The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-29
THE FLAGS DEFENDERS.
Now the Old Must Soon Make
Room for the New
AN ADDRESS BY JUDGE MDOUGHL,
Formerly OF this state, in Presenting
an American Flag to tho Children
of a Public School in Kansas City.
Eloquent aud Patriotic Words of a
C, A. II. ComrAde.
Western Veteran C7op.la, Kq.,

the Grand Army the presentation OF
an American flag TO the children of a
public school brings deeper and more
enduring sense OF pleasure than all
else, A few days ago Farragut PoSt
No, 8, OF Kansas City, Mo-, presented q
beautiful and costly flag to the pupils of
Garfield school, OF that city, and in the
presentation speech Judge II, @, Nc
DOugal, q past post commander, who
served as a private in Il West Virginia
regiment, used tho following words Of
power, pathos and patriotism;
"WhilG the flags OF England OF Spain
and OF Mexico have at various times
waved over, claimed and had the allegi-
ance OF portions Of our common coun.
tryi and while only 4 generation ago
tho people OF one-lhird Of our fair land
tore down this fia., and in its stead
raised as the symbol oil our sunny south
land strange banner called the stars
and bars; yet as these foreign tlagi had
one by one disappeared before the
right and might oil the people and the
tag oil destiny, so disappeared, more
than twenty-seven years ago, the stars
and bars OF the COnIeleracy, Whatever
it may have stood for during the four
years Of wild aud terrible war, yet in all
these years it has represented nothing,
represents nothing to-day; at the close
OF mat war II was lurled and furled for.
ever. So it comes about, children, that
in these intervening years OF peace and
plenty, no flag has for one hour dis.
puted the supremacy Of the stars and
stripes, and thank God the people OF
every part oil our country to-day rejoice
in and pay homage 10 the flag OF
Washinglon-the flag OF restored and
and reunited country, aud OF all its
people.
Through life children, runs the law
al compensation. While this flag guar
antGes ITS protection and its blessings,
il also imposes its burdens. America
has ever been and to-day is the asylum,
the haven Of rest, for tho oppressed OF
every land aud cline; but have We not
been Uvrrkind? We still welcome the
foreigner; but remember that upon
1ur srinOl children of to-day rests
Americas hope for the future, and that
in tie years 10 come your young shout.
dGrs must bear the burdens which we
soon must lay down. Not the least,
nav ~ my mind ono OF tho greatest
aud eravrst oil these burdens, will be
that imposed by continuance OF our
lax Immigration laws. And rs 10 this
charge YOU that so long rs it may be
necessary 10 keep the peace and pros
perity OF our whole country, continue
10 welcome the honest, industrious and
law abiding foreigner who will develop
into the loyal American citizen; but
exclude with iron hand the idler, the
disturber, the anarchist, in short, all
persons. no matter whence they hail,
unless you are satisfied that, trans
planted 10 Americas soil, they will be-
come, in fact us well as in law, Ameri
can citizen, in thu highest, truest and
best sense OF tho word.
LET the German revere the father
land, the Scot his heather: the French
man sigh Tor tho vineclad hills OF sunny
France; the Briton for homo aud friends
in merry old England, and the Irish
man lovingly kiss the shamrock. Those
who love the old home, the old friends
and the old country will soon come to
love the new; while those who curse
the old, will also curse the new. But
while you encourage this sentiment, lot
every foreigner, who comes here to
mako his home, understand that living
in America, he shall give his allegiance
to but one country. pay homage to but
one flag, and that that country must be
America and that flag the stars and
stripes. II lie will not do this, then
have him further understand that
America neither needs nor wants him,
and II he refuses, Punishment IL the
remedy. Your rule should be America
first, the world afterwards, and when
ever the red flag Of the commune is hero
raised, NOV down its followers with
grape aud canister; and whenever the
anarchist, BY any revolutionary method,
attempts to rob you OF your rich inner
itance, hang him.
I'm committing this flag TO your keep.
ing, We ask you to reflect that it is the
same flag under which America has at
tanned its present proud position among
the nationsi that whether large or
small, under Its protecting folds the
faintest cry for justice can he heard and
every wrong be righted; aye, it may be
small that prattling babe may wave it
1t in it's little hands, yet for nll that II
is flag beneath which that child could
defy the world
Whenever and wherever you sec 1t
remember that it stands Tor American
manhood and American womahood;
that 1t 10 the emblem OF and represents
union and freedom, liberty and
strength, and then and there renew the
resolve to reverence and follow it, pro.
tect and defend II, 30 long as you may
live.
For you, children Of the Garfield
school, life 10 still in its morning, for us
in its evening; long Gro most OF you
will have reached It's noon, most OF US
will have passed into Its night. For
happy golden years you look forward,
we backward. Your work is just begin.
ming, ours is ending As one by one
you enter the ranks. so one by one shall
We fall out; the soldier OF the Republic
soon shall sleep in the majesty Of etor.
nal ropose.
"But in the days OF our young man.
hood-when the ego was bright, tho face
rosy the step Clastic-with hope and
courage high, we followed that flag; fol.
lowed II for four years over mountain
and plain; through swamp and cane.
brake In winters snow and summers
heat; followed 1t through halls Of shot
and shell; followed II when our COIN.
rades were fast falling at our sides aud
when no man knew but his turn was
next; followed 1t whom tho voice Of Of.
fetal command was lost In the roar Of
artillery and the rattle Of muskstty;
followed y SO long as we could catch an