The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-31

sung by ]. H. Donohue, p. J. Donahue,
Peter Christophie, ]. F. Starkey, Frank
Wilson, Edward Catferty and Ernest
Burke. Lincolns Gettysburg address
was impressively read by Hon q. A.
Jaegard, after which the band played a
medley of patriotic airs and wartime
melodies and the septette sang THE Old
Brigade" with much effect.
CAPT. CASTLES SPEECH.
The address OF the day was made by
Capt. Henry A. Castle, who stated that
he would look, for his inspiration, to the
following words from the stirring address
of Lincoln, which mad just been read:
1t is rather for US to be here dedicated
to the great task remaining before us
that from these honored dead we take
increased devotion to that cause for
which they gave the last full measure
Of deVotion-that we here highly resolve
that these dead shall not have died In
vain
Capt. Castle spoke in substance as fol-
Iowsi
Thirty years ago today Acker post,
Of which I then had the honor to
be commander, held tbs first celebration
of Memorial day in this city, and while
an average generation in the lifetime OF
men has elapsed since then there are stlll
alive and active in these annual obserV-
| ances which we all hold so dear, men who
were present on that occasion.
I'VE had with us on that day as guest
Of honor. Gen. Winfield Scott Gen. Wills
H German acted as marshal of the day,
and among our speakers were Gen. H. II.
Sibley, DR.. McMasters and the then al
most unknown young attorney, Cushman
/ K. Davis. That seems almost like a page
from ancient history, and still we have
here today, in the vigor Of middle age
some of the men who were present there.
Then was read, probably for the first
| time in this city, the Gettysburg ad-
| dress of Lincoln, which was heard with
wonder and admiration. 1t was the KEY
| note then, as it is now and viii be as
long as liberty and patriotism endure.
! The immortal words Of Lincoln added
new lustre to Gettysburg.
| OF the generation to which he spoke
! sacrifices were demanded such as never
| have been demanded Of any other genera
| ton IN the history OF our country Nobly
have those sacrifices been lived up to,
and 1t may now be said that our comrades
! nave not died in vain, because their sur
! vivors have not lived IN vain Slavery
! has been abolished and the nation saved
and carried forward to a position where
the concentration of power means only
the expansion of human liberty. They
made sacrifices that we who succeed them
| might have the liberty we now enjoy.
VETERANS HAVE BEEN ACTIVE.
Since the war closed and the armv
! "e~0 u1SOdI.ueu ~ per cent or the veterans
| OF thbt war have done mems work and
1t Is fact to be proud Of that less
| than per cent have been dependent up
| on public assistance
The veterans of the war have adorned
and digntfied the bench, have graced the
other professions and have taken an ac.
tive part in the mercantile life of our
country. Every one Of our presidents hut
one has been Union soldier, and Mime
sofa points with pride to her ten G. Al
X. governors The achievements Of those
Union soldiers since the army disbanded
mas been no less notable than during the
war. BY their productive ability they
nave added more to the wealth of the
country than the entire cost of the war.
By their example and influence thew
nave added to the Importance Of the na-
tlon in every way. They have PLAYED
| lhelr part in the moral and intellectual
deVelopment Of the country. At the close
OF the war they introduced the cultivat-
ing adJuncts of civilization wherever they
went. The school, library, newspaper and
IN TACT every agent Of improvement was
advanced by this means. Our soldiers
Wherever they went represented the high
est type of civilization cultivation man
llness, patriotism and Industry.
CARRIED TORCH OF LIBERTY
Three years ago we found that We
could no longer shed the light Of liberty
IIoin Instance but must take the torch
ana carry 1t to our adjacent Islands and
even to distant lands. Then the sons OF
I cur soldiers of the Civil war gladly TOOK
up the sacred duty, and were yViIIin1l,y
sent by their patriot fathers to do their
part IN the enlightenment Of the world.
NOW we see plainly that we have a fur
ther duty to perform, for with some reg
erVaLons, our constitution must follow
our flag"
| The sextette sane, aaT,hs eoIa4ar,s IT,
WELL" and the programme closed with
the singing of America" by the audi
ence.