Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-05-31

Washington. May Ca vest con-
course of people gathered at the Ar
lington cemetery TO hear the prasi-
dents address on the occasion of the
decoration OF the graves of the veter-
ans. His remarks were given the
closest attention and he was frequent
ly applauded. He said:
1t is Il good custom for our country
TO have certain solemn holidays in
commemoration OF our greatest meh
and of the greatest crises in our his
tory. There should be but few suck
holidays. To increase their number i
to cheaper them. Washington and
Lincoln-the man who did most 10
found the Union. and the man who did
most to preserve it-stand head and
shoulders above all our other public
men, and have by common consent Won
the right to this pre-eminence. Among
the holidays which commemorate the
turning points il American history.
Thanksgiving has significance pecU-
hariy its own. On July We celebrate
the birth OF the nation. On this day,
the 3Gth of May, we call TO mind the
deaths of those who died that the Ta
ton might live, who Wagered all thai
life holds dear for the great prize ~
death in battle. who poured out their
blood like water in order that the
mighty national structure raised by
the far-seeing patriotism of Washing
ton, Franklin, Marshall, Hamilton, and
the other great leaders of the reVolu-
tioI. great trainers of the constitution,
should not crumble into meaningless
ruins.
You whom 1 address today and your
comrades who wore the blue beside yOU
in the perilous years during which
strong, sad, patient Lincoln bore the
crushing load OF natioral leadership.
performed the one feat the failure 10
perform which would have meant do
struction to everything which makes
the name America Il symbol OF hope
among the nations OF mankind. You
did the greatest and most necessary
task which has ever fallen to the lot of
any men On this western hemisphere.
Nearly three centuries have passed
since the waters o: our coasts ware
first furrowed by the keels of the inea
whose chiIdren's children were to in
herit this fair land. Over a century
and half of colonial growth followed
the settlement: and now fer over a
century and quarter we have been a
nation.
THE SAVING OF TIE UNION.
During our four generations of n&-
tional life we have mad to do many
tasks, and some of them OF far-reach
ing importance; but the only really
vital task was the one you did, The
task of saving the Union. There were
other crises in which to have gone
wrong would have meant disaster; but
this was the crisis in which TO have
gone wrong would have meant not
merely disaster but annihilation. For
failure at any other point atonement
could have been made; but had yor
failed in the iron days the loss would
have been irreDarabl the defeat ire
trievable- Upon your success depended
all the future of the people on this con-
tinent, and much of the future of ma /
kind as whole.
You left us z reunited country Tou
left US the right of brotherhood witt
the men in gray, who with such cour-
age. and such devotion for what they
deemed the right, fought against you
But you left us much more even thar
your achiev vemerts. for you left us The
memory of how it was achieved Yol
who made good by your valor and "a.
tflOllSIl lHe SIdleSiiidnSnlp OF LlncOl-
and the soldiership Of Grant. have Sc
as the standards for our efforts in III,
future both the way you did yo,lr ,yo1.!
in war and the way in which when tht
war was over you turned again TO tn,
work of peace. In war and in peac
alike your example will stand as tn
vvisest of lessons 10 us and our children
and our children's children.
THE NEW WAR.
Just at this moment the army of I'll
United States, led by men who serv.
among you in the great war, is cary
ing to completion q small but pec1
liarly trying and difficult war il whi-.
is involved not only the honor of Tn
flag but the triumph of civilizati0
over forces which stand for the blac
chaos of savagery and barbarism. Tn
task has not been as difficult or as in
portant as yours. but, oh, my cor
rades, the men in the uniform OF I'll
United States. who have for the IL!
three years patienrly and uncomplAiT
fngly championed the American eau.
in the Philippine islands. are JOJ
younger brothers. your sons. The
have shown themselves not unWOrtf
of you. and they are entitled to Il
support of all men who are proud
what you did.
These younger comrades Of you
have fought under terrible difficult
and have received terrible prOvOcatiC
from very cruel and very treachero
epauy ITndpr the strain of the