The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-30
MIR. COLBORN'S REMARKS.


| Colborns stirring effort, he spoke in
| part as follows:
Great men like great truths never
| die. Their influence lives on, and
! leaves it's impress on all succeeding
! ages Great occasions do not make
| great men, they only reveal them. The
| revolutionary contest revealed the
| greatness Of Washington and made
| him first, in the hearts of his country
! men-but time, like the sun, puts the
! stars to flight and over the broad ex-
| panse has written Washington first in
! the hearts of men. The war Of 1872
| gave to us the brave, independent and
! stern hero. Andrew Jackson. In the
| mighty contest of 1861 there was re-
| Vealed the greatest soul and gentlest
nature the world had ever seen-God's
| chosen messenger to save this nation
| Abraham Lincoln. John Browns body
! lies mouldering in the grave, but his
! soul goes marching on"
Thank God, it is marching on to-
| day! 1t has marched to the east, it has
marched to the vest to the north and
to the south, and it has been IA gleam-
ing sword summOning this nation to
another contest for humanity.
The war of the rebellion was waged
for humanity. Men said when they en-
| listed that the contest was union or
dsunion, but deep in their hearts they
knew that contest was deeper and
mighter than that-they knew it was
death struggle between slavery and
freedom. 1t was down-trodden and op-
pressed humanity that marshaled the
mightest armies the world ever saw.
The contest was fought for humanity,
but the battle cry was the Union for
ever
THE PRESENT CONTEST.
"The contest now being waged is for
humanity John Browns soul is still
marching on! The outburst Of patriot
ism that seemed to shake the very
mountains environing our loyal city on
Wednesday evening last was not patri-
otism born of the hour--it was the
spirit of 1861 living again in worthy
sons of noble and patriotic sires. The
battle cry of this contest will not be
| the freedom of Cuba, but one that will
fire every soul and nerve every heart
to battle more bravely than the heroes
Of old
The conflict is on, everywhere is conlmo-
tiOn,
our flag is unfurled from ocean to ocean,
Swords leap from their scabbards the
war horse is pranCng,
The Blue and the Gay are together ad-
vancing.
But bark to their war cry-.marli well it's
| refrain,
Remebcr the Maine, boys, remember the
Maine
Remober the Maine, boys remember the
Maine
| Forget not how fCully our brothers were
slain,
They died not in battle whore bullets were
passing,
They fell by the hand Of the midnight
assassin,
| All honor to them-but dshonor to Spain.
Remember the Maine, boys, remember the
Maine!
That ralying cry will arouse our
country and awaken the spirit Of patri-
Otism that marshalled the mighty
forces little over a quarter Of a cen
tury ago A patriotism that is not a
mere impulse but an experience, not
| a mere instinct but a determination,
not a mere sentiment but a conviction,
not a mere passion but a principle;
| and yet it is an experience with the
imperious urgency of an impulse. de-
| termination with the spontaneous urg-
ency of an instinct, conviction with
the ruddy glow of sentiment, a prin-
cple with the white heat of a passion,
a patriotism rooted in right and
grounded i'm justice, devoted TO coun-
try, loyal to duty, consecrated to
humanity, hallowed by religion and
blessed of Almighty Cod With an
ocean-tide Of such patriotism swelling
in the hearts of our people, and our
government guided by the clear head,
sober judgment and matchless deVo-
tion to country, of President McKin-
ley-victory will be ours, and human
ity will once again be emancipated
from an oppression worse than slavery.