Telegram-herald., 1890-05-31

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tle heIo sm aal nr&g- - the nea
"hose memory $50 Naat r. cherish.
were d Dot Il8t tat q .tiae sid a. "a
speak anore eloQuent-y thaN / ean Ne
o1ia uoI aIteupt Co teach courage.
AZ EttDer form iue oom ~ citizen 81
til-s ht nav uIllLe tee results ~ t1>.r
c0oF&ge. Tue als-6Tg ~ tnes@ men aaQ
theiI usogueIs In 4rl4s SHOWS tlat Wt
iced 20 .essous iu bravery Tel thai Is
morn. &ud = TIA uuQ IS our BIRTH Wlta
lie .tsell Rather lst Us 80 oIda q
human ana national lie tnaI 10 War
shall ever again rene Soe.esy and klu.
A. Z az best bat murder, Ana tie nsan
who excels lu NaI does 80 d tae blood
or Ms fellows, and at tie cost OF human
Ale
Much has been done, bat much IT
mains yet 10 DO. We must make these
memorial DAYS into schools, wherein
shall be taught. not alone tie reverence
Tor cur dead. the Oil CATIONS % The ly-
ING. the love Tor tbe nag, b1g lessons
thst shall enable Us u overcome the eel
nsh political interest. whNh would
use tie sacroduess of our bang tor
selfish ends. Traditions are hard % be
would not detTact from the
laiF fame Of any soldier or
take from linn one pleasant memory
Tor those arc iegacles .whIcn all who
DID battle Tor tle flag tell ner to, nor
DO ask you - forget, but Il e God
Ike 70 forgive. ! do not WISH 10 draw
comparisons as between armies Or men.
You know that before yoa stood an
army OF fighting men, without supe-
nor in the annals OF history - uch
with the spOils Cf time. But, l trust
wnl be pardOued IN saying that At the
last memorial day or the Confederate
Survivors, the statement Vas made ty
one nigh ln public opinlon. That The
history Ol tle struggle did no. show
that the Confederate forces We're ever
beaten except when they were greatly
outnumOerod. implying thereby
the superiority Of the Southern over
the. e.Northern soldier - % these and Ike
statements take exceptions. j. is due
we should, for tncy reflect on the dead
that fell in the fight. They reflect oa
the wounded and crippled veteran that
left an arm 81 leg Il yon doO.ns-day
house; II being untrue reflects on the
COnfederates themselves. ! wall not
ROW stop 10 specify IN detail, wherein
the statement is false, but stand ready
TO make my words good. No greater
praise need be gwen the wcarer or the
gray, than 10 say Of him, ne
stood his ground on equal foot
ing. lie that claims more, did
not form a close acquaintance
with either army. There was no theat-
neal show, no sentiment OF roses, 10
struggle for posies, but on the contrary
1t was fight To the death and those
who passed through It at the front
know the mettle OF the men composing
those now historic armies. And the go
iEg Of the one against the other was
tbe signal for a stubborn, pltiless strug-
gle, without counterpart III al the
worlds history; and IN the keeping OF
the Federal hosts was human liberty
and the hope OF the future. Arrayed
against our side was the old enemy OF
nlan-despotlsm, caste, hypocrisy,
slavery, human degradation and the
rule of the arIs:Ocrat. Is u 70 be Won
dered at that the shock o. battle should
be awful?
No army, that has eve. mustered, 4,
had so mOmentOus a charge placed n
its keeping. as did the Nor 1hern IN this
struggle The lie of the greatest re-
public of al time was IN the ISSUE the
right of a common humanity was a
part OF the stake; the destinles OF pop
ular government ablded the result.
These all had tor their defenders the
, common people OF the Northern States,
md without training or skilled arms,
without the prestige or pride OF sol
diers, but with the love Of country deep
rooted in their young lives, they went
TO the battle some times unassurcd and
untaught, trusting III the hOh-
ness of their cause, and relying
on their ability TO learn and VI illingncss
10 die ii need be tor the sacred pTIn-
ciples at stake. They went Out 10 meet
the enemies OF the flag and country
and the enemies of human T ghts and
individual liberty. The result IS told
IN song and story. They placed Their
hands upon the munitions Of war, and
the world wondered at their proves.
They struck down the greatest rebellion
of all time, and the nations learned a
/ lesson from their acts Of forgiveness
and charity. Through It all. and out
OF II all, there came forth a redeemed
nation. rounded and perfected by
the conflict. with Its matches spicndOr
glrding the earth, with the story OF lt>
achievements written on the fairest
! page of history. But, Oh. the cost 10
you and me, my cOuntrymSu; the
/ thump OF the wooden leg. tho swing Of
/ the empty sleeve, tho mOuthng- OF the
| the wrecked mind, the hunger OF the
destitute and disabled veterans, the
patient suffering OF the widow and
/ the fatherlcss for the living, and the IN
dcscrhable Loneliness and sorrow for
! the dead. How little we can repay
I them. We can care for the living ~
! providing for their wants, If We can gci
I friendly legislation and an uuyctOine
President. We can lay above the
7 dead the beautiful flowers, whose
Vhtened purity blends with
the folds Of the flag they loved 50 well
and without saddened memories, into =
halo Of grandeur. set apart and conse-
Grated 10 their memory.
What should these memorial exercises
I teach other than the rcmemberance Of
/ the dead and Comradeshp of the iiv.
Ing2 MavI venture the suggestion taai
/ the Young should he taught shat the
( volunteer soldier # tire II ted state:
+ = the equal Of Use trained and discip
lined member of the aruyof any nation
IN the world, that love oi
+ country q next % love of God
+ that the rghts ~ an American
I ot7on mu@s be respected wherever
F the flag f02ts that no man or set a
Z men shall dehar. q citizen from thf
+ EXERCISE of b,s const.tg toral rghts
{ that the Republic sto ha preferred D.
. fo-e party CT mc-, and that ANS shall
. be enacted for tre good ~ tar Who'll