The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-12-04
WASHINGTON THURSDAY

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My friends feel as Iliave said that this is not
| reception or ovation rendered TO me. II il YOU
loved as the Grand Army of the Republic. OF tina
organization could say much. You know it.
can see it by your faces and by that solid block
the blue-coated boys whoi fill the center of thi.
| Eal, hanked on the right and left by their own
sons and wives and by tie sons and wives of theil
| dead comrades.
| Army of the Republic fApplause.] That Crane
| Army, however. III its good work surpasses the
power of tongue or PEN II stands as the guardian
| of soldiers and widows and the guardian and pro
| tector of their children
It's broad fraternity, the Charity dispensed by
| its thousands Of hands, its loyalty and its bcnevo
ence to the right, and the land and the flag of
common destiny are its shields and bucklers The
Grand Army. say, is the most glorious organiza
ton in existence, because 1t is made up ON these
| foundations.
| Commander Kountz briefly stated the de.
sign of the GAR Its purpose is not to KEEP
| alive the enmity of the war. Far from it. Its
mission is peace and love aud friendship. The
things kept sacred in a war for liberty are best
kept alive in our own hearts forever. The
speaker paid a tribute to the women Of the
war, and to the growing organization of the
Sons of Veterans
Comrades, you have shared In the glow and
gloom of war, and are now through, with the COM
mon dangers passed, and the common triumphs
won, but now the snow in your hair marks adj
vancing age. AS your ranks thin, one after the
other you touch nearer the center and the tie that
other, save that of the family relation. The Grand
Army has accomplished much, but neither time
nor place permit me to give even an outline of its
work. 1t Will grow on and keep on until 1t com.
prses every soldier of the war, there to live and
dwell beneath the folds of its banners of Frater-
nifty, Charity, and Loyalty.
Comrades, again thank you from the bottom oil
my heart for this cordial reception, and promise
you that shall carry to my home i'll Ohio the
pleasantest reeo'ections Of this OCCASION full OF
honor to our common interest," and so full of pecu-
liar qualification to myself Applause.
Following came Miss Lizzie Dustin, in the
recitation named, when Congressman Dingley
spoke fer the grand trinity of Fraternity,
Charity, and Loyalty. After remarks by Com
rades Austin and I.inchan, Senator Frye was
introduced amid applause, and delivered a
Chief, of which the following is a brief out
line:
SENATOR FRyE's TRIBUTE.
The herosm the spirit of self-sacritice, the glo-
ricus devotion to country which inspired this drum
mer boy only paved the way and made the path.
way easy and beautiful and pleasant at the end of
which you see him COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
grandest army that the world ever saw. APP
plausc Not an army with banners, not an army
with fierce and angry aspect. Not an army with
swords and muskets, whose path is between dead
and dying men; not an army whose pathway Is
strcwn with destruction and sorrow, pain and ag
Ony but an army gentle, as sweet, as pleasant as
the Summers south wind when it kisses your
check An army bringing with it gifts of fran: lin.
suffering with hope and good cheer; an army that
goes TO the home of suffering and softens the pill
low of the suffering soldier, and if the angel of
death come down and enter in at the open door,
they take up the march and follow him silently.
consolingly, and lovingly to the grave. Didn't
say well-thc grandest army that the world ever
saw? All! my friends, between the army on nc
battlefield and this army there is gulf, bn. is
that this army has safely passed, and il Il ne
only army now or ever that this world has seen
that has passed this terrible gulf Did you know
that the browning beauty of man is love, faith or
as you put it, fraternity Charity, Loyalty? 1t
is n great thing to die for your country, but, my
friends, it is greater thing to live for men and
women.
The story of Robert Bruce, and how he de-
layed the Scottish army to wait till poor
woman had recovered from illness and could
proceed, was told with a pointed effect, as the
browning act of the warriors life.
At the close of the speech, Gen. Kountz re-
ceived the members Of the Posts, shaking
hands with them.
TRIBUTE TO NEW ENGLAND.
It is easy thus TO outline the visit of the
Commanders in Chief the programs carried out
and the territory covered but no words are
adequate to express the qualification of the
Drummer Boy" Chief over the magnificent
receptions accorded him by his comrades, or TO
record his pleasure over the superior Organiza-
ton and fratcrnal enthusiasm animating the
various Departments visited He predicts that
Portland will witness great outpouring of
veterans, and that the people of that city, by
opening their doors and in the superior camp
ing facilities afforded, will make up for any
lack of hotel accomm odations, or other in con-
venicnce of minor city. Forsyth.