Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-21

HUN VIDE
whose great name and fame lives In the
immortality that blooms beyond the grave,
lives In the records OF his country's his
tory. lives In the hearts of living millions
on hill top. valley and PLAIN, iiNes', 100 IN
miner lands than ours Abraham Lincoln.
Illinois was also the home of that noble
chloftaln who won undying fame on many
battlcficlds. whose bravery ana daring was
without equal. who was the most ChlNhl-
rous knight OF the rcbcllion-John ~. L.o-
gan. .
homes now in Missouri, and they ana thrlr
sons are husily engaged In building up that
great states property and in developing
It's marvellous and unsurpassed resources.
They have gone down into her depths anu
brought into Hight the lead and enc anu
coal and iron that slumber there In ul-
known quantities. they have assisted IN
building schools and churches, villages ana
cities: they have. cultivated the rlch val
lcys and fertile plains; they nave built
mills and factories on tn" banks Of fcf
winding streams; they have turned forests
into cultivated fields ana splendid orrharls,
they have clothed the hills with luNuriant
vines and filled the valleys with corn and
wine. and the dignity OF their labor has
been ennobled by the freedom Of Their
manhood. Old veterans, certainly there
are no friendships like those of men who
suffered together n thousand privntions,
toward their comrades who shared their
meals aud who nursel them back To NJ
again. The tie that binds you together Is
the memory OF cpmpuplonshlp in u mighty
struggle. when side by side you trod the
wsIry Hens OF thu line OF march. or shoul-
der to shoulder YOU faced the threatening
Toe, How well you remember the blaze Of
the cnmpnrps and the Hash Of the guns
those fearful w!ntry nights on the Held OF
IS Iron Is welded in tho neat Of the forge
20 was your friendship welded in thr, heat
Of battles. | doubt not in your Old ase
the pust rises before YOU like a panorama,
and you seem to live over again the days
The lights AMI shadows OF those days
fit again before your view. but all the
the shadows seem softer from The healing
touch OF tlme. And though your heads arc
whiteninF with the SHOWS Of many winters,
thank God. on the affairs OF Your sous the
Tires Of youth stun brightly burn.
/ believe In honoring tho soldiers OF the
in doing il Will. they are vet living with
us in order that they may enjoy A. For
my part / do not believe in waiting until
them me honor that is their lue. believe
also in h]unoring The memories of, our
land. For upon them rested ID most heavy
lUrdcn-the deuu, silent anguish Of suS-
with breaking hearts. bound sword and
uniform on husband aHl son and hlie
them 20 and hight for their naF; And when
battlefield that sutdenti N ir lives for
oyer-without a murnug they went forth
into the cold, unchnrlJahlc world To tight
lies battles alone. on, who has not heard
of the noble work Of the women on The
latticneIi aud i'm the hospltul2 n was
hleading wound and cooled tho fcverul
brow Of the dying soldier boy Of the Norih
md South. II was woman tina spok"
words OF consolation into his ear, ana took
from his own lips the last message to the
dear ones at home. II was woman tehrs
that fen upuu the face pt Tho dead soldier,
and Il was 70 wumun's prayer that ascent
81 to heaven for the eternal peace of his
on. let n comfortable place he made foi
thu dear old mother in every home Tor sol
diers founded in This republic, and at tho
grave of every one Of them let a it'll" shnti
he placed to toll to Uostrrity the pleasant
story OF their rhlvulry. Side by Side with
the old veterans let them sleep, 50 that
their children, IN me spIlnGlimc or eacf
natures sweetest rmhlems OF love aud nf'
fcction-and after moIstening them witt
their tears, let them b" placed ON th,li
quiet graves to mark the place where valoi
rs sons OF veterans let MS take adyan
tage ~ the SPLENDID heritage hequ"nthed q
US by our fath"rs-lrt US appreciate the
ism and heroism, We are permitted to hnv'
our homes to-day in the greatest republic
I'm the worlds history instead OF a cunfcl
.racy of states. Let us rejoice that oul
mud our flag r. respected and hOnorcd II
the harhors OF the world. and wherever 1
fies from the vessels that pass the isirs %
the seas, 10 liberty loving people every
stars Of God. and iis stripes appear az
beams OF morning llght,
Truly our republic. with It's recognition
of human rights. j. the beacon light "a
loving people Of the whole civilized world.
Then let not political corruption Upisoi
the fountains NJ public virtue AMI ltsliW'
the high places Of authority. lnlifyreucl
10 thu welfare of ones country should no
he tolerated. As young men. let US Teali1l
that cEery EFFORT put forth by Us Il