The herald., 1896-10-10

(knifcent banner by which to remem-
4(< their VISIT mere, On one side are rep
f91ehted ciasped nands, indicating the
union OF Al the soldiers. Above these
1&ndD are the words, United We stand"
&na MCKINLEY Club" in large gold let
f1fk On the reverse side Is large Amer
lean eagle, In gold, resting upon large
11feld. This a,de bears the inscription,
.<KHoSented to the Ex-Confederate Vet
Gf6ns Of the Shenandoah Valley, VIZ
E1fi6. BY tue lx-Union Veterans OF Can
- Ohio. October ., 1896"
* Is repA1ktS Gen. Roller, Major Mckin-
NJ aid. tp part:
welcome to my home the representa-
tives OF state OF proud ancestral mem
or1es-the state OF washington, the
president OF the convention whicn
6rnined the first constitution. ana the
0ror and foremost president of the Unit
"a States; the state of Jefferson, the au-
fhor Of the declaration of independence,
which lighted the torch of liberty that
has divided the globe; the state OIL
Madison, the expounder OF the federai
constitutions; the state of Monroe, who
nrumulgated the great doctrine OF IN
fernational law that prevents european
Interference in this hemisphere; the
state that was generous In the conces-
ATOMS Of territory that gave Ohio to the
federal union. Thrice welcome, men OIL
Virginia, men of Shenandoah valley;
thrice welcome, the descendants OF such
noble sires, to my heart and home. fa-
triotism is not bounded by state nor class
nor sectional lines. We are reunited
country. (Cries of'"Yes, yes; that's what
We are" and tremendous applause
We have but one flag, the glorious stars
and stripes, which all of us love SO wel''
and that we mean to transmit IN honor
and glory to our children, north ana
south. Sectionalism was surrendered at
Appomattox, and, the years that have
followed have removed whatever lin
gering resistance then remained. In
deed, if anything was needed utterly
and effectually to destroy it, it has been
furnished in the events of the contest
now upon us for the honor of the Amer
ican name, and the fact that her men
Join with us in the dying prayer OF the
great captain of our armies. Ulysses 5.
Grant (Great cheering) The inspiring
and unconquerable sentiment OF TINS
campaign is country first, country last,
and country with stainless honor all the
time. tremendous applause and LOUD
cheering) The voice of the misguided
partisan Is not needed; the voice of pa
triotfsrn strikes a responsive chord this
year. The voice of prejudice and hate
is lost in the grand chorus of peace and
good will, national unity and national
Integrity. No stronger evidences, no
other testimony Is required to prove that
sectional lines are obliterated and that
the war has long been over, than the
presence In Canton today of this large
asseulblage of ex-confederate soldiers,
travelling from the valley of Shenandoah
in Virginia, which marked the bloody
pathway OF the war; to demonstrate
their unbroken and never to q broken
union.
/ think 1 may be pardoned if I say l
have great pride and qualification in
this call of ex-Confederate soldiers. 1t
has touched my heart profoundly; 1t is
probably the first call of it's kind that
was ever made on a presidential candf-
date of the Republican party, or possi-
bly, of any other party. l regard it as
another and most significant assurance
that complete reconciliation has come
and that the south and north as dear in
the lifetime of the republic are together
in heart as well as in name. (Great
cheerinE.y 1t will quicken every patri-
otic pulse from one end of the country
to the other. 1t is glorious example of
patriotic devotion which might well be
emulated by some people both in the
north and in the south. Few of them
happily there are who would profit by
tanning the flames of passion and pre-
judtoe, by arraying one portion of our
country against the other.
/ am honored to have witnessed this
scene today and / bid you soldiers of
Grant and soldiers of Lee 'sat the shrine
of this reunion, dedicate your lives
anew. Rejoice all of you and thank God
that "the cause of truth and human veal
is transferred from the swords appeal
to peace and love" (Vociferous cheer
ing.) mo longer from its brazen por-
tails the blast of wars great organs
shak 3 the Skies but beautiful as songs
of the immortals the holy melodies
arise"
Let no discordant notes CRATE on this
melody; let it go forth; let it everywhere
be proclaimed that the men of the north,
the men of the south together stand for
the enthroraroent Of justice and the su-
premacy Of law. L<