The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-31

posi- Tory o< I.yeew~y's charter. mat re-
rezrh thai mound sleeps our bosom
friend. that the hilltop was crfusossesf
by the blood % com-e 1es-tbsu We gaze
ssth affection a.l3 historic reverence
Today there are localities whiSa VIII
ever have unszdinz dtstsncsrsss n ras
mighty hereafter on account OF sacrifices
maze py those whose memory We SEEK
20 honor. As a wf1ose-
:. The loyal dead. the loyal dead
On mary a hill they ltes
Or every field ~ strife. made red
BY bloody victory.
" Each vaiIey where the battle poured
IS ref and awful tide.
Bssae9d thu brave znd loyal sword
With slaughter deeply dyed.
"a Their t.,nss are on me border hfll.
And on the Southern plain,
by mountain. river lake and ri,
And by the roaring main.
AYE. call It holy. where they fought.
And holy where they fell
For ny their blood this lands rebought,
The land We love 50 we'll
let us revereutiy engage in the exer-
cises OF this day. believing that they
should be sacred TO every patriot in our
land. ard sacred 30 the friends OF free
government throughout the world"
The sad duty OF calling out the roll OF
! the dead veterans who have passed away
from this jurisdiction during the last
year feyoiyed on Comra5e keene. and
with the audience standing, tie names OF
fourteen veterans. with company. regi-
ment and state. were read out, together
with the date Of their death. The salu-
tation TO the dead and the dipping OF the
flags were given by the veterans on the
stage
W. l.. Jones. division commander OF the
Sons OF Veterans, a bright speaker from
North Yakima, being introduced 10y Com
rade Hurd. spoke in substance as follows:
A Veterans son speaks.
Il am profoundly impressed with the
great outTsOSasang, and / am glad TO see
tnal the people OF Seattle as IN everything
esse take the lead. This indicates that
the people Of the community are appre-
ciastive Of what this day commentaries.
and Il this ssstt8rnesst prevails throughout
ttTa country We need have no fear for
the fusaIpe or the re9sublIc. l am proud
OF the fact that am one Of the sons of
one OF these veterans, and would rather
trace my oeScerEt hack TO one OF these
grand old heroes than TO the greatest
porentate on earth. and whenever the
American people fail TO realize what these
neUoeS have done for this country what
" viii be time for the republic to cease.
The example set by the Veterans of the
rebellion - one that their sons Will fol-
low. should the necessity arise, hut God
forbid that r. ever again should The OBJ
1ect OF the Sons Of Veterans is TO see that
Decoration day shall be kept as a day OF
Sorrow mingled with joy. It Is not d day
OF sports and meTTyE1laking, but one in
which the deeds of the dead soldiers shall
be recalled and their history told 10 the
Tlang generation. TarTse has thrown a
halo OF glory around this day that is
growing from year TO year, and the day
- being honored not only by the old SOL
dners and their relatives. but by other or
CARNATIONS and communities. and bust
ness men and working men are today
faonogsng the day by laying aside their
business cares and devoting the day to
the memory Of the dead"
The speaker reviewed the great heroes
that wcre created by the circumstances
OF the terrible war, and paid a beautiful
tribute TO Abraham Lincoln that brought
forth an immense burst OF applause. The
women of America, he said, who did so
much during The war TO sustain the sod
diers were not receiving the attention
which they were entitled to. The anguish
suffered by the wives and mothers of the
soldiers tried their souls even more than
IT DID the courage and physical endurance
OF the men at the front. and to the Spar-
tan veteran mothers Of THE war all honors
were due. and theAr Taaces should be side
by side with the veterans.
The speaker referred to the PATRIOTIC
spirit that the sight of the American
flag should inspire in every breast, and
said THAI unlortlrna tely today there was
a tendency TO faEt foreign flags ahead Of
the American flag on the part OF certain
classes. There should be no German
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similar secnt-natbonal Sstradd!ers allowed
in thas country. The moment a foreigner
assumed the rights OF American citizen
ship he should become so in heart even
~ fighting his mother country. If neces-
sary. The government was founded by
the viii Of the people and was for the
people and no che IN this country had
the right TO oppose laws by force. The
ballot box was the medium Of Individual
expression. and the conservative Amerd-
can people could safely be trusted TO ex-
erCsse their powers through Il.
In CLOSING he impressed on mis- hearers
the necessity OF teaching the children the
history Of the war. SIS causes. the sac
rifles made by tils heroes and the blessed
results thar give today a united nation
whose power can never be destroyed
The old army song. "Tenting Tonight
on the Oh Camp Ground" so familiar
10 every veteran, was effec lively rem
ferea by the Quartette. after which Rev.
J. H. Acton. also member of the Grand
Army. was introduced by Comrade J. NJ.
Wiestlir :.
DIR. Actions Address.
Comrade Acton was given a hearty re-
ception and began by saying:
Il have been some What at a loss %
account for my position. For thirty
years have refused 20 occupy this posi-
ton. and this Is the second time ! have
accepted the duties Of this position. Il is
not for any lack OF interest in the day or
fellowship for my comrades Il the flag
Ne represent. hut have always felt that
an old soldier ia hardly the proper person
- represent eo momentOus a period
Whenever I attempt 10 speak Of that
cline something dins my eyes. the recol-
lection Of those terrible days OF suffer
ings hardly permits ~ 20 look on those
DAYS Via the same calmness that our
sons OF veterans and others not IN the
conflict can possibly feel"
The speaker said tha: there was time
when the old soldiers felt that the re-
salts of the war were not as satisfactory
as was expected. but Ne was pleased 10
say thai today he felt safe % say that
he had not a bitter feeling against nan.
woman o. child in the whole Land. and he
fei, sure tina, the same sentiment pre-
vailed throughout the ranks OF the sur
viving veterans - the war. Though war
vas an evil 81 was true. nevertheless.
that all great reforms had been brought
bout by great struggles and great blood
shed War was a crime. because Il was
tire survival ~ me fttost and che time
was coming and looked for when there
would be 10 more wars and no more day
- counern crate and set apart for the
decoration 81 the graves % the dead who