The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-29
ACCEPTED BY THE PRESIDENT
Who Spoke of the Nations Great Work
IN Freeing Cuba, and OF the Full
filment Of Pledges Made to
the People.

ciety of Colonial Danes in mem
ory of the veterans who fell in
the recent struggle between
Spain and the United States
Around the platform an immense
crowd gathered, among whom
were many who saw service in
Cuba, Porto RIGA, and the Phil
1ppines. The ceremonies were
in charge of Maj. Gen. John r.
Brooke, commander of the de-
partment of the east, the militia
ry establishment being represent
ed by a battalion of engineers, a
battalion of marines, light bat
terry Fourth Artillery. two squad
rons of the Second Cavalry and
over 500 veterans OF the Spanish
American war. The services
began with the playing OF the
Dead March from Saul, follow
ed by surpliced choir singing
Onward. Christian Soldiers. )"
Prayer was said by Bishop Sat
terlee and Catholic priest, and
the entire audience joined in
singing the national hymn.
Lieut.. Gen. John M. Schofeld,
U. S. A, retired, then read the
address of the president of the
National Society, Mrs. justin V.
r. Townsend, al the conclusion
of which the shaft was unveiled
amid the cheers of the thousands
who had surrounded the stand.
As the shaft was unveiled the
artillery fired the national salute,
after which President Roosevelt
delivered an address.
In closing his speech the pres
ident said:
And now, gentlemen, / am
speaking in all seriousness.
never see a gathering of this
kind; I never see gathering
under the auspices OF any OF the
societies which are organized to
commemorate the valor and pat
riotism of the founders OF this
nation: l never see a gathering
of the men ready to have volun-
teered in time of war or who
fought in the great civil war, or
in any of the lesser contests in
which this country has been en-
gagged. without feeling the anxi-
ETY. to make such a gathering
realize, feel, each in his or her
heart, the all-importance of do
ing the ordinary, commonplace
duties of each day as those du-
ties arise. Some of the effect on
the day of battle is 70 be found
in the aggregate of the indiyidu-
al performances of duty during
the long months that have pre-
ceded the day of battle; and the
way in which a nation will arise
to a great crisis is conditioned
upon the way in which it's citi-
zens have habituated themselves
to act in the ordinary affairs of
the national life. You cannot
expect that much will be done in
the supreme hour of peril by SOL
diers who have not fitted them
selves to meet the need when
need comes, aud you cannot ex-
pect the highest type Of citizen
ship to be shown in the periods
when it is needed if that citizen
ship has not been trained by the
faithful performance of ordinary
duty. What we need most in
this republic is not special gent
US, is not unusual brilliancy, bu.
the honest and upright adher-
ence on the part of the mass OF
the citizens and of their repre-
sentatives to the fundamental
laws of private and public NOR
atty, which are now what they
have been during recorded histo-
ry; and we shall stand or fall in
making this republic what it
should be made. I will go a lit
tie further than that-what it
shall and must be made accord
ing to the manner in whichwe Sc
riously and resolutely set oursel-
yes to do this task of citizenship,
which consists of doing the du-
ties, private and public, which in
the aggregate make it up"
[Great applause.]
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