The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
A sAcRxD AND STAINLESS WAR.

The spectacle of Ex-President Hayes
marching on foot at the head of the G. A.
r. post Of Fremont, o., was a notable
feature Of the great parade at Detroit on
Tuesday. Men may widely differ as to the
rank of President Hayes as statesman,
but no intelligent. candid man can doubt
the purity of his patriotism. A more gall
liant man never led regiment or brigade
into action than General Hayes. Brave
men are common, but General Hayes was
among the very bravest of the brave; he
was badly wounded leading his regiment
In n charge at South Mountain, and again
wounded at Cedar Creek, where he,
mounted, led his brigade through fire
from which his men had recoiled until he
dashed to the front. When Gar
field was nominated for congress
he left the field in 1868; when
Hayes was nominated he refused to leave
the field. At every gathering of veteran
soldiers. high or low, Ex-President Hayes
Is always present. He never thrusts him
self forward; he is there evidently because
he Is prouder of his soldier-seryiee than
anything he has ever wrought: than all
the political honors he has ever won, be-
bause he knows that IL was really an I'M
selfish, high-minded thing compared with
the so-called sacrifices and services that
men render in the world OF politics.
That is a fine touch in his little speech
70 Commander Veazey, like himself a
soldier of notable daring and GOODNESS on
the field of battle, when. in presenting
him with g. A. r. badge, he said:
1t will, we trust. bring you and your family
Coy, and remind ron OF the honorable part YOU
bore In the great event of the age the sacred and
stsiniess war for the union and liberty IAN
plause.l In after times your posterty viii be lled
with gratitude that providence allotted 10 them
the inspiring privilege OF tracing their origin 10
man who in his young manhood was a splendid
figure In the decisive battle OF the divine war
and stood faithfully by Abraham Lincoln from
fts beginning to the end lApplause.l
The words ''the great event of the age.
che sacred and stainless war for the
Union" were good words and true. spoken
In q solemn and reverent spirit that marks
President Hayes as genuine patriot, who
was q conscience" soldier of the Union.
who proudly and unselishly flung his
whole heart before him when he went into
the great struggle and then fought his way
clea- up to his heart.
President Hayes was no cheap, senti-
mental patriot of the ELUSIVE sort, who
cry over everything and die for nothing,
and what they dream never dare to do; he
was an exceptionally stout and daring
soldier; an illustrious representative of
the first 10000 men who answered
I.incoln's call, without waiting TO be lured
into the service by the glittering bait of
big bounty. He was an able lawyer,
man OF culture, Law graduate Of college
that sent 500 OF her sons 10 the war, Of
whom 400 or one out OF every three were
slain.
These men, Ike President Hayes. who
fought the war through aud through
without flinching from the April of sum-
Ger to the April of Appomattox. are the
best antidote by their memory, speech.
action, influence and example 10 the
poisonous philosopy of life preached by
The presence and performance Of thons-
ands of sosdid rascais who sit from youth
20 old age IN some bomb-prool Of respect