The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-10-05
Every Union Man Will Vote ,s
He Fought.
Condensed Report OF n Speeches,
R~eaOlutlous esr
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
ent are Gov. Hartranft, OF Per nsyIyania;
Senator Logan, of Illinois; Gen. Burnside,
Of Rhode Island; Gen. Garfehd, of Ohio!
Gen. Goodloe, Of Kentucky; Gen, A, Il,
Norton, Of Texas, Gen. Noyes, OF Ohio;
Col. .scorille, Of Cleveland; Gems. Negley
and Pearson, Of Pennsylvania; Gen. Madt-
son Drake, OF New Jersey; Col. l.. 4. Dud-
ley, Secretary of the National Association Of
the Boys in Blue; Gen. Trowbridgc, OF
Michigan; Gen. James Latta, Adjutant-
General Of Pennsylvania; John II. Mont
gomery. of Maryland.
The New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and many
other delegations are accompanied by brass
bands. The forenoon has been occupied In
the reception Of DELEGATIONS, assigning them
TO quarters, and regimental reunions.
The Soldiers Home, at Dayton, Ohio, Is
represented by a delegation of twelve mem.
bers.
Ex- Postmaster General Jewell and Col.
Ingersoll, Of Illinois, will arrive from Clcve.
land tonight. Gen. John A. Dix tele.
graphs that, In consequence Of sickness, he
will be unable to be present.
CAILED TO ORDER.
assembled in Circle Park, and were called
to order by. Gen. %Spooner. After prayer
by the Chaplain, A. Z. Allen, and music BY
the Lombard Glee Club, Senator Morton
made the address OF welcome, as follows:
Senator Morton's Address.
SOLDIERS OF THE UNION: To me has been as.
signed the grateful duty OF bidding you welcome
70 the State of Indiana and to her capital. Every
Indiana soldier bids you welcome. Every true
heart bids welcome TO the men who saved the ma.
ton by their valor upon the field OF battle. We
owe a debt OF love and gratitude which we Can
never repay. rnd WI .c6n never refuse to mani.
fest cur love because II might be offensive TO or
enemies. 1t would be alike unwise, unpatriotic
and unjust; 1t would indeed be a poor encourage
ment 70 patriotism In our future nat onal trou.
the nation for the purpose of conciliating those
who have been it's enemies. l know we are told
that the time has come when we ought TO forget
which army a man has served in; that we ought
- forget whether he wore blue or gray; that we
ought to ignore all distinctions between loyalty
and disloyalty to put all upon the same platform
whether in law or in politics To do
to display the ~grossest insra.itade Of
which Il, a free people could be guilty, but to
fsoin all laws for the payment of claims, and to
put all upon an sbsolute equality, whatever may
have been their merits or their crimes in the past.
For us To forgive those who have lately been in
rebellion Is one thing, but to place them in po.
sitions of trust and power lie another thing. We
have forgiven those who were in rebellion-thc
I VI NV ~ tlpt utt tllOW
In reason, in justice, or In wisdom, that We
should place in their hands the control Of this
Government. and give TO them a distinction and
q Consideration which should belong to it's de.
Tenders. l hope, my friends, that this reunion
Will be a season OF rejoicing. / hope that you
VIII all go away from here feeling that it was
COED TO have been h, re that the chain of friend
ship which was fret linked together in the camp
on, the march. on the deld OF batt.c, viii &c
Frightened; Many ct your comrades are
lying. in sorthsrn graves; many are fall.
NUR bv slp WaVsilp from yanr tn ypar
and In a few years none will be left. But as you
pass down the decliyity of time, hand in hand
to ind honorei graves. may the love and graft:
tude Of the nation, may the choicest blessings of
Heaven and OF earth attend you. l am surround
ed to-day by distinguished soldiers who have
written their names high upon the roll of fame.
Their voices will come back to you like familiar
echoes from the far. OF fields in the South, where
YOU, first heard them. amid the crash OF battle
as they cheered you on 70 victory, Ny friends,
grateful FIR the opportunity Of welcoming you To
the State OF Indiana. rejoicing in my heart to be
in your presence, | now retire, that you NAV
mold sweet converse with your old comrades in
arms. lGreat and long continued applause. |
have the honor TO present to you Gen. Garfield
a distinguished soldier and q distinguished
statesman.
Gen. Garfield then responded, as follows:
speech OF General James A. GARFIELD.
COMRADES: You have heard the welcome cr.
tended 70 you by the late Governor Of Indlasa
II was lifting that he should welcome you, he
q. - a. h'sF " ~ wv
TO the field in the days of our great war. II was
hitting that you should come here and again meet
nm, as you left him to go out and save the Nag
and the nation from destruction, and you have
asked me to reply to his address of we come, and
TO tell him that we have cone here MS members
OF a great organization, called together, first
Tor social purposes, and second, to express our
opinions as citizens. Socially we meet to rec III
the old memories and friendships formed on the
gay OF 1attle-memories green forever with the
glory Of war and the victories which war brought
IA that capacity. We meet to greet each other,
TO look into each Other e faces, to remember the
struggle through which we have passed, and to
are yet 70 i've. But our second purpose is not
less marked. When we were soldiers we never
ceased to be citizens. It was as citizens that We
went forth to act as soldiers until !, itizenship be.
came honored tn oughout the republic. [Che RS I
We fought to make citizenship universal.
sG i;n OF nhitht ""Rlght . Wei9aght 70 max <,
Wherever the nag dies, and when we had made
! both equal and un% lversal, we returned To share
II and enjoy it: lCo'e, of Good" ''Good."l
And IN doing that we lost no rights Of citizen
back into our old homes the duty OF good citizens
requires us to help choose our rulers. We are
here to-day on a special call OF the National
Committee 10 express our opinions in regard TO
the great choice that Is TO be made Of our rulers
In this Centennial year. That is the second oh.
iect OF our great gathering in this city, and to
that object we shall devote ourselves TO. day and
TO morrow. That is right. We shall talk to
each other and to our fellow-citizens with the
utmost freedom about the policy that ought TO
govern us, anu the men that ought TO be appoint
ed as the embodiment Of that policy lJheers !
The Nation has again honored you all by Offering
Tor u candidate TO its highest Office your old com
rade and friend, Rutherford Is. Hayes. fGreat
cheering.J We have come together to send him
our greeting and our cheers, and to assure MN
mat the old confidence we felt in him in the days
OF peril Is no less than that we feel for him in our
hearts to-day. fCheers.) That's II. Andnow
soldiers. let me say a single word more in this
direction. You are every day mel with the wold,
IN This republic. that we ought To let bygones
be bygOne." IA voice. Never" ~ Thai we
ought never To revive or remember the great
events OF the war through which we have passed.
A voice. "Sever.l II that was a mere war OF
brute force and nothing elfe, then / agree we
ought 10 forget the war. Prize. fighters 20 oui
into the ring to fight, to see who can pOund the
hardest, and which can stand the most hound.
ing, and when one has given II up. there is no
reason why, they should not shake hands, fol
tth y meyer nr han any principle at the bottom Of
was not a prize fight of DULLES. Our war was moi
q brutal struggle 10 sec who was the strongest.
IDEAS hight more than men, and every one
OF you who went out into battle went under
the inspiration OF an idea-sacred, dean high,
tar. reaching-an idea that must triumph, AL
y IVA var u ,e, oys anu w ME hey YER know, until lsng after
battle may not always be with the conauerine
nag. The cause tnat appeared lost on Inc Held
h + ayeSSS ee oe won ~ ,he form Of history, and
The cause you fought for as soldiers. 80 Won viii
stand around II as citizens, guarding lhSt cnusf
until II IL carried AMI lked forever in history M
a great moral truth. lChcers.l Thai ia the
reason. fellow citizens, that we pronose b
stand guard around the war and the yict6rles We
won. Not to awaken any bitter memories. moi
10 keep alive any hostility. not IN 10 any dis.
credit To any human being, but 10 do eternal and
immortal credit 10 the truths OF the yictorv W.
won. That 10 what we meet for Ia. CAV. Il heers
And TO- day, fellow. %citizens, we are Confronted
In our A erican politics with n united south,
made up root and branch, Ia Its great majority
Of those who fought against us in the Held. ia
this united south we respond with Inc better
name OF United States fgreat cheerlngI' and thc
men who saved the United States from beinR M
United states are here to-day, and Throughout
this republic, TO make US united forever in liner.
" and Justice, [Cheers.l Now, gentlemen. il
- my duty In the absence of the Chairman of Inc
Association. as next In order, 10 preside here
moinentarily, until you yourselves shal! have or.
ganized this Convention for rs Permanent work
But before close, J. must read 10 you what oui
great comrade, the Chairman Of this AssnciatIon,
and OF the great committee organized ionr yearf
ago at Pittsburgh, sends 10 you In place m com.
ing himself. This document IL aligned Nv the man
who gave the order more than fourteen r.aTs
ago., ''lf any man pull down the American Gag
shoot him on the spot" lIheers.l Ibis letter ID
you Ia signed by Gen. John A. DIX, ia voice
Three cheers for Gen. Dix."I ~