Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-10

should mold them up from the Caldron ot
anarchy and when violence began should
restore order, yet stretching out always IN
his hands the tender opportunity for peace
in its wisdom shall determine what their
future status shall be. What less should he
do than his duty,
as the school Is, as the workshop is, as the
counting room is as the college is, the
aTe the Srn, Srg seS' IA, are fne slate fSt You
are the citiLensS on you exist the responsl-
b!ltles OF your country, On you are It's
great duties. Awake to your high, call do
not fret do not whine, do not Cavl, do not
! fear TO take the responsibilities up and do
such large duties. Put your shoulder to the
wheel put your cheer into the heart of the
man who is at your front. Be part of the
great progress and beneiicent work Of the
United States But why bother about
phrases when can sum UP in one word all
, that is great, glorious, tlourIshing and eN-
FpansiNe by Chicago
THE Glores. of the Grand Army Of the
Republic were. dwelt upon by Colonel d.
b. Henderson Of Dubuque. Ia, the next
speaker OF the national house of representa-
tives. His remarks were substantially as
follows and were cheered to the echo:
THE theme given me tonight is the Grand
Army Of the Republic'-greater in peace than
it ever was in war. 1t taught this country
the meaning of the word fraternity. 1t
never refers to the triumph of Appomattox
as victory of the south During the war
of the revolution there were those who
were sharp and cruel critics and also in the
war OF 1872, the Mexican war and the civil
war there were those who spoke cruel words
of the mighty Lincoln, but look back through
history and you will find that the men who
stood behind the flag are immortalzed, while
those who criticised are forgotten
The speaker then paid glowing tribute
to the valor and skill Of the army which had
never known defeat and 10 the brilliant
| achievements Of the navy which had never
failed to sweep from the sea the fleet of
an enemy.
Colonel Henderson's speech, which was
very brief, was greeted with ringing cheers
No speaker of the evening made a better
impression.
Anderson Energetic Speaker.
The last address on the regular program
was by General Thomas NJ. Anderson, u S.
A., commander of the Department of the
Lakes. His incisive utterances. delivered
in an energetic manner, evoked the greatest
applause. He spoke as follows:
All honor to the heroes of Bunker Hill
and Kings Mountain, Lundys Lane and
New Orleans, yet they never fought with
greater spirit than the men of '6l or than
shown in Cuba and in Luzon. May we not
infer from this that four generations under
Tree lllS llJullOnS nave at least proved lIldI
we are at least worthy of our sires?
our British kinsmen claim there is no
soil which has not been pressed by the
has not been plowed by the keels of their
ships and they justify this boast by their
! always followed their flag, We may not
follow a career of conquest, yet we must
grow with our growth as we strengthen
with our strength. A stoppage in the cur
rent of progress means stagnation. The
etymological meaning of imperial is ruling;
not be entangling and are to be feared by
the weak and not by the strong. Expan-
sion & should be natural growth Whether her
flag matters not, for the two must go to-
gether.
Moreover, we must take up the white
mans, burden and take our part in the
crusade of civilization and wars come on
n9w yo and mo then lest we forget i,st,esa h
two considerations. First, that they are
an insurance against loss by foreign wars
force is one of the elements in the evolu-
tion of progress. What saved Israel from
So he wor of oshua nd
Gideon. What saved Greece from the
power of Pers!aS The poets and dsma-
lac and tHe triumph of salamism! What is
gog rs Of afR RSme? ,ba The fame OF OF
HoraHus and Regulus and the courage of
its iIvncible legions.
Wat checked the portsntous career rec of of
Dutch beggars of the. sea.
What saved England from despotic rule?
CromwelfS ironsdeS.
What secured our independence? The elo-
quence of Henry, or the pen Of Jefferson?
Rather the sword Of Bunker Hill and the
courage of the Continentals.
What saved our union? The compromises
of Clay and the arguments of Webster?
Rather the rising in arms of loyal people.
God Acts by National Means.
Who can tell how long the guns Of San
tlagO and Manila baV will echo down the
ages age Generations yet unborn viii hear
faG of that that
from the time our ori1amme of freedom
was sent through the din and smoke of
ali know the world is is governed COVER by; by. ideas.
But these ideas must be embodied in acts
The, inventor must make his dreams prac-
executive his power felt.
The word must he flesh to dwell among
us. We must not have too much of the milk
of human kindness TO catch the nearest
way or to let Il dare not" wait up II
would" We know how to fight, we must
Richelleu's apothegm,, "Ail methods to
and first use all means to crush and then
all methods of concliaton
Morrow, of the army, that in a congress
sional Investigation in Louisiana he was
asked what party. he belonged to. He
ways on the side of the administration.
can answer for the army without mental
reservation, that we are always on the
side of the administration, for the presi-
dent Is our commander-in-chief we
slider we a part of the administration.
And this know, that a more loyal, patri-
otic and devoted body of men cannot be
found.
ours not to reason why,
Ours but to do die
| Whether at home or abroad. whether in
Cuba, Alaska or the Philippines, we have
but one ambitiOn-tO serve our country,
So shall our star of empire take its west
ward way and become to Orientals the
morning star of hope. Is IL not a worthy
hope to annex the southern cross and make
1t II part of our galaxy Of stars? We saw
our banner of beauty and glory raised
over the ramparts of Manila and as it
proudly rippled out 1t seemed a prophecy,
for 1t stands for the honor OF men, the
purity of women, security of prosperity,
the rule of right, the supremacy of law.
Shall we haul down our flag and aban-
don our mission? No, not while an Ameri-
can army can uphold the traditions of our
race and the honor of our country
At the conclusion of General Anderson's
speech short addresses were made by GEN
eral Wesley Merritt and others.
PRESIDENT LAYS THE STONE
Imposing Ceremonies Occur on the