The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-28
Eloquent Response by Charles l.. Hol.
stein, of indianapolis, 10 the Toast,
"Thc Volunteer Soldier
EXERCISES AT PITTsBURG.
ADDRESSES by MEssRs. HEPBURN,
GROsvENOR AND ALLISON.
Topics of the Speakers mt the PhfIn>
deIphia, Boston, New York and
Brooklyn Celebrations.

CHICAGO. April 27--The birthday OF Gen. !
u. 5. Grant was observed here to-day more
generally than ever before. The presence
of Mrs. Grant and of Mrs. Sartoris added
interest to the exercises held in the Audi
torium tonight under the auspices of the
Chicago Press Club. Orations on Grant were
delivered by Luther Latin Mills. of Chicago.
and Gen. O.. O. Howard, and military exer-
cises and martial songs completed the pro-
gramme, which was carried out in the
presence of about 1000 people. 1t had BEEN
intended that Gen. James Longstreet. OF
Georgia, should be one OF the speakers but
the state of his health made il impossible
for him to come.
The Marquette Club celebrated the ami
versary by an elaborate banquet held at
the Auditorium President Dewitt, Of the
club, made happy address and then called
on Major George V. Lauman, OF Chicago.
who replied to the toast THE Marquette
Club Mr.. Boutelle evoked frequent cheers
from his audience as he narrated the career
of Grant and recounted his military achieve
ments. William Warner, of Missouri, ex-
commander of the Grand Army, came next
with a speech on American Patriotism
He told what the patriots OF the war had
done and drew graphic picture OF the
work which confronts the American patriot
OIL the 0dy-WOTh WHICH the MdJoE-HtLtIaA
declared was fully as important to the life
of the Republic as that done by the men
who marched and fought from 1861 TO 1866:
Francis X. Schoonmaker, of New York.
spoke at some length THE Party OF
Grant" paying tribute to the work OF the
Republican party since the close of the war.
Hon. Charles l.. Holstein, of Indianapolis
came next with reply to the toast of The
Volunteer Soldier and Rev. Fran Gum
saulus. Of Chicago brought the formal ex-
ercises of the evening 70 a close by reading
an original poem on Grant
Mr. Holstein's address elected much APP
plause He said, in part:
"'All mankind, said Emerson, love
lover and ii is equally true that all man
kind and womankind love fighter. 'Arrna
vrumque cano' is the dominant chord OF
The spirit-stirring drums and the ear
piercing fifes make the bravest, finest mu-
cry man thinks meaniy of himself for not
a cbas. and me he ADDED swsssa SoiS prss aa
ent in any company and Socrates TO
say, Follow. me. and hear lecture on phil
ssa his sword, Ito to say. % Follow me me and and dethrone
the Gar. man would be ashamed to fol-
and sailors has the dignity OF danger
Mankind reverence those who have got
And so it is. that military glory is not only
the most dazzling but it is the most en-
I'VE are met tonight 70 do homage
Zone @ 'Ae who indeed : was Sisa III to stand
%e have Just 1na listened v to an eoSnsn
probation of him. alike worthy OF the sub
faureIs. The number of his battles is the
number of his victories. His sword was a
% presented to- to an a enemy. @ The sIeam Of the
blade shone like. the white plume OF Henry
Of Navarro. and in it's light the gallant
fldence, that never halted nor faitered.
marched on from victory to victory-froni
cred the front of the enemy and fought
along the whole line Like Biuchers. his
himself was never beyond the sound. range
and reach Of the eneny,s guns. His place
THE war for the Union was at once the
test and purifying fire OF the work of the
revolutionary fathers. IL was the supremG
and final test of popular government on
earth. The highest hopes and nobIest as
pirations of humanity were involved ~ the
issue. 1t was a mighty struggle of ideas,
supported upon either side by the greatesr
material forces ever before engaged In war.
100000 OF men. For four years war was
the business of nation OF 800 100000 of peo-
ple M {, m ane grea ana Teas on
plains the smoke of battle darkened the
skies with pillars Or clouds Dy sS;S day ana an the
with pillars of fire by night. The thunders
of the heavens were silenced by the thun-
ders of the guns.
AS IL men founght on earth below
And fiends in upper air.
"The very waters turned to blood. and the
thirsty earth drank it like, wine-it MAS
wine fit for the communion of freedom. Ths
lives Of more than half a million or men
,ibertvs Weee 9iern altar ~ rhank GOD the Sacrifices
and the blood were not In vain. God went
before and led the Union hosts through the
red sea of war. There is time OF peace
and time of war, and the time of war had
come. The cause OF the Union was the
They who died In its upholding died for
their felIcw-men. The. cause they fought
for glorihed their deaths & ana sonssSraseo ss rc
left The dead are many. The majority or
the gallant men that, under the nag OF our
their last sleep
The sleep that knows no breaking.
Morn of toll, nor night of waking.
'They are halted on the wide plains. on
the big. mountains, by the sweet-watered
rivers, by the salt seas. Their graves are
scattered over half a continent Nay NOT
by side~thck as the stars that brighten
the dark nights. The time Is not far, ana
living comrade OF these dead win cross the
dark river to join the great armies gone pe-
fore. But their names are not writ IN
ever over the recital OF their deeds. Their
guns so purified the air of this country that
They raised our trailing flag from the dust,
and put ii high in the heavens, where u
floats to-day from TO sea, from the
North TO the South. over every inch or our
vast national domain--the sign of the Ma
tion's sovereignty and supremacy-the
symbol of an indivisbe Union of indestruc-
fibie states. They made popular govern
ments popular possible and probabie
throughout the world. They wrote in rich
red. indelible blood the tiat that God -
tired of kings
Tonight with thirty years between IN
and the dead echo of the last gun OF the
last, battle. IL would seem invidious and un-
gracious TO leave unsaid some words OF APP