The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-25
SENATOR DiVIs' ADDRESS
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sTHRS THE HEARTs. OF A MULTI
TUDE TO .AaREPTH OF PAT
RIOTISM.
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WHILE GEN. MAsoN's FERvOR
Aroused TheM to the Highest Pitch
of EnthYasiasm-SchooI Chill
dren Take Part.

american nag to the breeze last even
ing in the presence of thousand spec
tators assembled on the Bradley street
hill in the First ward. The flag and
. the staff supporting it were donated
by the citizens of the First ward, who
selected this commanding site upon
Which to float the stars and stripes in
token OF greeting to the Grand Army
of the Republic. 1t was indeed an in
teresting occasion. Assembled about
the platform that encireled the base
of the flag pole were at least LOCO peo-
pie. Nearly 700 of this number were
school children from the Cleveland and
John Ericsson schools, who, under the
direction Of Mr.. Congdon, the musical
instructor, sang the. national anthems
with a. spirit that would have done
credit to as many veterans. Upon the
platform were seated the speakers of
the evening, u. s. Senator C. X. Davis,
Gen. e. G. Mason, Capt. HI. A. Castle,
Albert Scheffer, Rev. c. P. Nelson and
Rev. w. w. Lewis, the pastor of the
Arlington Hills Presbyterian church.
The school children opened the ex-
ercises with Marching Through
Georgia" Rev. Mr.. Nelson offered an
Invocation after which the children
sang ''Colum biap, Then Rev. w. w.
Lewis, WhosActed1 as chairman, de-
lvered BRIEF address in which he
paid tribute t61thei patriots who fought
and bled foroctheif country. At the
conclusion of athe address, 45 of the
school girls, representing the As states
of the Union, seized the rope attached
to the flag ana hSuled it to the top of
the pole It Is q handsome flag, Is by
25 feet in size As it unfurled to the
~ IL to,
duced by RevtfMr. Lewis, stepped for
ward to Point directly under the
stars and stripes. but before he said
word the multitude gave three rousing
cheers. for the american flag. The sub
ject Of Senator Davis address was
Liberty" It is almost needless to say
that it was an eloquent effort. In part
Senator Davis said::
standing under. the protection of
this flag as it is kissed by the west
wind, / am profoundly impressed with
the dignity of this occasion. My mind
runs back to scenes like this that oc-
CURED thirty five. years ago. My fell
low citizens, there is a symbol in every
thing, even in the ornaments of life
This flag is a symbol of liberty 1t was
created out of 1.-THE love of liberty, 1t
was ordained by our forefathers 125
years ago. 1t has hoated over land
liberty. ssa
- when first it arose It was like the
star of the East, whose rays did not
extend beyond. the rAlleghanies.-, But,
as it rose highercands higher new stars
were added as new states were, brought
unde1e its fold, and their rays now
shine upon the shores of Europe on one
side, and on the other they penetrate
the daFk mysteries of ancient Asia, To
all people, it has ever been the star of
the redemption. 58aa
In dwelling upon the virtue of patri-
otism,, Senator Davis said: THE OBJ
ject Of all that you do politically is to
preserve the liberty of yourselves and
your fellow citizens. But all men have
not the same opportunities. This
ought not to be SO, and under the oper-
alton of American institutions, it is be-
coming gradually less SO. But in one
respect we are all equal. We do not
need the learning Of the schools to
teach us patriotism!
Next week you will behold a null
titude of old soldiers marching through
the streets of this city. They are now
gray. They are now, many of them.
feeble and infirrn. / remember when it
was not so. remember when they
swung gaily down. the streets between
the smiles and tears of sweethearts
and youthful WIVES When you see
them now remember what you owe to
them. If YOU enjoy your present
liberty remember It was they who gave
it to you. oDS gtss So
yet they are but fragment of the
Unions mighty army. Many have
PASSED away They are marShaled in
the impregnah BILE ranks Of death. They
need no reyeille. tie wake them from
their mornfngesleep, no taps to deepen
their slumber.!' Then turning towards
the children clustered in the space at
the right of the platform, Senator
Davis proceeded: N
y Does itsever9occur to you that twen
ty-five years hence these little
children will be- administering the
boys will be. your judges, your
senators and your generals and
that your girls will be the mothers of
the nation?'
Senator Davis concluded his speech
with an earnest appeal to the patriot
ism of his hearers, and congratulated
them upon the spirit. they had mani
tested, which had led to such a beauti-
full and memorable occasion.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis next introduced Capt.
H. A. Castle, whose subject, he said,
would be Our Flag" Capt. Castle ex-
planned that he had not intended to
speak, and was therefore not equipped
with a prepared speech, but that in the
absence of Gen. Mason, who had not
arrived yet, he thought that he could
find inspiration enough in his subject
to say few words. The captain quot
+ ed from the famous speech of Louis
KoSsuth, made at the Bunker Hill
monument, ten years before the out
break of the Rebellion, and then added:
I'VE are far away from the Bunker
Hill. monument which drew forth the
fire of Kossutf1'st e1oquence, but we
have before us an emblem equally
beautiful, impressive and patriotic be-
fore which We also can bow, adore and
hope. -...sI sts ri 81, 80 s4gs.s
Capt. Castle pictured the suffering
and hardships, endured by the boys in
blue, and paid ftrib ute to their bravery
| and unselfshBessai He described how,
In the darkest hours the sight of the
| flag cheered them. 1T seemed as if its
stars had acquired a divine effulgence.
In conclusion Capt Castle quoted the
| inspiring lines of the late Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, dedicated to- the stars and
stripes sn 10
&C. j.. PALMER followed with some
original verses dedicated to Our
Flag. Then occurred the prettiest
spectacle of the evening.
Little Ethel Terry, ten-yeaf-old
pupil of the johns Ericsson school, as
cended the platform bearing in her
hands a beautiful standard of colors.
In behalf of the children Of the First
ward, she presented the standard to
Department Commander J. ]. Nc
receiving the handsome testimonial
from the hands of the child, Com
onnaHders McCardy thanked her and all
/ the children fin ff1p most earnest man