Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-04
ADDRESS BY HON. W. S. TILToN
Continued from Second Page.

upon idleness. so lar Irona 'ni'' .no'
simply aid such veterans as cannot neip
themselves. Many are inmates OF these
homes for only a portion of each year.
Until, however, the last comrade has
answered to the roll call beyond, no
worthy one shall suffer with the consent
of the government which they saved.
The soldiers widows and orphans and
narents are also remembered in the laws
of the nation, and state legislation has
done no little for the orphans. The crest
of this tide of loyalty to the defenders
of the Union has not yet rolled from tnis
country. The signs of its sure approach
are no more distinguishable any where
than in our own fair state of Kansas. Id
this commonwealth, forming the central
setting of the diamond republic OF the
earth. our laws allow no old soldier or
any member of his family to be placed III
q Door house, but provide for the care OF
needy ones at their homes by the munlcl-
nal authorities. This state also MAN.
taips a home for the education or the
orphans of Union soldiers Our national
pension system is the most general and
generous known to history. 1t Is perhaps
true that to-day not surviving Union
veteran who, under our laws as reinforced
in 1890, could not, by the application OF
economy. support himself on his pension.
A pleasing thought to the veteran, and,
for that matter, to all his good friends, Is
that as the war period grows reminiscent
collections Of flags, arms, clothing, songs,
confederate currancy-worth Infinitely
less than song-and articles OF all kinds
which were used in any way III that
struggle are being made at the national
capital. at various state capitals and at
the headquarters of the different depart
ments of the Grand Army of the Republic
These will not be rendered to our late
enemies, as the confederate battle flags
were few years ago. No! The loyalty
of the northern people, as voiced by that
gallant veteran who was then governor OF
Ohio. when he declared those flags should
not go-and they did not!-will not again
be tested along this line. But these
articles that were carried through that
war will be stored in safe places for the
inspection of men and women IN this and
succeeding ages, whose loyalty is OF the
quality to seek to associate all obtalnaole
object lessons of that struggle with Its
written history. And this is the proper
view of life in republic. eternal vigil
ance is the price ofiiberty." This canno
be maintained by an effeminancy which
would shun war under all circumstances
or forget its glories. No natloi
adoptipg this as its course has ever failed
to find an enemy stronger than itself, L
perchance, at some future period, thu
condition should be so changed as II
allow of two nations, lacking entirely II
military spirit, to live alongside OF eacl
other, does any thoughtful person suppos
that either would be worth capturing
No. sir! what is worth having Is wort
fighting for, and with us the preservatlo
of the American Union lies at the base
this whole thought! Rewriting to tn
gratitude of our nation to its defenders,
is well to remember that at various lnte
walls during the war congress, volclng IL
LOYAL masses of the people, encourage
nv resolutions of thanks the soldiers
field. The last of these series OF resol
tions was approved by the president
May 80, 1866, just twenty-six years a!
to-day. and Immediately after the ang
of peace. had perched upon our banner
This resolution was a message OF love
every loyal soldier who had done
1t expressed the gratitude OF the natl
to the officers, soldiers and seamen OF t
United States, by whose valor and
durance, on land and on sea, the rebelll
had been crushed. With this inspirati
from the people whose cause its memo'
served, it is not strange that the Ora
Army of the Republic is itself the esser
of loyalty or that it believes IN maxi
loyalty a part of the education OF
children. In line with this convict
Comrade William Warner, while natl
al coznmarder-in-chief of this order, 81
gested the practice of the Posts in es
department presenting on the End
February, the anniversary OF the birth
the Father of his Country, the Amerlt
flag to such schools as are not yet pc
essed of one. He would have the CHI
rem receive the stars and stripes from
men who placed their bodies as a NV
wall between it and those who would
it down.
TEARS FOR THE DEAD.
I am often panied at the reflection
what our soldiers now dead have mis-
in the way of public approval. Not
must this seeming lack OF apprecla
have chilled the hearts of many OF th
but their immediate relatives and frie
could scarcely have failed to be touc
DIT v,,,oh Of this nag