Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-08

the hrst call Tor volunteers he dictated TO
the representatives Of the Associated Press
dispatch in these words
April is, 1SSl.-Senator Douglas called
on the president and had an interesting lon.
yersation on the present condition Of the
country. The substance Of it was. on the
part of Mr. Douglas, that while he was un-
alterably opposed to the administration In
all political issues, he was prepared to fully
sustain the president in the exercise Of all
his constitutional functiens to preserve the
union, maintain the government and defend
the federal capital. A firm policy and prompt
action were necessary. The capital was in
danger and must be defended at all hazards
and at any expense of men and money. He
spoke of the present and future without any
reference to the past
He no longer considered party. His sole
concern was for his country. lie had no
sympathy with our enemies in the north who
openly or secretly counseled the dissolution
of the union, He was for the flag and for its
cause and the brave men who carried 1t had
his blessing and prayers. His patriotic
course was mighty factor in molding union
sentiment and in uniting the patriotism cf
the country and should serve as an example
OF good citizenship and an inspiration to
duty.
Though Douglas espoused cause
doomed to defeat, yet his name was cher
| ished by patriots everywhere because when
| the test came he was found supporting the
government and advising his followers to
uphold the constituted authorities. 1t is
the cause which lives and 1t is the cause
| which makes the men identified with 1t i'm
mortal in history. Lincoln was the leader
| OF the triumphant cause. Douglas, though
opposed to him for lifetime, supported
| and strengthened his arm. Both will be
remembered longest, not for the debate but
for their part in the mighty events which
ensued. They will live because the union
which was saved and the liberty which was
| established Will endure to perpetuate their
names.
| To Lincoln who in 1858 was struggling
| here against the encroachment Of slavery,
not for its destruction where it existed but
| against its further extension, was finally
] given by the people under the providence or
| God the opportunity and the power to en-
| throne liberty in every part of the re-
public"
| Then followed the Grafton of the day,
| which was delivered by Postmaster General
| Charles Emory Smith. Mr.. Smiths eloquent
tributes to the character and services of
both Lincoln and Douglas and his reminis-
cences of old days in the Illinois political
arena were much appreciated by the i'm
\ mense crowd of listeners, some OF whom
| had been among the audiences which, in
1858, witnessed the polemic warfare between
the great emancipation and the champion of
popular sovereignty.
| At the conclusion Of the exercises shortly
before noon, the presidential party boarded
the train for Chicago.
Secretary of State Hay, being called for by
| the audience, responded very briefly as fol-
| lows:
| Secretary Hays Remarks.
"It would not be becoming for me to oc-
| cupy more than a minute of your time on
| an occasion SO important as this, where
every instant has been provided for. l will
therefore only thank you for your kind well
come and congratulate you OH the great sue
| cess Of your day. This community has al
ways been famous in our annals for it's 10y
atty to it's ideals-for its devotions to the
| things Of the spirit.
"In country and time where action re-
ceives more attention than ideas, where ma
| terial triumphs are more sure of their recog-
| milton and reward than the more profound
and far-reaching victories of thought, it is
characteristic of the people Of Galesburg that
they have chosen to celebrate the memory OF
one Of the greatest intellectual and moral
contests which our country has known. l
am not the person, nor is this the time to
discuss the merits of that battle Of Titans,
but we are all agreed that there have been
| few controversies more important and sig
| nificant more filled with human and historic
interest that the debate, which
beginning at Ottawa and continued at
| Galesburg, was accied on with ever
| increasing power and energy over this great
state, until the nation stood by to listen and
applaud. AS is the case with all great moral
conflicts, its echoes did not die with the
close of the debate. They swelled into q
camor like that of an ocean, shaking a con-
tinent and disturbing the world. The con
fiict of ideas burst forth into a conflict OF
arms, and after four years of war and de-
struction, peace came and reflection and the
rainbow Of reconciliation spanning all ou1
vast domain of promise. And, when the
storm and the flood were over the ideas
dominant in that debate were found to have
ovetspread and fertilized the nation And
they will live, we hope, for centuries and
milenniums to come.
I'VE rejoice in a reunited nation, bound
together, over all it's immense extent, by the
bonds OF common interests and fraternal
love. We obey one constitution, we follow
| one flag, we owe one allegiance, We press
! forward together to one glorious destiny.
And, in this day Of peace and union, which
was earned by the most strenuous struggle,
1t is worth while to remember that in that
| great controversy which was opening here
so many years ago it was northern man
who sustained the southern side and a
southern man who sustained the northern
side both Of them Americans in mind, heart
and sou-both passionate lovers Of their
country, devoted to its good, proud of it's
greatness and loyal to its flag to the last
drop of their blood"
Mckinley to Factory Hands.
KEWANEE, H., Oct. 7.-Although the
itinerary of the presidential train did not
include a stop here, dense crowd was gath
cred at the station and, in Difference to the
wishes of the president, stop of five min
utes was made. The president mounted q
platform and delivered a brief address, which