The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-27

when Mr.. Reed became speaker. NJ. Reed.
az the cost OF infinite labor. at the cost
OF the hercest attacks. succeeded in re-
storing that old principle, ana now throHBn
congress We can DO az vel or III according
as the people demand. bot an any rate We
can do something. We Will be that much
ahead, and We owe that more than 10 any
other one man. 20 your fellow citizen. Air-
Reed. applause And il Is a great thing
for the city, a great thing for any -Oan, 10
be able 10 feel that IN some one cri'is ne
iett MS mark deeply scored TOT good ia me
history OF his country. and Tom Reed his
the right 10 that feeling
Now word or two more. I was greeted
here not only by your mayor, not only
by other men standing high. but by you.
general turning 10 Gen Joshua L Cham
berlain). 10 whom il was given. az the SUI
preme moment of the war. 10 win the SUI
preme reward OF a soldier. All honor 10 the
man and may We keep ourselves from
enVying because 10 whom came the su-
preme good fortune OF winning the medal
of honor for mighty deeds done in the
mghtiest battle that the nineteenth CEN
fury ever saw-Gettysburg lApplausel
Il see everywhere 1 stoD-in Maine.
in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
Connecticut men who. in the times that
tried the Nations worth. rose level 10 the
Nations need and offered up life gladly TO
the Nations altar, the men who fought
in the great civil war from 81 10 So.
They taught rs much by their life ever
since. They were soldiers when we needed
soldiers and they were OF the best kind.
and when the need was for citizenship i'm
! civil life, they showed us they could give
| the highest kind Of citizenship. Not mere
! ~ did they give us a reunited country. not
/ merely did they leave US the memory OF the
| great deeds they did. 10 be forever after
/ an inspiration 10 us. but they left the
memory of tire way the deed was done
! All the time gentlemen. we have people
often entirely well-meaning-who will rise
up and tell Us that by some patent de-
/ vice we can all De saved in citizenship or
! in social life. Now. general and you point
/ button.
/ down TO the root OF things in war time, you
! had 10 depend upon the qualities Of man
/ hood which had made good soldiers from
/ the days when the children OF Israel
/ marched out OF Egypt down. Rifles now
/ instead of bows then. but the man behind
the rife IS more important than the rifle
itself
80 with our laws. We need good laws.
/ We need a wise administration OF the law.
/ an upright and fearless administration OF
the law. But the best legislation ever de-
vised by the wit of man and the best law
that was ever put in statute books viii not
/ avail TO save us II the average citizen has
/ not in him the root Of right living. lap
/ plause.l The Army OF the Potomac could
/ never have seen Appomattox II IL had not
/ been for the spirit that drove you from the
! office and the factory and farm TO TAKE w
! the burden Of war, and you went 10 war
TO stay there until you saw II throns IL p
| Loud applause.l They did not conquer III
! war by Mysteries. Doubtless you VIII remeW-
| Der that after Bull Run there were some
| excellent people who thought the war was
| over llaughterl, and over the wrong way.
| 1t was not over Three years ana nine
! months had 10 elaDse and then IL got over
! the other way. IApplause.l
| About the worst quality you can nave III
! soldier is mysteries or anything approach.
ing It, and IL is pretty nearly the worst
! quality in civil life. We need in civil ne
| the plain practical everyday virtues
| which all of admit in theory TO be nee,
| essary, which, when we all practice, VIII
| come mighty near making a state perfect
! BriIliancy is a good thing. So is genius
| Every now and then the chance comes 70
| render some such great service as told
you about Tom Reeds rendering some SUCH
| service, general, as you rendered at Gettys-
| burg; but normally what we want Is not
genius, but the faculty of seeing That We
! know how TO apply the copybook morahties
| that we write down, and as long as Ne
think Of them only as TT for the copybook
there IS not much use In Us, We need IN
| our public life, as in private life, the.
| virtues that every one could pracuce III ne
would. We need the will to practice them:
There are two kinds of greatness that
can be achieved. There is the greatness
that comes To the man who can DO what
no one else can do. That is mighty rare
kind and, Of course, IL can only be achieved
by the man of special and unusual qualtles.
Then there is the other kind that comes 10
the man who does the things that every
one could do but that everyone does not
do IApDlause1 To do that you first of all
have got to school yourself TO do the oroi-
nary commonplace things.
Now. general l was very little time IN
my war: your were long time in yours
/ did not see much fighting, but / saw
lot of human nature. l recollect one young
fellow who came down TO join a cavalry
regiment He was nlled with enthusiasm,
thinking he was going 10 look all the ume
like my friend who welcomed me over
there (pointing to man dressed In KHAKI
uniform mounted on a dummy horse), who
welcomes me and whom l want 10 thank
for coming 10 meet me. After three days
the young man came down 10 me ana SAID.
| Colonel L wish to make a complaint, SIR
/ came down TO fight for my country ana
the captain has put me TO work digging
kitchen sinks Laughter / asked the cap
tain about il and he said: yes. The cap
tain was a large man from New Mexico
and he explained TO that excellent youth
| that he would go on digging kitchen sinks
| and that when the fighting came he should
have all the fighting there was. but at
present his duty was 10 dig kitchen sinks.
In other words he had 10 do the small
duties that were done. and thereby oest NJ NJ
| himself 10 DO the big duties that might
come in the future.
80 ii is with US in the work of everyday
citizenship. L believe that this viii rise
level 10 any great emergency that may
meet it. but it will only be because no.
where in our ordinary wOrkday life, IN
| times of peace in the times when no great
| crisis is upon US, school ourselves by
constant practice in the commonplace,
everyday Indispensable duties. so that
when the time arrives we shall show that
we have learned Alright the primary Lessons
OF good citizenship. 1 thank you" Loud
applause
Al the conclusion of the address car
riages were taken for a drive TO points OF
interest about the city. Mayor BoothDy
rode with the President and number OF
city and State dignitaries followed in car
riages. From the Union station the party
drove up Congress street the entire length
of the city 10 the eastern promenade and
Fort Allen Park, where a fine view OF Port
Z 1 land harbor was afforded. At Fort Allen
the line was reversed and proceeded about
the city visiting the several public parks. A
stop was made at the LOngfellOw mansion,
where the President inscribed his name on
} the guest register. A short call also was
made at the residence OF Thomas II. Reed,
at the Cumberland Club and at the home
I of Captain John Parker, United States
army At 4:30 the President boarded his
} train and the party was of for Lewiston
five minutes later.
; AT THE TWIN CITIES.