New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-23
ry-NINISTER PHELPS'S SPEECH.

Edward j. Phelps, who was the recipient OF
cordial greeting upon rising. His speech IN
part was as follows
Many voices beside ours talking 'o-nieh about
NewEngand bewesn ,ne s, So far from
losing its attractions as the years go on constantly
gains From generation 10 OF those pIan
simple earnest God-fearins courageous men, grow,
more brilliantly among the saeliest figures In Ameri-
can history. VIVA; is the reason these , men I'VE
husv In making history equally busy In consgning
it to oblivion The panorama OF the past as Of the
Of what may be called undying memories. inscribed
its written dr the pbapey Sse1y s OF xce ne
tiona living memories vitalized among men Carred
by no bo Sy M IN the World fis
the difference? 1t is think. that time peerpeiu-
xsibln J and permanent monuments For a period or
generation to be remembered among men as a living
memory 1t must bring 1t down with i; 1t must he in
The chain of title of great and permanent in
heritance That is the way that the memory OF these
Pilgrims. Puritans OF ew;Engand cal them what
you will is vitazed and made perma-
nent They live in their work, They live In the in
England. In the principles and the spirit that we IN
What was the secret? What was the secret Of
the work they wrought? What was the underlying
principle Of the whole and gave Its permanene,s?
sort OF patriotism that relates TO the best dennitn
Of the word. the most abused word in the English
language a word that the great but cynical leX-
cographer had some reason for defining as the
last Of The s ss r I'
good That IL the sort Of patriotism that founded
these institutions. gave breath to these Traditions
since the landing on Plymouth Rock. IN the ms
tory Of this country. that was more opportune than
the present moments for recalling That great virtue
"pp'"''e' A CRISIS PASSED
We have passed through n crisis that in my be-
lief is the greatest this country encountered il
went through the Revolutionary War; IL the Revo-
had fail Cd succeeded.
II went through the terrors OF civil war hut the
conclusion of that was forcgone from the begin
ming and we still remain the greatest and most
powerful Nation on the face Of the earth Its true
inwardness its underlying character: was very dii-
ferent from the political disputes that year aiteT
wear have agia ted the country. ara which nave
been decided one way and another. and the country
has rolled on its prosperous course as before The
it inaSsuraisd Tor the first time in this land con;
troversy not merely between seciions1which Is nad
enough but between classes. which drew the line
horizontal instead OF perpendicular-sep the
more fortunate from the less for,una,e The go ~
the devil: the easiest preach. the most delusive
certain class Of minds very large class OF
currency OF the country and break of the barriers
which legislation and the Constitution established
means II Is not necessary TO discuss. IL was prob
ably for both But the contest or the rrin,cpa
perhaps II would be better not to term IL principe
or the issue which formed, was between the
rich end the poor.
that country or Government ever survived That
sort OF Well. the victory was won. IL was
wcsGy tina, IN the
party was forgotten In great measure tAppinluseD
OF the best class of the American people iApplause)
The raliyng point in the alarm-tne only ra,iy,ng
rHp and under that laying aside party
tine moment the people OF the country rallied 10
ess n1 on the day that
cession passed throusa II streets re" oays oe'ofs