Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-13

pleasure in presenting TO you these evidences
Of your proficiency In military affairs. They
are tokens by which your friends may know
that you have been courteous and obedient
to your superior officers. quick to obey or
ders and kind to those serving under you
II pleases me to see the youth Of Nebraska
interested In the discipline Of the military.
II inculcates in the youthful mind the lesson
Of obedience. II makes orderly citizens and
honorable officers. Commend to me the
young man who walks erect, as God made
him, conscious OF the superiority OF his
citizenship. Those who shuttle through life
with listless tread and bowed head have not
been imbued with the martial spirit Of
American patriotism and fail to appreciate
the heroic valor Of Washington and the
American heroes who followed him
while | congratulate you upon your eff
cheney as young soldiers, | sincerely trust
your swords may be unsheathed, If ever
only in defense of our united country against
a foreign foe. and that your influence may
be lent to discourage strife and perpetuate
peace among mankind. This is an era OF
peace. Civilization has advanced beyond the
period where resort to arms is necessary in
order to preserve our individual rights
WILL OF THE PEOPLE.
"The will Of the people governs in this
enlightened era, and our battles are peace
fully fought on the rostrum at the ballot
box and in our assemblies of the people S
lawmakers. You have very properly devel-
oped both mind and body by healthful exer-
else in your military company. Let me be-
seaCh you to seriously study the principles
Of our government in order that you may be
the better prepared to discharge the duties
incumbent upon you as American citizens.
Spurn the prejudices by which unconsciOn-
able politicians seek TO control your actions,
and, with a love for your fellow man and a
reverence for our great American republic,
master the doctrines of true democracy and
make yourselves heroes in the peaceful
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pies Of our government Your country needs
your services. She has need today for thou
sands Of noble, upright solderly, honorable
young men, clear Of mind and with an in
tegrlty Of purpose, who will serve her with
patriotic zeal and earnestness in every walk
OF life.
Let all our young men thoroughly equip
themselves for the stern realities Of the battle
Of life by a study of the principles of our
government and a hearty participation in
the wholesome discipline of the military and
prevalent prejudice will be dssipated; Ameri-
cans will love their fellow citizens and know
no section; the aristocracy of wealth and
the poverty of unrequted labor will be ele-
waited to common plain of prosperous, con-
tented citizenship, and the dreams Of Wash
ington and Lafayette, Of Adams and Jeffer-
son, will be realized.
Young gentlemen, trust that in dscharg-
ing the duties of the office to which you are
hereby commissioned you will reflect credit
en- your instructors, your alma mater and the
state"
LIST OF CADETS.
Following is the list of cadets to whom the
governor presented commissions: Otis
Weeks captain; Charles Addison Elliott, cap
tain Robert Lee Cheney, captain; Joe Pen
field Beardsley, captain; Issac Madison Benz
tey, first lieutenant; Bert Elihu Forbes, first
lieutenant; Earnest Halan Haughton, first
lieutenant; Edward Charles Elliott, first lieu
tenant; Charles Adolphus Ephraim Holmes,
first lieutenant; Louis Clark Oberlies, first
lieutenant; Percy Amos Powers second lieu
tenant Arthus j. Weaver, second lieutenant;
Carson Hildreth. second lieutenant; Garnet
Flkkema, second lieutenant.