The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
TALKS TO
SOLDIERS
Murphy Recalls the Old
Times in Army.
EULOc|zES M'NNLEY
Large Meeting in Waikiki Native
Church, Many Take the
Pledge.

Waikiki native church last night, was
a rousing. success. and Mr.. Murphy
was highly delighted. There We're about
a hundred soldiers present, and about
thirty. signed the pledge at the close
of the meeting.
Mr. Murphy took for his text, Il am
the good shepherd, and lay down my
life for the sheep and from this ne
preached a powerful sermon, dwelling
most upon the life and duties OF the
soldier; he appealed to their patriotism
and their love of home, and by anec-
dote and joke he made his audience
understand that ne knew the life OF
the private soldier well. He told of a
sick soldier in the Fifth Pennsylvania
Regiment, who had been given chicken
soup by kind hearted woman.
soup" said he, chicken soup; think
of it! That was mighty fine, now
wasn't tit was a heap better phaA
mule bone to gnaw off of, or bit
of that beef that was sailed down in
the year of 1872"
Yes, you bet | know what that beef
was, and I'll never forget that army
soup as long as L liyel That big Chi
cage packer, what was his name, Just
died the other day? "a dozen voices
called cut, .Armour.) Yes, that's 1t;
and I'll never forget that Phil Armour
soup; you bet l won't; he was a great
packer, now wasn't he, and he's dead
God rest his soul, Yes, my comrades,
l have been in the army, and / have
had humble part in serving this great
country under the old flag that has
made every nation in the world take
off its hat to it. God bless the old flag!
(Applause).
MI. Murphy talked of the Spanish
war, and how the American boys had
made the Spaniards 'tskeedaddle"
home, those that had legs to run on. T"
He said that it was glorious thing
TO be soldier and suffer such things
as never were guessed by people out
side the ranks. He pointed out the at
titude of the people towards the Grand
Army veterans, and told the soldiers
that their glory was not all past yet,
now that the war was over, and so
long as they lived, they had won for
special privileges that were not accord :
ed those who had never served their
country in the army.
He spoke of the farcical side of the
military also, and in his own witty
way touched upon several phases of
red tape discipline and trivial annoy
ances, but he dismissed them all under
the nGaQ Oh ulSclpilI1C
were bitter to endure, but brought a
glory of their own, "for" said he, 'sit
is in the endurance of these bitter
trifleS that we prove ourselves true pa
triots. There is another kind of trifie
l wish to speak about, too, boys. You
are great brave fellows, and youth
stand up and face a cannon any day
stand up and face a little, trifiing
temptation, what do you do? Why,
you just go under.
Now, aren't you ashamed of your
selves, you great, big, brave, cowardly
fellows, you! l tell you there is one
! thing that breaks Francis Murphy al
up If there is anything on earth tina,
makes his big Irish heart sore, it's to
see a man dressed in the uniform OF
his country drunk. Yes, bless youI
heart, have to turn my heart away
great big strapping fellows dressed in
the good old blue, and disgracing it by
being drunk. Oh, men. don't do it
don't, for Gods sake, disgrace the dear
old country and the dear old 1agi"
He appealed to them strongly not
to let army life render them imper-
vious to gentler influences, and to mot
| forget the folks at home" He paid q
! beautiful tribute to President McKin-
/ ley, and referred to his own personal
experience with the chief executive
! why, boys, Indl NlChinlSy ITlZZleQ
! piece of meat on stick, he did, and
many time he's roasted a 'taty' il
! the ashes of the camp fire. He's q
/ great soldier and a great man, and
! tell you he's had some mighty delicate
tasks to handle during his administra-
/ ton, and he's handled EN- in an adj
! mirable way.
Don't you let anything get under
! your hats against Mckinley, cause II
amt so, that's what's the matter. And
/ let me tell you, too, there's whole lo'
too much criticism of public men going
on all around; they are trying TO &c
+! their best, and l tell you we've got d
noble set of public men, and there aini
! any nation on earth that can beat
+ en-
/ Mr.. Murphy related some expo.
| riences he had while chaplain of tins
4 Fifth Pennsylvania, ana made the sol
] dlers all laugh with an anecdote of 8
/ soldier who had been drinking. Mr.
Murphy got hold of him and dragged
{ him, drunk, into his own tent and hid
/ him under the bed until partially
4 sober, then he had him doctored ur
/ and kept him there two or three days
I When he was missed and had been
/ looked for all over the camp, he came
I out, and they said he had been in the
/ chaplain's tent, and bless your heart
! II was ali right l tell you, boys, that s
/ the way TO treat the fellows, if you
/ know little thing about a comrade
! don't go and inform on him-just boost
! him up and give him an arm. That's
I what did, and the boys all said 1 was
all right; they yelled out. He's o. *
/ Here comes Brother Murphy; he's one
of the boys, and he's o. X Why, they
/ spoiled me entirely, and when l went
! back home my wife had 10 wait OF
/ me, instead of me waiting on her, Hk<
I used to-
From this Mr.. Murphy went into Z
/ description of the leave taxing of diff
ferent regiments at the sailing of the
| transports, and related pathetic Incl
/ dents that drew down the faces of the
/ soldiers into solemn countenance, and
tears filled the eyes OF number oil
/ them. When he had concluded he call
/ ed upon Rev. Cory. who had served az
a soldier at Manila, and Mr.. Gerry made
1 a brief but apt little speech num-
Der of others spoke, but when Mrs
! watkins. Of Kapiolani Park. responded
10 the invitation, there was a burst OF
/ applause from the soldiers Mrs. Wat
kins is Kentucky lady, and is be-
I loved for her hospitality and kindness
to the soldiers.
She said that her latch string was
always out, and that the soldiers wer,