The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-10
WITH THE
VETERANS.

OAoVeiouuR VI, Nopt' -1uo clVy tOs
night wasa blaze Of glory capitalization.
Of oil the living memories Of the stirring
days Of lS6lsS6 memories to which but
mere fraction Of the present popu lation
is personally familiar. The aged feet that
once srod the bloody fields Of Shiloh. Of
Gettysburg and Of hundred other hard
fought battles. surgsd around Monumental
Square located In tue business heart Of
, the city with slow but steady tread,
Every radiatinR street was this even
ing congested with u stream OF humanity
and far out Euclid avenue to whore the
sparkling electric fountain 10 Wade Park
shed its radlating glorles upon the night
the crowds coursed necessarily to an fro.
Away beyond on Euclid Heights the
Garfield mon ument stood as q grim and
silent outpost, to which thousands Of
veterans to-day paid their respects.
There Is now no longer any doubt as to
tho effect of the attempted assassination
Of the President upon the gathering. 1t
has sti FRED the patriotism OF the people to
the inmost recess OF the hearts emotion,
and tho veterans and their friends are
coming to rejoice or to sorrow as the will
Of Providence may>dictate.
General Daniel e. sicksls to-day gave
expression 10 n sontimsn. which Is 70.
Elected in the hearts Of every patriot pres.
ent.
Tall md sturdy ns Enough the snows of
over seventy winters had not sifted their
powder Into his scanty looks, standing
erect upon his clutches, General Slckles
strobe into National G A. r. hoadquar.
tiers. Lifting his cap to General Loo
Russieur and the other dignitarics, he
bowed and exclaimed:
Comrades. lot Ii, thank God Tor the
news from Buffalo. The Lord has heard
tho upliftod prayers Of the civilized and
uncivilized world Christian, Nohamine-
dan. Chinese and all people have united
with us in prayer that Mckinley might
be spared to us. That prayer is answer
ed. Blessed be the name OF the Lord who
preserved that grea personality tou'.
Senator ManderiO n, OF Nebraska, also
sounded tho keynote Of the encampment
at tho reunion today of the First Ohio
Volunteer Light Artillery.
"Temperiug every breath of happiness
at this reunion is tho fearful tragedy OF
last Friday" said General Mandeson. Il
do not eXaggerate when say that the
example set by you for forty years las
been one OF patriotism You have trained
your sons % be sons of Am erica to know
what 1t Is to uphold the flag OF our FREQ
Institutions.
There remains 10 b. tram pied upder
foot an element Of our population
cnuntenanced and sustained by IN I'M
brlllod press, un unprinciped'roIum DO
not say too much whom assert p eachlng
tho gospel Of discomfort.
Il can find no words in which to
Gttingly refer TO he wretch who has don Q
this Il hing but hnll him harmless com
pared with those who prompted such
sentiments 1t Ia for us and for our sons
to stamp ont Anarchy and Socialism as
we sta, pod out secession"
The day was largely devoted to assign
ing tho veterans to their quarters. Tho
committee appointed yes terday to arrange
for Presidents Day mot this afternoon at
the Union Cub, and 1t |, announced that
tho preparations for Thursday great mass
meeting and good will gathering will DO
as OK ensive and interesting as the big
parade of Wednesday. Vice President
Roosevelt has not yot beon hoard from,
but tho arrangements fer Presidents Day
will De1ushed, aud IL Ia confidently OK
pee ell that tho Vice President with the
me III bsrs of the Cabinet and other emil
men, visitors now in Buffalo will DO III al
tendance.