The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-05-30
DECORATION DAY.
An Address Delivered May 40, 1895. BY
CAPT. 4. MOTT.


meet to-'lsy under one Sag and in country
u1gisiieJ.
In al iis courses the nation to-day stand.
siiil and in The quiet spirii of spriugtiue be-
sirer- VIII aouers the turf that ii De-. It's
soldier dead The Gvsnass q trade are
olOsrtl. the mari. o. commerce silent. PairiOt-
isu. With iSs kindiins aeusriss q the day.
Of strife leAds the children out frem hous
Hni sehool into this SsbhNh Of patriotism.
thsi sll may commune WITH those shroadlss,
slespsrs Who died that man might be free aud
his union sAsel. The day i. ,oleam sad
s<ersd No ;inse of bititrntss Gil the Losou.
% Ausssiean people who observe ArigLt this
time Ani ii- lessons. fsr the veteran. ub0
isus .isee shared ia ths struggle. nov ~
joice- IN the fillae.s Of suere.-. aBd the
young man. in = iAud q hru,hcrs. lets the
past bury its dead snir,ssiries AnI fereene.s
j Iurns TO the ever bl0ss0n,inz future.
THIS J. not now the sJlemn feast u section.
1, Is an anniversary ofthe !@nI They huriei
Oor anger forever uhen they gsrlAnied the
graves Of eur dead, aud no voice af disco nj
or ef hate o. reren.. can nov disturb the
sepaiehsfei sieepers. once foemaa in the
lard that al their children lave from saowy
border TO saathe,n shsrs. snI 20 "a. all sur
vire the gIorisgs desi. u .arrior kin aud
the just triumph Il ihsi righteousness. that
becomes patisn. No where slse on thi.
rOEBj verii Keeps any nation such Sab
bath l.y. Aai never before has the sane
generation that wsg,l brad aud devastating
war provided sbI accepted full frAisrnal
peace. not before has the hand that welded
the ssOri a. once repsuel il. ravAges ani 30
without tribal. restored 10 the fall luster Of
citizenship aud ,ss full dignity Of self gov
erhusnt those opposed TO national authority.
Aad il - hr-i u the lives ofthese sleeping
-,lJierS Ani Of lheir comrades that behOove.
~ - -PesS rh.y rho sent forth to battle
we're the ycupg dedicated With HoIe than
Jewish fsrsar 70 the eluse VI the country,
and sfter them wen, the s,alw.rt fathers
whose hearts ysarnei for their brave boys in
the held yet sgouis-i for viys. aud children.
know Of no suLliner character than the
Am.riesn husband Of 1851 -, turning from
the quiet and piealy bis own industry had
saih.-ed. the home which sAs filed with
the reward Of his toll. ihe summer of woman ;
love and the prsitle of baby voices. Away
troai the city. the village street or the ia.
grant solitude Of the farm. away from The
sHuei'y Of domestic JOY to the rOsr Of cAmp
sad the wbrlwiHi Of var, standing ia battle
By his veteran son. folding hin woupded in
his arms. father asd enmrAlr at once, laying
him dnwn among the slain when the horrible
day was donr to res; ia the long trenches
under the stars and the fag-still aud gleii-
Gus forever, then while the man within him
cried oui for his male far away and his young
hern gone. to turn TO sice. in the presence
uf duty aud sol-mnly As b,rH,.e q man reut
the onward march to lriuuph or percLaLes
10 d.sth NJ hireling service this no sub
stituie work f,r country doied by the coward
TO the venal, no lIrssiun greed iha, matched
blood against gold but manhaoO.is work
sweet aud becoming for the land Of his love
THIS is the great charaei.r--the American
fuher aud husband turned to the volunteer
Compared with this all Others il our history
are eolorless aud undressing; and rs we grow
our simieaiion will increase aud broaden, il
will take ON tenierer tones anJ he will sp.
pear more and more majestic.
The fnsl typical group ,f the war has not
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sLall he we will have This figure .ketchei in
the hOar Of his parting: by his side wil
stand tue beloved Of his life urging yet with
holIing aud over all the solemn geaius OF
home anh country pointing onward wbtr,
iae dag waves in the thunder storm Of war
How great has breu the wsrk these sleep
os accomplished! | riil not dwell on its
national features; on y land ai peace aut
hl'ei siih labor which has its reward: q
wealth incredible ia it, extent; on the vas
hishways opened fran sea 10 sea; on the he
wilJsring er0Sih otci'y ant on multiplied
p Pulalian. of freeneu Back ora this il
the spirit Of nhsrty and Law which thea,
sleel'srs male regent over our mighty uEion
These maJH free the miuIs Of all the count
less my 1ai. Of the sorll free With that
gresisr frsslem Ilau the uuehAine arm
ih- fresdom Of ihosght The equality " soul
They rsi.el the irumpe, TO the hps u fate
whose hilsis aroused the echoes ia every
dungeon where feeble righteousness Ia,
hnuni. they srousrl spirit which las ehal
leugcl arrogant wrong ia all ils ritsdsls
The 'B-'tle llywu of The Republic viii
its ohsras sung hy All m-n softer. deeper an,
holler ilsan ths harseiliaise it 80 ssp- aruunl
the worli. from naHhoo.is lips its stirring
noies aroHse those who sing and those VII,
listen 70 the sxisishee Of freedom of iuslic,
and of immn'shie purpose, aud a. wines.
10 IL power here declare that iis Ligh de
liEs tiion Of thai fieedom God whose right
sOus sentence written ia lows os burnishe,
was ''as ye deal wiih my c, ,nienness 80 ny
grace With you shall deal filled with solemI
resolution the highest acts Of ihe myrial
slliiers uf the rrPuhlir. lis sGult>iisu "a,
their; il male priVAiion irivisl. it made ih,
march 20 dsaih irilaaph. il turned a.,
cam y of strife 10 voices II Inspiration an
g,vs the fersor Of :nartyrioa to ibs pains oi