, 1890-10-09

was made by Judge Belts. Ihe
mayor was suffering from u sore
throat and at tho Last moment an
invitation was extended to Judge
BettIs to make the address Al
though totally unprcpared he kind
ly responded aud welcomed the
Grand Army I'm a speech bciittiDg
the occasion. His address tcemcd
with patriotic utterancesnnd he was
loudly applauded when he sat down.
The male quar- cite, consisting of
Messrs. Eaton, Duiiield, Mueller
and Smith, sang the "Soldier's
Farewell" and after the close of
Colonel Feighaii's address they rem
dered "The Two Roses" Their
voices were plainly audible In all
received II well merited applause.
Following Judge Belts the band
struck up "Marching through
Georgia." after which Colonel j. w.
Feighnn was introduced, who
stepped forward and delivered his
address. During It's delivery he
held the closest attention Of his
hearers. He spoke rs follows:
Mr.. President and Ladies and Gentle
men On behalf of the members of the
Grand Army ol the Republic present to-
day, ! sincerely thank you for the warm
words OF welcome just spoken. We re-
alize the honor you have conferred upon
us by setting apart a day dur.ng your
exposition on which the old soldiers of
the Northwest might meet in this splen-
did building, surrounded by SO many
evidences of skill, prosperity. wealth.
and enjoy the hospitality ot your usso'
citation and hold pleasant reunion with
SO many friends and comrades.
We also realize that this honor Is con-
ierred upon us, not merely as individ-
uais, but as the represrn tatives of q great
cause aud AN heroic age; an age that will
soon live only Ina history an age in
which Tree government received new
impulse and the American people be-
came . nation of free men. AS humble
participants in the great contest of arms,
that gave to the people reunited coun-
try and and an unsu.l lied ilng, We come
to rejoice with you to-day In our ma
tion's greatness and prosperity.
Tho enterprise anu prosperity that
surrounds us to-day are largely the eff
fects of tho emancipation OF the brain
ana conscience OF the American people,
occasioned by the destruction of slavery
and the downfall of treason.
A quarter OF century ago this fair
land, that now contains many wealthy
and prosperous states, was almost as
sparsely populated and as little Snown
as the Congo valley. Oregon and Cali
iornia were tho only states west of the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains,
and both contained scarceiy more popu-
lation than the cities OF san Francisco
aud Portland contain to-day. APP
pIause.
The original thirteen colonies had sent
out their more enterprising sons and
daughters lew hundred miles west
ward, but the Missouri never formed the
western boundary of our commerce and
civilization, save a narrow strip OF coast
Inc on the Pacific ocean, south of the
Columbia river. The great interior and
West. out OF which have since been
carved the states of Colorado, Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and the
two DakJtas, with all their wealth of
agricultural lands, magnificent rivers,
boundiess forests and rich minerals were
unknown and unsettled, save by the
wild Indian and almost wild trnpper
and hunter, and were classed as the
great American desert. At the close OF
thsswar 2 000, 600 of men in the prime oil
vigorous manhood, trained ana devel-
opsl by discipline in camp and in march
and seasoned and tried in the storm and
excitement of battie--self-reiiant, am
nitiOus and courageous-returned to
their homes with a ceaseless enterprise
and love of adventure that soon turned
their faces to the boundless and un-
known West. From the Atlantic and
Middle states they tlocked to Kansas,
Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado, until
these became the great soldier states of
the union-and still continuing onward
and westward as the advanced guuri of
civilization they at last reached this ex-
treme outpost of American p uck
and enterprise, where prodigal
nature welcomed them with bound
les, fields with glittering ores
and sparkling waters. Applause.
In his marching aud fighting and
wandering the old soldier has bent
somewhat under the weight OF years
ana care and labor, his locks have be-
come tinged with the frosts OF many
winters-time has traced furrows in his
once smooth face, and his eye has lost
somewhat of its old-time brightness
but he has brought with him through 1t
all the same brave heart the same
obedience to law and love oil country
that he carried with him ut Getty sUurg
and Atlanta, aud is found to-day,
whether in the forest, the mine. or the
city, brayely assisting in the upbuild-
ing OF his state and country and teach
ing by precept and example the great
principles of fraternity. charity and
loyalty. The old soldier is emphati-
cally one of the people. He believes in
the majesty of the law, the equity OF
man, and the dignity of Ameri-
can citizenship. His presence means
security to life and property. Wherever
with his comrades he establishes u part
of his order the community feel safer
and better for his presence. lie comes
here to-day with his comrades from the
ocean and the mountains to this car
nival of wealth, magnihcence and nrt, to
attest his love for our American country
his fidelity to his adopted state and his
pride in her pros sperity. Long and con.
| tinued applause.
THE GRAFTON.
The GRAFTON of the day, delivered
by Hon. w. j. Parkinson, was a
splendid eulogy of the principle
that caused the American soldiers
to shed their blood on the battle
field. He spoke in substance as fol-
| lows:
Comrades of the Grand Army of the
Republic and F'llow-Citzens; Among
the most important wars in the history
\ of the world, the two tremendous strug-
giles that took place in this country since
Its birth, !. e., the American revolution
] nyainat E'nUlauI and latnr on The onr.