Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-12


more OF them than you will fnd any
where else on the face Of the globe.
Let the dead past bury its dead.
You az least have no reason TO COM
plain. You got away with as many of
us as We got away with you The
brave men -WhO have gone to heaven
have long ago settled the account be-
bore that court where all is made right
that so puzzles us here God reigns
and the government at Washington
lives. That should satisfy Us all. II
there is any more fighting to be done,
let's 60 and lick England and take
Canada; lets go and lick Spain and take
Cuba; let's go and lick creation and
make the Uuspeakable Turk vote the
American ticket We can do il. Shoul-
der TO shoulder. with the world before
us and ola Glory above, who shall stop
us?
No surrender.
No pretender
"Piued together in many a fray.
Lions In fight
And linked In their might!
The North and South viii carry the
day.
All that is wanted in this great
land OF ours is for the people-the plain
people, as Lincoln called them-to real
ize from Main TO Texas. from Florida
TO Oregon. that there is nothing what
ever 90 divide them. They are the
same people. The monstrOsity Of slav-
cry ont OF the way, the f0olishness Of
secession out of the way: the nation
having actually had it's new birth of
freedom.
What but ignorance and prejudice
is to hinder the stalwart American in
Minnesota from taking the hand OF the
stalwart American in Georgia and call
ing him brother? Both come from a
common oigin-gOod old AnglO-Sax-
Ony and ScOtch-Irish stock, and are
welded together by common interest
and a common destiney. bone Of one
bone, flesh Of one flesh In national as
piration and fellowship. God made
this continent Tor Us and Consecrated
il To freedom. The trasGguration of
nature not less than the TRANSMISSION of
blood clearly indicate the Will of God.
Who dares dispute His awful word?
But pardon me, I did not mean to be
serious. This is an occasion for re-
j0iCing, for merry-making; not for re-
fectiOu If ANYBODY thinks he's think
ing. wake him-he's only dreaming.
Til anybody thinks he's not welome, tie
him. If there's a dog that fails to wag
his tail for JOY. shoot him. We are
glad 10 see you. We are glad you
came. Now that you have found the
way. come again. and come often. The
latch-string Will always hang outside
the door and the only password shall
be i am an American citizen.
Mr.. Watters0n was frequently inter-
rupted during his speech by applause,
and when he finished the building
fairly shook with the cheers that were
given for him.
Colonel r. r.. Jacobs made a short
speech OF welcome IN behalf of the
Louisville comrades. and Commander
in-Chief IT. G.. LaWler responded.
Before General Lawler came upon
the platform he was addressed by
Mayor Tyler. who in short informal
sDeech presented him with the keys to
the city. Loud and prolonged APP
plause greeted General Lawler when
ne came forward.
In the course of his response, he
said:
Comrades, Ladies' Children, Every,
body Here in LOWsville-I want TO say
TO Won that ] accept your welcome.
Not for myself alone but in the name
of two hundred thousand Grand Army
men. You have given us @ royal and a
loyal welcome. and l want 70 tell You
that we appreciate it. You are doing
more than you promised, and every
one of us fully appreciates it. 1 have
been ell over the country during the
last year. and everywhere l went
met comrades who without exception
were looking forward TO coming to this
great gateway 20 the South with pleas
ure. They wanted TO let the boys of
the South know chat they realize that
there lis no North any longer or
South. that we are an one and ell for
old Glory. Our expectations have more
than been realized, the greetings you
have given us are far more elaborate
than We would have believed. We Will
so away feeling I'm our hearts that you
have entertained us royalty.
When General Lawier had finished
there was p number of musical selec-
tions. recitaUons and songs, after
which there was "geneaal roun-up,
and the campfire was at an end.
The campfire at Phoenix Hill Park
to-nieht. over 10000 people We're pres
ept. Congressman Walter Evans pre-
siding. The music and recitations
were excellent.