The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-06

civilization with conscience, to hear
the cry that came from yon islands Of
the sea but yesterday of a nation strug
Cling, fighting, dying for liberty. And
our army marched forth, and our navy
sailed to bring deiverance to the Cubans,
from the Spanish oppressor.
"Ascribe what cause you may, the
soldier in the other days gave to this
nation the highest civilization that had
ever been gwen to any nation on earth
civilization with a conscience. Do you
tell me that there is any danger to this
country from these men, men like that?
That men who endured prison pens. en-
dured marches, bivouacs, camps, battlees.
and won victories and met defeats, all
without a murmur-do you tell me that
there is danger to this country, this gov
eminent, from the hands Of its soldiers?
No. Without the soldier we would never
have had government established; with
out the soldier we would never have had
a government to maintain and preserve.
81 have no patience with those who
say that they are afraid the soldier will
hereafter be menace to our liberties.
Talk about 1t as we may, the real cause
of the war was the encroachment Of
human slavery.
1--WE have heard that Il would gradu-
ally become extended and grow more and
more until this encroachment would de-
mand the brain and heart of the nation
for its solution It was preparing years
before your great man had declared in
a public discussion that a house divided
against itself cannot stand. That this
nation could not exist half slave, half
free It must be all one or all the other.
It would not be all slave. The effect Of
the war you boys had carried on de-
clared that.
''Who was the one to declare the ma
ton would be free? He was the one man
who was looked to by the blacks for
right. to maintain justice, truth and
equality in this country. He was the su-
thor OF the paper which takes rank with
the Declaration of Independence, and
that paper was the emancipation OF
Abraham Lincoln. 1t settled the ques-
ton of this country being free. 1t was a
grand war to save this nation. 1t was
much grander war to save 1t free 1t +
would have been a remarkable achieve I
ment II at the end OF four years bloody |
war that flag should again wave before |
FIT Sumpter; 1t was a great achievement
to save this nation free.
''Who did al this; who gave meaning |
to the Declaratio nof Independence? |
Who made It's expressions verities. Who /
gave expression TO that flag, the flag OF /
the free? Who was it that washed out /
the only stain that rested upon It? The /
students know; the patriots know: the
preachers know. It was the solder o.
the republic. the boy in blue"
Corporal Tanner referred in the begin
ming of his speech TO the purpose IN hav-
ing old soldiers reunions. He then
cautioned the younger generations 20 DC
careful in criticizing the old patriots II
they referred often to the flag. He then
told how much 1t had cost Of property
and Hfs to maintain the flag and al It
represents. Along hare he spoke eloquent
" OF how the Grand Army was Assem-
bled: 4 how they fought and died: and
Of how. when the war vas over. the sSi-
dlers were willing 10 return 70 the peace
ful pursuits e civil rfe- Thus in a day
the nation lost a great army but gained
zs large a aumber az peace-loving citi-
zeuz. said he. The soldiers returned %
,aelr homes. were greeted By their Sweet
hearts ard wives. began Immediately 20
cultivate the soil. improve their proper
ties, educate their children and ike A.
2esceable citizens. Than Il wsz that TIE
nation bsgza 70 expand IN wealth and
population
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hat this nation has always beeu expand
NJ from ;he very time ~ 5eearne 2 IA
.ioa- DO ycS not remember that price
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