The age-herald., 1899-10-06
Terry'S Rangers Old Banner is
 Returned.
WAS HELD BY lNDlANIANS
Governor Mount in An Eloquent Speech Makes the Presentation of Battle Scared Emblem of Gallant
 Confederate Band

Dallas. Tex, October 5-The tattered bat tie flag of Terry's Texas Rangers was today restored to the remnant of that gallant Confederate band, the ceremonies taking place in the auditorium at the fair grounds. Governor Mount, of Indiana, and staff; Governor Savers, of Texas, and staff, and mounted escort of Captain Paget's Rough Riders formed in front of the city hall this morning and proceeded to the entrance of the grounds, where they were met by a delegation of ex-Indianans, ex-Confederates and members of the Grand Army of the Republic who escorted them to the audi torum.
 Governor Mount, in an impressive speech
 before a large assemblage, presented the flag to Governor Savers, who, in turn, pre- scented it to Hon. James Miller, president of the Association of Terry's Rangers. the proceedings.
 Governor Mount said in part:
 This great occasion becomes an epoch fin our country's history. A third of cen- tury ago the two great states here repre- sented were bitter contestants In civil war. Today we meet as citizens of common country to weld stronger the bonds of na- tional union sundered during that war.
 Removed by the tide of time let the asperities of the past be forgotten, TOT 1t Is better to exercise charity than to engender strife, to plant the seeds of con cord than the germs of hate. The loftiest patriotism is now found in binding up the nations wounds and unifying the coun- trys strength The state that contributes most to the bringing of all our states into closer union is the one that leads in loyal devotion to the whole.
 We come to return in love a battle flag we took in anger. Since those who fought us then are brothers today and fight by our side, is 1t not eminently proper to re- turn these trophies of war, representing as they do the eternal past, into mementoes of friendship, to represent the spirit of unity in the living present?
 United, we are marching forward to grander industrial and commercial vic- tories. We excel in all the elements of true greatness the mightiest governments of earth. Two weeks ago Indiana dedi- cated the monuments erected in memory of her brave sons who fought at Chicka- mauga. Ex-confederates joined with us in this dedicatory service. General Boynton, superintendent of the Chickamauga Mill tary park, said, in receiving the Indiana monuments, that it was the first time the blue and gray had joined in such a service. It was an impressive and no less inspiring scene to see the survivors of that bloody battle unite in harmonious action on such an occasion. Inspiring because it gave evil dence that past animoslties are to be for gotten and fraternal relations are to be cherished"
 Addressing himself to the dedicatory service, Colonel Fort of the confederate army, said he desired to show his appre- ciation and to recognize the chivalrlc spirit manifested by the legislature of Indiana in voting to return to the Texas Rangers the battleflag captured by Indiana sol diers. He said for this reason he was glad to take part in dedica ting the monu- ments of this state. He further said the return of this flag would do more to unite in fraternal union the blue and gray than any event north or south since the war.
 Rejoicing in this union that will hence forth be defended by the brave Texas Ran gers as valiantly as by Indianians, clothed with authority from the legislature which is expressive of the voice of the people. it becomes my pleasant duty to return to