The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-05
TALKED TO HEROES
Congressman Scott Addresses
Veterans of War.
MADE FINE IMPRESSION
Old Soldiers Influence on Ma
tionaI Destiny.

The closing feature Of the old soldiers
reunion at Riverside park was the speech
yesterday afternoon of Charles f. Scott
Of lola, representative-at-iarge from
Kansas.
Mr.. Scott is known as one of the politi-
cal young men Of Kansas, who has much
OF a promising career before him if he
shall remain in public life To begin
with, he is a well educated cultured,
scholarly gentleman. He is an editor
that has been his life work He is broad
and big and strong. Though one of the
very young men on the Kansas congress
sional delegation, he has seen ten years
OF active pubnc service. He was for
-FOUR years a state senator from Allen
county, and besides has had eight years
as regent of the state university. He
has often spoken in political campaigns,
and always mas taken q deep interest in
public affairs. He IS a man of much
worth
In commencing his speech yesterday ar
ternoon, --a4r. Scott called attention to
the valiant work the members Of the
Kansas congressional delegation had
done for the old Observation-Disclosures
and individually. He said that each
member had done his full duty by the
veterans of the great war, and their &C
zion on legislation was to be approved
The thing Of all things which he, as a
beginner would do, he said, was to strive
10 emulate their example and precept in
this particular.
Mr.. Scott discussed the results of the
war of the rebellion. He said they were
many and difficult of solution, as public
Questions. In every instance, the sOldiery
of that war had discharged its duty as
citizens as It had as defenders in time
sof warfare. The soldiery of the republic
was potential factor IN shaping public
questions and policies and the nation S
destiny. It has been ever since. No
great question for solution has arisen,
he said, that the old soldiers have not
seft their impress.
Particularly did Mr.. Scott lay stress
upon the fact that had the soldiery of
che war Of the rebellion not done its fun
duty, there would not be the great united
country today TO be a power among the
nations Of the world. Had not this sold
3ery kept the flag flying over the capitol
at Washington, It never would have been
carried triumphantly up San Juan hill.
For this much, Mr.. Scott said. # there
had been no further service on the part
,of the soldiery of the nation, its memory
would be unperishbale and revered
Rmong men.
AS a young man, as one who had come
upon the scene of action since the days
OF the rebellion, Mr.. Scott was grateful
10 the soIdiery. It had furnished an ex-
ample for young men. Tt had set a pace
Cor them 10 attain. 1t had furnished
a page in history over which the younger
and now more active generation could
pour and study with great profit His
gratitude, and that of every other loyal
public spirited and public interested
young. would be unceasing toward those
who had taught the great lesson OF pa
triOtism and loyalty first; then OF citizen
ship and fealty following.
Touching on the death of the late pres
ident Mr. Scott feeiingiy spoke of the