Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-05

pride In our men, We dare not say that the
victory was due wholly to them
The incidents OF the war. revealing that
the residue OF power is with God, constrain
us In our paean OF victory to raise the an
cient Psalm, Not unto US. Lord. not
unto us. but unto Thy name give glory.
for Thy mercy and for Thy truths sake" It
was this spirit, not OF exutation over a foe
or Of boasting Of ones achievements but OF
! joy at the triumph OF justice and the prog
ress Of freedom that led Captain Philip to
/ say to the crew of the Texas as they stood
with uncovered heads in a moment of vic
tory, II want to make public acknowledge
ment here that | believe in God the Father
I Almighty, / want all you officers and men
to lift your hats and from your hearts offer
silent thanks to the Almighty for the victory
He has given us" At the end our spirit and
song were not Remember the Maine" but
that "Vengeance is Mine, will repay, saith
the Lord"
Training Tells.
Perhaps the highest resson of the war TO
the observant American is, that training
tells. While we have seen that not the ma
chimes that not man as man, determine the
victory, we have been taught that 1t was
the training of the gunners that made an
important difference between the Spanard
and the American. knowledge was not
enough, equipment was not enough, There
we're demanded skillful habit and individual
initiative in the intelligent use of equipment.
In short professional training perfected by
patient practice, of officers, gunners. eng-
neers. sailors and soldiers was the great hui
man factor, next to character, in determin-
ing the war. Nebraskans have at length
recognized, and trust will not forget, this
truth in connection with the First Nebraska
and its fighting colonel.
In the stress Of the oncoming struggle ed
ucation is not a luxury, not an ornament,
not means for the ambitious self-seeker
to get on in the world with. 1t is a neces
sity for the formation of the individual
character, a necessity for the preservation
of the republic and for the uplifting of the
world. In view of this truth, immediate re-
| forms are necessary Appointments in the
army and navy, whether volunteer or regu-
| lar, and promotions in the same must not
| be due to political influence or favoritsm OF
| any kind, or even to mere longevity of serv-
| ice, but must be made upon the basis of
preparation and performance. Not to have
experts in these places is 10 be responsible
| for defeat and death. What Is true in war
| is also true in peace. Civil service reform
must be extended and not curtailed. The
| business or merit system must prevail. With
| the epoch of American manhood and of the
| rev education for it so fully revealed. we
| may with confidence accept the unforeseen
| obligations which the war has thrown upon
| us and meet them by making the new era
| one of determination.
| Congress has awarded 635 medals to the
| naval heroes of Manila The face of Dewey
| is upon the diverse. Upon the reverse is a
| young soldier, stripped to his waist sitting
| on cannon with flag across his knees and
| one foot resting upon swinging rope.
| Strength beauty and the pure intention of
youth radates from the face and pose of
| the figure that bespeak alertness and fear
| less uprightness. The moment seized Is not
| that of victory, but of readiness for its
achievement. In the critical moments of this
commencement season you are the young
| America of the medal. You are within the
| circle of the era of world fraternization,
| upon the diverse of which is the epoch Of
Dewey. Be equal to the opportunity. Be
| equally ready to wait for 1t or to make It.
| 1t is yours alone to be ready AS peculiarly
the sons and daughters of the state. the
| graduates of a state university have, com
| mitted to them, the flag, to uplift 1t In the
cause Of common country and common
| Christianity.
Changes in Mail Service.
Chief Clerk John NJ. Butler of the railway
| mail service has made the following an
| nouncement of changes in the mail service.
which go into effect with the new railway
time table on the Burlington system: C. B.
Hum is transferred from the Columbus and
| Atchison line to the Kansas City and Oxford;
| A. Deghl is transferred from Edgar to Sterf-
| ing; j. w. Dietrich is transferred from the
Auburn branch to the Lincoln Billings line;
| c. l.. Hoover is transferred from the Lincoln :
| Billings line to the Nebraska City line: G..
| Heline is transferred from the Nebraska
City Lincoln line to the Lincoln and Billings
| line. The change in time, which goes into
| effect the system today, makes no i'm
| portant changes on the northern division. On
! the southern and western divisions passen-
| ger trains Nos 13 and IA are put on.