New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-31
THE CONTEST NOT IN VAIN.
CONGRESSMAN MKINLEY on THE RESULTS
OF THE WAR
A MEMORIAL MEETING IN THE METROPOLITAN
OPERA HoUsE-MAYoR GRANT PREsIDEs

\ MEMOHIAL MEEIlNO IN THE hEIhDPOLiTAN
OPERA HoUsE-MAYoR GRANT PREsIDEs
Tho memorial exercises OF the Grand Army Of ths
Republic at the Metropolitan Opera House last
evening afouIcd entertainment 10 large audience.
They consisted Of addresses and Of rectstions and
music, IN which Miss Dora Wiley, Master Albert
weinsten, Frederick Harvey, Henry K. Dtsey, Thomaa
" Reene the New-York Banks Glee Club and the
United states Army Depot Band took part. Amooa
those on the platform were Judge George NJ Van
Hoesen, chalrmaO of tho Memorial Committee, Gen
eral o. o. Howard, General George A. Sheridan, en-
Justice Frederick @. Gedney, C. C. Shayne. the Rev.
Dr. John r. Paxton, General Joseph c. Jackson.
Judge Van Hoesen called the meeting to order. and
introduced Mayor Grant as the chairman. The Mayor
was warmly received. He said:
For your yery cordial greeting profoundly grateful.
To your committee my cordial thanks As the
entertainments provided Is quite extensive the presiding
officer confne himself 10 performing the duties dele.
gated TO him.
After a musical interlude, Congressman william
Mckinley f., Of Ohio, was introduced as the orsns
of the evening He was received with prolonged sp
plause when he arose TO make his address. lie SD
in part:
The Grand Army Of the Republic Is on duty today bat
no, in the service OF arms The storm and the slees,
tho biyouac and battle line, have given % tributes
to our fallen comrades The service Of the day Is fsf
than those In whose memory IL IS periorns
nothing for The dad and eyerythinS for ns
IL
teaches US 70 guard that which they left us
Decoration Day is eredtable to the living
and honorable the dead. No othsf
country hOnored her private soldiers as we have ours
nations decorated their captains knghtd
great commanders and raised pyramids ana upoA
arches memory. We shower equal donors on su'
Irrespective OF rank field condition at hoHs
(Applausa) Our patriotism recognizes titles tpurns
all distinctions and soldiers who fell In the Held or
fought and since died, OF whatever rank are equally
cherished hearts Of people From the begin
ming OF the Civil War recognized the services OF hs
rank and nle.
After dwelling upon tho sublime spectacle Afforded
by the quiet return of the great armies OF The Union
70 private life after the war ended, Mr.. MEX nley
continued as follows:
nv fellow.eI,.rens vixen the war began litas
Of the losses come We only knew that the Land Of our
fathers vas threatened And little Of the re-
suits 10 follow thought the Union 70 be saved was
the Union az 10 was hide needing the teachings OF history
tia, wars cannot tx in advance the Of their m
nuence The result overeaped the purpose Of he war
and brought emancipation 900 slaves and placed
In the Constitution Of the United States civil ana pohae
equality 10 every citizen Of this country That was nos
the original purpose Mans purposes overruled.
hut not from man came result; II came from the
Great Ruler Of the universe. The settlements OF thas
war must stand as the irresistible DEGREES Of ths
Nation Great appl1use.) They must not %
mian,erpreed or changei but must be aeauesced IN N
every port OF the Republic tADplause) There NUS
not be equality in the law but In also its sdnsa
ton There must not be the cold fomaiitv Of leEal
cnacrent alone bus citizenship everywhere be re-
spee.ed Our black allies neither be deserted nor
ken aud every right BE- given TO them Thef
fouch, for that na in war; ana 1t them even
constitutional right in peace prolonged applausel
At the close OF the exercises the entire audience
united IN singing America