The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-10
ST. PAUL, BREA TIES THE SPIRIT OF WAR
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dishonor and shame may come to the
nation. May God bless you ALL"

| dishonor and shame may come to the
nation. May God bless you all"
Midshipman Duncan's Sword.
Rukard Hurd then took the floor and
exhibited naval sword having a hilt
| of ivory and a handsomely carved
| eagles head.
Behind this sword fifty years ago."
said Mr.. Hurd, was Midshipman
| Duncan, and behind Duncan was a
| small body Of American sailors. Before
| him in the mountains and in a strong
position, were 400 soldiers of Spanish
| descent. Duncan didn't do a thing to
the Mexican 400, but wipe them off the
| face OF the earth. You look like the
| men who followed this sword. We need
not wonder that Uncle Sam sent to the
| prairieS for sailors. The best and
| truest men he ever had are the men
| who sailed prairie schooners."
At the conslusion Of his remarks, Mr..
Hurd waved a small, round case from
which he took a handsome silk Ameri-
| can flag. He said he would present Il
! to a recruit and he walked along the
| line to select the recipient. He finally
| handed it to Charles Henry Barnard
Appleton, seaman.
you gave it to an old sailor" said
| Appleton, and the crowd cheered.
| Make Hearts Beat Faster.
The next speaker was w. G. White.
'Such scenes as this" he said.
AROUSE us and make our hearts beat
| faster. To us younger men they are
| new, burt there are many who remem-
Der the time when such were Of daily
| occurrence. To us this may be pic
| ture, but to them it is a reality. Love
! for our country and our flag. inspired
| you to enlist. Love and patriotism are
| IL LII
| ly today. We will uphold the rights
| and liberty Of our country in the face
! Of war. There is no Christian man who
will not pray to avert war, but when
every effort has failed he will not
shrink from it. Better that we had a
thousand wars than a blot on our flag,
| or stain on our country's honor. War
seems inevitable. Our cause is just
| and holy. The destruction of a ship
and the sacrifice of 200 lives is suffi-
| cient justification for war, but even
| then war might have looked like re-
taliation and revenge, but when We
undertake to feed the starving and
clothe the naked and set free slaves,
we are doing Christ's work and setting
ourselves true before the bar Of heaven.
'"The Spanish government is a curse
upon the face of the earth, and 1 be-
| lieve that God has made an instru-
ment of the United States to end all
| Spanish dominion on this continent. We
need not fear the result of such a war
to our country. At no time has there
been such unity among our people as
| today. There is now no North, no
| South. but we stand together for right
| and for one flag that waves over ALL
| II the time has come when the Bay
| state and the Palmetto state; when
Minnesota and Mississippi may stand
| shoulder to shoulder, then God speed
the Spanish war, and history will write
| it as one of the greatest blessings to
our country"
1--WE know you will do your duty. I
want you to prove that our trust in
YOU has not been misplaced. Be loyal
to the flag and true to the nation.
Maintain the honor of your country.
Fight for us, and, if in that fight life
shall end, remember that from man
God has made an angel, and that there
is no higher honor for you than that.
Button Denotes IL Friend.
There was more cheering, and then
Capt McCardy spoke:
'"The hearts of the G. A. R. will go
out to you," said Capt McCardy, "ard
wherever you see this little brass but
ton you will find a friend. We wish
you Godspeed and I am sure every
one Joins with me in saying: GOD
be with you till we meet again"
William l. johnson delivered a short
| but very effective speech, and then
Capt Bailey told the men it was time
| for them to CO. and he babe them all
| a farewell.
The men were then excused until
| o'clock, when they were directed to re-
| port in tn long corridor on the second
! floor of the federal building. 5Gvery
man and boy turned up at the appoint
ed time. and there they found Chief
| Engineer Denig awaiting to muster
| them. He was soon Joined by Boat
swain Pierce, and later by Lieut.. COOK:
| All of the naval officers were in full
+ uniform Chief Engineer Den1g, who
was to go to New York with the re-
cruits. called the muster roll and
checked each name as it's owner re
sponded. When it was ascertained
that none had failed to report, the
word was given to march.
The following men and boys composed the
party of recruits:
| Charles NJ AmlaHd Walter Hannis,
| Herman F. Koke. Vernon }. Parks,