The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-16
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| of Atlanta and spoke feelingly of his as
ISOLATION then with Georgias brilliant ed
| itor, the late Henry Grady. Continuing.
the president said:
-Four years have gone since last met
| the people of Georgia in public assem-
bly,. Much has happened in the in'erVen-
ing time. The nation las been az war,
| not within its own shores, Dur WIN
| foreign power, 2 war wage1 not for re-
venge or ACCOMPLISHMENT but TO- cur OPP
| pressed neighbors, for tnei- freedom and
| amelioration. IT was short but decisive
! Il recordede a succession OF significant
victories on land and sea 1t gave new
/ honors to American arms. II mas brought
new problems to the republic, whose So
luton will tax the genius of our people
/ United we Will meet and solve them with
honor 10 ourselves and 10 the lasting ben
/ eft OF all concerned. The war brought US
together; its settlement Will keeo US 60
gether.
Reunited Glorious realization, II ex-
presses the thought OF my mind and the
| long deferred contamination Of my
hearts desire, as I stand in tn presence.
| It interprets the hearty demonstration
| here witnessed and is the patriotic refrain
Of all sections and OF all lovers Of the re-
public.
Reunited, One country again and one
country forever, proclaim 1t from the
press and pulpit teach it IN the schools!
/ write it across the skies the world sees
and feels til It cheers every heart. north
and south, and brightens the life of ev-
/ cry Amer can home. Ler nothing ever
strain it again. At peace win all the
world and with each o,her. what can
stand in the pathway Of our progress ana
prosperity"
WHO GAVE DEWEY HIS ORDERS.
Hon. John D. Long. secretary of the
navy, followed, responding to The toast,
''The Navy"
| The secretary's effort was the happiest
/ of the evening. His remarks for the first
| fifteen minutes were on almost every
! other subject than that assigned. He re-
| ferred humorousIy to everybody from
! George Washington down to the present
| day. and paid high tribute TO the Ameri-
| can blue jacket, who, he said, was the
| typical American citizen.
| Referring 10 the famous dispatch to Ad-
miral Dewey to sail from Hong Kong TO
| meet and capture or destroy the Spanish
| feet at Manila the speaker said:
"Now about that dispatch. In the Sun
| day after the war was declared, and af-
| ter the dispatch had been sent to Admi-
raj Dewey, took it over to the president
and asked his permission to sent 1t 10
Dewey. He of course. approved, and
said it was in my department Further
regarding that dispatch don't know now
who wrote it. It was handed me by Com
mander Crowninshield of the navigation
department and I don't think he knew
who wrote It. Coming right down to the
facts, lit was probably written by some
clerk in his department, but anyway, it
was sent, and you all know the rest"
SKATER ON 1.-THE ARMY"
Major General William r. Shafter was
heartily cheered when introduced by Mr..
| Howell TO respond to the toast, The
Army" He said in part:
TOO glowing a tribute cannot be paid
TO the noble little army which contribut-
ed so freely the lives of its best men,
to bring about this happy issue. The
bulk and the flower of our regular army
composed the Santiago expedition. Words
cannot graphically depict the obstacles
overcome; the suffering endured and the
hardships undergone. If you could have
seen. as / have, officers and men alike.
pushing from day to day on TO Santiago
through the tropical jungles under a trOp-
jcal sun, wet with tropical rains. exposed
10 unknown diseases, and only the coare-
est fare TO eat. yyou would agree with me
that the typiNl hero is To American
regular"
GEORGE r. PECK ON EXPANSION.
The Hon. George r. Peck of Chicago
responded to the toast, The New Union
! He said:
"A stranger from another land. witness
ing this brilliant festival. might well in
ouire: DO you celebrate victory or peace?
| The prompt emphatic answer would be
| both. One preceded the other but a little.
| as the flush OF dawn heralds the full
brightness OF the day; but both are our,
| and nobly won. In all these joyous obser-
! vations. we are under an influence which
! is not mere exultation, but what Matthew
Arnold might have called, sweet reason
| ableness. The nation, looking into its
! own heart. weighing it's own motives.
subjecting itself 70 a rigorous introspec-
/ ton. is content The task it assumed
when the year was young has been fin
/ ished though the year is not yet ended.
! Why should we not rejoice? Human ma
I tur must needs have some channel in
which its currents may flow Here We
/ bring memories and hopes; here We re-
call the high ideals which led Us through
/ the summer days; and here a nes7 ma
{ ton finds fitting shrine This is Atlanta.
/ that fated citadel which once guarded
/ the gateway OF the south; Atlanta. the
marvellous child OF faith and enterprise
beading with clear eyes the destiny that
| waits on opportunity; Atlanta. the ex-
! pectancy and rose OF the fair state. To
! YOU war is something more than an ar
/ tistic sketch. Its argument has held YOU
I in its grasp; its sorrows have entered
/ your hearts and homes and left them
desOlate Yonder is Peach Tree. where
( Hood great IN misfortune and superb
/ IN defeat led his heroic columns. Ike
another Ney. in an onset which was the
[ more glorious because 1t was hopeless
/ Yonder once grew the oaks and pines
under whose sheiteriEg branches McPhsr-
/ son fell. our best-beloved. our Lycidas
! dead ere his prime Verify. ne are on
historic ground. Here our annals sroT
tired OF common things. and touch the
/ highest themes. They make ciass.c. rot
/ simply that which Is venerable. but thoss
highest OF human attributes-coUFage.
/ consiancy and faith- Here re knox. Tor
I q certainty, that a power beyond our
controlling an ins-steHee outside q cur
own little plans have made Us one
y am the less reluctant 70 speak q
these things. because ! know yeu give
hack though: FOR thought greeting for
greeting. and heart for hear. Nos long
ago. Al the great jrhllee n Chicago. ~
distinguished citizens q Georgia brought
Us messages that VIII not Be- t0rgpffon-
Listening 10 The eloquent words q JrSEs /
S7ee- and Clark Howell. W felt as Es /
had never felt before. that American pa /
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