Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.

: A goodly number of our men,
women and children formed in pro-
cession yesterday in front Of the
Odd Fellows hall and marched to
the upper cemetery, where the inn
pressive ceremony of decorating
graves was performed, after which
the crowd returned to the hall and
disbanded to reasonable at 2 o'clock
for literary exercises.
Promptly at that hour Major
Cavanah, President Of the Day,
arose and made short address. as
follows:
My friends, we have assembled to-
day TO offer n floral tributeto our fallen
heroes. Our Government has wisely
made this a legal holiday solely for
that purpose, and II is becoming more
and more sacred and more generally
observed each year--as II should be.
As this galaxy o. invincibles is being
thiuned out those who will be called
upon in case OF need 10 take the 7
places, will see that their patriotism
will not be forgotten by an intelligent
people. A nation that forgets those
~hs, fought it's battles is on the road To
decay. Our great, free Government 10
the first that not only inaugurated
this beautiful ceremony Of doing honor
to our dead braves, but takes care oil
the living. History teaches us that
only those who were born mobiles, or
il you will, those who by accident oil
birth inherited title and fought foi
their country, are seldom mentioned
much less honored. except by numbers
as fallen. Here, in our beloved coun
try, the private soldier is equally hon
ored with our greatest generals by
the beautiful custom performed to-day
AS he should be by an intelligent ane
free people.
/ An impressive prayer was ther
offered by Chaplain Wall, aftel
which the choir rendered an appro
pirate song in excellent manner.
The Chairman then introduced
Aug. Outflow, Esq, as the orator o
the day, who delivered a wei
worded address in substance as fol
lows, and which was received will
much praise by the audience:
Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen
Men differ in their opinions, and
therefore hope will not be considere'
disrespectful TO anyone, II, in this dis
course, / entertain sentiments Goa
trary to their own, and should there
fore express myself freely, and withou
: any reserve.
To all Americans this is a day Q
!, peace; a day OF flowers; the day W
decorate the graves OF our fallen heroe
with Gods emblem Of peaceful nature
|, day in remembrance of the men win
! laid down their lives in order that thi
nation might live; a day OF reflection
( and thought, which causes us to loo
| back in the past aud there behold th
: noblest sous Of America, struggling
! bleeding, dying on the field OF battl
for the preservation Of liberty. IL
indeed u sacred day, and may TIL
American people never forget TO oil
8 serve it.
: 1t il by the observance OF thi
). National Holiday, we are reminde
that we are u united and powerful nj
/. ton. That secession is a dead issu
!. and can no longer be a political facto
y with us, that the clanking chains {
the manacled and helpless childre
G Of Africa can no longer be heard
Y this land, forever no more. That on
) country is redeemed, regenerated an
; cleansed from this stain. and ell
! stands to-day the peer Of any natio
on earth and in many respects III
superior.
z The men who laid down their live
. for the Union gave to ne sacre
trust. We owe it 10 them, To on
" selves, and generations yet unborn
IT guard well the treasure thus baptize
in blood, and placed in Our care.
g. II is well that we lay aside day
: labor TO ponder little over the pro
lem that is ours, and also study u
&c civil and political changes by whie
9 we are surrounded; which in this al
n Of moneyed aggressiveness, and quie
& development, forces upon US in quiC
A. succession, circumstances and issu
" of vital importance 10 our present ri
4 future welfare. IL would be better
) we could often come together al
earnestly discuss and weigh these ne
problems in which we are all 80 deep
- interested and upon which so mu.
depends for ourselves and those tn
rs follow us.
N Lately there has been a large al
he varied emigration to our shore
n much OF which is unlettered and ign
= rant, wholly unfit to enjoy the freedo
= and privilege OF American either
. Imported TO this fair land, encourag
u by a strong and powerful moneyed 1
r. istocracy, who use them in many wa
ne to debase and degenerate AmericI
,n labor, and also 10 destroy the pow
IT. and influence of American citizensh
In They are led by Hundreds to the Pc
M 10 vote. often before the odor of I
bilge water. caught in the stearage
- immigrant ships is away from tin
~ clothes.
IL We are confronted by the phanto
st "Yes, the handwriting lie already
IN the wall" of complete change of q
NO eminent for the uses and benefit
Ie- the American moneyed aristocrat,
in the expense of the toiling people.