The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05

difficult The time is long gone by when
men can be swayed by sword or proclama-
ton But manhood in men has mean
while grown and they who love manhood
in men should rejoice.
Here upon this historic Place in
Frances own capital city, where meet
the nations OF the earth, there viii stand,
with Frances gracious permission, an
abiding interpreter Of Americas gratitude
10 France for her participation in Amer
ica's war and of the principles of civil
and political liberty which were the life
and soul of that momentous struggle Our
interpreter, who shall it be? Whom could
it be, If truth has rights, and merit has
reward, but Gilbert Motier, Marquis de
Lafayette? Then genius of art, we pray
thee, give us back the form of our loved
Lafayette"
Archbishop Irelend's address was deliv-
cred in French. and was frequently inter
rupted by applause. The ceremony con-
cluded with American melodies, finishing
with The Stars and Stripes Forever"
The following poem, written by Mr..
Frank Putnam of Chicago, was read:
To Franc as to the sister Of her soul
Columbia sends this wreath of immor-
telles,
Green for the grave of her immortal son:
Columbia rears this love-engirdled shaft,
The tribute of her children and prayer
That never in all the changing after years
Shall night o'ertake the fame of Lafay
ette.
Our fathers fathers knew him face to
face;
They grasped his hand in gladness when
he came;
They heard him wise at council in the hail;
They saw him like a lion in the field;
A light heart that was stranger to des-
spair;
A brave heart that in triumph or defea,
Was steadfast to its purpose as the stars.
III.
He did not ask for houors or for gold;
He volunteered to follow, not to dead.
But chivalry was conscious of us kind
So our great Captain took him to his arms,
And Love has twined the chaplet for his
Where history cowed and solemn, pens
his tale,
Beneath the line that sets his titles forth.
Be this the legend writ across the page;
when freedom 5 feet We're weary in the
wilds,
He thrust his sword between her and her
foes"
".
Republic 10 Republic, Wonder sea,
That bore your standards TO us in our
need.
Shall rise in mist and wander amid the
worlds
Ere ever the debt we owe you be forget
Ere ever the debt Man owes you be re-
paid
Yea, on this day to Freedom consecrate,
We pledge anew beside the Heros bier
Unfaltering faith 10 that Eternal Truth
In whose behalf he made our cause his
own,
Beneath whose banner he led our ragged
hosts,
With Washington from darkness to the
day.
Come Britain. elder brother of our blood
Prophetic Slav and German patriot, come:
Italia. Hellas peaks in Times long range;
Swiss from the nights where Freedom $
holy fires,
Through centuries of oppression on the
Blazed beacon-like above a struggling
world;
Come. brown men from the emancipated
isles,
Our kinsmen and co-partners that shall
be;
Lovers of men in all The wide earth's
lands.
Column Dia bids you kneel with her this day
And now, above the dust of Lafayette.
In his white name beseech Almighty God
To quicken in us the spirit that was his
The son of France and brother of all
mankind.
As a mark of esteem, a magnificent
wreath has been placed on the portrait
of the late Col. de Vile Bois-Marueil
which hangs in the Boer building at the
exposition Attached to the wreath was
the inscription: I'm honor of Col. de
VILE Bots MaureiL the Lafayette of South
Africa, from some Americans"