The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-06-05

Here we be brothprs-:nd !, beautiful brother
hood it is. Around the graves Of the American
soldiers sense OF personal loss is felt by every
true American; but there is an aching void in the
hearts Of those whose circles arc broken Widows
live over again their early love; voting men and
women think tearfully Of the father who never
came back lovers live over again the happy mo-
inentS when VOWS were made that could not be
kept. ! am appalled, at the desnlation these
deaths make in our land. We stand ;lghast when
Il Single home is touched by the DESTROYER bllI to-
day millions OF homes miss the absent and feel
keeny their loss. A grief wells ul in each ami
Ver>'ry Of these memorial occasions like Il sub
merged flood, covering the whole land Ii is seen
| III the sorroWful faces. the falling tear and the
hush Of millions Around these graves thetitlpr-
enceS 81 AL parties and nll creed. are buried in
the rushing flood OF !; lation'S love and grief
Wien was the nation 50 much a brotherhood as
when i stands surrounded by the White h.;.d-
stones Which mark the graves OF its defenders"
| l'ar away il the South, the North and the West.
| hearts broke when the tidingS OF tile awtni
slaughter reached them. Victory came to Us at
ast, ana p hc borders q Virginia thpre was
weeping. SORROW for the dead. The Union Soldier
| mHde Us the envy Of the world The grand couI-
| iAge ana SoltiirrShp OF tle American soldier
thrilled the world, and across seas soldiers Of le-
| noWn watched yo@r battles with the interest Of
| soldiers ana gave him WORDS of praise Gnyering
with enthusiasm. A country With such men Is
the American volunteer u TOO precious to be li-
| Slaed America must he one. The Rocky Mnun-
| t;nS, the Alleghanies, the Mississippi river the
| Atlahtic ind Pacific saaS Sat i'll supreme council
| ana Sald America must be one: ana tile power
| thitl created these mountains and seas declared
/ America must ~ one. Fuu gave to the nation Il
| heroiSm 50 grand, d s-if sacrifice 50 true 4
/ bravery sn sublime, that forever the American
soldier ana constitutional liberty become synUny-
| nous words: therefore We would not surrender
our pust, Of beg pardon tor our narhuotl ol ;pol-
| ogiEc Tor mat which we ACCOMPLISHED II we did
| there never more would be a Memorial Day The
ashes oyer which you Strew flowers would ina a
| voice and cry from their long silence Away ye
| towards. Stand back! and touch not our resting
| paces.' But thank Aln.nty God. today the
| Union and Confederate soldiers march to the
| solemn music Of the Union nnbpoken, and Stand
| Side hy side around the graves Of the Ameri-
can soldier With all America in their hearts, and
me ears Of all America rHining fast and hot upon
| ne flowers with WIisl We pay loving tribute to
the conlrades Of the long ago
| think Of the nilrtyrs tnd call the roll; the
only answer is the untitled beat OF the drum.
where the stars keep watch, where sleeps THE tall
| form OF the plain, unassuming man who lowered
aboyr all others. the living embodiment Of all
! thal lor Which You contendeu With no ipcljnr or
resentment in his heart, too honest to be unjust
| Zoo kind TO be cruel; ana around fine tomb ot
Abraham Lincoln vii gather today the love ana
reverence Of agreat natiol The dear old com
| nander has made the only surrender he ever
made; the greatest military chieftain Of the nge
slee,S III hl~ tomb on the banks ol the Hudson
IKE warrior taking his rest and to-day the
AMERICAN people Will place their tribute upon
| his tomb
Soldiers 81 the North soldiers OF the South.
East and West, all glad alike to honor the brave,
ING lly of the south Will blush beside the rose of
Tue Nofill the lnlSuonrttn of the East will en-
t"ille i1S' arouni the ger;tnllm of the West and
1h' one oeautllul c"pet will pronounce the final
eulosy over sectlonalism and hate, and these
| MOWERS from every state in the Union entwined
dool'l tne tonh o. General Grant. will send their
fragrance htoeVery home i'll America; and under
tillS "eailli ol flowers the stQrn0SSed and enu-
cGltrd rem;inS oil the old commander will sleep
We'll until the trumpet calls to the reunion in our
| Fathers house above. General Sherman who
! 1nat!e his famous march 10 the sea no longer
| marches with tile ''boys in blue" General Nc
Glean has heard the summons and is gone ana
| where the ocean kisses the cemetery among the
| cypress and evergreen in New Jersey. the weary
soldier awaits the awakening which will adjust
i dlcultiesi and aWhole host OF others ;tS brave
| and loyal as any who ever lived
You remember that 1T the close of the war YOU
came back to the national capital flushed with
victory for the last grand reyiew--how thin YOUR
ranks were. Suppose YOU had another grand re
| view, whole brigadcS would be missing Tens OF
| thousands must be added to the halr-mlion of
graves you left behind for all these long years the
death angel has been gathering our comrades.
me solemn procession moving to the cemetery
| tell us our comrades who have been martyrs to
disease contracted in the service or wounds re-
celyed in the conflict are rapidly Joining the silent
| ranks of the dead. Then let the Posts of the
| Grand Army OF the Republic with the Womens
Relief Corps and Sons and Daughters of Veterans,
| assemble yearly to pay this beautiful tribute of
love to those who endured hardship and toll with
| you; but Il little while when your resting places
| Will be as tenderly remembered and when the
! last Old soldier is gone. give to these young
men the solemn charge-be true to vou fathers
Should the time ever come when a busy world
Will forget the yalor and soldlerhood of YOUR faith
| ers, or the time come when their heroism and
love Of liberty Shall fail OF this annual celebration
charge you be loyal to their memories; teach
your children's children to reverence the memory
OF the heroic dead and plant sWeet-scented flow
ers upon their graves.
think OF the young boys dying alone in the
long corridors OF the hospital, wounded, homesick
| unto death, and how nobly did these Young and
thoughtless boys meet DEATH Their boyhood
ended with their first battle and they became men