The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21
OLD SOLDIERS. ALL.
.......,,onsi Lesson for August e3' 1906
nb.aiom's Rebellion B samus' s"'

60, !. u.union-A speech th" "'s 49,.
80 xn,ch WAS the Passing OF Sec''""s
a., ..d the Rise of Sati"nai Ss" =,
ment. ,aoa u
c.xroy. o., Aug. 1.-Two hundred 6
.,,o,,hers of the One hundred anu
fo,rth Ohio regiment called on May
Mckinley shortly before noon yest"r'
dav. The regiment had been hoiui'-B 4
reunion at Massillon. Nilliain {
Norahan. ex-consul at Hamilton, on''
m,ae some remarks TO Maj. Mckinney
-, hahalf of his comrades, ana M"J'
Mckinley, in response, uelNs'e"
very happy impromptu snYech.
Mai Mckinley said: ~
uo.aoaa and Members OF me INC
I'm fred and Fourth ohio Hsg'"e"
Iassure you that IL affords me nu.n =, ~,
ure To meet and greet my ON t,1, mast
civil war here AT my home. Az = ..,i
,,,ncious act ON your part W inn~ 49,.
ss,,,,,,n,. vour reunion in the neighooflhs 'll5
=, Nassilon am glad To know mat you con-
tinue annually TO hold your reunions. -,
IL always sad side 10 these hectnsa Va ~,
.oldiers for every recurring meeting ~
oil call that Is had discloses that one ahu "u-
o,ber ~ your members who met with you t'lo
nrcceding wear is not present 70 answer when
his name is called, and every year retiinuS ~
mat death is marching through our ranks
The survivors OF the war number now iess ,
man 100 900 and Yet there were ehroA'"
$500 O0J men Who dedicated their hNes 70 ~
country Cheers we are now D s
from the beginning OF the war anu % ~ M,
IRON, A. close The bitterness OF the ""i n''
49,, since disappearod. The resehtuiells
nave gone out OF the hearts OF the ora sViuisi'
and the people who supported mem =. .A '1
great conflict both sides. ih0'u'"s
eurred last year throughout the country
-. ~, front importance- (which brought W
.,,.rv natrioyic citizen special gratiho"'i'u.
1 refer TO the meeting OF the nFanu H'"y -
The Republic in the city Oh Lou
.annlnuse, where with boundless ana pron'-
,,al hospitality. the citizens OF lhat eA's ~ -
,,,h nade Won welcome ana lhNi'cu
YOU to their homes. You coulu ho1 nav -
more generously treated in any ci'y OF mo
north than you we're in the city OF i-ou'H''''e
Then nj thickamauga, where inc - :, .
-, u ,hc Tinted states has dedicated thue
.arrea 4cld as a national park the ca unlo"
soldiers and ex-confederatc soiuivis' -
wears before had fought In deauiy eonn,.' -
.ne against the other. met ana win ira'e I 'ia
Feelings marked the places where the't iesp pV
80 comrades fell and consecrated that ms
toric battlefield as memoFlai 70 .ns 49, A.
for ever and forever more t'he.'s.l -
then few days later Ia 'h7 wy u - 80,
Ia the boys in Blue and the boys ia 80 80,
,Chaersl met and talked over their pat''s
once more. ali pledging their united iosr.s, !
the future to the government OF INC 49,
states and the preservation Va '"o
pur flag Great APPLAUSE ~.
s.e,ionalism has given place TO nalioh'
shirt ana patriotism has smootheu tio .
peri.ies OF partyism, while the presel' 49,
national honor constitutes the great aii i !"
purpose OF all patriotic American eN'Nen
- ,nt cheering IL Is not, my fellow con
raacs what we say OF you. as Mr.. Lincoln ~
ttatt;etty sburg. il Is what you dla "h'0u
i've You have given TO yourselves sie
name ana to your children rlch legacy y
,arse vou served ia the hottest eauSe
,.elch mankind ever cngaged-the eau
Of the Union. OF freedom and OF sN' i...
ton, IA cause which has done 80 Hlueh ioi ia
,-ind rvervwherc What we want to DO no"
10 take care OF the future. You cannot
,,rad Yourselves for any lack 81 patriotsin
,he mast the future Is now our trust ana
our keeping, ald let Us see 10 IL tni' 'n' y
erument which was preserved thiVus" ~
xalor and the millions OF your cohraues :"
~ nr.s,rxea forever -lTremendous applaus
-prescrved not only TO the present. ou
those who are To come hereafter
THANK you, my comrades, Tor tne VAN
eloouent expressions OF gooi VIII spun"
,our chairman. His tribute moves me ucei
I know something Of the service OF 'he o.e :
hundred and fourth ohio In war anu ! ~.
something Of your services ~ -, :,
mace for | believe that TINS oh'ie =
,uent came from the counties "hleh ioi
.ans,t,uted the congressional district VIZ
NV your partiaiity had the honor 80 W.
,snrescut. stark, Columbiana Sun'
ana Portage counties furnished ,ne "
mon whose names are found on the n0ue
iii ~ vour regiment. Applause n
many of your comrades personally anu go
fore me many familiar faces whose prs
nero calls up many pleasant meniot :
49,, / know your old and Distinguishes
~ ,,.lt t.od bless dear, brave Coiohei N
I,,reat cheeringl i wish he was WIN =
aay. lAppause.l l am glad To "e.'ou.e
mere ana shall 10 gratited TO mece s1.'
~ Won personally; and am certain va,
s'c,s,niev viii be pleased 10 meet the Id
vhoa are connected with the oAp oho NJ"
Aud fourth Ohio. Great APPLAUSE
Mai McI<inley's callers are liner
;,,r d,v nv day. They come IN
,norninp before he has finished br
sas, and often come in To 81
,,a,as nc late as ten o'clock at M
One caller yesterday was w. l.
bin az Indiana. Mr. Durbiu lsa
ber If the republican national e.
800 COMMITTEES and he is charged
considerable extent with the con
80 The campaign in Indiana
conversant with the situation
ana thinks that the OUTLOOK Is
brighter than it has been AT any
Th, free silver sentiment, MT. w
s,id. had been widespread IN IN"
IN, n seems to be making no III
baadway. and he thinks the rel
cans viii carry the state by
some ma jority if they coh''h
work as thcy are doing now
Mai Mckinley had, IN ada.t'
delegations about seventy calle
dav. lie is at work when he &
opportunity upon his letter oil
uncc. but at present he Is intens
terested in the big republican III
TO be held at Columbus ON Sat
This meeting will be the virtual
ing Of the republican campaign
and national. and Maj. Mchin
cards it as an event OF much
tance. ~,
The republican editors OF we
oiuia have decided to call In a U
Mai. Mclxiuley, aud have chos
drst day Of September for thei
A dispatch from Geneva. New
announces the organization
first Mckinley and Hobart re
Navy York. 100