New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-11
CHILDREN HONOR COLUMBUS
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school children To ne 10 was uo,c significant and
eloquent thon all the Iageant- which viii follow
They VIII be superb IN the picture Of the progress of
world IN those things VIII Ia adj 20 its comfort rs
pleasures, and the prolonraton Of tie life and The
happinc>, Of it. inhabitants But these companies and
regiments Of the schools the living evidences u the
force and bencncence Of civil and religious liberty Com
bYs sailed from peos at time when dc'pot'm
wa, supreme IN the State. bgouy in the Church. and
superstition among the people, The little ones who
proudly marched down Tfh.ave. to-day followed one Dag
the nag Of the GIca: Republic Of the Wet marched to
the music. music Of It's National airs and in their
solid and harmonious ranks the GENTLE and the
lew the children Of every faith almost in the known
world and the children OF those who have no faith tho
descendants OF every race and every peoples The ell
represented In that procession have been living only
10 cut each threats and despo each others prop
cities the dawn OF history but under the rh'"h
Influence OF liberty they being educated in American
schools learning the lessons OF American free ion ana
growing up be the supporters and tie d.i-nccF' OF
the American Republic. Tho journals ana the pulpits
~ Yesterday present to this morning picture q The
great dscoverer. The composite il man Tor whom no
celebration should be had and no praises ar, due II
there 4, any thing which date't more than anoh'
it is that spirit Of critical historical inquiry which O.
strovs all the Illusions and oil the heroes OF the past IL
reduces mountain heights to plains and places mankind
upon an asphalt pavement over prairie which gives no
opportunity heroes and the arohcoss Of med'oFy
IL denies the existence Of William Tell Of Afhou
Winkcried OF George Washineion'e Ratchet or d"
future and larger happiness the boy or the pr VINO Is
% taught that they have unquestoning iatn H'"i
william Tell shot at the apple upon ma boys heu a."
lad in reserve an arrow tvr1nt who ordered IT, MAJ
Arnold Wnkclrled gathered the Austrian spears 10 us
lreAst and died for his chat WASHINGTON d1 ct
down the cherry tree and when CHARGED Win 10 '''"
"Fothcr / did II with my little hatchct' clh"o' t'l ="
ii. - and that Pocahontas instead Of being ordinary
souaw who turned somcr-sultS for o'adS was an 1hl'
rnccs who in tho romance Of the forest saved the Eng
sh soldier and stood in aboriginal dignity an equal In tn
Court of Kings
Columbu. wa. a dreamer but hs dreams "erc Of the
discovery OF unknown contircn>; he was poet DH mn
poetry va, the redemption u pagan peoples, he was a
navigator but IL was only upon royal terms when h'u'
him the equal Of the soycrccns and an admiral OF Ut"
ocean He never would have sailed never would have
conquered the duh Ferdinand captured inc ma-naton
., the brilliant Isabella except his sublime faith tout
he va. born into world sni chlstenei WIN i' sig
riGr,nt name I'm order carry christ across inc sea-
M Columbian wear would be unworthy the celebrations
which 20 crandly (: II IL could only exhibit coni
ncrt pcoplcd with new civilization and ZION J" a'c'nu'
,d wealth IL +, the glory OF the An cri an evolution
that is Intellectual spiritual, IL moia growth hos
boon with eoua pace with rs Unparalleled material
dc,eopu.cnt Irving and his successor, have given IL
rank IN letter.; Longfclow and Bryant AMI Holmes nav
drawn the muse, TO shores; Hawthorne and Noop"
have shown the high sweetness and beauty o the American
uaeination Pictured Oft upon the canvas IN marble o
m h,on,c arc Nty illustrated In galleries and studlo>
~, on,, e., America, but from Italy where h. was BON
s.in from which h, sailed. and from Europe, when ic
BENEFITED come similar tributes to our own progress
Tho clvilIzaton however. which rises above III" ma
tral must find expression for Ito aspiration ~ u''
H. hono- in music and It's 1T Interpolation N'''."
Jc,s sunrcroc I'm the world the queen 81 song ana
", a., ,or successor To complete the conditions we
I tho American composer. II he has not come he Will
! ct ~, hone that the performances Oh tonight VIII ''
,, tho urortc., and be prophetic 81 the possibility q"
America in defining our musical eo"p''''''"'