The herald., 1896-02-13

hearts, and bound together rs defenders OF
one great country, and raliying about one
heauitu. IL lg. you snow To the world the
stability AMI psrpetuiIy of our great repub'
lie.
Thanking you and the other gentlemen
OF the committee for your kind invitation,
and with warm regards To all. remain,
yours fra ornaily," w. $. lsCseCfails.
FIVE-MINUrE SPEECHES
Five-minute speeches were then indulGed
in, and Captain John Burns was called for.
He said that he certainly thought that there
had change coma over this counldy. The
widows pension bill was lately discussed
in congre IS and northern man defeated
it: southern briGadior, however, deiend-
ed it. Tile men who suffered rhe most
were the most forgviug. ihe speaker
thought il he had been brought up in The
/ Shenandoah valley he would probably
have been on the other side.
COLONEL MEssMOBE's REMARKS
Colonel /. E. Messmore was about leav-
ing the hall when the crowd Justify called
for speech from him. He said that he
had rot come to talk but to listen. The
colonel aroused tho meeting to high pitch
OF enthusiasm. This meeting was what he
had been looking for for fifteen years. He
heartily indorsed il. When he heard the
blue and gray were coming together he re
joicod at it. The object of the meeting
was to celebrate the birthday OF the
greatest man that was born since
the birth of Christ He had a
brain, conscience and manhood.
H9 was an educated mar. for the reason
that he knew the wants and possibilities OF
men. Oae hours thought was worth four
hours of promscuou5 reading Col. Mess
! more said that he was personally ac-
quain'ed with Lincoln. Washington ere
ated, but Lincoln was the savior. III ne
/ had lived, the south would not have SUIT
| fered what they had.
Professor Cornell was next introduced,
and sang The Sword of Bunke" Hill.
HELPED NOM NATE LINCOLN
A Mr.. Scott, delegate to the Chicago
convention that nominated Lincoln, was
called out. He is visiting Les Angeles for
his health. He said that he was glad to
meet the boys in blue and gray. He was
not delegate, however, to the convention
but one of the marsbals. He was person
! ally acquainted with Lincoln. lie was
! truly great and noble man.
| Mr.. Scott was also on the committee to
/ receive and entertain the Pennsylvania
! delegation. This delegation was enthu'
/ sastic for Cameron, but later they sup
ported Lincoln, and he was nominated on
| the third ballot.
! Captain j. C. McCabe, a Confederate
next took the platform and made Il patri
| otic speech. The war; he said, settled the
! question of sta es rights and made one
great nation, If ever again called to the
field everybody would stand by the old
! flag. The Confederates honored General
| Grant almost as much as the Northern peo
1 pie. The speaker said that he fought fol
| four years, and believed then that his al
| legiance was first due to his state. But all
stood as q band of brothers. The battle
! fields had been consecrated by the nation
! as common ground. The war settled the
| question Of nationality forever.
| JUDGE M'COMAS TALKS
j. c. McComas made lively speech and
! kept tho audience in continuous roar
He said he would never vote again for &
| man who would shake the bloody shirt il
congress or anywhere else. Everyone
seemed well pleased with MIR. McComas
effort.
Captain Laycocl then recited some hu
morous poetry. which closed this part ol
the proceedings.
| wAsHINGT0Ns BIRTHDAY
! Governor J. J. Gosper said that more
elaborate arrangements had been made
for the meeting on Washington's birthday
next Saturday night, at Illinois hall. Two