The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-10

not be turned to their own account; and
after the reformation. especially in Eng
land and Germany, the game of war or poll
tics was so often affected or controlled by
the religious feelings of communities or
nations and England and Germany were
so often in conflict with Catholic France
or Spain or Austria. that II often seemed
due to patriotism that Englishmen and
Germans should dread and hate and OPP
pose everything Catholic and especially
the Pope. But those conditions have
changed, and We may now fairly ask any
intelligent educated man, wherever he
may live or whatever his politics or other
interests may be. whether 1t is any longer
reasonable to dispute the claims of the
papacy to gratitude for its great work in
the past and to respect and admiration for
the good 1t Is doing to-day
George z. Clarke, of South Bend, was
the next speaker His topic was Our
and eoor sac of our
roundings show how sweet the sentiments
that unite US here. That flag, whose in
blue. tells how strong the bonds that bind
1t. 1t looked down upon the calm figure
of Washington. II witnessed the Inaugural
tuition 1t saw the slow but steady con-
solidation of this Union. 1t heard the argu-
ments of Madison and Hamilton, Of Mar
mine the scope and powers and restrictions
of the Constitution. 1t saw an era of lit
erature begin, distinguished by the stately
achievements of the historian. the thought
the American poet 1t has seen the school
and Christian temple illumine the mind,
amplify the soul and point the child from
dust to Deity. 1t has stood on the outposts
of the measureless West. 1t has seen a
new civilization so magnifcently expand
that its power and grandeur and influence
no man can ever estimate.
But that banner has cost much. Con-
suit, IL you can, the purchasers who paid
for it, Ask that glorious company of citi-
zens, that exemplary army of mothers and
| of virgins. the women who gave husbands
| and sons and lovers for its defense II the
object for which they sacrificed Is worth
the sacrifice they made. and they Will an
| swer that 1t was. 1t was not until the
| last quarter of the eighteenth century that
We have old glory as II is to-day. Its adop-
| ton displaced all other emblems. 1t was
| the first effective symbol OF national unity.
The greatest battles of the war of inde-
| pendence were fought beneath itc folds At
Lundy's Lane 1t changed British contempt
into British caution 1t was with Jackson
| at New Orleans when Packenham, the hero
| Of Salamanca, left his bones for period
| on the plains of Chalmette."
L. Carrico. J. G. Habing. d. T. Brennan.
| George w. Head. T. p. Broddeur, John f.
Hickey, j: Y. Brosnan, w. E. Jarboe, e. e.
Burgess. Leo M. Keene. Maurice Cahill. A.
| A. Kelly. Anselm Chomel, w. F. Kiley, c..
| NJ. Cissel. Bernard King. Hugh ]. Clifford,
F. T. Lalley. Michael Clifford, Charles O..
John E. Corcoran. Frank Louden, John
| Corrigan. j. A. Mahoney, Tim c. Clune. j.
J: Mahoney, William Dever. John D.
Nancy D;,n E. o * Doyle, E H Moorman; Jas
Foley. Charles o'Donnell. Otto Gaasch.
P. j. Griffin. Qurin volz. Indianapolis;
| Jerre B. Casey. Charlottesville; James j.
| Geraghty, Thomas A. Geraghty. Thomas j.
| Lee. Crawfordsville: James ]. Mullins,
| Rushville; John Texton. Knightstown.