The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-19

CHICAGO, Oct 1s.-At the peace 3ub-
nee exercises at the Auditorium
to-day, Archbishop ireland, of St.
Paul, was ono OF the most distln-
guIshed speakers. In his address he, IN
part, said;
"a just and necessary war Is holy.
The men who ct eountrV's cail engage
in such Q war are the country'S heroes
20 whom must be given unstinted gratI-
fuae ana unstinted praise. The sword
IN their hands Is the emblem of self
sacrifice and Of valor; the nag which
leads them betokens their country, and
bids them pour out In oblatIon to pur-
est patriotism the llfe-blood of their
hearts; the shroud which spreads over
the dead OF the battlefield Is the man
tie Of fame and of glory.
Happy the nation, which has the
courage Of a Just war no less than that
OF q lust peace, whose sons are able
and willing to serve her with honor
alike In war and in peace. Happy the
nation, whose Jubilee of peace, when
war has ceased. is also Jubilee of VIC
tory.
awe love peace, not war; but when
We 60 to war, we send to 1t the best ana
braYest Of the country These WORDS
SPOKEN q few days ago by the chief
magistrate Of America embodP great
principle OF American life.
asix months ago the Congress Of the
United States declared that in the
name Of humanity war should be WaG-
"a IN order to give to the island OF Cuba
= stable and Independent government.
Afegniheent patriotism OF America. The
people Of the United States at once
arose IN their might. They argued not,
they heslta$ed not; America had spok-
en-: theirs was not to Judge but to obeyi
IN y moment the money Of America,
the lives Of America were at the dis
posal of the chief magistrate OF the
nation, whose sole embarrassment was
the too generous response to his appeal
for means to bring victory to the ma
Tons flag America had spoken. Par
tigan politics, sectional disputes In
SANITY were stllled beneath the maJes-
~ Of her voice. Oft II had been Wills
pefed that we had north and south;
when America spoke, we knew that we
were but one people, that all were
"a
that social and economic lines were
hopeiessly dividing the American peoA
pie. and thnt patriotism was retreatlng
before the growth of class interests and
class prejudlces. But when America
spoke there was no one In the land who
was not an Americana the laborer
dropped his hammer, the farmer turned
from his pillow, the merchant forgot his
counting room, the millionaire closed
the door OF his mansion-and side b.
side. equal In their love Of country and
their resolve to serve her. they march
Ell to danger and to death. America
can never doubt the united loyalty Of
her whole population, nor the power
which such united loyalty puts into her
hand.
sAnd what may I not say In euiogy OF
the sentiment Of humanity, that in un-
ion with their patriotism swayed the
hearts OF the American people and In
their vision Invested the war with the
haio OF highest and most sacred duty to
8eiloWmen. speak OF the great null
ttude whom we name the American
people. They had been told OF dire
suffering by nelghboring people, strug-
cling for peace and liberty they be-
iieved that only through war could
they acquit themselves Of the sacred
duty OF rescuing that people from
their sufferings. I state a broad. I'M
deniable fact. The dominating, impell-
INF motive OF the war, In the depths OF
tie national heart OF America was the
sentiment OF humanity. The people OF
America offered their lives through no
gordid ambition OF pecnnlary gain, OF
conquest OF territory, OF national ag-
reimbursement Theirs was the high
born ambition to suecor tellow-man.
'rWhat strength and power America
was found to possess! When war WA
declared so small was her army 80
sniaH her navy, that the thought OF
war coming upon the country affFight-
Cd for the moment her own citizens
and excited the derislVo smiles OF for
eigners. OF her latent resources nc
doubt was possible; but how much tlmt
was needed to utilize them, and mean
while how much humiliation was posi-
ole. The President waved his hand; In.
gtantly armies and 1avies were created
q II By maViH. Within few weeks 9
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