Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-23
SOLDIERS OF THE SIXTIES.
Continued from first page.

Before it started there was an out
ry that their ships armor was no
good. The poor old Texas was
ridiculed as only subject for the
dry dock, but she had now put a
good many vessels in need of dry
docking. Laughter. On the
navy in the future would devolve
more Importance than had devolv
ed on it in the past. While new
countries gained would have to be
garrisoned they would also re-
quire a navy to protect them. He
had felt it unfortunate that he
had not been in the Navy in this
war instead of fighting in Homo
lulu. (Laughter.)
"rhe Grand Army of the Re-
public" was coupled with zone of
the youngest and most diminutive
comrades"
Colonel Gilbert f. Little of
Hilo, with that facetious intro
duction, raised his stalwsrt form.
The first duty of a soldier he said
was to obey orders and that was
al he was doing. His first in
timation of this order was but a
moment ago. Thirty years ago
they were taught lesson.
They were not ashamed to be rec
koned among the members of the
G. A. r That night for the first
time in the history of the United
States, the first time in the history
of the G.. A. r., they had assem-
bled under their flag on soil not
at that former time under the Stars
and Stripes, the flag which at
that time nearly went into the
dust. Proud of being comrades,
they were proud of the men com
posing the Army of the United
States today. The spirit of the
sixties had expanded until every
man, every boy, was credit to
the Nation-s hero 10 every posi-
ton wherein he was placed. The
war of the Revolution produced
certain results. The war of the
10 did the same. The war of the
Rebellion had something more
peculiar in it than the others. 1t
was to cement, to build up, to
strengthen what was created by
the war of Independence. Hence,
as we walk along, under the
changes and mutations of time,
the G. A. r. will be one of the
mileposts, one of the incidents, in
a country the brightest, the best,
the grsndest that ever has been or
that will be until Gabriel blows
his last trumpet. We are glad to
welcome you here today, to bid
you godspeed in the work which
you are called to perform. He
agreed with the New Yorker who
had spoken, that not a
foot of land, not a drop of
water, which had been captured
should ever be given up. 1t is
the hope of every G. A. r. man
here, the speaker concluded, that
after you have been mustered out
you will have the same pleasant
feelings in duties performed and
in generous conduct toward con.
quered foes as have inspired every
member of the Grand Army of
tho Republic.
Major Chase was called up by
Captain Hitchcock as being one
who had worn the blue in two
wars. That gentleman quoted the
order of General Grant-"Move
on the works." In coming there
he had simply obeyed that order.
When he looked back on the times
Of 81 to IS, and then on the pre-
sent time, he saw very much SINH
larity. In those days you and l
were somewhat younger than we
are today. You remember when
the tocsin of war sounded how
every man sprang to arms. You
will remember the privations and
sufferings undergone. In the
last few months that same condi-
ton has been seen in Cuba. The
spirit of the sire has reappetred
in the son. That spirit was shown
at San Juan. The statement made
about towards is true. 1t is not in
the air, not in the Gun, in which an
American is born to be- coward.
Yet the first time man is under
fire he vans to be home in his
mothers arms. | would have run
away myself only WAS afraid of
being called coward. But when.
ever a man gets into action that
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