The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-31

latlon exceeds seventy-ave millions: our
wealth exceeds eighty billions; our rail-
TOAD milecse exceeds one hun
drod and thirty thousand miles-nearly
half OF all upon the globe. In mining.
manufacturing, agriculture, and Internal
commerce, we lead all other nations. We
have telephones, electric lights, sewing
machines, self-binding reapers, and a
thousand and one useful and marvellous in
ventions Eleven new stars have been
added to the flag since you first carried
it al the head Of your victorious columns.
In brief, I'm 1861 we were but a fourth
rate power, but today. the United states
stands first among all the mighty ma
tons of the earth.
This is not all. Only two years ago, in
the name of humanity, our government
went to war with Spain, to the end. that
our oppressed people might enjoy the
precious boon of liberty and good govern
ment In that war. our soldiers and sal
lors won the admiration Of the world and
we now add TO the list of our llustrious
heroes, the names of Dewey Roosevelt
Funston and Lawton. Vast new possess
sons have been added to our country.
The old flag under which you had fought
so many victorious battles, now floats ov-
er the distant islands Of the sea- CARRYING
to millions Of people the blessings OF
liberty.
TWO PICTURES
Would that I were an artist. | would
paint a picture in two groups. The first
group would represent the heroes of the
American revolution In the center would
be the portrait of Washington. on the
right | would cluster the faces of Adams
Jefferson, Hamilton, and other illustrious
statesmen of that period. On the left.
would appear Warren and Putnam. and
Stark and Wayne, and Marion, and 9th
er generals OF the revolutionary army.
Around these in a large circle I would
place the soldiers who fought the battles
of that war. Under this picture, I would
iDscribe these words.
AUTHORS of our independence: founders
of the republic"
The center piece OF the second group
would be the life-sized portrait of the
martyred president, Abraham Lincoln:
above Lincoln 1 would place Ulysses s.
Grant; at the right 1 would place Will
liam Tecumseh Sherman: on the left I
would place Phillip ii. Sheridan. Around
these characters whose names are as
imperishable as the granite of the hills
would cluste: the faces of Meade Hook
er, Hancock, Rosecrans, Thomas. Sedg-
wick, Mcpherson, and scores of others
who in the great struggle, won undying
fame. Around these, | would place the
rank and file cf that great army of brave
and loyal hearts that preserved the union.
Upon the brow of every soldier, I would
place crown Of jewels, typifying the
supreme recognition due every union sol
dier, Under this group, l would write
these words:
'Preservers of the republic"
Between th' Sc two groups, and rising
above each, should float the stars and
stripes, and under this emble, [ would
print in letters, bold and bright, those ia.
miliar lines of James Rodman Drake;
Flag of the free hearts hope and home
by angel hands to valor given;
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome
And all thy hues we're born in heaven.
Forever float thy standard-sheet:
Nhere breathes the foe that falls be-
fore us?
win freedoms soil beneath our feet.
And freedoms banner waiving Ger u.s."