The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-07
SECRETARY HAY WELCOMES
 GRAND ARMY TO WASHINGTON

Iz- conditions of disbandment. but mc1<& away into the vaster body of tho m ton, as the 6oam-crested wave melt& back into the profound depths of the ocean. The great host of 1885 ceased stoN exist as an armed force; but in svesy town and hamlet of the land 1t lived ae a part of the body politic-a nucleus cs- anywhere of courage. patriotism an4 self sacrifice. This was . new produex the republic might proudly show to theI. wsrid. saying. These be the psa0eaple heroes breed from great wa<s.'
 There were many brilliant deeds deuo in the war that resulted in sndur1n8 fame to fortunate individual soldierDs but the disbAhdmsnt of that army. nusn- ed with victory and idolized by the ooun- try, reflected honor upon ali eur Hooey a glory in which indivfdual slatnns ee9 lost, like atoms of cloud in tho cG41nop spicndor of a stormy sunset. s.eJ5s s
 For four years you showed youxpeo<9 good soldiers-s2ual to the best ths woo64 has seen. For thirty-sevsn year6 yun have been good citissns; and who sh44 say in which capacity you lave wToooAf, best for the republic Each year VI. come together with thinned Yanks hr4 undiminished spirit to feed anew tho un< dying flame upon the altar of paki1otfsn.<
  thinned, for the place of each faslen com rade is filled with q loving memory. And who can ever forget the faces which never had a chance to grow old-f&o brave young warriors who feh in ba13[o and gained the prize of immortal youoA3 For them there is no shadow of gtxuu- gle or poverty; no trouble of gray ha&u or falling strength; no care of the pxes- eut nor fear of the future. The unfa1~ ing of morning is forever fin ths1r eyses the blessing of grateful nattpn halaows their names. We salute them with .lovin9 tears. from which the bitterness Is goan We hear their young voices in the clear notes of the bugle and the murmur of the nuttering flags. Our anxwer1Ax hearts cry. Hall and farewell, ayounG comrades. till we meet againl'
 Honor to Those Deserving.
 Our fathers ordained that in this re- public there should be no distinction1y but human nature Is stronger than lawn and nothing can prevent this people from showing honor to all who have deserv9d well of the countray. Every man wfo has borne arms with credit has earned and Is sure to receive a special measure of regarc. And 1t s our peculiar privi-. lege to remember that our armies an1 navies regular an1 volunteer, have al- ways been worthy of esteem. In distane generations, under different flags in coE- fiicts great and small. by land and by sea. they have always borne their part nohly. The men who fought at Louisburg be- heath the metsor flag of England; with Lincoln in the Black Hawk War; with Crockett ak the Alamo; with Taylor ak Buena Vista; with Grant at Vicksburgs and with Lee at Appomattox were of the stuff of which not only soldiers, but eciti- gems, are made. And in our own tina the young men who storm ed the hill of San Juan, and have borne our flag with such honor to the forbidden city of Pekia and the Jungles of Luzon, have shown that their progenitors bred true. Ths men of today are as good Americans as the men of yesterday, and the men of tomorrow, with Gods blessing. will Dc the same. The dominant characteristic of every American army that has ever stepped to the tap of drum has been valor and humanity. They have-in the long run-carried nothing but good to any land they have occupied. As our comrade McKinley-of blessed memory said: The flag has never fioated over any region but in benediction.' ,.ss
 By order of the President of the United States, these historic grounds. the property of the nation, are during thie
 
 wiu receive from your presence an add ed sacredness and value. In the history of the twentieth century. which is open Ing with such brilliant promise. not the least luminous page will treat of this meeting of the Grand Army of the Re- public--soldiers and citizens whom the rs- public delights to honor"
 When the cheers which succeeded Mir. Hays speech had subsided, Generals Ell Terrence. commander-in-chief of the Grand Army. was introduced to respond to the words of welcome.
 Response by Gen. Torrance
 He spoke warmly in appreciation of the reception given himself and his com rades. which had been. he said, all that they could expect. Referring to the fact that the ex-soIdiers of 1861 had disslpatea the predictions of European publicists that they would be a menace to the peace of the country, he declared that there never had been the least danger.
 We had been made good citizens at our fresides and there never has been the least reason to apprehend harm to our national institutions because of our soldiery," he said.
 He closed with an expression of the de. sire of the old soldiers for the prosperfty and perpetuity of the republic.
 Secretary Moody spoke for Secretary Root, who was detained by official buss- ness. MT. Moody expressed regret that the shallowness of the Potomac had pre- vented the bringing of some specimena of the navy to Washington for the in- spection of the old soldiers and then dwelt for a few moments on the inspiration that the example of the heroes of 1S6l-65 had been to the soldiers of the present day. He said that Captain Clark of the Oregon had told the men under his com mand at Bahia, Brazil, that they might meet the Spanish fleet and that, remind ing the men of the strength of the Cp- posing feet had said to them:
 If we do meet it, 1t will not look so we'll"
 Captain Clark had related this incident to him and had added. T was with Farra- gut, you know"
 Example of Farragut.
 The Secretary said he had asked Ad- miral Dewey how he had felt in contern- plating the mines and torpedoes in Ma niIa Bay the night before attacking the Spanish fleet in the harbor of that city, and the Admirals reply was simply he had asked himself what Farragut would have done if confronted with similar con- ditions
 Governor Bliss of Michigan spoke very briefly. .5.as.
 MT. B. F. Bingham, commander of the Department of the Potomac, delivered the welcoming address on behalf of the local Grand Army and was followed by a few words of thanks to all by Colonel Mac- Farland for their assistance in rendering tba occasion so marked a success
 A fine specimen of the national colors