Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-10-18

roll of the government that upon tho
pended from that roll unit, " Should
| fullest investigation, taken in ne has ~
light, with the pensioner hayiuunnen brss
to meet his accuser face to faras the
nesses VINO no, appear bpeaina against him; ana and
| soldier is unworthy to be on 't tSo out tbsv
| patriotic sentiment of the 'lat roll n
patriotic sentiment me Of every y'GlP oE,, d
ton is to having the presnmnnb6lut nv
| put upon these brave men. Lou pIion q,
| prove that they are unworthv one gorssI
put them off upon a presumnt ala not
have committed fraud. l have ,a0a d. thai
that the soldiers of the repnhIieS indo5
| pay and for pension. There ;S enlisJ
before me tonight who, when he not lot.
| thought of q pension eanstS
A voice: Never"
MANY of them didn't know o,..
| pensions, and they didn't care THY thlps !
| was for the preservation of tha " ell grss1
ment on earth, and keeping saon,, ifeeSt 81
the flag. (Applause.) They ento ga The
from the purest and highest motiya. The
ism. not for the paltry pittance neF Of III
fcr fame nor popular applause f f"au us
ices, however valuable, were NOT ~ W heh
abroad. They entered the service ~ u be
highest sense of love of country .uoV@ n
might come to the country | remo nat
when that splendid army, that Nrenloer
army. the grandest that ever t S'vat va
that fought in cause as noble ~ 'O W. The n
mankind ever engaged. "'F To- \
A Debt That Can Newer
81 remember when that splendid o,n. 'aa
of sherman. of Sheridan ThomSs ny q N
(great applause passed down Ppnn,aa,a I q
cnue. Stretched across the great n nrSyat,las
| was an inscription in letters large I eNaa d
read by every passing soldier. and tE Naousa
words of the inscriptions: 'Thcro ''it% ge
which this government can never never na Is Oh
is the debt it owes the men wi" ", acj
nation (Applausel That was trnS @'&
true now. That patriotic sentiment meN
be amended or abridged. Talk abont tllN /
wouldn't have had treasury, or n "a, VIZ
or Il flag. if il hadn't been for tb smeq
applause.) You know the stun Of ID, 4
! Wisconsin soldiers We're made | l;nou" IN
of which my comrades were made / r ,pe
which typities the volunteer soldier n %49
public. l remember the incident of " 10
necticut regiment when the colonel onn W "
yened the regiment at his headouor, Wy
it's presence delivered to the color-ho3ro. d
regiment the colors he was thereaftor' u 9
this starry banner of the free; and .. " I
livered the flag to the color-serseant bo Z
him: 'Color-bearer, take this flag. w" "S y
yes die for it; but never surrender t i /.
hands of the enemy. (Applausel An@I
young colorb bearer, only Is years of amN
the red wine of early manhood mon uSF
cheeks. and taking the flag into his %nj,
Colonel, III bring this flag back 't tn
honor or / will report to God the Reason w. Y
(ApplauseD The next day his regimen.
into battle. That young color-hearrr fclI I,
with death: but he fell with the aar ~
him. bathed in his own blood He dhf,
it back He couldn't bring it back. Rmt l.
it the best he had. the best which any M.
has own life'S blood, to save it (apnlar|'
the God above him knew the reason wlr
$50 nigh to grandeur is our dust
So near to God is man.
When duty whispers low, Thou mns
The youth replies. 1 can
'.Whcn Abraham Lincoln (auDlausp) tlct
nificent representative of American rity.
one OF the grandeSt men in human biStc
who spoke the words that proclaimed
he who issued the decree that all men sn
free-A braham Lincoln. snatchcd as he y
a bravo from the tbeatcr of fame-whrn
come men responded Il can and will
n half million men gave up their lives ,
serve the republic: and it is our business
language of the lamented Lincoln to h
their wounds and see to it that their ,
and their orphans. and those who have 81
the great struggle. should be cared for
bounteouS treasury Of the government
p!anse) What we need in this country i
yival of patriotism. God grant that
you good night Great cheering.)