The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
THE LOYALLEGI0N
Institution of an Indiana
Grand Commandery.
Ex-rREsIpESr HAYES SPEECH.
The Veterans Pay Their Respects TO
HArrisea-senatero Quay.
Business Visit


Harrison Quay.
Business Visit.
+ lNniASsPolss. Dee. t9--At $40 O'Clock
( the charter members of the new Indiana
I eonraandery Of the Layzi Legion met a,
Z tbs Bates house with Commander in-C-Assf
Hayes presidiag- The new eornmanasrv
Was daily created and iasugurutea. xss-
gen Lew Wallace. Of cvawfor.ssvflle. uss
I elected commander Gea. Harrisea was
among the nembers preseas. saa pa-,ies.
( pa,sd II the toraassoa Of the ue~ CON,
nanGcYy
The banquet rendered visiting member.
Of the Loyal Legion A. the Bates hoase To-
night BY the aewfy-createf Indiana com.
I fnzRd@ry was one 81 the most sncressf,sl
/ entertainments ever given ia Indiana
/ The diuiughsil was isStef1iiy decorated ia
usfiouzl celors. General lew Wallace
1 presided as tsiSs master 81 fhe orcaSlar. To
I bis rishi sat ex-Presl1enf HAYES aud 10 The
I left CO.. " H Howe commander 81 fhe
( Aovsl LeEiOn of Missouri. Aftcr spending
sn boar ia discussing s choice aad select
menu inierspeTsed Eita stories and s1nes
/ Ay TIE CAicaso ard Missouri visitors. the
( programme proper was entered upon, d-ss
f being an a9drssS af Eefcone bv Naf Gen
[ Lew Wallace. delivered in iafuuftahis sfy1 3.
Following the sadress tbs presiding aeicts
announced the teast. The ioyai legion.
to which Gen. rutherford r Hayes. com
mander in-ehief, responded
Gen. Havcs beginning Lis aIaress.
spoke briefly II she history 81 tAc Loyai
Legion and reviewed its fora alton ana fhe
history Of the Society q Ibe Cincinnati.
which Ae said was tie nnaassfioaesi pro
t0ivpe of the Esval Leg-ou. ~Wha;
VIII be the future of the Or
DER sad he. "Nlaf Viii
/ BE is Influence on is nealb-rs aud our
( cszUnlrymen, ard especially upou the
young who are growing ap 10 take oar
places, IL : net and vii Rs' BE- political
organ iEati0u. The loyal Legion j. cs.cn-
tally al crgza4Eed expression 81 our caul-
gaG.sAlp la 3 sAere5i war. Our h1uured
campauion, y hB j. 50 largely a. this fime
sad II THIS piaee ia all cur thoughts Ia
his ,eTse and EN- phatic was gave the Whoic
pith oi .ae question said Gen. Hafrisou,
Politics caunot hreaS tAe bond os com.
ra1esaip- In iGls thc general Dsde no
mistake. The Inks that unite rs were
welded together when We stood tsEciher
a. Lcpmsdes oa holy ground, Sighting far
eternal rights. Where IS holy ground II
snyW here Il Is where mao freely dies FOR
his teilO@ men. fhst sublime privilege
was the crown Of Lncoln's fame, Gad We
Of the Loyal Legion aEd cur comrades %
the Grand Ariny can feyertntly thank God
that we were permitted . stand by La
coin IN the deadly crisis Of our nations
history.
"wiat shall be the ieaebing which the
Loyal Legion VIII give 70 the companions
Of the ORDER TAat 70 their eountrymen
and 70 prosperity u goes WitAou, saying
that the ideas ge fought for are the prn.
eiples of the Loyal Legion. These ideas.
without regard to the sect or patty % oar
choice, we hold 30. oar faith is that the
American republic j., ia the language Of
the supreme court. au inaestructibie uulcn
cf indestructihle states The general gov
ernmenf was threatened BY the doctrine
that the allegiance % the citizen was due
only 20 his state oar faith s.
that the citizens allegiance = 70 the
United states. aud that the United states
is. in authority and duty. in the fullest
possible sense nation. Toe c0nteufion
of our adyersaries Was that slavery was
national. perpetual and OF divine origin.
oar faith Is that no statute and na con
stitaii0n can make valid the false and
fatal fantasy thai msn caa hold property
in man. The cornerstone az The slave
holding system was the impi0us dogma
thai might makes right. The trail Of this
serpent is over all human society and Is
found where the footprint OF a slave was
never seen
&c ALAAl At tfAE Aate "A 4t1-Aafa ~ NsaAt
universal suffraEe IS essential 90 liberty,
and thSt there can be no Citing exercise
and no fun enjoyment OF the right Oi
suffrage without universal education The
weaker nations around az with whom we
deAs-the Ia1iaus. tae children Of mis-
fortune, oF poverty. of evil habits and 81
crime who are at all our dooFs-thc faith
we learned in the school 81 war with
respect 10 then ali Is thar they are the of
spring of our common father and that
social distinctions, wealth learning and
other advantages outside Of chafaGfer Werc
Of little avail ID that bloody trial. and that
everything there deferred 20 manhood
therefore we would iuculcafe sympathy
with manhood and respect for manbooi
wherever it Is found.
Above al, ogiF faith Is in America ard
American priGciples We have no quar-
reis with Europe Or any foreign people.
bur we prefer that the nstional follies.
vices and lseTlls should remain on the
other side of the Atlantic We have
enough vices. t3llies aGd Yeriis ui our
own. We import from Europe altogether
too many.
We believe a the American home and
in the character and virtue ~ American
women. which make American homes
happy. Whca fae great trial came sad
the calamity wgs 70 e met and the sacre
ice made. Mr. Liacoin could say, II al
that has been said b. orators aud posts
since the creation of the world in praise
Of women were spplie3 "a the women u
America il woaId 10; do them justice for
their conduct during the war. sod bless
the women ~ America.
Finally. one Of the mistakes nt the rebel
lion was unduly % exalt what they call
sovereign states They thought earh
state should have its own asg. each would
repryeeul a separate government. aud ail
offhem would wave hslplessly aai miser
ably over states tiseartani, disseyrsei bel
iigersut. The fzitn ot the LOYAL Legion =
the reverse OF all tails We believe the
whole Of the Americas Fcpahic b. every
state aud eyery acre IL every state. win
but one hag-thc old tag. ths stars and
stripes, the tag 81 Washington ont lin.
coin. the flag % tie CuIted States. IL rep
Fesenfs q people great, rfsspr-oGss ana
happy, " hose heritaee VIII ~, a. long IS
they are guided ay vision and Justice,
the enjaymeut Of uuhrokca harmony ard
perpetual peace.
Al the confusion Of Gen HAYES speech
the banqueters stood and drainee their
cups O. the health aud longevity OF ihe
Laskl LeEipu, Other fnssis Werr Fespou1fi
- bg Lieut. james : 0.lrauder. Capt Ia
gene Carr Of Chiesgo. Col b ". HeC.urg
sud Col y 2. Dwyer of s. LOUIS ine
ate udauee Of distinguished So aiers from