Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-16

tederate he met there, soon aroused grsat
enthusiasm. Closing he gave 20 the Sons
of Veterans Grants words to Sheridan:
Go i'm
JUDGE HATCH, OF BUFFALO.
Judge Hatch, OF Buffalo, n. Y, follow
ed Mr.. Hart in 2 well considered speech.
He had come here to be entertained, but
had not expected to do any entertaining
himself. He eulogized America "a the
most favored Of the nations OF the earth,
aod said that every citizen Of thus broad
hand who mad read George Kenuan's pa
per- on Ru-sia, IN the Century,
had abunCa0t reason 10 thank
God that he had been born and
lived under the stars and stripe. He
dweIt upon the contrast between the gov
eminent OF the Gar, on the ooe hand, and
tnlt of America, on the other, for some
time, and drew a vivid picture Of the sOr-
row and suffering which fell to the lot OF
those citizens OF Russia who dared TO even
think Of liberty, or to dream 81 a higher
civilization for themselves und their cml-
drsn. Dropping this, the speaker sand ne
sometimes heard that such organizations
"a the Sans of Veterans only lived that the
anim0s,ties Of the war might he kept alive.
lie wanted 70 deny this with all hls pow
or. The Sons ct Veterans existed that these
might he no danger of the light Of Liberty
hurning low. IL had for lts object the
uu,ulratIUg If "a spirit OF PATRIOTISM,
q love OF country, ami - love for the
flag. and certainly there WIS nothing IN
that 20 invite criticism or provoke cen
sure. The Order was not founded alone
I up1n q sentiment, nor did u rest upon the
| animOsI;ies OF the war OF the Rebellion.
Daring Judge H,tch's remarks, some
little confusion was 0CCasiOned by the
st~ikinc Of an alarm Of ire, and several
hundred people made 3 rush for the door,
| lint the exCr.inus o. those UpOu the stag
| happily prevented anything like Il panic
IA the densely crowded hail, aud order
was q restored by the nd OF the band,
which played a selection while those
present were regainrg their COmp"SuTe.
judge Hatch then closed hls really ei0
quert speech with a splendid tribute to me
American soldier, Und WAS frequently M
terrupted with applause.
LELAND WEBB, or KANSAS
Colonel Blgulcy next introduced Hon.
! Leland Webb, OF Kansas, who SAID has stay
had been somewhat marred by the remarks
of one of IA. cit Zans 0t Wheeling. lie
had hoped. ~ the Representatives. o 81 grass
hopper State, Hhere prohibition prohibited
cheers and where there were l5O. GOO sol
| der cnrer. he might come down here
| 10 Wheeling and present a sample h'ugh
la Il representative VI the pTr.S without he-
mo riy.u away. Laughter lie referred
To tt. warmth o. TIE welcome extended ny
the people Of Wheeling, and -lld all tine
land knew that NirgIuians were famous for
thrir Hospitality. Cheers All Temem-
nereG tuat during the outbreak OF the war,
waen the South, and the major part of the
State of Virginia, took up arms against the
government, the citizens Of West Virginia
stood fair IN the path OF the rebellion,
md sent out brother Ia meet
brother upon the bloody field OF
war. All remembered these things, aud
remembering them, there could never have
been q doubt of the welcome { Sons OF
veterans were 70 meet here. But every
| expectation had been exceeded, and the
boys seemed to be- having = right good
time. Mr.. Webb then ~eulog'Z-d both the
a. A. X and the Sons ul Veterans. and
was frequently interrupted with bursts OF
urulaus.. The Sons of Veterans did not
pretend tina they had ever done anything
They simply sought to perpetuate the
great deeds of their fathers, and to keep
alive patriotism and love OF country IN the
hearts and minds o. the yOIug men Of the
country. The members at the sons Oi
Veterans had no anim0sity Ia the people OF
me south, nor yet To the memhrr- of the
Confederate Army They were willing TO
ruke every citizen OF a common country
BIS the hand and wish hIW goa-speed.
Mr.. Webb continued 1T considerable
length, at times aJ1u~inG great enthusl-
a-m. The poem with which he closed WAS
we'll received aud heartily c.'rerrd.
CAPTAIN puyENEG.
Captain T.. b.. D1yener, the next speak
er, wa mUrudaced. lie said The sons
oil Veterans had come INTO existence by
virtue ct the loyalty OF the fathers OF their
forming It. Tue C.. \. X. aud the ;. VS.
bore "A very close relation 10 each other,
and there was bond Of sympathy between
them which surpassed the uudgrstand!ugni
those without the limits OF either orgaul-
zallun. E~ulou'zlrg the G 4 X, lie said
ia members deserved all the hOnors which
cou.d be- showered upon them. But they
were rapidly passing away, and soon they
would be few and lar hetween. Already
that Grand Array OF two million men had
greatly dwiudled, and ~ years passed
they went to the grave in ever increasing
1 numbers. The speaker briefly reviewed
the ,,ryice Of The veterans OF the war, and
aroused great enthusiasm ~ ne proceeded.
cor. oENEE, OF ILLINOIS.
Col. Orner said hr appeared as the hum.
bic rpp~rJsentativ OF the founder OF the
order. Mr.. Davis. He said 1t had been
fw,uty-thrrr wears since lac last stood he
fore "A Virginia audience. The last ncca-
sion previous 80 this was NJ A~ppnnattuN,
hut be- had hardly attracted the attention
then that was now accorded HIM lie
begged 20 Introduce a subject to the atten-
ton of the audience, which had been hut
/ lightly touched upon 10y his predecessors
That -ut I.ct was The adde's. Appliance
| The c. A * men and the Sous Of VeteT-
ans had been patti z each other upon the
hack To their hearts C~OOtent, hut they
seemed 10 have forgotten the great but
$ lent work lone during the years Of the
war hy the loyal ladies OF the land. This
work had never been appreciated at lts
full worth, bat he desired to do what he
could in his humble say 10 see that that
WORK was not forgotten. The stddest
sight in all the years OF var was the
lonely wife, in her lar oil home, waiting
with h-r children for tine tidiugs Of loved
ones which never came.
JUDGE u Il. COCHRAN.
Judge Cochrln took the audience by
storm at the very outset of his remarks by
% happy a]llpsion To the ladies. lie said
the events OF the evening had carried him
back to q time, halt a century ago, when
he had looked on at % reception TO the sur
wing veterans Of l-l2 He had then
wondered II he would ever Sc a war, aud
81 trw wears later, when he heard there was
q wAr IA Mexico. he remembered sitting
on a fence or the ONO side not far from
Wheeling, listening to see It he could hear
the guns Applause lie htd a very
contracted lura of the country, then, hut
hr had been growing broader since, APP
p,tusc during tho Mexican war, he
hal also wondered II he should ever see a
real war. lie was destined, at later date,
tn see all the real war he wanted
Hesa,d occasions such as that OF this even
ing was nothing more than q school OF
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