The evening times., 1902-05-30
EULOGY OF DEAD WHO
SLEEP AT ARLINGTON
Confined From Second Fa=e)

love FOR her defenders Is ample com
pClSaUcu for the soldiers sacrifices and
sUGcrIngs. i makes his wounds hon
o-alle, the graves of his comrades sa-
cred. and their memory immortal To
Jay The alaEas-er 1oE Of the peoples
love is broken and the land is filled with
its perfume but tomorrow the tongues
gt dgt-agC.C1. paIsisd today. VIII again
be heard fse1iy asSaIiing. not the Illus
t-ious heroes who sleep in this beautiful
city OF the dead. but their surviving
comrades and those who by the su-
p-eme mandates of the American people
are maintaining The honor of She RaE
and -FF04-5uE the ~irhtful authority Gl
this Government III the distant islalis
"t the sea How iuconE-uous 10 honor
the memory o. the soldier dead and dis
honor the character OF the soldier Iiv-
flE- Who is The American SOLDIER He
Is the Clerr0- o. the Republic. A SOW
ereIEn citizen He comes from the home
Of the people at tie first call Of duty. q
volunteer in his COunTy's $ cause and
the defense ct hcr hag in the hour of
peril He is first q citizen. but first and
last and always patriot, better sol
der for having been citizen. and
Letter citizen for having been q soldier
He has given validity 10 declarations
Of Independence and made emancipation
prerizUatiunS possible. Brave and pat
-lotir men have first written them with
ink, bur the soldier has rewritten and
given Ehen fcrce ana effect with his
Hie's blood He has been q leader n
tho worlds progress ard since the day
the Minute mon stood guard at Con
. cord BTi5Ee and fell dead at their door
steps IN Lexington green he has ever
+ been on the firing line Of civilization
The fag he loved may never enciTcle
the globe bur it is his purpose that
the principles it represents shall be the
heritage CT all people who dwell upon
the face Cf the earth Liberty Is ox-
parslve and the defender of liberty is
an eZ-aGsI0Hist- Honor. peace. pres
peri,T- and liberty. civil and religious
have followed in the path of the soldier
Tor more than siE-Scorc years On land
and sea his deeds have been glorious
and his achievements arc the nations
richest possessions and her most en-
during Inheritance. It is said that when
there = 10 vision the people perish
+ Today. ny comrades, our -iSiJn is an
cbstructed. Our eyes have again caught
she Guttev Of the old flags as they led
The painful and costly road 10 vict0rv-
. Our feet have again kept time TO the
uCiselgssuess Of phantom regiments as
. they marcn Ly. and our hearts have
/ again been quickened BY the distant
4
/ 1ar-avay drums
/ The thoughts of some have been cIus-
! tered around the old home IN the peace
. rUI valley. with its sparkling spring and
I fragrant flowers and luscious fruits.
I once more you stood at its open door
+ and old tender farewell to q loving
I mother. whose tears were more pTC-
. cious than pearls. and bid good-by TO
/ an aEectiOnate father. whose heart was
. gFE1 s- lsa.
made piIgrimages 10 graves that no bU-
. man feet can hnd-gTaVes at the cross
Ing Of the ford, on the mountain side,
IN the deep shadow Of The woods, AMI
in the quiet valley, where the flowers
/ bloom and the birds sing. With new dis
tjucIiveness you have reached the hour
when for the first time, you realize
that you love your country better than
your life and IL he- defense were viii
ing TO die No priest vas required TO
prepare the sacrifice But morning..
noon. and night for four long years Of
dreadful strife yOu offered your lives
q free and willing sacrifice upon your
count-y's altar. With youthful aFdor
YOU faced the wrathful clouds Of war,
with patience you watched and hungeTed
and marched, with fortitude you suffer
cd from wounds and disease. and with
uaezampleG heToism endured jajls ard
captivity until 100000 Of your comrades
perished. No, not peT5shed- but oo-
taiaed immortality that the nation IN
der God should have a new birth OF
. freedom. and that government Of the
I people by the people should not perish
from the earth How great beyond ali
/ eul0gies vas such devotion and self
( sacrifcet
i only the actions Of the 5usc
smell sweet and blossom Ia the dust,
How fragrant j. the hallowcG peace.
Arlington, beautiful for situation; It's
beauty enhanced by all that q nations
love can add TO an a5ornment-sacTed n
( all its associations its precious memo--
i=s reaching back to the birth Of the
Republic. and Q thousand tender cords
reaching out TO every battlefield and
. rearthstore in all this broad land May
IT be the chosen place from which the
better angels of our nature shall go
forth to bind UP the Nations wounds
and unite all our people IN the bonds
o. love justice and a common glorious
destiny. Then viii IT come 10 pass that
these dead shall not have died in vain
Grateful are we that q kind and in
duIgant Providence has heightened cut
OUT lives TO behold this Memorial Day.
Grateful are we for the tender regards
In which we are held by d loving and
patriotic people Thankful are we that
gee we're privileged 20 bear an humble
part in the duJy and glory OF redeem
ing the Republic. Thankful are we that
the hatreds. MISUNDERSTANDING and
prefudices engeudeTed by the civil war
have been buried in an ObEviOus grave
Proud are we OF the TaloT and man
hood Of those who fought against Us,
and for the mut-aI respect and affection
81 hich now bind together all the sur
vfvors of that great struggle As Cod
cverruliue hand has directed the affairs
OF this Nation from the beginning TO
the present hour, may He continue TO
bless our beloved land. May America
forever more be His Iavorite jewel. and
long be- bright with freedoms holy light.
May the memory Of her patriotic dead
Ha forever loving cherished in the hearts
OF all she people. and may the fag Of
Washington and Lincoln, OF FIcksbuTg