The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-12
SHERMAN or THE ARMY.
The Retiring General to his Gem,
rades OF the Military service In<tI
fntlon.

tution-
tSpeech at Governors Island.1
did not come here to speak. 1t is the FIRST
tlnle / have over been present ut one of your
meetings, but, through correspondence with
Gen Hancock, l have encouraged you In
your purpose, which l believe is to develop
military artand military science. The paper
Just read is almost like A B me. l be-
lieve the cavalry arm Of the service has for
fifteen years past heloei on our national
civilization in a manner for which It Is enti-
tod to receive the respect Of its comradca
and nj tho people Of this country and the
whole civilized world It has done morn
actual service in proportion to its sLss than
any other part Of the army since the civil
wal closed, twenty-five years ago, and that
Is tho lifetime Of a man. 1t has lone great
work with tho Indians aud cowboys aud oil
other irregularities In the far west Now 1t
Is time for tho cavalry 10 unSaddle their
horses and take their case.
At tho Same time this is a curious world
we 1.-Two in and there Is no peacs for ths
wicked or-or for tho happy either. So I
wish to encourage by the wisdom OF OK
perience tho youth of the land, In front OF
whom the work lies There is yet plenty Of
work Tor every man In the service and there
always will be work for the mill Old
men like Gen. Hancock and / understand tho.
we must pas OF the stage, but have got our
beads yet and they will ever be at the service
OF our young men who follow US We have
gone ahead and sot the example. know
that there always will DO war on earth.
America is only on tho threshold OF her his
tory and the American government is to play
the part of protector Of tho human family.
The whole world turns to us to 500 what the
result OF our experience in government will be.
We do not believe III tho d wine right of kings
TO rule, but wo do believe that the Almighty
rules and by laws almost too Inhuite for US TO
understand. We nre the first people who try
as q peoplj to understand thoss laws. We
have passed through the nieaslos and tho
whooping-cough OF history and now national
manhood begins.
Al l said before, there will always be war
on earth II a foreign wal should ooIns to
US, that would be easy TO take care OF. It's
tho civil war which Is wore. Maybe 1t will
BIS between labor aud property. Tho regular
army was a great boon in tho civil wal and
ii would be IN another civil war. Politicians
and civilians sneered ut the regular servics
then, but / saw these men beseech US to give
them somebody 10 put a battalion into shape,
Before another lifeline comes around there
will DO 201,ooo,000 people In this country.
The regular army will always be needed. l
believe we could put into the field IN effective
army OF 10000 mon. Keep up the army.
1t will form a hardened centre which will DO
able TO penetrate TO tho end of tho world, II
necessary. 1t will be a bon between all
parts OF the union. / have no fear for tho
future. Let US keep our knowledge on which
this military system is found pure. loly und
sacred. / believe TINT In our army the cap
taius and l~ieutenantJ nre as well endowed az
any on earth and ara willing TO do or die for
their country.