The times., 1897-06-20


| To this question the valor and patriotism
| CT America have given negative answer,
| across the bloody chasm, filled with the
/ best and bravest men, both OF the North
| AMI or the South.
| And further on, alluding to the reliance
| on the common people, he said:
II am most happy TO believe that the
| plain people understand and appreciate this.
| 1t is worthy OF note thatin this, the Gov
| ernment's hour Of trial, large numbers OF
those in the Army and Navy who have
been favored with the offices have resigned
AMI proved false to the hand which had
| pampered them, but not one common sol
| dier or sailoris known to have deserted his
flag"
What high encomium to the loyalty and
| saithfuli,ess of the rank aud file OF the
Army and Navy. and how richly they de-
served it by their record in the four wears
OF trial ard courage, that was so soon TO
folio W.
1t was not dukes and mobiles that Won
our independence; they fight no battles ex-
cept such as promise to give new titles
and power. Aristocracy wages no wars
but FOR personal gain OF advantages that
promise 20 lift them above the common
htto. ~ 10 biic fiseih pSpPiC tiietb hUNC
joined hands in every struggle for liberty
and the rights of man. All our victories
we owe to them and they are the hope Of
the country in every hour of danger. All
honor to the rank and file of the A rmy and
Navy, ana to Grant, Sherman, Sheridan,
Hancock, Farragut and Porter, and the
other gallant leaders who led them to vic
tory But it is not onr purpose to recall
.Df.a
struggle, when
There was mounting in hot haste, the
steed,
The lnusUering squadron and the clatter-
ing car,
Went pouring forward with impetuous
speed,
And swiftly forming In the ranks of
war;
Hurriedly passing the deadly rain Of shot
and shell at Vicksburg, Fredericksburg,
Gettysburg and Petersburg, we hasten on
to Appomattox, where the supremacy of
the National Government was acknowl-
edged and our flag again floateG over
every foot OF American soil.
All hail. to reunited people,! All hail,
TO our country's flag! All hail, to its long,
white bars OF peace! All han, to It's red
stripes of war, by which we have been
scourged and purified All hail, to its
blue field OF glory, lit up with forty-five
stars; may they shine on undimmed, for
everi
Throughout this protracted civil strife
Lincoln was true and loyal to the cause Of
popular government and human liberty, and
loyal to all who supported that cause, ire
spective of political differences. His core
spondence with the commanders of fleets
AMI armies and his state papers would
fill a volume. He accepted great RESPONSE
bilities and encourage this quality in his
sUbordinates. That Lees army never en-
tered the Capital was due more to his m IN
agement than TO his generals. The details
of campaigns were closely inspected, and
every Objectionable order in the field was
modified or overruled from the Executive
Mansion He weighed every chance Of vic
tory or defeat with mastery powers, and
touched the chords of popular opinion with
wonderful accuracy. The services he ren-
dered to his country are inestilnabIe.
He fell in the flush of victory, when the
people were re joicing over the triumph OF
cur arms; when mothers Were expecting
the return Of their sons from the field;
when wife and children were rejoicing at
an early return of husband and father; and
when bells were ringing the glad notes of
peace and good will, it was then that this
grand soul was laid on his country's altar
the richest and truest sacrifice 70 free
government.
BY courage, manly toll and fidelity TO
every duty, he had reached the summit
of the mountain, and had been permitted
to enjoy q glimpse of the resplendent
prospects of reunited people with the
flag OF freedom over all The sterling
qualities Of his mind and heart, as shown
in his public life, stand out on the records
Of his time with colossal grandeur, com
bining in his manly form the patriotism
Of Washington, the simplicity Of Jeffer
son, and the heroism Of Jackson.
"His deeds became his monument,
Better than brass or stone;
They leave his name on Glory's roll,
Unrivaled and alone"
Nature, principle and experience made
him the friend of the workngrnan. In his
first message to Congress he said
Labor is prior to and Independent Of
capital. Capital is only the fruit Of labor,
and could never have existed If labor
had not first existed. Labor is the su
perior OF capital, and deserves much the
higher consideration.
"No men living are more worthy TO be
trusted than those who toll up from pow
erty-none less inclined to take or touch
aught which they have not honestly
earned. Let them beware of surrendering
q political power which they already pos
sess, and which, If surrendered, will surely
be used TO close the door Of advancement
against them, andto fix new disabilities and
burdens upon them, till all of liberty shall
be losti''
Such words commend him to the toilers
OF our country, and should induce them to
study his writings and build upon his
wholesome teachings. The warning words
at the Close of this quotation should never
be forgotten. Remember that the ballot |
is the weapon referred to- which, II sur
rendered or bartered away, viii carry |
with it your rights liberties and indepenu- |
ence.
Like Jefferson, he believed in the equal !
ity of all men before the law He did not |
believe in system of government that |
makes the rich richer, and the poor
poorer but in one that showers its |
blessings alike upon ALL
In a speech at Philadelphia, February |
%, 1861. he said:
Il have never had feeling, politically, |
that did not spring from the sentiments |
in the Declaration of Independ- |
ence."
A t this time, when legislation is drifting |
in the interest OF the rich: when labor is |
and unemployed; when wages
ere nlinimiZefi and the prices Of { he products |