, board. He Invoked the
Sssssed q ri Gs uR2a oG and
ESPECIALLY he prayed. We thank Thee for
him whose. Image and memorial We unveil
lie for his clear vision OF duty, for his fearless
loyalty to what he believed to be ths truth
nd Se S Of tho Snd s
and ali Injustice Or wrong: Ana no
ample which Is to be here perpe,Iated b9
for al the winged words which. BY him sown
dom and power Of upright and manly en-,
shall stand here through the days to come,
men may zee In it the image Of an honest and
iparless litc. and that discouraged hearts as
SsSG poverty nor lone Illness need dismay nor deter
S Th9 rSf 9Eb th Ssst the q q
Col John Hay Of the Tribune editorial staf,
who presided, followed Bishop Potter. and
ina tribute oi respect to the memory Of the
greatest American journalist
- Greeley's ptterances during the war came
action. said Col Hay. and his place HSl on the
pages Of his country's history ie secure. .,A6
city shall hold lis place as one Of the centres OF
strongest characters In hiS generation. And
very many, among whom can count myself,
Who will remember Horace Greeley as one Of
hay Sea bf 6speT as
orator Of. the occasion. and the sight Of his
epillnG face brought cheer from the crowd
good voice, and be never faftered through the
course OF his speech. which was long one.
INTO City Hal ParI.
m soa PF D'PsS DSpt1F ~ bis s
friends those men have had, and they ought to
b Wiling ,sa 70 give hin h1. gS Haah
koiSips Is more ID HsI our History "r
as people than the extraordinary difference
aoSs mot meet the case to say that emer Eences
Ssns them nh ioTSh @ Il the stsndsrd Ia be the
ion; Hamilton, and Jefferson, then Webster
man. and in literature Irving. and after an in
!ery9l ter! the elorious generation q LongIeIIow
all other .Ss
tsspes which saved the country and gave them
enduring places In our history. To Webster
Els countrynoH from States rights to nation.
ality. To Greeley the enforcement Of the free
Greeley demanded on behalf Of twenty mil
lions Of people the emancipation Of the slaves.
i startled the Cabinet and terrified Congress.
Though its author was only private. citizen.
the President was compelled to reply. Mr.. Lin
but in the, epigrammatlc form which gave such
force and popular effect 10 his utterances.
and unequSlied lacidity, Mr. Greeley prsssed
men and women Of America. The rising tide
tive battlemenis 1T washington. and one
morning the world was eleGtrined by the
spring q tho imperioas % Spirit and coSmaHding an nan
tnnuenoe OF Horace Greeley, The war was over,
fle Union triumphant. and slavery DESTROYED;
he had lived to SEQ his prayeIS answered. and
eey2nd bis Widest dreams.
,Hls lofty and daring spirit rose to the
oi4I oelgnt OF MS eonCeptim Of the future OF our
chip Of The State Of New York, the he 9i estrange- @
one Of those staggering blows by which
may Be xiii By tRe reco Il enioreed aed1f ske
icsoon vi hplvIiiulhOA' tuHI
Eeeoncil!ation and unity would not come
!nrouGh.drumhead court martlnls and trials
tor treason. Still impatient for the burial OF
war Issues, for the bending OF the people OF
neWhole country into q common mercansn
Mhich would concentrate their energies upon
ne development OF the wealth and resources
q the land, and, as no believed, give 10 the
M1eSSdmen 1sS their political rights, he organized
iHS,tles sapped his efenRth. its ISLANDERS and
olssipations broke his heart. But his victo-
none eptrt heard thelast words OF the greet
commander, Gen. Grant, echoing his senti-
ments, and has witnessed the nation adyanc.
Ing by leaps and bonds in prosperity and
AAPpiness under his policy.
81, NO man was ever more prone TO make mis-
SeKes, but few, II any.ev displayed 80 much
aonesty in acknowledging them. II while
pouring out his hot w-nth against the offender
~ alseoyeEed bis erftr he emptied the vial on
9imfeL Fearless, inpulsiye. and frank to q
2egIee,, what he thoutht he said, and said IL
etrlek out straight fr1m the shoulder. He de-
yogiSoa yiSoa sqbteriuga oI chicane, and his own
hiha a5q motives wee transparent He took
@ sne world Into his confidence and told without
{sserye Who and wlat and why he loved or
ntetted The people appreciated and were proud
o. aie ohild-like simplicity and manly courage
khd had unquestionlW faith IN tho purity of
1nsP s PURPOSES. when % was right he epoke as
Sdv lhs pred, and whs he Was wrong h!s quick
SSa Saisslon aslon or wailipg ppentanco only deopened
W. W. sIehgthened bis iold upon she millions