St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-16

which Lincoln did in behalf of his
country and all the world. In the great
conflict in which he led, and in which
it was our golden opportunity to
follow him, it has been said,
"ldeas were behind the cannon and
pointed the musket." What were these
ideas by which Lincoln became forever
the type, the representative, the very
incarnation of the spirit and purpose Of
the divine war? Our reply to this
question is: "Humanity-anXiOus sO-
licitude for the welfare Of his
fellow men-sympathy with the op-
pressed and the suffering-hatred of
wrong to the humbleSt human being
our common brotherhood-the senti-
mentS and sentiments like these filing
his soul and the guide of his life are at
once the secret and the sure foundation
OF the enduring place which Lincoln
holds in the
Affections Of All Mankind.
Nowhere can the lesson of his Won
derful life be more fitly studied nor
more fondly cherished than in this army
society, which traces its origin to that
awful time when the ending of that
life was felt as a personal
bereavement by all who fought the good
fight that was so ennObed and so con-
secrated by the death of its martyr
chief. That lesson. while it contains
almost the whole future of our country,
is short and simple. Our America to-day
is drawing near to the parting of the
roads. Dazzled almost to blindpess
by contemplation of the unrivaled
swiftness and splendor of her
march to prestige. to power and
to riches, our country may be
tempted to reject, or may neglect the
message of Abraham Lincoln. That
message was often repeated by him in
words and always exhibited by HIM in
his life from his earliest to his latest
days on earth. 1t can be easily and
amply given in single sentence.
His whole life, his very being seemed
to say to his cOuntrymen: "See to it that
every son and daughter of our republic,
so far as human laws and human con.
duct avail, shall have an equal chance
and fair start in the race of life." Re-
ject or neglect this and our governments
ceases to be republican, except in
name, and that doom which the AL
mighty has appointed for all shams 10
not far off. On the other hand, let tho
American people-especially let all who,
stood by Lincoln on the perilous edge Of
human nature. remain steadfastly true
to the ideas for which they fought in
the sacred war, and we shall thus do all
that in us lies to link the destiny of our
county to the stars, and to entitle her
institutions to share in that Immortality
which, under the allotment of PrOvi-
dence in the affairs of nations, belongs
always and only to eternal justice.
Gen. Hayes speech was received with
great applause. Gen. Devens. of Massa-
chuSetts, was next introduced. He
spoke at great length, reviewing the
Issues of the Rebellion,
dwelling on its incidents ana partici.
pants and cOndemning the mistake.
while he lauded the bravery of the
SOnth. Next followed fantasia by the
Marine band descriptive of an episode
in soldiers life, Introducing recollec-
tionS OF the war III the shape of camp
fire songs, bugle calls and every
thing from ''reyeille" to ''taps."
This was heartily enjoyed Ivy the vet.
Grams present, who rose to their feet
and joined in the singing of some Of
the songs, as they occurred IN the piece.
Short addresses were delivered by Sec-
retary Tracy and Gems. Schofield. How.
ard. Beaver, Porter, Slocum. Miles.
OWdyu MdISlldll anu Mdiu6C
son. The band then played
musical panorama entitled "From
the Lakes to the Gulf Stream" de-
scriptive of the voyage of a man-of-
wars man, concluding with the apotheo-
sis. Hail Columbia" being a repre-
sentation of the statute of Liberty at the
back of the stage. This ended the Ger.
emonies at the Academy of Music. The
companions were escorted there from
the Union League club house,
where a serenade was rendered them by
the club.