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

q political bible In those days, reading The Tribune
I'm the farmhouse a part Of family prayer. MT.
Greeley supposed, by the devOut readers, 10
write the entire paper including the book reviews, the
money articles, and the glowing comments on INC
opera and ballet. daughter and applause) douD'
n any American at any period OF our history, ever
exercised so great an individual influence as Horace
Greeley. Great appause)
HE WAS AN AMERICAN.
He was felt 10 be representative American not
indeed because he fatered the mob, nor becaus' no
was said sometimes to stuff his trousers lh'o us
boots or to tie his crava under his ear, OF ioreo' no
collar or one shoe Caugher) nos because OIL any eo'e
trlcity of dress or contact. 1t was Decause' WIN OIL
his fond faith in America and America" ihS''"
tons, he knew, the German proVerD Say D e""' "
yond the mountains there axe men also. hPPiauSe',
He knew that with all our inventions, we dld not
invent trial by Jury nor the habeas corpus nor con-
stitutlonal liberty lie knew that, WINE NATURE gave
us Niagara, our own genius has not yeU gwen Us '0
Parthenon, and that there are other sle"' oV'' 40
clean and well governed as New-iorA' ohe u''
before the War; when he in Paris Mr. Dreeley was
looking with friend at the pictures IN e @ anu
with his mind still fixed upon Ills 'o""' was Oi'
cussng the public situation. ..., ,oru4h q, rbo,
81 tell YOU he said with Ra aoe5 IcS1nr daugh
we need I'm America is darned gOou IlGfAns ILaSb
ter and applauseD An Englishman VINO happeneu, ~
hear the remark stepped up thar MGTd ike 70 adj
minister the castIcaton and sad Yes, sir, you arc
right that is Just what you do need III Amerlcs lin
prf Tho dincuty is,' continued Mr. greeley, sun
Looking al the pctnres as If he had heard nothing tho
dlcuity is that there's no nation In the Worid td
rememher we tnrned TO and licked ourselves. Laugh-
ter9 Like all the rest of us Mr.. Greeley had MS
faults ana his Courage failed But is well
fr the rest of II our manhooo anu our S ner
ism genuine as Horace "ieei'S D "f
pauSe.)
A VOICE NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN.
TIL. fame NJ an editor Is indeed like that Of an
o-tist or a singer His voice is heard for a moment
and then seems TO be forgotten. But in that IT Is
like the voice of other commanding generals OF great
armies 1t says with Blucher Forward, gentlemen,
or with wellington, "Up guards and at them or WIN
Grant propSoe Sc The Words spoken The
Voice IS Silent But it Is swallowed up in yIS oSS
applause The United ase Rsc e to the greater
Welfare OF the Individual citizen Applause3 Ba d
among the voices thft ose reey shall not be for
gotten Gopg appa nh;lse Of The Tribune am proud
10 capnes s that look my first degree journalist
i'm such a school and under sucn MASTER. LnP
The tSs soHG S5 e chnea
omnibus-always everywhere, for all IL sun seems
the greatest and %S5t bs world or and the
press carries on a constant campaign OF education
ppuse have t Gemf head nO TURNED 'n over
shoulders to hear the approving music or the warn
Ing thunder Of the g Rst officers Of ats
6ncting international controversies have sometimes
felt hemssyes IL they also al the felt p sEs OF
nianseN To Won feow-soidiers OF The Tribune, say
that the power Of the press Is the measure Gi It's
ptna is bGnnd in honor by the solemn charge that
cOnsecraed the knights Of ola .hd BE s halo be Sv f R
So ruo; nd nnSer the coors of The Tribune. do not
always keep step TO its music like to think that sh% w
SSottlecry in the good fight for American peace and
progress: with malice toward none; with charity
for all with rmness in the right as Iod glves US I"
SOC The right loud and continued applause)
The strains of Dudley Bucks overture, The
Star Spangled Banner" closed a memorable cele-
bration marked throughout by unflagging enthu-
siasm.