Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-12
WELCOMED by MIR. wATTERsoN.
The Louisville Editor to the Grand
Army Veterans.

The Louisville Editor to the Grand
Army Veterans.
Grand ARMY veterans and their friends t.
the number of 1000 attended the grand
campfire at Music Hall, Louisville, last
night. Like all other buildings in Louis.
vile, the hall was deliberately decorated
and every one was just bubbling over with
patriotism and enthusiasm. An elaborate
program had been prepared. and it was car.
ried out to the delight and entertainment OF
all present.
The campfire opened with Marching
Through Georgia." played by military
band. Mr.. Henry Watterson, editor of the
Louisville Courier Journal, then made the
welcome address in behalf Of the citizens
committee. He spoke in part as follows:
"Comrades-for under the star-howerci
flag of the Union all who truly love it are
comrades--in the name of the city and sta.s
l bid you the heartiest welcome. l have
been in every state and territory of the
Union and l can truly say that l never
came away from any one of them where
l had not found something TO make me
proud of my country. All that I do con-
tend for Is that you will find here more
kinds of good things. and more Of them
than you will find anywhere else on the
face of the globe.
Let the dead past bury it's dead. You
at least have no reason to complain. 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 tie
account before that court where all is made
right. God reigns, and the government al
Washington lives That should satisfy us
all. If there is any more fighting to be done
lets go and lick England and take Canada
let's go and lick Spain and take Cuba; lets
go and lick creation, and make the TN
speakable Turk vote the American ticket
We can do it. Shoulder to shoulder, with
the world before US and old glory above
who shall stop us?
''No surrender
No pretender.
Pitted together in many fray;
Lions in fight,
And linked in their might,
The north and the south will carry
the day."
ours Is for the people-the plain people as
Lincoln called them-tc realize from Maine
to Texas, from Florida to Oregon, that
there is nothing whatever to divide them.
They are the same.
The monstrosity of slavery out of the
way, the foolshness OF secession out of the
way and the nation actually having had Its
new birth of freedom.
What but ignorance and prejudice to
hinder the stalwart Americans in Mime
sofa from taking the hand of the stalwart
American in Georgia and calling hin,
brother? Both came from common
origin, soou oiu fAHBiO-SaXon ana SCOTCH
Irish stock and are welded together by COM
mon interest and a common destiny, bone
of one bone, flesh of one flesh in national
aspiration and fellowship. God made this
continent for us, and consecrated it to
freedom. The TRANSPORTATION of nature not
less than the TRANSMISSION of blood clearly
indicate the will of God. Who dares dis
pute His awful work. But pardon me, l
did not mean to be serious. This is an oc-
casion for rejoicing, for merry making; not
for reflection. If anybody thinks he's
thinking, wake him-he's only dreaming. If
anybody thinks he's not welcome, tie him.
If there's a dog that fails to wag his tail
for joy, shoot him. We are glad to 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 pass word shall be
I am an American Citizen"