The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

Acker post and the ladies' relief
corps of the post Joined in a camp fire
at the Central hall last evening. Adj
vantage was taken of the cessation
of hostilities with Spain to make the
occasion one Of double significance.
w. S. Eberman acted as chairman n.
and in his introductory remarks refer
red with much fervor to the war and
It's sudden termination, and to the
Indignantly displayed by the United
States for the defeated enemy
Once Mayor Doran, who was intro
duced as the speaker of the evening,
said that the war had proven that the
young men Of 1898 We're just as brave
and full Of patriotism os those Of 1861
we are entering upon an era of pros
perity," he said, sin the history of a.
country whose prosperity is unparal-
leled by any other country on earth
We are the most progressive people in
the world, and We have everything to
hope for from the younger generation
Some of us older men have received
more honors than we deserve, but they
Who went to the war with Spain will
be regarded with the same reverence
as we who went to the front in 1861.
Great credit is due to the old soldier,
and great honor has been done to him
in this state. The legislature of this
state has done as much for the veteran
as any state in the Union. Happily
the foreign element has been willing
to concede much for the old soldiers.
We Of the older generation cannot
hope to see many more changes. Our
defamation will be rapid. But we have
bequeathed to posterity the greatest
heritage ever given to man."
Maj Espy, who was next introduced,
said that achievements Of the army
and navy had filed the Americans
soul with pride. By shedding our blood
for the liberation of Cuba, we have
no meroenary object, but for the cause
of freedom. This country has made
Cuba free. We will demonstrate our
nlagnamnity to the people of Cuba by
leaving to the people Of that island
the question of self-government. By
annexing Porto Rico we give to the
people Of that island the blessing of
liberty and open to them the door Of
freedom.
Maj. Espy quoted Secretary Stewards
prophecy that the Pacific ocean would
one day be the theater of great COM
>mercial and political activity, and said
that that prophecy had been fulfilled
by the capture Of the Philippine ISL
ands. He said we should aim to Sc
cure free trade relations with other ma
tons, so that the American flag shall
feat in every port.
I'VE knew" he said, that our boys
would fight to their death. They have
done their duty and when they return
we should give them a great reception,
although they did not see active serv-
ice"
MAJ. Espy read a lengthy poem OH
the capture of Santiago, and after
av-Jr, OF al 18Th, IL.
ladies of the relief corps.
One of the best speeches Of the even
ing was delivered by Guy w. Caldwell,
who said that the spirit of '76 has de-
scended upon the men Of '9S, and the
same spirit which animated the SOL
diers of the Revolution was evident in
the boys at Santiago. He said that the
Americans had demonstrated to the
world in the war with Spain that
American manhood was as active and
aggressive as ever-that there was 10
weakening of their valor in the cause
of the nation. The patriotism was Just
as strong now as in 81. The call for
$4,000 men was responded to by three
times that number, and when $200,G0o.-
600 loan was asked for, $500, 900, 600 was
offered by the people of our own coun-
try. 1t was a surprise to the old world
to find that the young men of today
were as eager In the cause Of liberty
as their forefathers, and so long as
that spirit prevailed the American re-
public could not die, but would live
on for ever and ever He said in an
cient times young Romans were taught
to worship the spirit of their ancestors
that they might be as courageous in
battle as their forefathers. The young
men of America worship in the same
way the spirits of their forefathers, and
the results Of this war have proved
that they were as aggressive and brave
and uncomfortable as their forefathers-
Mrs. Sulloway, department COM
nlander of the Wonan's Relief corps,
who was next introduced. said that
She would rather choose the badge of
the W. r. c. than the crown of Vic
toria. She said that during the war
of 1861 many women refrained from
Joining the w. r. c., of that day, be-
cause they believed that the volunteers
were composed largely of the riff raft
of the country. who simply wanted to
get the government pay. She said
there never had existed q man, there