The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-21
FOUR SPEECHES MADE
Oratory Flowed Like Water at
Reunion Grounds.
OLD GLORYS PRAISES SUNG
By Governor Stanley and W.
M. Wallace of Kingman.

There were speeches and speeches at
the Old Soldiers reunion in South Riv-
erside yesterday, the program being we'll
snterspersed with music and recitations.
The exercises began with a camp fire at
9 o'clock a. m. Rev. Bosworth delivered
the invocation at 10 o'clock, after which
the principal address Of the morning was
made by Major Brown of Kils nan.
IN the afternoon the park was ;amne3
with people, and IL is estimated that L V0l
people v ere on the grounds 1t was Lel-
haps the largest crowd that had ever
catered in South Riverside. and all were
inter. c.y patriotic and in acco:l with the
spirit Of the occasion All Of the public
schools in the city were represented. The
band struck up lively and patriotic airs.
Mrs Addie Foose Homrighous sang two
solos, and Col. Smith of FL Dorado recit-
ed a humorous selection in German dia-
lect which caused the immense throng
to roar with laughter.
One Of the pretty incidents Of the af-
ternoon was the grafton by Miss Gail Sui
ton, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry SUIT
ten. She delivered the Grafton given at
the commencement OF the Grammar
schools last spring, entitled "The Ameri-
can Soldier" Miss Sutton was presented
70 the audience by Captain Ash in a neat
speech. After the Grafton Governor
Stanley promptly stepped to the front and
said: THAT is the product OF the public
schools. That grafton is symboncal Of
the patriotism taught in the schools Of
this state" Then holding in his hand a
beautiful diamond ring, the governor pre-
scented it 10 Miss Sutton in behalf Of the
Union Veterans Union as a token OF their
respect and kindly regards.
Mrs. Homrighous sang We've Drunk
From the Same Canteen," after which
Governor W. E. Stanley was introduced,
not as Governor Stanley, but as the plain
citizen Of Wichita, W. z. Stanley. He
said in part:
mr.. Cha1rman-I have been IN Kansas
TOO long to be anything other than just
the plain ". T. Stanley. Before I go
further 7 want 10 make an announce
ment There viii Zoe grand reunion of
old soldiers held in Topeka, and also for
the soldiers Of the Twentieth Kansas
brave boys who came from the county Of
old Sedgwick, from Kansas farms-val-
liant heroes who planted the glorious old
flag in the Philippines. under the com
M Of oyr- our, E-,,re4o,
Those fellows, those boys Of the Twen-
sieth Kansas, thought they had a hard
time Of it, but they had picnic compar-
ed with you old soldiers, you old fellows
who sacrificed on the altar OF patriotism
Your life. your devotion, your business
and all, for the common cause; you old
soldiers who fought and bled at Gettys-
burg Antietam and Atlanta An, did you
think only Of yourselves when you en-
tered that conflict? Did you say. We
will let those fellows across the sea look
out for themselves?' Did you not remem-
her the black man in letters and chains?
But you do not get the idea that we went
into the war simply for the purpose Of
freeing the slaves. That IS not the idea.
No no.
You old soldiers sacrificed your lives
upon the altar Of your country for the
preservation Of the Union. for the stay
ing OF the foundations OF the govern
nent You stood for the Union; you rep
resented the common people who always
IN every instance in the history Of the
world have brought about all the great
reforms as Is evidenced 10y the achieve
ments Of Cromwell IN England, Luther in
Germany and Sovanarola in Italy.
You came over in the Mayhower, YOU
sowed in the fruitful soil Of old Plymouth
the seeds Of civilization and Of union.
You were fighting for the Declaration
Of independence. You were weary OF lis
tening to the theories Of lobbyists and
shallow politicians. and you buckled on
your swords. shouldered your muskets.
You came from the farms Of the east
and the west, from the hills and valleys,
from Pennsylvania. Illinois, Ohio and In
diana to uphold the glory and promises
Of the flag.
Now that flag has been and is now
floating over the Philippines and It IS not
for you or for me to say as to who shan
pull it down. That rests with the gov
eminent and the people. If they think
hest that It remain, then remain It viii:
4, they think otherwise, then 1t shall be
50.
IT firmly believe that the hand or God
the same hand that guided rhe Judgment
OF the immortal Lincoln. and has ever
been with the old fag in the troublous
wars and brought 1t 10 a glorious peace
Will rule in the settlement 81 this affair
rs we'll. Notwithstanding the opposition u
Atkinson and other street corner poIiti-
clans.
y want 70 see the flag on every school
house IN the country. We have them on
the school houses IN Wichita You have
them on the school houses in Kingmaa
county, don't you, Wallace?
You have fags on school houses in
Butler county, don't You. Smith? I want
% see the day when the 7ags viii be
- ZAN So go ~ -s 80