The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-25

ahead OF Us. we Americans ~ we stride
along the road 10 national greatness
Rr0ole ma o. home aanin:,rasion on ana "a, prob
side world We cannot solve them IL we
approach them IN the spirit Of levi.y or
approach them in spirit OF ;imidity. and
least OF all IL In dealing with them We do
not insist upon honesty and Righteousness,
upon that nprightness Of character which
Is the keystone In The arch Of trre ma
tional greatness, The problems that. riee
Be net 20 widely dIGsrent ways, and not
less we approach II with resoiute fearless
tee % ali men. ssaesinx Il ffom others ana
exacting II no iees from ourselves.
prouA Of nis Mep.
q am proud Of the way 70 which You
lives. in which you have gone back TO the
farm. the ranch. the mine. the factory and
the oounttnQ room. In - doing you show
Tor II has always been the pride Of our
country that an American, while most
earnestly desirous Of peace. Is ever ready
Fighter II need should rise. and that on The
other hand when once the need has passed
Ne could prove that war had not hurt him
tie MI liter to DO RS ~5ra for having done
the other too. We may be called TO war
bH oQcs In a generation, and . most cara
var .Ssln for many s 's se.ra 0 me ss di.s Of
6sst perform al our lives long. from year's
ss 70 g' very enc sc r y e a Of Y.
commonwealth. We must work hard for
the sake of those dependent upon vs.; We
must see that our children are brought up
IN q ray that Hiil make them worthy Ct
the great inheritance which we. their faith
ers. have ourselves received fran Those that
went before US We muat do our duty by
the state. We must srown upon dlshon-
esty and corruption and war for honesty
sna Righteousness.
Reasons for His Pride.
II am proud OF you. my comrades. not
only hecause you were very brave In battle,
but sssaass when once the battle was s over
the weak A coward In your ranks would
have received short shrift indeed. but when
once the battle was won. j never knew enc
OF you TO perform IN act 81 cruelty. snau
ever keep In mind the vaicr you showed -
you fought In the jungies of Las Guaamas,
- you charged 40 the slopes Of saa Jesn
hills ana shall keep In mind 10 les the
way IN which you ehsfed your scanty Ia
tsons with the poor miserable refugees et
FL Caney. the way tn which you trise to
war had laid It's heavy hand. In or rgi-
msnt the man who iinehed from armed fee
and the man who wronEed womxn .r =
child would have met with equally a'iiok
words fer the Absent and Dead.
let me say q word to those 70 whom
ouv thoushsa aho,,td s.yn Al such n tirne
both among the living and among the
dead, TO cur absent living comrades, ana
especially 10 our .ofmer commahaer. Dow
Majsr General Leonard wood. who're adj
minntration OF the province Of Santiago
has rejected such high credit, NOT merely
upon himself. but unan the nation 30 TOR
tunAte a. To have nm IN her service we
esnd to them the hcarties' and mos, loyal
greeting. But when We come 70 sneak OF
our dead comrades. AZ the men who gave
their lives In the fierce rush 81 the jungle
fixhttnK. ar who wasted 20 death IN tn
fever camps We car, can only stand y na ssrss
the end to die worthiiy ~ these. our broth
erx dsd Allan caprnn, In the sunny prime
az south In hts courage his strength and
his beauty. '-Buekv.' o'Neiti than whom
I'm Al the army there hreathsd ma more
dauntless snnl-~of these anc ether gallant
comrades the men who carried the ysslee
In the ranks. all We can say = tina, they
proved their run 81 .a.f siaass ss . .,ss
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any man can ,ssrs. 49,. msss 80, 49, ns,h
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no man shAh 'h's' y" 10y WV u.s. ass ~
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ave 'e' ums ~.o.
Nsaer - the Mea ~ the Philippines
ssao much for our comrades 81 the ragt-
yr~nt Let us not forget Our comrades
Who this summer ar~ facing all that We
taerd last summer Let us aot forget the
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