New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-11

is that link. The pupil of Horace CREEPY
the steadfast friend of Whltelaw Rem, the s'a","
and true Republican, the commanding orator. II.
is announced to speak only of The Tribune PaSo
and present. But we all know his generosity anu
his scorn of pent-up Uticas. So doubt no' .ll"'
before he sits down he will touch upon Inc
Tribune of the future. Chauncey Mitchell Depe"'
To an audience of NEWCOMERS an Introduction
of Mr.. Depew is of course entirely superruous'
except as matter Of form or as giving an
opportunity to say something bright ana pieaS'hO
nbouy him. "A right royal welcome did uio
audience give Mr.. Depew, and he was unaole 10
begin speaking for several minutes because oi
the storm of applause. when he had thus oeeh
assured that his words would fall on the ears oil
d,rcrs and friends he spoke follows
Ladies' and Gentlemen 1t IS the pride and pleasure
n, the aIumpi Of college 10 celebrate ts centennial
perods. Then they come together to express Win
renewed aror and enthusiasm their lovo ana 10Y any
for Alma Mater They recall the founder Oh thc
university. the eminent teachers who have adorhed
the faculty the distinguished men whose names arc
borne ON the catalogue the unequalled services whch
A., nt,,org,t, hos rendered 10 the country and It's
civilization Floouence and song are Invoked 70 tell
,ba storv and enforce its lessons. IL Is with like
shirt and purpose that crowd TINS mouse tohgh'
CCheers) | speak for the great body OF Inc irioune
Alumni. No catalogue is large enough 10 carry 'ei
Names (Cheers1 They are all over the haoi'aoc
globe, and in every position and vocation i'll ne
From, bench and bar from pulpit and pew, from farm
ana ,rrnace from mine and mill, from study and
studio from stately palace and humoie co'.ase' III
huddng manhood and womanhoOd and totterlng age,
come The greetings and the cheers Oh sympntheuc
millions of people. (CheersD They diner' S th'
poles and all that ntervenes, In matcrlhi ehuo"eh.
and mental requirement, in conuitiohs vi iii' gu,
habits OF thought but they have learned iho n,io
une,s music and caught The Trbune's step. ihey
narh tooetbor and they fight together for CHERISHED
principles and patriotic purposes uouu oh'e'''
A GREAT PARTY NEWSPAPER
II "a only great party newspaper which can COM
mand such continuing confidence ana ueVouoh'
(Cheers) IL is by the common Joys OF many 'o'oIes
and the common sorrows OF numerous dleaos thaV
people become attached TO leader or an orgah' iho
,rdenendpnt press has a recognized place ana per
forms great and useful work under repuohcsh ni'u
tntlons But IL can have no stable constituency
Its friends to-day may be its enemies tomoriV"'
The stones which fly with Impartial hDer1hS hoi,
ifs weapons will in turn hit each OF us eaderS' DuV
the element Of human nature which causes men 70
take the chances Of suffering little, whom th can
witness the many suffer more, Is the prosperity ana
opportunty OF the critic daughter and applause')
In the not infrequent periods when partsansmp DC
comes hind and bad men and worse measures theaeh
the public welfare, the mission OF the muopo'i"onV
press Is clear, and its work of Incacuable beneht'
The leading organ of It's party, however, comes to the
crossr roads debater ally, and TO the hresae as
friend. (Cheers) Tile reader Dnckies IL On aS MS
mental armor and grasps its arguments as bis sword
and oes fearessy 10 the battle with his unTegenerae
nelqhbor "Why do you look so gloomyl' said a
traveller riding along the highway In the western
Reserve in the old antislavery days, to farmer VINO
was sitting modify on fence. Because said NC
farmer INV Democratic friend next door got the
hest of me in an argument last night. But when l
get nv SemkWeehy Tribune tomorrow, I'll knock the
foundations all out from under him." daughter and
cbeersA When was lad in the country, have fire.
ouently observed drive IN ten miles TO the village
postofce for his Weekly Tribune, and the same per
son. when the term closed, came up to the academy
for his boy. ] could seq no difference In the alice
tionae tenderness and eager pleasure with which he
grasped his paper embraced his son. daughter and
appause)
POPULAR SCHOOL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. .
The party journal is only popular school OF
political economy. It's students never graduate nor
abate their enthusiasm. Its lessons are reiterated
day by day. as the truths Of the Bible are enforced
and reinforced inf anily worship The voter and his
representative receive their principles from the
source and the judges the fidelity OF the other
by common standard. The utterance Of the editor
IL the opinion of the elector and the inspiration OF
the Senator. (Applause)
Upon these lines the life OF The Tribune has been
a half-century Of unparalleled power and influence
(Cheers) Americans love a good fighter and hard
hitter They delight in the spirit which regards one
victory as only preparation for another, and which
rises from disaster with indomitable vgor and In
vincble pluck. Everybody else might know the party
was beaten but The Tribune never knows when sucl
an event occurs 1t discovers instantly a weak point
In the enemy's lines, and PUSHES upon 1t with reslseSs
In its stragglers, and shouts, Forward, forward
(Cheers)
II has always possessed that rarest courage In O
party paper the ability to break Idol II discovered
TO be sham or a fraud. While earnestly pursuing
and exposing bad men the other sde IL has fear
lcssly lashed corrupt leaders In its ranks into
disgrace and oblivion The black lines of The Tribune
about the condemned have been the party plory fol-
traitors and raScals. But the brightest in the
history Of the country during the last fifty years have
been brought into prominence by this same journal
With unerrng instinct 1t has discovered signal ability
for the public service and illumlned the pathway Of
its possessor to place and power. applause 1t haE
rarely made mistake, and the roll Of the ustrious
statesmen who have owed their fame and progress to
the support Of The Tribune IS the muster OF the most
brilliant and useful members of the Senate and House
Cabinet Ministers and Governors Of states. Cheers.
THE FIELD OF JOURNALISM NOT LIMITED.
! The consistent and persistent advocacy of party
men and political principles has not limited the field
of journalistic enterprise. Most welcome and delight
full to the older readers Of paper the letters
| OF Bayard Taylor Then travelling Americans wer
comparatively unknown. They had not yet started
upon that universal pilgrimage which climbs noun
tans and delvcs into caves, which penetrates forbid
den places and explores hitherto inaccessible regions
which walks famflarly through the courts of king
and touches elbows with princes and nobles and whic
! questions everything sacred or profane. QAughte
and applause) Bayard Taylor personally conducts
his great constituency over Europe and up the Nile
he led them through historic and famous gal
leries and put them in familiar intercourse with mel
OF genius and worldwide fame in literature and art