St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-19

sacred trust of all the people. Let us
make it worthy of the glorious men
who died for it on this and other fields
of the war. 1t is gratifying to the
after to be in the keeping of the United
States government. The government
they preserved should guard them; that
is where they belong. Henceforth these
monuments shall be the precious pos
session of all the people. They show,
Mr.. President, the honor paid by a
great commonwealth to- the patriotic
valor of her sons. They are calculated
to encourage patriotic devotion for all
time. They are the nations guarantee
/ that the bond of union shall not be
broken. Their lesson is that the con-
stitution is and shall remain the SUI
preme law over all.
I'm this great battle some fought to
save the union; others to divide it.
Those who fought to save triumphed,
and so the union survived. Slavery
was abolished; peace restored; the
union strengthened; and now, hand in
hand, all stand beneath the folds of one
flag, acknowledging no other, marching
forward together in the enjoyment
of one common country, and in the
fulfillment of one glorious destiny"
Jackson, Fred Wendell and other
members of the commission followed.
ALTGELD ON CORRUPTION.
The Illinois monuments were dedi-
Gated on the site where the Widow
Glenn'S house stood during the bat
tie. 1t is a few hundred yards south
of the famous "bloody pond The
widows house was burned during the
fight, but .bloody pond" is still there.
1t was so named because it's waters
were red with human blood after the
battle, and the people living in the
vicinity say that since that terrible
day animals have refused to drink of
it's water. 1t was o'clock when Gov.
Altgeld and his party arrived. Several
thousand people, principally from Illi-
nois, or those who had served in IIli-
nois regiments, were there to witness
the ceremony. Col. H. 8. Reeves,
president of the Illinois commission,
called the meeting to order. Prayer
was offered, after which Gov. Altgeld
was introduced and made his address
turning the monuments over to the
government. Responses were made
by Col. Smith d. Atkins and Col. J.
G. Everset. Vice President Stevenson
and ex-senator Palmer spoke briefly,
and the benediction was pronounced.
Gov. Altgeld's speech created a sensa-
ton, his closing remarks being as fol-
lows:
Instead of an armed foe that we can
meet on the field, there is today an
enemy that is invisible, but is every
where destroying our institutions. That
enemy is corruption, It seeks to di-
tion and endeavors to control the con-
struction of laws. 1t seeks to con-
troll the press, to set the fashion and
to shape public sentiment: 1t has
Am N07 Ia tod nvsfa N7s
placed it on the low plane of jugglery.
The tendency now is for political par
ties to shirk principle and follow ex-
pediency, and their platforms are often
drawn to evade or straddle every live
issue. The idea now is to cajole rather
than convince; to ignore great wrongs
and wink at abuses; to court the sup
port of conflicting interests, though it
involves the deception of one or both.
We are substituting office-seekihg and
office-holding in place of real achieve
ment and instead of great careers in
public life; we are facing a harvest
Of slippery and blear-eyed and empty
mediocrity which melts into Oblivion
an eligible candidate now often means
to stand for nothing In particular and
to represent no definite principle, but
to be all things to all men, and in
the end be contemplate.
TRUE MEN ARE NEEDED.
'Thirty-four years ago the call was
for men to fight an open enemy in the
field. Today our country is calling for
men who will be true TO Republican in
stitutions at home. Never before did
this republic call SO loudly as it does
today for strong, sturdy manhood
that will stand up def1aptly and dare
to do right. For more than a decade
the tendency In this country has been
toward a colorless and negative dilet-
tanteism, having the couhtehances Of the
tSe Telf ate Snd dffeyng ar I'll g Sr0 fp0n
ing wealth. The flag has been praised
at champagne dinners while the very
pole from which It fioateq Yas being
Institutions were being stabbed to the
vitals. A new GOSPEL has come among
us, according to which 1T Is mean to
rob a. hen roost or ben, but plundering
thousands makes US gentlsme9 Ny
duty. Shall we do ours? They We're
asked g. M to face @ deatthSyySu at may have to.
ever served his country without being
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