Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-21
col. ROBERT 9. INeERsollL.
His speech ss che Tssss q the vslsasss,
sslaisrsa t tAs Chsesgs Raasass.

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uis speech t. The Tsass % The vslansss,
selaisrs st ne Cnsears aaaaass.
Mr., shsrmsun aauounced the toasts:|
The volunteer soldiers 81 the union army
whose valor and patfiotism eaved the work
. government of the people, BY the people
and for the people. Response BY Col
Robert g. Ingersoll.
The announcement was followed BY vocif
erous cheering, which increased to uproar.
GUS epthusiaem q Col. lugersollr mounted
the tabfesat which he was citing and made
his bou-to the company.-Elom the --eou.
mencement of the response to the close the
Apeaksr wssinter!HPssd bys plaudits that
we're Mrly .de4teninss He spoke in bis
asuaity torctble MANNER, ssemlng TO take
IN unusnsl Interest In the subject allotted
to him. AT the close he was cheered en-
Enthusiastically 80 long that no was obliged
to remount the table and bow recognition.
Tte response was % follows:
When the saysgery OF The Lash, the bar.
eefassnsot b clan, ana the insanity OF
apqActidnsco1tfonts9 9 Slyili1aslon OF our
[ceee1fy tne, quseaon, Wnlstneg great ~
psolfcf de!end itseif " on the lips
OF every Of
Inc north hlied With intelligence ana
-cn OF. laDesty-marsnsiea ner
hoess .eo sekou' omiy ioI iesueF; r.om
clv,l NE . man. Silent, t%Loaehsial' Rolsed
yielosy vo.cs9 inc nslio1,s hsst ana last
3ems13 Cncosu'.,onst snu AmMeulsys
solsenoer.s H ,H1 .n.s o"e t1s enu
wa knoHn. Anae ut'eranGe Wa .ns nls'
real oeclesatlon OF W., sne IN sccorosnce
Mi!n jug olaMsuc Snl..es " ".lkn.y sse. w.
eae ~. eo,u'er "ao msIe ~, lecelveI .ue
qua, teHaso " ene 1eoellaoo' lAouu
spRiause;
/, Inc solo Ne .. Tue 1eP1 Mu Nele Nv.
seekers s1ter vulgar R'oty. lney xele no1
animatea ~ Inc nope o. Plunael OF tne lc xe
Oh hney ousat " pleseL.1 sne
Olessln9e o. lloetsy, ano tnss tnele celluIeu
@ignt nave peace aney wese Tue ue'enuels
u nua1ol'y' sns !es't0y1t: .. plsyuu -
.ue c.e s"N :. elal1.; aau ~ u u ~ ~ =.
me io'1re my s!e1 tue monsters o. .nell Y.
..me. iney nnlsnea wlss sne solIieI n. =,
!ne IevGlu.lon co"n eN 1ney le'ign Nsl
tne t c tna' zen rom .Iel! auEus. nHn
snu . ni'eu .ne .oa.u .s1s i'l ~. ~ Icy Icy
o.o o1 'roI ~ .oe Sssav:.u.os Ia raw" :.s. ia
oeen Paseeu oy nypoctl:a e .. .ne .ns''k f1na.
" wv looIets, GU. .cle .LMa :u1.snaus I
.iom tne constl'u'lon .nas lnlsmoGs ci1u
.na. "aue nen 'ne ca'''ef' VI 'ne'f 'e'''
8 M... >. ...n. :.,.h l.,
.nsy maus !. po1 ~ .ol Juuges : .a -
!as!. lol sta.ssmen 20 DC human, ano 'of p'''
They broke the shackies from the limb,
o. saves IRON tne SOUS o! masters, anu
ron tne noItnern Dfa.n; Aney kePt ouI
sooa.ly On .ne %eP ., Tue norau, anu ouf
naE ~ ne.xen' loleat aPplause.J
tney .o.iea ne stone ilom .ne sepulen s
" p!ogssss. sna lounu .neIe ."o apse.s ~
sn,al .aIdEsr. sars ma .eninr: u anu NJ a ns,;on
-.ns lo:laeoFs Omen :sen. "l'I!s tns
PIo s.s.1 ~ .to n o. ln~ae Ias nee. Lincoln
Greatest oI our nignty oeau, whose n'elnoly
10 u genie a. tue hummer ai1 when reaper
sln ;k among .hs the t ga'netea sne sS cIp.ea
WIN tne pen Wnas N'la5t ano MS brave
co@ @raass, Hro ss Nun shu r swolus .oh,o. H.. y,
pSnsnu e ~ IAN aa' tne uFeek, nop os tnsn - IN
romsa, .ne soiaiels o. me iepqo..e, W.T. ~.
iha s;ah.. AZ 81 s a,hnss - =. . y. az nSh ;G.N ~ i ~
S Me lekn.s " otnels, loi INC noolll.y " !:
UT; .ouku. 'uas no.aef: M.su. W. .ne
oaoles, ina! arrogan. 1aleness might no
SEQ. .ne IacA " pa.iens loll, 1nu .la. ou'
county snouiu 10. y . hy'neau mon
ster mace OF warning states, o91 a nation
so7eLe'gn, grest anu rec applause
Dlooo was wafer, money was ieaves' ane
me was co%mon a.. un.l one nag noatee
over q repuoiic WHOM = master ano WIN,
u : save. aAPPiause.J 1hen was asked
a 9uee,ion: WI : iree PeoPie tax them
seives 70 Pay tne neuon,s deot:,
IN solaieis wens nome 70 tnelI Maltina
1lves' 20 tneir giao cnlloren. ana 70 ~
s Snhs. .heY - went oaGk 10 IN.
ne!1e, me snops ana tne mines. 1ney MAJ
not oeen qemolalizeo; lney had oeen en-
noolea: lApplanss;1 They we're q homes
10 peace - tney hsa Deen brave IN wal
; Mockin1 a. Poveriy. laughing At reverse,
they made . friend Of toll. They said
"We sayed the nations life, and what is lf
wi1nont nonor .
Iney worked and wrought with al! Q
/. la0of's sons, tnat everv pledge the natlol
gave shout Dc redeemed: lAppla1se.
And their great leader. having put . shin
ing band Of friendship-a girdle Of claspe
ma happy hand.-around he'globe, come
: nome ana hnds that every, promise made \
var has nov the ring and CLEAN Of gole