Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-31

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buried hias IA qasssiols.
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sos.l. Ana shsa | kok lnto tbs faces ~
xesfera ssid.ers feel that n ast thank
them Cor tho zr&ni work they dii snd
a. ssiisf they bus1ght | have rot the
sfFsnsIa "a tnank y0a today - dssars.
Par aBore ugs4 than cgcld spare sas
s4stesi ia shoso ssatbsfa pEsSon-
Bat. comrades. thsse men acre sor
fhy Il the rslisf you brought thsul. tor
there sss aatue terror IN thee prisoa
p<as Dad tias psTn4lt. vo0ld give
yos many illustrations
We held an election there onc.. IL
xss after Abraham Lincoln vac renom-
inafcsL -. Cob give AZ anosAss Lam
coln.
And 90 elected him. too. with an
oysru hslalnx majority He oOuhi APP
prcciaie sslshsf lie souli never All
ksn a paaper. nor SlloS him To become
one. The buriens u state enormous
though they we're never prevented him
from listening Ia . soltiisrs appeal
And 90 had . Fourth u July too.
IL nakss Any blood tingis Ia think q Il
A flag xas mails from piscss u shirts
and raised b. the topof = tree that stood
within the Inelusure. and some u the
mo~t thrilling speeches l ever heard
were made beneath that dag On that oc-
eaSion- Tie rebel eommzndAnt. discov-
sring What se had done. ordered oas his
-.
that stood upon . platform. poering as
10 over the fence. ani then sent Ia or
ders 10 take that hag down-we told him
IL sa.nt our habit % pun down the
stars and stripes. and II be thought no
eonid get 10 down no had better try.
Comrades. don't know whether that
tag ls there yet. but one thing do know
LII did not come down at his blsiding.
We Live tn the Pass
Memorial day-day Of memorics-
may IL never be neglected. Some things
about that war should be- forgotten.
Some things should be remembered. and
the memory kept green 50 long as the
nation stands. and our national life
ought not 10 survive the los OF those
memories
That We cannot live in the past IL
eommon saying. aud yet We do i've in
the past We are the pass, we carry 1t
With u- in our bosiIes. in our minds. In
our Characters We must go out empty
handed into the morrow unless We carry
the pact With us.
What We are a. nation ~ what We
have been all the yesterdays of our ma
tional life. The Influences that have
halped 10 make us great. whether they
- ka bs.
buili4ng n our constitution. or desfruc-
tive ~ eyil. like the overthrow Of slsv-
ety, ar- essential and sacred elements
q our present greatness
If We are ID forget something. let il
be our mistakes and weaknesses. Let
il not be- our brightest successes. our
most heroic deeds. let 10 never 10 our
share az the war for freedom and the
Union.'
There are those who worship dead
savior Far better worship a living.
risen Lord There are those who wor-
ship lost. a dead cause; il In ours TO
worship az the altar of truth that lives
enshrined IN = noble government
Honor tn the Heroc~
Comrades. IL Is getting quite too
popular "a he forgetful Of that which
saved the nations life. There IL al
together too much talk about over the
hsls 10 the pour house.' when old sol.
sliers are spoken OF or their civil rights
discussed. Men have . right TO grow
old. and who have . better right than
;hoas who szvc:the best Of their lives to
save this country-and when old must
they be called 'psupersr
Hes. memories OF vast Importance
and dignity are getting josticd out Of
place and things. and men far inferior
are crowding IN 10 take their place.
Men are beginning TO talk slightingly
aud sometimes snecringly Of what IL
sacred % Vs.. And a generation Of
would be leaders are wondering II after
AL we have not made too much fuss
about the war and about the soldiers.
and some who kept their precious lives
out 20 danger are worried about az
pcnses.
~Chnrades. our work Is not yet con-
pletes. We have something moro 10 do
than "a place flowers upon the graves -
dead msn- IL ~ our duty and privilege
O. sea Ia Il that haiiowed memories are
not dish0uored; that they are Tot
pushed out % place. And 81 long an We
live year By year. day by day. IL IL ours
90 see that these memories Impress their
dignity and importance upon those who
are younger than Ne are. Yes. and We
may have a lesson Ia impress upon
those who are 40 places OF authority.
Aside from all political controversy.
Which should have no place in this day.
Ne have a right in the name % loyalty
and honor and patriotism. in the names
% our comrades who Tell. in the name ~
our own ~lf-rcspect % demand that no
man who was ever disloyal 90 the old
rag should bold position in the na-
tiouai government ia which he can i'm
PAIR the interests ~ those men who
maintained the honor - that flag upon
hundred fields q battle.
We Are the Veterans.
1t - grrl 20 talk n our experiences
AMI n our stories are thirty years old
they stli always - tuil e interest So
locg IA heruism has place ~ honor
ia the world aud liberty ~ worth fghsing
fH What have We "a remember The
story q tho great civil war for liberty
snd union \ story which va made.
We are NJ second hand dealers That
story Vas acted before 70 wss told or
written We acted u. We know where
We are not even the sons % veterans.
We are Veterans
And uEr,n theee. our anniversary
DAYS. ne do well 10 rekindle our en-
thusiasm to relight the sitsrs. IN drink
deep = The old spirit that inspired ne
for sacrifice and victory.
w. save 10 quarrel today With men
sho hrayely fought against us. We re-.