New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
PROFESSIONAL.

And now the word is. "FOrWard.' The salutes
have been fired. The banners have waved.
The cheers have been given. The long pro
cessions on sea and land have passed beneath
the victor's eye and before the gaze of I'M
numbered mutitudes Night has been turned
into mimic noon with irldescent luStrcs, and day
after day has smiled upon ;he scene with n
serenity and brilliancc unsurpassed even IN
this favored climate and in this most lovely sea
son Of the year. Nature and art and man, at
once the servant and the master of them both,
have done their best. With singular felicity OF
operation and with unsurpassed distinction OF
achievement. the ceremonies Of the week have
made their way from unexpected opening 10 re-
splcndcnt climax. The mighty pageant now Is
ended THE tumult and the shouting dies In
the resting and the hush Of this Sabbath-sO
different from that Cloud Sabbath" Just seven
teen months ago-the solemn thoughts of the
"Rccesslona" come to mind as we descend from
the cxaltaton of the hour to the long levels OF
the workday year.
Not a ReceSsional, however but a swelling
Professional is the hymn IN whose stately and
inspiring measures the Nation to-day is joining
81 have not yet begun to fight cried our Ad-
mlrals forerunner at what seemed TO others the
climax Of a battle This Nation has not yet
begun. or has only Just begun, the battle and
the work which were so auspicously opened on
May Day of a year ago. We do not mean the
mere material work of conquest, OF pacfcation
and Of organization in the Philippines. Even
that is not yet done. But that IS only the pref
udc The great work follows. The review Of
yesterday was at the end OF brief successful
war. 1t was-and this is incomparably more TO
Ia hotrtn mil Of ma wa
hope to be long and glorious peace. 1t is to
that peace, with its labors and It's victories, that
the Nation now moves forward. To confirm,
not only by military and legal but by moral
bonds, our hold upon all the Admiral won for
us; 10 perfect the sway Of freedom, OF justice
and of enlightenment in the far islands Of the
sea: 10 develop to its fullest extent the peaceful
and benehcent commerce for which our vic
torious war feet has opened opportunity; to sub
iugate within ourselves all pettiness and mar
rowness and mere self-seeking, and most OF all
the base corruption of the itching palm, and TO
rise to the material magnitude and to the moral
elevation of a World Power, standing elate and
fearless at the portals Of the morning and at the
gates Of sunset-these are the duties and these
the privileges to which we are summoned by
to-days professional.
That May DAY venture, 100 WAS ll"0"H
sional And in what circumstances. Darkness
around. unfamiliar waters and hidden perils IN
dcrnoath and a foe OF unknown strength before.
But there was no fear, no faltering. The Admit
raj lust went forward as the other Admiral had
done before. in the good old way Of duty, to
find ut the end of it undying renown. surely
tbc Nation should know no fear nor fatering
now. For 1t moves forward in the clear open
day upon well chartcd waters. with no foes TO
meet and no obstacles 10 overcome save such as
are already known and measured. All that Is
needed is that ii shall move on with courage
and with virtue I'm the way pursued by the
founders Of the Nation at jamestown and Mt
Plymouth, the way pursued by Adams ana Jel-
ferson in Independence Hall and by Washington
nj Valley Forge the way pursued by Lincoln IN
tbo White House and by Grant in the WILDERNESS
and bv Dewey in Manila Bay. That nation Is
fortunate that learns TO know its great men
while they live and does not wait to praise their
virtues and profit from their example only
above their unconscious dust. Such fortunate
estate has been Americas. and more than once
Never. perhaps has IT been hers in fuller and
more significant measure than at this time. AND
ca though vet long distant Is, as we may hope,
th,. time when men shall say Of our Admiral
Ills work is done" II Is not now one hour too
soon 10
Let his great example stand
Colossal seen OF every land,
And keen the soldier firm, the statesman pure;
TN in ali lands and thro' all human story
The path Of duty be the way TO glory