The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-22
bier simple tribute before Leaving
for their homes"
.ADDREss or y +. GRANT.

COL HARD was followed py james u.
Grant. Mr.. Grant said In part: ut
affords me great qualification to ad-
dress this gathering this evening.
have listened to the stories of battle
from my boyhood until now, I have
heard the tales Of war. the hardship
and disaster of war for forty years
but one can not realize the hardships
which soldier endures until he has
fought shoulder to shoulder with him.
To understand and to sympathlze with
the soldier we must be with him in
battle.
"You are here to renew the COM
radeship born in times of peril, a
comradeship cemcnted by common
dangers. As a citizen. wish to re-
view the achievements Of the war in
which you served so nobly. / look
upon all of the armies that have
fought for the sake of this country
as achieving one grand result. It Is
very difficult to separate the history of
this country into epochs. I must place
the veterans of this war side by side
with soldiers, who served In the Rev
oluttonary war.
~ DAYS OF SLAVERY.
sf know that the .continentals
fought for liberty but they. did not OBJ
tain equal liberty before the law. For
at that time there were slaves and
not until the Civil war was this evil
wiped out We know they fought for
liberty but slaves thronged the streets
when the liberty bell proclaimed to
the world that the declaration Of in
dependence had been signed.
"The next generation had the OPP
portunity to assert the independence
of this country on the high seas. This
war was also prosecuted to success
full end.
with all this 1t would have seemed
that prosperity, peace and happiness
should have reigned In this country
hut the people were called upon to
defend the honor Of the country In the
Mexican war. There are, no more sad
moments In the history of this coun-
try than those which followed tho
statesmen, Calhoun, Clay, Marshall
and Webster, who had struggled 20
avert the Civil war had passed away
and the next generation was brought
face to face with the great question Of
slavery Compromises had been made
but to no avail. There was no fur
ther argument possible. The Civil
war was not one fought against an in
vader or for the. purpose of acquiring
territory but to establish a nation
One and inseparable, now and forever.
II was fought to make true the great
assertion All men are created free and
equal
THE CRY FROM CUBA.
after the Civil war there was a
period of peace. Our commerce was
Spreading to every nation and plenty
abounded throughout our land. But
there came a cry from the oppressed
at orr very doors. You men volun-
teered to help them. Not to acquire
new possessions or repel an invader,
but to declare that tyranny must per-
ish.
"The statement of your cause Is as
old as the history. OF the country. II
was, simply the reassertion of the Con-
tinentals, in fact the reassertion of all
our wars. You only reaffirmed the
declaration of your fathers. This ex-
plains why I say that it is difficult
matter to separate the history of our
country into epochs.
his patriotism kindled let him consider
the fact that several Of the islands
In the West Indian seas have fought
for years to obtain their independence
| while Cuba was made an indepen.
dent country by war which lasted
only hundred days.
PHILIPPINE FREEDOM,
'lf in our war with Spain we hat
only separated Cuba and Porto Rice
from. the control of Spain our name
and flag would still be immortal.
, while you veterans we're freeing
Cuba and Porto Rico in the west. an
other army was accomplishing am
other great work in the far east.
believe that years will show the great
est achievement of the Spanish Ameri
can war was the Obtaining of thu
Philippines.
! "ln years to come tho same civi
liberty, which VIC enjoy will be giver
, to the inhabitants of those islands
We will plant the same institutions IL
those far off islands as we have II
,, our own country.
when that day comes the nations
of the world as we'll as the inhabi
, tants of those islands will praise tn,
work OF tho American nation. W.
. shall hear praises for him. who lie
, almost within the sound of my voice
, to whom credit Is due as to no othe
: man for the emancipation OF tnos
D islands.
Il close with cheers Tor the liv
ing and tears for the dead"
y MILITARY BALL.
At the close of his address Presiden
. Bowman announced that the regula
I business meeting Of the association
t would be held Friday morning and ex
tended an invitation to the people O
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