Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-02
COMMANDER srEwARr's RE-
sPONSE.

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coMMANpsR STEWARDS RE-
| SPONsE.
Col. Stewart, of Wichita, depart
ment commander of the g. A. X. Of
Kansas, delivered the following re-
spouse TO Gov. Martins address of
welcome:
On behalf Of the ex-soldiers, sailors
aud marines, assembled here to-day,
| respond to your greeting, and gladly
convey TO you their unqualified thanks
for the welcome you have given them
to this temporary abode, within sight
of the proud capital of the great sol
der state of the Union.
You have extended 10 them the
"hospitalities of the prolific west" on
such gigantic scale as 20 leave no
room for improvement, within the
scope allotted 10 you.
The encampment at Fit. Scott pro-
vided for semi-annual encampmeat
aud soldiers reunion. leaving il to the
council OF administration to fix the
time and place. The council, which
convened at Wichita declared unani-
mously in favor of Topeka, having I'M
bounded faith in the promises of men,
who, if they undertook a herculean
task like this, would carry it to sue
cessful termination. Your commit
tee have performed work that en-
titles them to the gratitude of every
individual on these grounds. At the
call of their president they assembled,
accepting the duties assigned them
willingly, and through tho long, hot
summer days, and up to the present
time, have labored assiduously that
you, my comrades from the Missouri
river to the raging Arkansaw," and
from the Nebraska line down through
the sunfowers to Oklahoma, might
have the opportunity to meet together
on the tented field in comparative COM
fort and little expense and enjoy sweet
intercoure of friends whom you may
not have seen for years, and perhaps
will never see again. In this connec-
ton we fail not to express our graft
tude to the business men of Topeka,
who have gone down into their pock-
cts and placed the means at the dis
posal of this gallant committee of SO
to defray the heavy expenses incident
to an affair of this kind. The press
,brougbont tho state and across the
hordor have hoon o~coed;n.Iv, bind
ond liberal in ths;r t;molv nn,;ces ~
this grand Demonstration and the
.yarions railway cornorat;ons have
touched bed rock in the matter of
rates, and thus given the lie to the oft
re sonlIoss Won remembor the occa-
SION when gifted son of Texos was
led IN exclaim "Wbat are we here
for2, The Ioaves aud tho t;shes arc
mot s;gn;f;cant mart of The answer
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nv comrades IN recoupt the davs thai
~ nast 70 rev;vo ,ho;r n,amor;os and
70 came,t tho fr;onash;ns that should
i've Forever
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old hoys who tonched eihows in tho
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ea,nn In a.. facas before mo CONS
br;gades REGIMENTS and comnanies
thai Once had an existence are ranre.
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., h;,,er strife and nroiangeS aanSv
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public. Our du,y is to stimulate and
encourage the faipt.bearted. TO bring
the s,rasoler back into line and to re.
new within ourselves the embodimen,
of the shirt of '61.
We are here to extend the living
nrinciples of fraternity and charity TO
every grizzled veteran who has
wortbily worn the blue. and i'm the
name of our heroic dead. place upon
ms breast .ne insignia OF Al oruer neiu
IN veneration oy one whose name Is
immortal, anu p1ouuly worn lousy
oV innee hunored 'housanu Oh tne RANK
ana ME on mat grane olu army that
ioilowed MN on 70 sic'orx: we are
mere 10 greet .ne Io!al iaoies VI tne
Tbo,- stood n, our hacks In tho 6ov.
tion," and thew recognize the fact.
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