The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-26

terveno when Intervention would be too late TO
intervene when everything had been dcstroyed;;
me mt that wo night intervene TO forbid mnr.
minated! tGreat appiauscI i" Oee" '"''r'
Against tho wickcdncss, tho inhumnnity Of
this evasion OF q plain duty Mr.. damn protested
| then and continued to tIotcst while life was
left In him. The protest which no expressed
has found an Geho In The bosqms Of tho Amcri;;
"0n The question of morals the American
here is never tho slightest dissent in their
ranks. GApplausel Tho duty which NO
CiTvilizH,ion Of The world is 'tS to declare that tho
Government which is organized, not to prevent
pcrpetrate them. must stop on this continent
now a9d forever! loud and prolonged ap.
plause.l
THE BATTLE FOR FREEDOM.
"Tho spirit OF Charles \. Dana onjoins us to
keep up this agitation until 1t be crowned With
success. No monument could, be erected 10
ing, none which he himself would have
selected so, gladly as a message from tho
on his own editorials. declaring that We had no
scheme of conquest to advance, that we desired
RS G nS,hinE po demand leo STr ffS for oHTsCiv 9s! WE wS'i Insist Ee
that the children. OF men within sixty miles OF
our coast limo shall not be hunted down like
bulls by mel without n conscience! ITremcn-
no tribute can be so agreeable to tho illus
to 1ion which ,a tSryy pa out acd lice iO'' {EheiPP uFlEiS Scs;
have dccrccd tho emancipation OF this island
and these s9reIIy tried PEOPLE. then tho memory
fitting tribute and its most grateful praise.
DcnfcninE npplausc.l
throughout he world that tho battle OF freedom
may he fought, the sympathy OF tho American
people will be extended to those who %corduct
struggles under the inspiration Of that love OF
Justice which he has taught in his ncwspapcr,
preached from the platform. and i%nstillci into
| thn MINI nj hi M ~ ~ fNR . l a DNln ttGN I
to tho breezes OF heaven. therc we will see his
liberty is sung to God. there we will
hear his rcqnicm: lGrc.t applouse:l The
can rob us of the lie which he has led. lilo
words which he has spoken, the example which
We wcro reminded in tho solemn and loving
words OF the burial service that we can bring
i%ss noibi into from ,nif i. w %h,, and AZ Sra that nn To sl G%n
Gus blessing it is that nothing which n ~virtuous
iakeih away said tho mister; Blessed
Lord. his works, his words. his spirit remain
Blessed be tho name OF tho Lord for this
life so long. so laborious, SO fruitful; for this
kind; for this stimulus to labor, to
honor; and n,ioD to to %yiFt tHi: i for this mor liEGt
sS fiiv:"ni mp1Ise tor to- p sniS nn,ns' Great @1t' %S:
plause.I blessed be the name OF the Lord for
1 meet pF Of humS an o nm""a ptHs9ei for i the Pre- pros psost
OF human perfection which every tribute to his
memory opens before the eyes OF the whole
human race prolonged applause.l
ADDRESS OF FIDEI. O. PIERRA.
After the speaker sat down the big room fairly
shook with the thundcrous applause. and the
people would not be quieted until Mr.. Cochran
came forward and bowed. Mr., Hasselbrink. Mr..
Mulligan. and Mrs. Baralt then gave Bizct's
CHAIRMAN ASn%s nf then nor in ti9liu; edaMSG a. fla Fidc IG c. f.c Tne
saying,
Cubans who will address you. and the first Is
well known by his works on economies. In thi!
work he was thrown in with Mr.. Dana and
Mr.. Pierra said:
My words can add nothing to what you have
gratitude for services so great MS those for
which we are indebted to the man We mourn to.
our cause in ihis Country. It was through tho
columns of THE sun that the American people
nrsins te" which I'll tic ' cao' Grse We're ' strug sn"ss
No other has done the work so, we'll
as q Mr.; Dara; n0n93na one w could do it SO well; We W"
OF incstimable value, and ! mean no dcrogation
of these when | say that Mr.. Dana,s services
on tn. subject OF Cuba armed and equipped him,
for the light he a, was making: There was
was s' a, its w cbb. our ar great sstn lesde Jos jose M Mar iI was
dead. and Il it seemed as IL every hope were gone.
There was one man whose faith was not shaken.
who saw coming events with n clear vision. who
then throw all the reserve OF his power on our
side. That man was Charles A. Dana. lap.
plnuse.l His memory shall be forever cherished
by Cubans, generation after generation" lGreat
Chairman Rubens next introduced El!hu Root.
He Is a man 90 well known 10 need any In.
PRODUCTION: sa ns tn, IN ; GhaIFg.ani ion hon on'y on is
whose words will come from the heart. lie was
E iife.lonE friend Of MI H.! Dana: loved and trusted
From Mr.. Root The people heard a culoGy very
different from that Of Mr.. Cochran. Where
si%sm, Nj: Root, taking 70 them as 70
touched them. and the silence in which
his words were hoard. was n silence OF restrained
seat there was an outburst OF tremendous APP
plause as the audience realized the strength OF
the spell under which II had been held, and
until The speaker came forward and bowed here
was no chance OF proceeding with the pro-
grammc. Mr.. Root said:
ADDRESS OF EIIuU ROOT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: ! think there
was no friend OF Mr.. Dana who followed him to
the grave last week who was not touched by the
Offering OF affection from The sons OF Cuba. who
friends Of his lifetime, that gathered by his
patriotic societies. of Cuba came to me to be
present and say a few words about my friend to
cepted. Because ifolt that y u too loved him in
hislife and sincerely mourncd him in his dcatn;
coin, the Great i.iberator, had become 10y the op.
pressed OF Cuba a lifting follower Of his chief: bc.
cause l knew mat Tor the eSileS OF Cuod Tor tne.e
many years h. had been as the shadow OF II
great rock in \ weary land as u tower of
strength standing square to all tho winds that
blew. lChcers.l Ana so | have come. havo
como bringing the memories OF more than u
quarter ora century of friendship. OF affection.
the warmth OF which was never cooled ana tho
light OF which was never dimmed, to talk with
you OF my departed fricnd-of our friend.
ICheers.l
I'VE come not to ~analyzc, 10 measure. to APP
praise the elements, OF his worth; we come TO
lay n tribute upon his still fresh grave. the trib-
ute OF affection: We come for "a brief time
to speak the words that wc would Year,.
to have the dead cars hear once more. II it
could be 80; We come to keep him with us for
n while BY calling up in the imagination all
the attributes md qualities brought back to
us by the crowding memory Of years; to speak
not of what he did. hut OF what he WAS. Yet
the constant power of his long ami firm activ-
ity might well compel a stranger oven to in
fer the strength and eoundncSs OF tho
man capable OF that activity. With what
iInpetuous ardor he threw himself into
the, hopes. struggles. and aspirations Of
noble minds seeking n new era Of human
progress and development in the fourth decade
OF this century when ID drawing to Il close !
with what enormous industry he followed