Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-11

man and friend that he was when unknown. uu-
heralded and unsung.
Bsttles have been fought and triumphs won Gen
erals have led their armies the neid Of and
returned from field of victory.
Aonarchs have pillaSed. devastated and destroyed.
70 receive the applause Of servie and tn.
plaudits of the fckie multitude But those whom We
welcome and congratulate tonight returned from
the field Of war with a a. free from di-hefor
as 1t is from defeat. To a greater triumph than a
Caesar who rode IN his chariot up the hill Of the
capital. followed by the spois of his conques,s and
the train OF his czptire. We meet Tonight to pay
cur tribute OF respect fhose brave who hIy
established new standard O: yalor in the army Of
the nation The representatives the paths Gl
peace place the laurel the brow Of those who
won glory in the paths of war. And it is but fl
ting and proper that this city tina. occupies
that portion Of the of Missouri that is named
for the state of Kansas. that has in its intellectual
and strength Of tie and much of the restless
energy and unfailirg courage OF the other should
tend formal greeting to the leaders Of that brave
Kansas regiment whose fame and deeds will be E.
membered so long as human bravery is sung In song
and told in story.
But it is the bravery alone OF the Twentieth
Kansas that We as representatives OF the commercial
to pay tribute of respect this evening. In you
We see more than the soldier who has per-
formed his duty without fear and without repr1ach.
In your campaign We see more than mere victory
over opposing forces more, eyen than the triumph
| of the right and defeat OF the wrong. You have
marched in the vanguard OF that worldwide move
| ment that will never end until every foot OF the
earth's surface has been brought under civilized
rule and every people has secured the blessing OF
freedom peace and law That May morning when
Dewey's guns awoke the sleeping Orient, marked an
epoch in cur own history and in the history Of the
world. When the treaty which ended Spanish do
minion over the Philippines was penned. that hidden
page brought clearly to the light. on which
destined enjoy 4 peace and freedom that they had
never known before. Every shot fired by an Amer
ton. was challenge to the past and promise 70
the future. Every soldier who marched and fought
beneath those Southern skies carried message from
the Occident the Orient which told for the coming
century of a civilization and new Christianity
The inquiry of the soldier is limited to correct
| understanding Of the orders Of his commander;
Your orders were that the flag you followed should
never GO down in defeat. That you performed your
duty WELL the civilized world bears witness in the
honor that it pays to General Funston and the
Twentieth Kansas. But to the active. Intelligent
minds of the who led and who composed the
Twentieth Kansas. the future significance of sonr
work must often have revealed Itself AS you
marched across those fields. pregnant with latent
produetiveness you the vast stores OF natural
wealth awaiting for centuries the magic touch OF
Anglo Saxon energy as you stood by the open door
OF the Orient, there must have come to your minds
the prophetic vision Of that time when, under Amer
lean rule those islands would teen with industry
| and commercial activity: when the Orient would
consume the surplus products of the American farm
| and American labor; when the stars. and stripes:
borne the wings Of free trade. free speech and
free thought, would noat o'er merchant marine In
| every port and be kissed by every breeze.
ohaeers of the Twentieth kansas. we eia you well
ican volunteer You return 10 triumph onereo you
from the hearts Of q grateful and admiring people
labors and your victories that your hardships and
| the loss Of your brave comrades shall not be in
vain. The work that you have 50 we'll begun shall
| not The Dag that you raised In victory at
Malolos shall never come down in defeat Others
will advance the standard you have carried so
brayeIy and defended we'll, but the deeds of the
Twentieth Kansas will stand unchallenged and un-
equaled To you belong csloocan. Malolos, San
Fernando, the Bagbas and Calumpit. You have won
them from the map of the Orient. Future genera
tions in the Philippines. living under the benign
influence OF American ruIe and American civilization.
will sing your praises and recount your deeds OF
daring. The state OF Kansas has welcomed you
| home with that Joy and satisfaction that father
and q mother feel, but which the tongue cannot
express, they welcome successful son back to
the old homestead. The American people will write
your names high on the monument OF fame. with
er and Theodore Roosevelt The civilized world
recognizes in your victories the spirit of 4
that has never worn the chains of bondage known
the meaning Of defeat. And the world has learned
getting life the type persists. unchanged and
Interchangeable. II is the which. through ali the
decks which reeied drunk with the liquor of battle
about the dragon standard Senlac: which darkened
the sky with arrows at Crecy and Agncourt; which
broke the old guard At Waterloo which rode up the
slopes at BaAklava: which charged with Pickett
Gettysburg: which fought with Grant In the Wilder
hess: which went down cheering with the Cumber-
| land in Hampton Roads: which staggered DER the
crimson grass at San Juan: which swan the Bagtag
and crossed the burning bridge Calumpit race
Of the the land-grabber. the inventor.
the fighter, the eolonizer and the civilizer.
General Funston you go forth continue the
performance Of your important duties. know that
you carry with you the good wishes and the God
speed Of the people of Kansas CITY know that they
are confident you viii! perform those duties with
the same courage and ability in the future that you
have displayed in the past. And when the work
the nation has assigned you shall have been per-
formed you wiz return to a people who will con-
| slider that for you no duty is too important, no
honor too great.