Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-04

troops to the other shore, those OF the
comrades who fell in the war or soon
after its close with the ones who fingered
here longest. Their final destination Is
one common heritage.
SUPREME QUESTIONS.
If the soldiers of the cause that amer
at establishing upon the fatal WOUNDS OF
free government slavocracy are at al
worthy of being pensioned by the states
lately in revolt; If the widow OF the Leader
of that rebellion against the teachings
and prayers and warfare OF American pat
riots from Plymouth Rock to Sumter Is
entitled to life pension at the hands OF
the states which her husband contributed
so materially toward filling with the
bones of dead men and the means Oh
widows and orphans; if Jefferson DAVIS
and Robert E. Lee are entitled to monu-
ments throughout the South; II ex-reoel
soldiers are entitled to hold reunions and
carry in their procession the flag OF their
treason; if the graves of the confederate
dead are to be decorated as the measure
of homage due by the Southern people 10
their lost cause; if, as far as the power OF
the ruling class in the late insurrectionary
states can produce that result, the victory
of the Union armies is to, be wiped out;
If the names of the leaders and co-ad-
iutors in crime against free government
are to be preserved and perpetuated as
the heritage of the southern people, to
the exclusion of the names OF Lincoln,
|, Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Logan and
the great army of patriots who aided
them in reaping victory unprecedented
, among the nations-if, let me ask, all
these intoIerable conditions are to be
tolerated by this mighty government
how are the loyal people of such repub-
lic-and there is but one-to do justice
TO those who made possible Its continued
! existence? To put it in another form,
to what depths, breadths, and heights
would not the people of the Southern
Confederacy have gone to do honor TO
. their soldiery had the cause OF treason
been triumphant! Is there IN these re-
- Elections from the awful forge OF reality
=. ANYTHING to prompt the loyal people OF
= our country to show by additional word'
4 sign or deed, any increase OF their devo'
- ton to the old flag and the men who
o saved it! As you to-day, strew with these
= exouisitely beautiful flowers of the Joyous
o DAYTIME the graves of fallen heroes does
4 any appealing look IN their mute faces
% make an impress in your hearts? Ii not
10 Won should return to those graves! Those
ts faces plead with you to preserve 10
~ their children down through the COMING
l. generations, an unlmpalred federa
n union. They would have this done, no
j, alone to serve as seal to their courag
&c and wisdom, but because free government
W is humane and logicel-the coming gov
N eminent of all thoughtful people.
If THE PATRIOTS LONGING.
is There is in the breast of every patrio
to a longing for an Immortality which sha
in perpetuate the memory of his best deed
,h on this terrestrial ball. The climax
Sc this thought lies in the constant praye
g? that the patriots of our great republl
til shall find one cannon home in the Ian
on of everything light beyond the dark, col
of river which all that have not crosse
he must cross. Let us hope and trust th'
it over there the fallen heroes, whose men
er- cries are to-day in every loyal heart an
he on every loyal tongue, are accorded Il
red supreme privilege of receiving with opt
In arms their comrades who are daily eros
lu- ing the intervening stream! May q
on brave men who fell on the field OF bait
igo in the camp. on the march. IN the hosK
gel tai and in the other devious ways know
ers. to warfare, realize in the blissful home
to vond that their great sacrifices we're u
his in vain. When the last Union veter
ion shall have been transported to that 9th
the shore-is this thought shock to 20
en- sensibilities? No! He must go! VIII
lion ne has gone other agencies OF loya
which we all know and love so we'll v
aoh carry forward the standard OF free g
oers eminent on earth. The last veteran v
and not be the "last man" which is treated
,nce in pathetic philosophy. The goVernme
,;no which he leaves shall endure on
foundation which it required over
our million men four years to build, and
ton which treasure and tears, death and bic
ion we're expended with lavishness VIII
,,o contamination maketh sick the heart!