St. Paul daily globe., 1886-06-01

ception. men who have made their for
tunes themselves. Comparatively few for
tunes have come TO any of our citizens by
inheritance. Our people are ali equal before
the law, and each mans voice is heard in oul
affairs Riots are not for us. Armed resist.
ance to the laws is not in keeping with our
national characteristics or our institu-
| tions. One of our best and ablest orators
speaks of the nations growing pains. -
uncomfortable and hard to bear, but
meaning nothing more than that we are
| increasing rapidly in stature. / am inclined
| to think that these labor troubles are born of
| that cause. If evils come to us, iI wrongs
| exist our remedy is not to be sought in the
storm and whirwind OF rotous resistance to
the law, but in the calm of legislative halls,
| where just laws shall he enacted at our own
bidding.
We stand, my comrades, in peculiar rela-
| tions to our country and to the communities
in which we live. The very dangers we have
shared in defense of the nations life make us
her defenders now.
We know too well what bitter grief may
come when our national liberties or our ma
tional life are threatened. We cannot stand
idly by and see our laws defed or the officers
OF the law resisted.
If anarchy and misrule grow rampant, it is
our duty to sustain the laws and the consti-
tuted authorities. If old world falaces are
brought here to poison our pure air. to breed
bad blood and foster riot and misrule, it is
ours to aid, with arms, if necessary, to pre-
serve the eace.
The speaker paid glowing tribute to the
memory of Gen. Grant, whose grave was
being decorated bv delegation of soldiers
from every state in the Union. and closed
by saying:
lt is our sweet privilege to watch over
those dear TO our fallen comrades. 1t is ours
to see that the burdens of life do not press
mates @ r
families. Many of our number are sadly
handicapped in the race by wounds or disease.
1t is our duty and our pleasure TO see to it
that none of these shall want for aid. II
money beyond our means is needed for this
work, our fellow citizens will gladly supply
it. To us will be the privilege of adding
the element of personal care and affection.
Our less fortunate brothers may be sure that
the tenderest love of their comrades will al
ways hover about and watch over them.
GRAVES DECORATED.
AT the conclusion of Gen. Fairchild's ad-
dress, the quartet sang the selection, THE
Vacant Chair" Members of the G. A. r.
then formed in their positions. were divided
into four squads under command of Com
rades Berker. Reaney. Siebold and Becker,
and proceeded to decorate the graves of
their deceased comrades. According to
custom, the graves had been previously
marked with flags and on each was bestowed
floral Offering On approaching grave
the men formed on either side. and, with un-
covered heads, saluted by kneeling.
Flowers were then deposited on the
grave and the veterans marched to
the next. This ceremony occupied about
three-quarters of an hour, when the COM
rades returned and the bugler sounded the
assembly" The Great Western band
played dirge, which was followed by
''Chckamanga, recited by Miss Lenora
Austin. who was applauded by the listen
ing veterans. Care for Them Tenderly"
was sung by the quartet, which was fol-
lowed by one of the most touching cere-
monies of the day, being the decoration of
large cross, erected for the purpose, in
memory of comrades buried elsewhere, with
flowers brought by their friends. These
| floral tributes were placed upon the cross
by w. w. Braden. At this point Col. G.
d. Kerr presented floral badge in memory
of Gen. u. S. Grant. This was a
beautiful tribute, being the badge of the
Grand Army about three feet in length,
mounted on an incline like pillow. 1t
was wrought in colors of pinks. white, deep
and light red, heliotrope, lilies of the valley,
and immortelles both purple and white, all
| bordered with fringe of similax. Company
d then fired a salute of three rounds for the
dead and the ceremonies closed at 6:10
o'clock by the singing of America" by the
whole assemblage. Many of the organiZa
tions had previously departed owing to the
lateness of the hour. Those remaining
marched back to the city over the same
route which they took to the cemetery.