The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-23

stopped at Louisville-as wac else
would? and left Thomas to go forward;
In his own way, to that victory which
was like Cromwelrs Growing Mercy.
This hour is dedicated to Logan as a
soldier. He won it from the calendar,
and made Il mis- own. But in the midst
Of all this pageantry. we must not for
get tnat ne was statesman in the most
in tie most trying times OF all our his
-cry. II is not for me, al tins august
moment, to discuss any question OF
party opinion. Logan was man IF
positive views; plain, direct and uncom-
promising For what re believed to be
right ne would fight IN the senate as IN
dauntedly as he fought on the field. He
was for freedom; and for all those great
amendments OF the constitution that
made freedom organic in this nation; he
was for equality before the law; he was
for the common soldier who had felt, as
ne mad a. Donelson. the wound which is
the soldiers best decora ton: ne WASH for
:he national honor, on land and sea:
for the army and navy. and for force, il
nesd be. TO defend every right which
ought 10 be recognized without force.
HE loved Illinois. and Illinois loved
him-the son she had nursed in her own
cradle. He was loyal to her. and faith-
full 20 the uttermost; but he believed, as
this great state has always believed,
as this great state has always believed.
that "Ma soil Of Illinois. is the soil Of
the L led States" The republic Is
gfeateIS han any state.
1T is little to say that he was honest.
Through all his great career ne went I'M
scathed, and no man ever dared TO
whisper in his ear a thought of personal
gain. If any one had vertured, ne
would have seen, in that flashing eye.
such a warning, as made the slave, sent
10 kill Caius Marius, fly quaking from
the presence Of him who had been
consel.
"He, more than any other, created
the Grand Army OF the Republic. that Or
ganization which makes us remember
what we are prone to forget. Here his
form will sleep forever, guarded by
them and by those who follow them. 1
greet you, comrades, in memory Of our
great commander, and in memory of the
OLQ IdyS anu Tie olu CAUSE
1T was he who gave US the sweet OBJ
servance Of Memorial Day. Only poet
could have thought il: only a poet could
have made IL come true. It is, above all
others. our bestowed holiday; our fes-
tival of memory, love and beauty. We
shall keep it forever. with all the flowers
that grow upon the prairies and in the
gardens Of Illinois. And there will be
tears.
eff we listen, We shall hear an echo OF
AL We do today. The people every
where are thinking OF him, because he
always thought of them. II is an old
lesson, end a good lesson. We never
needed Il more than now. Il he were
alive, what voice would ring like his
for civic honor. What form would lead
like his, the nation, the state and the
city? Nothing was too great, nothing
too small, II only It were right, for
him to espouse To all the duties OF
peace, ne brought the rugged qualities
that made him great in war.
"Our days are like the weaver's shut
tie We are Fastening TO the end. Is 1t
not something to remember. something
TO be proud of forever, that. in this
great cerem ony. those who followed an
other flag than his have come to pay
their tribute to the great citizen-soldier?
Men Of the south. the Grand Army wei
comes you; the Loyal Legion welcomes
you; Illinois welcomes You. and the ma
ton greets you with an open hand.
Brave men cannot hate forever. If We
you once, you have, in
beautiful sense, conquered US today,
when you mingle your love with ours
for the heroic. for the patriotic, and
surely I may say it-for the flag which
has been saved for US all.
Here we make a sacred place. Here
we consecrate a name already consecrat-
ed in our bravest annals. We give the
statue 10 the world, in the presence OF
the wife he loved and honored. and
whom we loved and honor. HIS chill
dren and his children's children are
here to learn how great name they
bear.
He is not ours alone; but yet we
claim him. In coming years, the throngs
that crowd the avenue will see a silent
figure, always on duty. They will know
and all the world will know-it is
Logan. Illinois has kept her trust
PARADE AND REVIEW.
Tho program was completed shortly az
ter 8 O'Clock. The parade and review fol-
lowed, the troops falling in line in
Twelfth street The command Of Grand
Marshal General Brooke Of the depart
ment Of Missouri marched north on Mich
igan avenue. past the reviewing stand.
Over 10000 men were in line. headed by
a squad of police on foot. The survivors
OF General Logan's old regiment, the
Illinois volunteers. led the
van, proudly bearing the old regimen;al
flag. tattered and torn BY 200 Confederate
bullets.
Then came the g-izzlei veterans Of the
G.. A. r. with barred heads in honor OF
their first and idolized conmanieT-in-
chief With the veterans marched the
ex-Confederates 200 strong. The appear
ance OF the veterans OF the gray was
a touching tribute 70 the man they met
in battle on the bloody fed Of At
lanta-
Behind the sou.herners marched with
easy swing $500 regulars. the larges.
number seen together in The west since
the civil war Every branch Of the ser
vice was represented, including eigh,
troops Of cavalry.
The governors OF states. with their
s:afTs. followed. and then came the IL
noIs National Guard, 1000 strong. under
command o: Governor Tanner as COM
Knights Of Pythias followed 20 the num-
Der Of 500. The rear was brought up
by 100 Chicago mail carriers and 5.2@a
uniformed de:achments % various civic
societies. nor bearing arms