The times., 1898-10-03

Saks Accompany
Penna. Ave. and 9TH St.
circumference, the strength, power, and majesty
OF all things American
Now, ladies and gentlemen, great suffering and
want and anguish have come to these, our boys,
and yet | do not believe we have receired a
benefit for which can make adequate re-
turn. do rot feel with Darius that we can
not make a return for these great sacrifices ard
for all this suffering and all these deaths. for,
ladies and gentlemen, the country is So--h it
all (Applause.)
Dewey md Schley.
/ am proud OF the magnificent work Of Dewey.
(Applause) am proud of the less great
achievement Of Schley (applausel / watched
with bated breath that awful charge at II
Caney and stood also with palpitating heart dur
ing the irresistible onslaught at Santiago. am
proud of the heroism of Hobson and his men
(Applause) / am twice proud of the magnificent
science OF the men behind the guns. applause
But. ladies' and getlemfn, | pro,idest OF all
of those humane words OF that magnificent Ameri-
can who. when the fight was ended sand: Don t
cheer. men; the poor devils dying!'' Cap
plaiise) Magnificent wosds, glorious than
the achievements of the whole war. WGTthier to
live than any thing that has been done in this
immortal one hundred days
We Can Fight.
! We have taught the world this lcsson--that
we can fight That. when occasion requires, we
will fight If need be. can fight. and fight
well. (Applause.) 1t teaches the world the po-
sition that we occupy and US lesson that we
| shall never forget God save US from another
/ war, CApplalsel God save US from being 50
! criminally unprepaTed We we're for this! Long
The btst way to insure peace IS to prepare
! for war (Applause.) The alliance that we want
/ i bir navy fAppIaiise) When We pre-
/ parpd and properly prepared for war We may
/ he s1,re that we are not going to have war until
every possible expedient has been exhausted
Preserve the Country.
| In conclusion he said:
| Nav God preserve tlis great country He has
| watched over from the beginning. When others
crr,vv weak NAV we be strong. When others tall,
| may we stand When liberty is banished and
tyranny reigrs o God. and protect America
/ God save the Republic and strengthen the ne,
/ pubicl God uphold the Republic! God shleiu
| the Republic! o, God. save America! uong
applause)
When Dr. Stafford concluded his ad-
dress the enthusiasm. was so great that
Chairman Warner escorted him to the
front of the platform, where he gracefully
acknowledged the honor thus rendered
him. 40
BY request the Marine Band then
played "God Save the Queen, My Coun-
try. 'Tis of Thee" and Dixie"
Rev. DIR. wharton, of baltimore.
Following DR.. Stafford there were songs
by the audience and selections by the
band. Rev DR. Wharton, of Baltimore
was then introduced and spoke at some
length. Dr. Wharton served as private
in the Confederate army and as chap
lain in the war with Spain.
DIR. Wharton began his speech by say
| ing that he was honored by being al
lowed to address such an audience. The
speaker referred to MIR. Warner in intro
ducing him and alluded to the fact thai
| he was a Confederate soldier. He sale
he followed Gen. Lee to Appomattox
| He disclaimed, however. any very dis
tinguishing war record. for he was only
sixteen years old at the time of the sur
render. He thought he could put himself
in the same category with certain Con
| federate soldier who was asked at thu
close of the war how many Yankees he
had killed He said: II don't know, but
guess l killed as many of them as they
did of me-" Gaughter.)
Dr. Wharton, speaking of the war jus
ended, said he believed it was Gods war
He said the people had shown that in wa
they were a first-class and Independent
/ f,,. In
dependently of any other nation on earth
DR.. Wharton said further that the wa
would have been success even if it onl,
had developed the fact of the unity of tn
North and South
He spoke in glowing terms of the com
manders of the army and navy and wa
vigorously appiauded whenever he men
toned a hero's name.
Continuing, he said he was sorry to hav
it. said that there has been any neglec
or any sort of failure upon the part o
the war officers to have done their duty
He said that IN every war two men di
of disease where one is killed with bul
let. Gen. Grant, he said, would kill NOR
men before breakfast than died in Cuba
He referred to Napoleon. who was remon
I strated with and told he was killing
great many men. He replied: "Yo
can't make an omelet and not brea
eggs
The speaker said he had marched thre
days and nights without anything to ca
and that he got back from Cuba.
Patrick Walsh, was, the last speaker o
the day. He spoke briefly. but was re
ceived with enthusiasm.
A collection was taken up amounting t
several hundred dollars for the monumen
to the heroes of the war. and for tn
benefit of the unemployed soldiers in tn
District. a,tf NJ
The meeting then adjourned after agai
singing "America.'