The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-20
GRAND ARMY DAY.

by Palmefs Willits and Graves Mi.
j nor Attraatiohs Il Rioh and
Many. &
The great address Of DR. Palmer yes.
terday was preceded by q solo froua Mrs.
u. 8. q. Cherry Of Sioux Falls. certified,
'sf4eart, Why Dcst Thou Languiah'
and was so warmly received BY the
audience that it called for q second
number Jennie, the words Of which
were written by Fred Emerson Brooke.
Mrs. Cherry il one Of the sweetest
singersonl the assembly platform and
her efforts are always highly appreciat
ed. The Chautanqua management thea
presented the canse of The association ID
very stfective manner through Hon. II.
HI. Kieth, chairman or the occasion, and
succeeded In short time in disposing or
ten shares ofstock at as15O each. This
maixes q total OF 40 shares sold tAis
seanOn. $50. ns ..'fs
Two heartily applanded numbers from
tbs Moody Quartette put the audience
in good humor for the Rev. Dr. PAlmsf's
lecture on, Go. d. The Die no Mpres. ].
II il worthy OF remark here, in passing,
that 10 lntrodncing DR., Palmer. Chair
mairman Kieth made orie Of the MIDST
fsltcitous and pointed spesches' ID re-
pect 10 the speaker and the sentiment on
the occasion ever heard on The assembly
platform. .s s. q S y
srHE DIE NO MoREs."
DR.. Palmer regards the private soldier
az the unsung hero OF the war and to
| give them their due need OF praise3h he re-
viewed the position Of the private soldier
ln the ranks and In the line Of battle,
and what they endured during the war.
AS an illustration OF this he took the ex-
periences OF himself and the company 10
which he.belonged, CO. %. OF the 46th
New York, band Of seminary boys,
who, from their religious zeal and pro-
pensity for singing the good old Method
ist hymn, aWe're going home, to die no
more were called the .Die no Mores,'
by their comrades in arms. This regi-
ment went through the terrible assault
on Fort Fisher at Charleston harbor,
where they lost upper cent OF their men
III killed and wounded; the rest being
taken prisoners. The los 10 the Eng
lish iii The charge ofthe Light Brigade
at Balaclava was only SO per cent yst
thought tsrrible, the heaviest lose 10 q
charge dnnng the Franco-P Prussian var
| WAS 20 per cent. Compare these ai3aatias
WITH the bravery OF the American aol.
diers at Fort Fisher and elsewhere dur
ing the civil war. The bright and TRAGIC
sides of prison life gathered from bic
own experiences in Lbby and Belle Isle,
the merciless slaughter Of men around
Richmoud, the necessitissof the goyer9-
menf In sacrificing the lives or 10000
men when they could have been ex-
changed for three to one, were al graph
ically portrayed with living realism and
breathlesa intersssto the audiences No
where was the heroism of the private
soldier lost sight Of; Beautiful tributes
| were paid 10 the action Of oolored troopt;
| to tho patriotism OF Lincoln and Stanton.
Eto the honor Of Confedsrats soldiers, to
| the tender ministrations OF the SISTERS
|.of Mercy and most beautiful Of sll to
the saif-sacrifce or the women OF the
north who gavs sons and husbands TO
the gfsat cause. And why did thess
men iis2 Y at
i. 10 save the Union and they did III.
q. TO make their enemies their equals
the only SOLDIERS in all history who have
done this, ee 3
L 8. That mothers might own their
own babes.
a They died that all the world might
know that the government Of the people,
by the people and for the people should
| not die from off the face OF the sarth
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
1t was great speech, and DR.. Palmer
was immediately surrounded by q group
OF admir- ing and congratulating friends
but none congratulated him more heart
lily than John Temple Graves, son ot u
Confederate officer, who stepped to the
front OF the platform and in q perfect
gem OF impromptu speech paid tribute
| TO .the honor and convictions OF the
Southern people of the war, but accept
ed the issues thereof and endorsed every
sentiment Of the gentleman who bad
just spoken. ZIP pledged loyalty 70 q
union now and forever anseparable.
RoUNDTABLE.
At the Round Table, John Temple
Graves made another short address OF
remarkable power on the Chautauqua
idea Of educatian as the conserving In
fiusnce Of the nation. The tent, and
space far beyond II, was packed with an
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