The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-06-05

the far-SoclnF patriotism nf Washington
Franklin, Marshall. Hamilton. ana the
other great leaders " the Revolution.
fTrut trainers of the CunHtltutiun. should
not rFgmhlc hate ssezss;.Eizss ruins
i"n whom : address to-day ana your
c'mr1drn who wore ths hluU beside YOU
sad, patient i.lneoin bore The crushing
load uf national leadrrahip performed the
one feat the failure 10 perform which
would have meant destruction TO every
thing which makes the name America a
symbol ~ hop@ among the nations 90
mankind You did the ErcatesL. ana most
nccossary task which mas ever fallen 20
hemisphere. Nearly three ceninrie- hass
passed since the waters or our coasts
'-, wsrr . o., inrteHed y {hs keeis q the
inherit this fatr iand Over 4 eeHtary ana
haH ai colonial grnwth followed tho
settlement. ind uow fu- urrr A century
aud quarter We have bcrB n natioh.
The Vital Naiiasai Task.
During our .our generations OF national
Enme cf them " far rciShing importance:
but ths only really vital task was the ono
you dtd. the tnHk q HayiG-F ttc ui.iu1.
gone s'rnrix rln,,ti b,y, ,,.,',l- ,liss"i,r'
hut this was the zoe crisis N wLirh 10
have gone wr1nE wUu ave rt~Ant mt
merely disaster ~. Annihiittiln For fan.
ufe at any olh'- upttt atom mont could
have been made .I,it b % yul failed "a the
ison DAYS the loss would have been IL.
rcparpblc, the defeat irreirievable. Upon
your success depended all the future OF
the people on this continent. and much
Of the future OF mankind az whole
You fett uB reunited country. You
left US the right Of brotherhood with the
mrn IN gray, who with such courage. aud
such devotion for what they deemed tho
right. fought against you. Hut you loft
80 much more even than your achieve
Il was achieved. yoS' w ~ho s,s'' msas FSod nSm
hy YOUR yalnr aud patriotism the states
mahship of Lincoln and the s0ldicFship
our efforr IN the future both the way
yuii dtd your work In war and the way IN
which whnn the war vas over you turned
nrnin 60 the work Of peace. ~ war and
the wtsest of iesaonB 10 us and our chill
dren and our chiidrens' children.
Another and Dtaieuit Task.
Jtat at this moment the army OF the
United HtRtca, led by men who served
among you IN the Ereat war. Il carryinE
10 compilation a small hat peculiarly try-
ms end difncult war On which Is Involved
not only the honor OF the Tag but the tTi-
umph OF civilization over. forces which
bariarlzn. Tho task hes not been as dif-
hcuit or as important an yours but Oh
ny comrades, the mer IN the uniform of
three yesrs patiently and uncnmplainingly
chalnpioned The American cansa Ia the
Philippine islaads. are your younger
brothers, your sons. They have shown
themselves not unworthy OF you, ana
they ere entitled to the support OF All
mon who are proud Of what you iih.
Thess ynnhser comrades OF yours have
fought under terrible difficulties and have
received terrible provocatioa from i vrry
srsiei ard NeFy treacAeruus enemy. Under
thc strain OF thele nFuvocatlonn I deeply
aepiore g say that souse among them
counsel and commit. IL retaliation, acts n
cruelty. The fact that for every guilty
act committed by one OF our troops 4
bern committed IS inc hostile NATIVES
upon ctr ife-spa or uran the feareah!s
and law-abiainE natives Eti5 are friendly
70 .,,s,.;,,SsI ", cen no, 3 hsid e exense aay
unswerYtng effort must b. made, aud Il
being made, 20 saf out every Instance
% harhasisy on she part ~ oar troops
70 punish those guilty. OF II, and 60 IaEe
~ fossIhie. even stronger measures thEr
have already been taken 90 Fuinluaizo gf
prevent the occurrence Of al sstrh In
stances In the future.
CrHeisy fr@ctscsa ut Hons.
From time g .iras there, occur IN our
country. TO the deep and laEtihL shame
Of our iseopie, lynebings carried on undef
rirrHmstanees oT iahuman cruelty aud
barbastty--a cruelty infinitely verse eilan
any thaf has ever hr@n committed BY our
troops IN the Philippines. worse Il tiIe
Victims and far nnBre brutaiiKinK 10
those guilty OF it. The men VINO fan 10
cpndemn these lyucbiHgE, nnd YET clAm1F
about what has been done IN the Philip
pines. are inderd guilty uf uegiecting the
beam 81 their bWH eye white haunting
their brother alroat the mote In mia, tfn-
nfe. These tynrhtnaN NfYarA tss
no excuse for failure to stop cruelty IN the
Philippines Every EFFORT n being made
assd vi % mAde. g minimize the chances
fsut x~ep IN mind that these crn~itsrs
Ia the fhihrpinee have bern wholly ex-
e~pficnal, and have hsuu HnMFsaeieaNfy nx-
gxxrratess. We deeply ard bitterly regret
ihsi nny Eurh ernstssea should hAs.. s.aes.
ter under what pruyocatica. sf American
iruoFz. Bas they afford far leas fuatlfsca-
ituG TOR general condemnation ~ our
army than these lvnehings aHafd for the
wade EsHaftun 81 TIE eUusuunittNafa which
ihsT have saken rsaTs ~ each eaEs II Il
sssc 70 refrain from ineiHdsna a,sEh guilty
snd isanaeent IN tfs saffiN awasntas con-
ienarhss0s-
Ssas's csndesna Al xas the Few.
IN eFexy ,nnnmnnlfy there ere r.sor,ls.
Hh0 commit AxEz II aseii-ntEn arnaarsiya-
bic acrfnr esss5 haez1nss. IL we M svsr<
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si1ftfs isl ihta 4 rxsstiy A. afsifssas
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