The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-13
"FLAG is STILL THERE"
Monument for Francis S. Key,
Author of a National Song,
is Unveiled.

Frederick Md, Aug. 9.-The monu-
ment of Francis Scott Key, author of the
Star Spangled Banner. erected in Mt
Olivet cemetery, was unveiled today with
impressive ceremonies. The day was oh
served as a half holiday and the city was
elahorately decorated with flags and bunt-
ing. Preceding the ceremonies there was
long parade which proceeded from the
center of the town TO the cemetery. The
procession was composed of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, the Confederate
Veterans the Sons of Veterans and other
patriotic and semi-military organizations.
Arriving nj The cemetery an interesting
rfogramme was carried out, the features
includins the singing of The Star
Spangled Banner" by a chorus of 100
school children The address of the day
was delivered by Henry Watterson OF
Kentucky. He said:
Since the Star Spangled Banner was
written nearly o century has come and gone.
The drums and ttamplingS Of more than
half Its yeArS have passed over the grave of
ffanris Scott Key. Here at last he rests
Forever Here at last his tomb is titly made.
When his eyes closed upon the scenes Of this
life their last gaze bcheld the ensign Of the
republic, Full high advanced, its arms
and trophies streaming In their original
tuSter not stripe erased or polluted nor
single star obscured If happily they were
spared the spectacle of a severed union. and
A land rent hy civil feud and dren"hed III
fraternal blood. II may be that somewhere
beyond the stars his gentle spirit now looks
down nFon nation awakened from ITS
bet.ti self, md known and honored, as never
teforc, throughout the world.
Whilst Key lived there was but single
paramount issue. about which all other is
sues circuled-the constitution and the
union. The problems Of the constitution and
union solved, the past secure, turn We to
the future: 10 longer huddle Of petty SOyer-
eighties hel! together by rope of sand ;,
no longer a body Of merCenary >hOpkeepers
'worshping rather the brand upon the dol
lar than the eagle on the shield: no longer
brood If provincial iaggards, hanging with
hatrd breath upon the movements of man
hlnH. afraid TO trust themselves away from
nome, or 10 put their principles to the test
Of progress and of arms, but a nation and
a leader of nations. a world power which
dnrst face imperialism upon its own ground
win repubilcanism. and with 1t dispute the
future of civilization
II i the viii IT God let not man gainSay
Let not man gainSay until the word Of cod
has heen cHrIiel tn tho furthermoSt ends
Of the earth. not until freedom is the herit-
re II al His creatures: not until the bless
Ing, "hirf He has given us are shared by
Ms lHtptt IN all lands. not until Latin licen-
iionsheHS. festcred by modern wealth and
fmthrf anu art has been enpiated by fire
aud Latin corruption and cruelty have dis
appeared from the government Of men; not
until that sober suited Anglo Sa XoniSm
which born at Runuymeda Va ~ .,I
neither at Yorktown nor at AppOmattoA.
has mad" at one and the same time another
map e thriStendom and new race Of
NJ, hfIstlans sl, and Woman, equally soldiers Of
a.1 T. 'ia anu ~ o me he, ross, even IN AIrfa
America Thns and inns alone and Iyhar.l 81
ever The winas Of heaven blow. shnII fy the
spirit II not the actually of the blessed
symbol We nave come here this day 70 glnr-
Hy. ashamed Of nothing that cod has sent
w ~ ~, sidng th.t ,rnn may Seha
hparthlcss wap,Ierar who pnt in sII h"arts thn
Anglo Saxnns simple Hone. sweet Home >
y UaS poet not n warrior, who gave to
9Hr nhlon n" Anglo Americans homage 10
~ nv aa. TN a. me Ir,nce OF I'acr. who
,tai = ua NH tI, Y, ,iit VIZ lnr Hoh oI
il a3eh ~ ~ rnnn ~ an,
prayer to heaven for "Hamr. sweet
Home may he also murmur and teach his