New-York tribune., 1899-12-23

he irsf American possession in the Eastern wo,iu h.
the son OF an old Confederate colonei s'oo' ~ Wv
Tss day, later at Cardena the hrst %f
lbaon OF the war was ponIeu voung our blood OF that
gallant lad. Worth Bagey of,orn,o or ,ne soId,er' ce-
State" SON too Of old Contedeiate ,So,th
msnted forever the reconciliation between No''"
and aiSi't south -, nor.. ., uobson
and Mnd sIne hs 10 and Fighting joe Wheeler blazed IN
Official dispatches the thunderons nyon throated
united united, people cs ,So STSwHed 9nO, eve" '"s
God forbid that war civil or foreign, smo., aD the
sIffnrng and sorrow and desolation that u orlss &
to happy homes can never Tsh xoptb 20 he and of the
East and OF the West speak Tor NV my Pdehance
people who n ofxs s "S5EH MaS6@e m to 'fend speak
for my people ere the first ca TO arms 9i reeIe SIe
cor baI, hear the tramp OF egions as they
wheel into line touch elbows Win III, ,,,oa With
ccodsnCed step 10 the music of the Union-ay4, o. 10
hedge round with stubborn steeI ina. as 20 YOU
nor" that symbOZes once more TO US ~ W ,sSo'
the majesty OF American citizenship and the lhae t
structibity of the republican institu'iohs' Wy
plause and cheers)
COLONEL WOODRUFF on THE AhNi'
Colonel Charles A. Woodruff. speaking 10 the
toast OF THE Army" said among other '"'"e'
1t is especially fitting that at meeting m oi rn SaH
New England society The Army @ sh9uIu s,nn ~ nrin.
10 the front, for. except when opposeG . ~ " in
cple New Englanders have always ea tne Naasa Nas a.
war They gained secure footh0ld IN - Sas those
chusetts by some OF the bloodiest hghtlhs o., tbey
early days; I'm our French and Indian "aLs NJ NJ
furnished many more men than an LII tno for the in
ones they furnished all the volunteers ~ i iananber
vasion OF Cuba in 1862, and IT is well h 10 fn the
that 90 per cent Of her 23CO sleep IN Tuod bout one
Revolutionary War, though numpGIihIisd mora than
fourth OF the population. they furhlseu th,s too
one-half of all the Continental ArnS m be othec col,
when most Of the hghtlng was III 'p9 pegUIar regi-
ones In the War OF 1872 Il was reg e tbe lie
raised in ses5 'sS could not face
cold steel: it Regular regimesnC en- ,nov the
England that first planted % our nag sr upon New
heights OF Chaputepec; In our CiVi "at ~ regi-
England regiment lost more than any other rex, %
ment, and New England brlGade ioS' i'''' ''
Weld TO no man in my admiration for and CONT
dence in the American volunteers, Whel, , berome
ligence. patriotism and enthusiasm nav tir,e
moulded by drill and discipline put hat edne 49, ~
Soldiers are not made IN Gay, a tn "0nring the
of the ablest soldiers OF tne age ,,iar Sorre
first six months Of the Civil war RegulaI tol,e
one-haf the size of either army Goua F,tre s in
ed both armies combined yet t III fiie apd his ne
the past necessary is the Regular, ahu hls IL IT.
and organization. IT will be the volunteer 10 WfGfn f
we must look for protection when the Nauoh my
excellence maintained by the Regular Army our
National Guard or militia the nursery RON Nv, wt't m
drawn would deteriorate until they oecame as use
less Is CerVeras fleet. :,
There are those who believe. or pretend 10 pc
lieve that Army is constant menace 10 our
Institutions If We have SO little manh0od, so NJ
menace TO institutions, then our fVopVn people
are unfit for self government -. ,,,,,,,O
its members class different ana dlstnct
from the honest. law abiding citizen, not moved py
the same warm impulses OF patriotism ana respect
for civil rights and laws; ever ready ana eager 10
demagogy II a republican form OF government IS
anonymous with anarchy and lawlessnessi then
our Army. which under the most trying clrcnm-
stances has ever been found upon the side or law
and order. is dangerous: but n republic means
a government subject to laws made by me peop,e
then an army formed. IL ours, from the people,
and of the people and by the people. is neces-
sty
Every American who loves valor Justice and
honor should be proud Of the record or our reg
ular Army. in and peace from 1871 10 1893
The world never better body OF troops tnan
the little army that faced the horrors or tropical
climate in midsummer around Santiago plunged
through the thickets at FL Caney and san Juan Hli
barbed wire entangements. captured BLOCK
houses at the point OF the bayonet piucKeu me
rose OF victory from the hands or veteran troops
and drove forth the Spanish fleet TO the annihila-
tion that Admiral Sampson had prepared Tor IL
our campaign In Porto Rico was one continuous
triumphal advance. a succession or almost pIood-
less Victories.
Our campaigns I'm the Philippines. made under the
most trying circumstances have reflected the hiCh-
est honor upon Compelled TO remain ldle
for diplomatic reasons until the insurgents Were
ready, then, after A glorious campaign, 10 brlng
home Army whose patriotic conduct mas never
been exceed and replace u with another which IN
the face OF unrcasonng abuse and ignorant crlt-
cisnn was held In leash until the worst of the rainy
seafop0 vIrs over and when turned loose II sprans
TO It's work with almost unequalled ardor fight
;ng day after day. assautng line after line OF care
fuly ared intTsuChments. and ever driving the
insIrgent army and socalled government before ~
marching and sleeping In mud over trackless noun
tans across bridgeless rivers often without food.
shoeless wet to the skin. or broiling in the sun,
those heroes toed on and on 10 victory after VIC
tory until their work done and well done, sub
lima Witnesses Of the valor. endurance and disc-
Mine of the American Army.