The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-29
TALK TO VETERANS.


TALK TO vkTERAN2
osv. NeKi.isy Delivers n AAdress -
Resrsetiso ss ths Ottawa Asss1say.
OTTAWA. Kan, June 3l.-McKinley
day was even more than it promised 70
be. The trains brought representa-.
tives from all the surrounding towns.
and By noon It was estimated that 1s,.
coo people had come to do honor to the
governor Of Ohio. The distinguished
guest WAS welcomed to the state BY
Gov. Morrill,, and after the response
hundreds shook hands with Gov. No
Kinlsy. At 1 o'clock promptly he COM
msnesd his address to his Grand Army
comrades and the vast audience that
had assemble Gov. Mckinley said in
part:
did you ever seriously reflect what
It means to b fighting pstriotf Many
people prsaoh and profess patriotism,
but the true patriot IL he who practices
It, and he seldom practices It BY proxy
Patriotism 10 an absolute conservation
to country; II Il the total sbsndon.
msnt Of business: Il Il the turning away
from plans which have been formed
for lifs's career; It ID the sUrrsn
dering Of bright prospects and the
giving up OF ambition In . chosen
work; IL is the surrendering Of all the
ties OF home and family, and almost
the suspping Of heart strings which
bind us to those we love; IL IL the con-
secration Of self to the demands Of
country; It may mean disease CON-
tracted BY exposure or from wounds
in battle; II nay mean imprisonment,
insanity or death; II may mean hum
ger, thirst and starvation. In our
civil war IL meant all Of these.
I'm this land Of the free and homo
Of the brave there wers nearly 1000, 600
who 20 loved liberty and union that
they were willing q my cost or secri-
Ace TO follow the Gag. The blood Of
half Q million men was exacted In that
fearful conflict to save the country and
there ere men to-day By tsus Of thou
ssnds who -Sfs suffering from dis
ease contracted In the service Of the
government and - many thousands
more bearing wounds from whick they
su3er every hour Of the day. aud some
Of these, alas, are In distressing power
~ Our ssylums contain many more
Of The poor fellows whose hard service
dethroned rsosea ond unbalanced mind
forever: @"1
'sCsu ~ ever esase 70 b Aebtqrs b
these nsnf Il thsrs any reward in
rsason they should not receivsf 4
there any emolumeat toe great for
them? L thers any bensfactioa too
bountifulf u there sny obaiastioa too
lsstingf Il there any honor TO these
patriotic ms1Yhseh living people can
bestow thsS ~ should not extendf
What the naNe4 u q nay become, We
owe Loyalty - Aoo. u there h one
of these old pstriose61sA as hssrt and
discouraged, sheulA ~ tts cheerful
snd the strong wAe ~ to-day the
bsnsAeiariss Of HI vslof and comfort
console hinr'
The speaker then psid 8 beautiful
trieuts 70 the private soldiers. TO the
rank snd Ale OF the old regular army.
who stood loyal for the union when
oGlssrs who hsd been sduestsd by the
government deserted It. WAtaaa went
on:
The pension ltse Of tha eeVeynmsnt
tells the story OF the suherin6t OF the
army. June 30, 1898. there wass grand
total Of Veterans, widows aaA osIAans
on the Inst OF sa4. .si7. This AoAorable
list 10 steadily dtminished by death.
and will now rapidly dscrsaaa - the
yssrs roll By. Desth will stalk through
that HIST with increased rapidity - sGe
overtalees It"
In scuclusion, MAJ Mckinley said:
TIE soldiers Of the union ars rapidly
pesaine away. The circle Of eoaFadea
q that holy war b HarroWtn9 With
seoh swiftly peoing year. Every new
roll oAu dtsoioses one apd another not
present. but accounted Tor. Thers b .
nustsr rou over yeader - 4su - .
muster roll here The majority Of
eese yess army aye Sase 1otn'
ing their EDADd old comDAp0ers,