The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-05
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tegral part OF the army ct any given
| time OF place, whenever the name OF the
| commander o. that army is mentioned.
| I'VE glory in words OF euicgy OF ou:
| gallant chieftairs-Grant. Sherman.
Thomas, Meade. Logan, Hsrtrenft and
f, hundreds OF Others Their names are
| sacred in our memories and ne mention
| OF them brings back TO Us food OF
| reooIections OF the gallantry and hrav-
| cry, the hercism, for;ituds AMI e2du--
/ snce OF the private soldiers VINO follow
ed their standards. c5eyed their order,
and Won the victories that have linked
their names forever with more t,san .
COO bloody battlehelds.
''Whet does the world know OF the vic
| tories and achievements Of the great an
| cient generals and leade-%the great
| Moses. for Instance, or Joshus. the son
| Of Nun? But when thsse names arr
! mentioned. does any one FOR a moment
| think Or feel that the recorded reEiNs
| OF their great campaigns were won with
| out the aid ana assistance % the Israel
itish hosts? Not so. my comrades. no,
So The name Of the commander always
carries with IL and embraces mat o.
every man who served as a part 81 his
| command Rather then. let US sound
the bud tim5-els and blow ~ the
trumpets OF fame and honor and glory.
10 each and every one a. our hero COM
msnie-s and % each and every soldier
whom he commanded: ana when bis nom
ored name mentioned every one o. Us
will be quick % remem5e- and 70 tell I,
II We were : soliiey OF lis command. and
We will also be quick 70 remember each
every conmrade friend who served By
our side
And never Jet any one tell you that
every soldier-prssident we have had
since the war is an evidence % 'niiIta--
ism rather than the win Of the freest
people on earth, by whom each and evry
one Of them was chosen. Sucl nonisen.e
is wearisone. Why. Grant. the great.
grand, glorious silent general and the
calm, quiet. studious. conservative
statesman and president. exhibited
more the essential and substantial prin-
highest Character Of American citizen
ship when ne accepted Lees surrender
a Appc11.tox and told the brave rem
nsnts OF his ragged and defeated battlI-
ions To go to their homes and families
and resume the pursuits OF peaceful
citizenship. ard than recommended -
President Lincoln that the volunteer
army he loved % well ana had command
ed 50 long be Mt once disbanded and the
soldiers honorabiy discharged. than Wa.
ever before heard Of in all the annals %
the worlds warfare. 'Nilitarism.' in
deed, Why. our comrade doesn't know
what he is talking about.
will not repG'oach him. for synpa-
t1ize deeply with any ord soldier who
think has lost his mind. and l certainly
think he has. He mus have been imbib-
ing his inspiration from the same jug
with Brann. the Waco. Texas. Iconocias;
man. When he conceived the remarka-
BILE ideas 10 which ne gave speech u,
Klnghsher ne mus: have awakened from
a Keeley-cure dream at that wierd hour
between midnight and dawn when his
brain was fncomparabiy at it's worst and
dipping his pen into vial OF gall s-eep- /
ed in the bitterness OF long years OF Dis
appointed ambition. Such talk as nat
could only have eXuded from a brain 50 /.
animated and inspired. bu: we mus in /
the charity OF our hearts forgive ana ex- i
cuse it-oHly don't let the people tank 4
for q moment that Sny Of US believe a /
word of II.
Nay. my comrades. nay We rejoice I
when we read the account OF our 2lair- |
breadth 'scapes N flood and fed az the /
world reads II in song and story o.: tha (
o, our Ereak and gallant /
and we rejoice TO know that /
our great and good government which /
came out OF the conflict redeemed and 4
has since that great day :
OF victory expended millions q treasure /
10 erect monuments to ne bravery and /
% the private volunteer colder
that Ii kept a large force y discharged /
veterans at work Tor years perfect.ng
the department records OF each and ev-
cry soldier whose name could be found
and preserved. and ,1at these records
are cared for IN hreprooS vaults and
buildings that they may BE- DerTatuatei
'or the inspection Il the historian and
the interested or curious descendants %
the Old soldiers
I'VE rejoice also thar this came gov
e-nrnen; which our Old friend but strange
y misguided comra1e says came our q
he var with strong E1Onarcnlcal pro-
,livities, expended large sums 81 money
.c gather the bones and dust % ogr
comrades ThO dad taat this government
Z the people should not perish from the
arm. has burned hem N The most beau
iful o. cemeteries scattered al over fse
and and marked every soldiers grsve
Win marble snaf, as Improbable as
my monument ever bui3ed 10 the mem
ny % king. prince or potentate.
The battlefield 81 Gettysburg hss
zen purchased and millions o. money
there TX only 20 beautify and /
tl1-n i and make q; attractive - every
l-iz@n OF t1s and and 20 every visitor
rom a foreign cine. oge also has marx
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ops. brigade. division. regiment sa1 !
1sn9a1y that vas engaged "a t1st p .e-
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