Evening star., 1895-05-30

blood in their veins and certain religious
and political be}5eSs In their brains. They
forget that thd tar is over. and to the
now a united and happy people. whose in
teIests and glory are one and Identical.
They forget that the army and navy,
whose patriotism is honored today
throughout theaiength and breadth of our
land, were largely composed of men whose
ancestors never Ainched in war, whose
race and religion however, they would
now prescribe. They forget, or will not
know, that the blood Of America, Ireland,
of Germany and Of other nations was shed
for the same sacred cause, flowed in the
same stream and drenched the same bat
tlefields; that the mangied bodies of these
brave soldiers were deposited together in
the same pit; that the green grass Of
springtime breaks> annually from their COM
mingled dust, and that the dew falls con-
stantly from heaven on their union In the
grave But why disturb their peaceful
slumbers? No! Eternal rest to those noble
spirits and everlasting praise to their
names! The dsSeminators of discord were
not in the ranks; they DO not understand
the spirit of our Constitution; they are
neither statesmen nor soldiers; they repre-
sent only themselves, and in spite of them
the republic will live and will grow more
pure and patriotic day by day-religious
conscience and national honor nourshing
the ardent patriotism of all it's citizens.
1t has a glorious Godgiven mission; first.
to ito own people, and then to all the
e
whose eyes 1t is the symbol of human
rights and human liberties, and for whom
Its star-spangled banner is what the cross
in the heavens was to Constantine-the en-
bem of victory, peace and prosperity.
For my part l have an unwavering faith
in the republic of America; l believe in it
next to my God. and therefore l love it
next to my God. l have faith in divine
over-rulng Providence which governs ma
tions as individuals, and directs the prog
ress of humanity; and 1 could not believe
that liberty and human progress were per-
manent gifts from the Creator for man if
they should fail in America. I believe in
the great, loyal, national heart of the
American people, which is both just and
generous, which clings fast to liberty and
s;ghs continually for more enlightenment.
A Great Trust to Keep.
Fellow-citizens and soldiers, great trust
has been handed down intact to US by our
brothers who fought and who fell in the
late war. A trust as extensive as the linn
it's Of our great country, and as far-reach-
ing in its influences as time itself. To
preserve and perpetuate to coming genera
tions that for which those heroes fought
and fell-the unity and integrity of the
republic in all its strength and majesty.
This is the sacred trust. and this we can
teachings of religion and patriotism. l be-
Eeve that truth and duty. God and coun-
try. will be the motto of the Am erican peo
Pile, the light of their minds and the rule
of their actions. Then our country will
be safe and its future secure. Different
interests and different sections may be out
of joint with one another for time, and
for time dangerously jar; even the social
organism may be feverish; but this Is SIM
ply the effort of new conditions and de-
velopmepts moving toward readjustment
The clouds will pass; the fevered tempera-
ture will lower: wise councils will prevail
pure politics and unseltsh leadership will
assuredly triumph, and will thus per
what the citizen%solder established in his
blood.
"And the star-spangled banner forever shall
wave
Ger the land Of the free and the home Of
the brave.'S