The Helena independent., 1889-04-10

moment dropping everything else, bear
yOur bosom 10 the leaden storm that every
thing else might liye|' A high tribute
was paid to the American soldier VINO on
many battle fields upheld the glory OF our
country. The speaker hoped thst " tneIe @
should be war m the future II would come
from the foe beyond and the Zoe without,
and that the noble remnant OF those leit
Wuld al least form nucleus LOT An army
OF defenders. He closed by quoting Wen
known poem e1t0lliDg virtues OF our ueaa
heroes. .,-. H.,
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home
was sung with spirit after when tne tVant
ITO the memory Of Cen run ohSiiuan
and our dead heroes" was drunk in silence,
standing, and "Teuling Tonight on the
Old Camp Ground" was sung.
"'TOAst Master Fuller said the Toast
"Tbe Volunteer Soldier was 10 DC re
spOnded 10 by one he knew Ia tue second
Corps as man without fear and without
reproAch-MaJ Msglnnis -, -.,
The major was greeted win ruunu Oi
applause when he arose lie sal1 ne would
mi ATTEMPT 10 make no speech. Just before
he rose Mr. kinslry suggested
10 him that Ia the charge along
lie stoneWAu at Gettysburg the men
pinned their names upon ihelr breasts so
that they could be rec0gn lrd II they Tell 10
the charge. lie thought the boys assem-
bled at the banquet ought 10 DO the shtie
tling. The major SAID when Judge bAl
bralih went for some Of the polltlcal iAith
as himself he felt that he belonged " the
dead. and II called upon tor speech would
have 10 get up and deliver his own funeral
grafton. The Judge had probably forgotten
tile recent elections on the east side which
demonstrated that the democrats belonged
to the qulck and mol 10 the dead. But the
Judge and he were good friends, and All
we're patriotic enough not Ia detract from
the patriotism Of each other. Ihey were
one and all for their country.
In humorous style The major related a
story about the time be once made speech
in the east when were present the most H.
hlstrinus generals OF the union army. IL
50 happened that his picture got into an IL
mstrnted paper, and II WAS marked Mar
tin Maginnis, the orator OF the day" lie
brought number Of those papers To Mon
tana aud was busily engaged Ia sending
them 10 his constituents, mailing them
from jeff I0WTey's Office. While engaged
IN so doing he met Larry Welch, who once
had counter claim against the Drum
IummOn mine and who Tommy Cruise dis
posed Of by licking him. The conversation
that ensued WAS embeIlisned by the major
IN his inimitabe style and elected roars Of
laughter.
The history Of the volunteer was told In
graceful mastery style. His leaving
home, his enlistment, his marches and nights
were traced 80 graphically that one could
see the panorama uUrOlled 10 view. The
volunteer said Maj. Maginnls went out In
the beginning OF the war and did not
walt until stimulated by an offer Of boun.
ly Of $500 and n COW.
some historical facts in which Grant and
Sheridan were intimately connected, and
which remain part OF uDwrtten history
were related greatly 30 the delight and ed
ihcatlon OF all his hearers. Revertlng
TO the volunteer the speaker said
that he had and would have
a name in American history. The ablest
man In the United States senate WAS vol
unteeT soldier, as was the ablest preacher
In New York city; and In every vocation
In life the volunteer was tO the front. Even
the presidential chair WAS filled by n brave,
honest, courageous, manly, honorable and
worthy volunteer, and the volunteer will
insure the perpetuiiy Of this great Amer
lean government Loud applause.
The battle hymn Of the republic was
sung and sung again by the enthusiastic
veterans
Capt. Wyman. of Butte, responded DO the
toast "SOns of Veterans" The captsinlIs an
eloquent speaker and made most brilliant
effort, closing by saying. 1--WE hope the
sons OF veterans will ever be ready fol
duty, but Ike the old maid never wanted =
IA thousand years my own Columbia,
was the next song on the programme, anc
IL was finely rendered.
"rhe State of Montana" was responded
10 by Col w. Y. Sanders. Mayor fulle
said the toast would be- replied TO by III,
next senator from the state of Montana
the crested jayhawk Of the mountains.
The colonel for some time could no
make himself heard on occouDt OF thu
cheering, which was deafening. lie sal,
he was proxy and did not know who hi
principal was When he asked who woul
De responsible for him dozen voice
answered assuming all responsibility, an
the matter was finally settled by one sayln
the Grand Army OF the Republic would.
Col. Sanders speech was erudite, teemin
with witty passages, and pathetic at time,
lie said before the war he was In publ
life, and enumerated the names OF the gres
abolition leaders from whom he imbibe
when speaking against the evils OF SLAYER
and against which he fought lie said the
had come there 10 affirm that what the
had done was right and which they pui
posed was worthy of a name In the histor
Of ages. The degeneracy ot the times b,
fore the people became really awakene
had been sung by the poet, Whittier. an
| nv llhlr'li thVukht lhht NV uoh htf'i s''
a people so pusilanimous az the America
, people between the years Of 1855 and ls5l
The speaker administered repriman
10 Mr.. Fuller for bringing politics In hi
introduction. He spoke OF the future pos
sibilities OF Montana as a state and CAV
some touching and just advice 10 his CON
rades. Col. Sanders speech was full Of III
fire Of patriotism and could have been mad
by no man who WAS not averse TO the petit.
trickery aud shamelessDess by which SOM
men advance themselves lie told tn
truth, but he dId il in a manly manner
The contrast between the speech of Col
Sanders and that of Judge Galbraith, botl
partisans, was strongly marked, not 10 th,
disadvantage of the former.
DIR. Holmes made a spirited address
after which the comrades took their de
parture 10 meet again at II o'clock to-dal
TO finish up the business Of the encamp
| ment.
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