The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-05
Decoration Day.

viysd the dangers of the war, but who
have since joined their comrades IN the
hand where strife enters not, where all
il peace, the surviving veterans OF the
civil war, their children and childrens
children, on last Monday, decorated
The graves of the dead saylours of the
nation.
1t has been said that ingratitude Is
the prevailing characteristic of human
ity," and perhaps with some truth; but
it can never be said of the people Of
America that they have been unmind-
full Of those who buckle on the armour
OF the Blue and who went forth to bat
sic that the honor Of the nation migh:
pe saved. Every decoration day since
the dawn of peace their resting place
have been visited and gentle hands
have laid upon the tombs of the silent
soldiers tokens of reverence and love.
The humble private who bore his car
bino alike with the warrior chief who
to-day lies in magnificent mausoleum
by the side Of the Hudson, is remem-
pered.
Here, in our graveyard on the bank
Of the Nemady, where rests many Of
those who took part in the war, the
ceremony of placing flowers upon their
graves was reigiously observed. The
day was little chilly, but the hearts Of
the people were warm to the memory
of the dead soldiers This is as it should
he. May they never fail to
Scatter flowers upon their graves.
Keep their memories green,
Twas they who saved the flag that waves
OF freedoms flags the queen"
Because we last week ventured to
criticise the Leaders unfair and illiberal
attack upon Canadians caused by the
foolish conduct of few men in Winni-
peg who pulled down an American
flag a patent medicine man was dis
playing without the usual Union Jack
above, the editor of that great opinion.
moulding paper took occasion, on Sun
day morning, to advise us-in most
poetic language-to attend more strictly
TO our business We have, Mr.. Leader
man. no apologies to make for the opin-
ions expressed in, or the general APP
pearance of, THE TINES last week, and
furthermore, we are perfectly willing
to take the blame ourselves, whenever
deserved, for errors of any kind which
NAV creep into TIE TIMES, as they do,
and will. into any newspaper no matter
how well edited, corrected and man
aged. We do not, as the Leader does,
hold the compositors and members from
The mechanical department of our office
responsible for them. The editor and
proof reader are to blame, and they
alone.
The Winnipeg Free Press thinks
We take philosophical view Of matters
and things. We try to.
"A Liberal ministry has succeeded to
power in Spain, but whether it will be
better for Cubans remains to be seen.
A lvnching party was fired upon by
the militia at Urbana, O., on Thursday,
with the result that two men were killed
and seven wounded.
-Ifthere is any truth in the charges
brought against Myron III. McCord w o
has been nominated for governor Of
Arizona, he is not a tit person TO occupy
that position.
-Whitelaw Reid, special ambassador
to represent the United States at the
Qneen's jubilee, left on "Wednesday for
London, accompanied by Mrs. Reid
Miss Jean Reid aud Ogden Reid.
The cruiser Brooklyn has sailed for
queens jubilee. With two ambassa-
,hors. the com mander-in-chie an adj
lnirai, one Of our finest war vessels and
q host of prominent citizens at the jubi-
lee America Will be reuresented.
North Dakota has passed law COM
pelhng all grain firms doing business
with the people OF that state To furnish
a bond of $1,000 for the faithful per
formance of their contracts. This law
intended to protect formers against un-
scrupulous grain dealers, and while 1t
may cause solvent and honorable firms
some Inconvenience, 1t Is a move in the
right direction.
South Superior Sun-Elsew here is
an article unier the caption of "Ty-
ranny" taken from the Superior TINES
which We take pleasure in copying and
We trust every reader of this pa per Will
carefully look the piece over. 1t might
be good thing TO have the article
printed IN large type, put in frame
and placed by the side of the flag oi
the free" over the mayors desk in the
city hail.
The reported outbreak of Indians
X: Tongue river reservation, Montana
only goes to show that the more YOU
educate some Indians the more deadly
enemies YOU make of them. The only
good Indian, some body has said, Is the
one who has gone TO the happy hunting
ground. This may not be true in al
cases. but it is true in the great majority
At the same time much of the trouble
with the Indians can be traced 10 The
treatment they have received from gov
eminent officials.
"A whltc-haired old man spoke from
the south steps of the Milwaukee, court
house, on Monday afternoon last Their,
would be nothing unusual about thu
circumstance but for the fact that forty
three years ago this same man. Sher
MAN NJ Rnptb stood IN Tho same Mac