Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY,
Continued from Second p.oo

AA~Ai t'NCOuu IuHc.
ana was a terrible loss, an awful sacri.
iice' out II began the end of Spain's
oomlnlon on the American continent
WINE IL stirred to the depths, the
heart OF every resolute son of the
ohited States. When at last war was
declared, a war based on the altruis.
tlc idea, and hence new to nations
The brilliant successes of our navv
ecllpsed, somewhat, the more prcsaic
out no less brave and brilliant deeds
OF our soldiers on land. The battles
were not many nor great, but they
were OF character to settle beyond
all dispute, the bravery, fortitude,
and intrepid soldierly qualities of our
new army-an army composed of the
sons OF wealth and case, the sons of
poverty and of toll, the college bred
athlete, the cow boy of the West. the
workman from the shop and the bow
from the farm. No class had ncglec-
ted to volunteer and none proved
weak in the days of trial. And the
men of '0S can reach across the inter-
venlng space and clasp hands with the
men OF 81, of 1912 and of '76 and
richly, rightly claim a broth
erhood of valor, of endurance and of
heroism. They who fought and won
at Las Guanimas and San Juan were
worthy sons of those who battlcd at
Lexington and Bunker Hill, lat Lundy's
Lane and Saratoga, Gettysburg and
Chickamauga.
In paying our tributes to great
deeds and noble service, we need not,
we should not omit passing word for
the brave little state we love to call
sour own, our native land"
In the Civil war the sons of Yer.
mont shed imperishablc lustre upon
it's green hills and lovely valleys and
by their dash, their fortitudc, their
steady soldierly bearing, revived the
memories of the Green Mountain boys
and won new laurels for their native
state. 1t was not given to us in 90
to emulate, on land, the deeds of our
fathers, but on the sea, there Vermont
stood out grand and strong. 1t was
her Dewey that went out with his
fleet from Hong Kong under orders
from the President to ''seek the Span
lsh fleet and capture or destroy it, ;"
and who declared to his men just
prior to the engagement, "we are to
seek the Spaniard and smash him as
soon as we find him." and who in fol-
lowing out his instructions and avow-
ed purpose so bravely entered Mani a
Harbor in early morning light on
his good flagship Olympia, and when
the moment for action came, gave the
laconic order to Capt Gridley, -"You
may fire when ready" and thus init
lated the most successful naval battle
of ancient and modern times, which
in one short half day crushed the sea
power of Spain in the Pacific without
the loss of boat, gun or man..
1t was our Captain Clark, who care.
fully conducted the Oregon from her
dry-dock at Brementon, down the
western coast of America, around
Cape Horn and up to Key West, I'M
qucstionably the most remarkably
successful performance ever underta-
ken by battleship. During this en-
tire voyage the brave and faithful
captain gave such constant vigilance
to every detail of his vessel, that he
only allowed himself two hours for
sleep out of each twenty four. Who
shall say that the days of high honor,
of lofty spirit, of unquestioning trust
are gone. 1t was our Captain Clark
who took that same Oregon, fresh
from this wonderful VOYAGE, quickly