Evening journal., 1891-05-27
IN HONOR oF peAo coMRAogs.
The Union Veteran Legion's Memorial
Services Last Evening.

attended the memorial services held in
honor of dead comrades. Portraits of
Grant and Lincoln adorned the stage,
which WAS decorated with flags and hung
with crepe through respect for those
who died In front Of the stage were
three vacant chairs draped in mourning
to represent the places In the camp left
vacant through the deaths of Glatts,
Grimshaw and McNair.
Among those on the stage we're Senator
Anthony Higgins and General w. P.
gnyder of Philadelphia Colonel H. A.
Shseiz presided. The program which the
EVENING JOURNAL has printed was rem
dered. Those taking part In it were NJ.
O. Ruthrauff, Samuel Sewer, Mrs. Annie
Grunsr, Miss Lizzie Solloway. w V,
Tuxbury. ]. Trabbold, j. Gillespie, Mrs.
s. A. Mcealistsr. General w. P Snyder,
Miss V. Conner, Miss Elizabeth A Storey,
Senator Anthony Higgins, DR.. T Gardi.
ner Littell, Rev ]. h. Slmms, Mrs Flor.
encs Fisher,
General w P Snyder, the orator Of
tbs evening, was introduced and spoke
as follows
Commanders, Members Of the Union
Veteran Legion, Ladies and Gentlemen;
Beauty, music, flowers and flags, awaken
emotions we love to experience. The
eloquence Of Conkling, or the stars Of
Sherman could scarcely draw an audience
more satisfactory to a speakers heart
than this To be with you tonight
inspires we with vanity that even my
unimportRnce cannot silence Here
where every glance of the eye and every
throb OF the heart assures q welcome, it
Is certainly pleasing to dwell.
.rhe Twelfth Commandment"
often look out upon the bewildering,
clsshinR, jealous aud revious army of
men, ana often have sent up a heart
felt wish that In some way they might
be taught TO love each other; that all
this bad feeling, bitterness, sel6shness,
envy and impious strife might at last
die away under some grand song Of
peace swelling up from the souls of Sc
many. It's. been hard for me to see that
these very men have actually been
ereLtsd or condemned | know not
which, to hate each other. And yet in
all my years, and they are not many,
have seen few men who have been bold
and brave enough TO advocate q doctrine
that taught men to respect instead
of hats each other. have seen few edi
tors of newspapers, and distinctly differ
in my opinion in regard to newspaper
men with Professor Elliott of Harvard,
who have had the courage to advocate q
doctrine that taught their readers TO
think for themselves, or 70 make them
believe that they had minds of their own
without hoops Of iron about them
have never yet seen the man
who actually lovei hts neighb ,r like
he loved himself. | have seen few men
who had the courage to teach and talk
the noble doctrine ITO do right, simply
because it is right to do SO. "
The older I'm Politics.
Thsnk Heaven again, that the vile
Vaccinations Of modern politics infests
not the ranks Of the Union Veteran
Legion Here the Republican and
/ Democrat can lie down together
While | am a stalwart of stalwarts
among Republicans, am also stslwari
believer in q good stalwart Democrat.
The. were with as during the dark day.
Of the war, helping us to save the nation
and they are with us to day. pity the
weakness and despise the folly of a maj
who only sees good in his own party
To maintain a Republican form O
| government and a nation there must b
at least two parties and the better both
are the better we are, and the better ths
country Is Samuel j. Randall WhC
sleeps in his grave not yet a year, ii
mournsd universally-not because he
was Democrat-not in a partisan sense
but because he was a true and greai
American statesman.
The Great Chiefs who sleep.
Hancock, the ''superb. " is enshrouded
in the affections OF the whole people.
Not because he was a Democrat, not in 9
PARTISAN sense. but because he was a
good soldier, Little Mac is sleeping his
last sleep in the heart of the nation, and
his fame and glory will never die. Our
own Hsrtranft sleeps on the hillside oi
his native town forever buried in the
affections of the people at large Sher'-
dan on the public pillow of peace and
love sleeps the sleep of the just and hi
stars will shine forever Grant like Il
life, like in battle went to his grav
with an unfaltering trust an,
like one "who wraps the draper,
of his couch about him and lies down {,
D leasant dreems" And yet, thousand
upon thousands without creed and with
out party will forever wend their way &
pay tribute to the illustrious dead at hi
/
and the gallant Baker, both rest foreve
in the affections of the people, and vii
always be enshrined in memory of the
nation. Lincoln, grsndest and greatest Of
them all, with malice towards none
and charity for all. went to God will
the universal love and blessings of tbs
world. And only q little while ago
, grand old Tecumseh-the last of tn
great generals of the Enion notwith
standing the stern stuff he was made 0
answered to this last roll call, like
fighter and went to his grave with th
sorrow and grief of the entire nation
and to night his grave is piled full 0
affection and love cloud high.
These thoughts naturally ''stretch th
the mystic chord Of memory to the hattl
fields of the Union; and tonight W
gather Ia remembrance of the heroi
dead, who to the grand wild music Q
the war, marched to the front. wlthou
pay. without draft, and only with hear
, fun OF love for the Union, to face th
, ruddy guns of death and there to do an
, die for the eternal right
The memorial committee was jane
Mcdowell, chairman; Lewis P. Roderick
, secretary Robert McOaulley, treasurer
/ Charles w Solloway, Elwood Craig
! Edward O. Concannon, John 2. Donahoe
John Wainwright, Bernard Bonner
Reception committee, John P. Donahot
E. @. Conconnon, John Wainwright
Bernard Bonner.
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