The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-30

Men, ,rtal Day was observed here today
sr.aps more generally than ever be-
lvrt
l. al arrangements were in charge
tie Department OF the Potomac.
ssr included a parade OF the q. A. X.
,a 1ther patriotic organizations, the
he alton of monuments and graves.
Il and dresses by men prominent in the
sha OF the government.
4 Arlington an immense crowd
u gstt red to hear President Roose-
q gelt address, A national salute was
q ere by he Fourth Battery and music
81 sax endered by the Marine band and
81 ,ca 'lemortal choir.
Z 2 Hay read l.incoln's Gettysburg
sga-4,s and was followed by the Pres
3er whose mastery effort was re-
44-i with plaudits by great con-
e0->e OF people.
II President spoke as follows:
a good custom for our country
r. taye certain solemn holidays In
m uemoration of our greatest men
& ss8 # the greatest crises in our his
,orr There should be but few such
i .5llaays To increase their unmber Is
B "a cheapen them. Washington and
iii oln--the man who did most to
81 Japl the Union. and the man who did
eos- 10 preserve It~stand head ana
5 .bes .Aers above all our other public
mer and have by common consent
6 SOB the right 10 this preeminence
&An.gag the holidays which commemo-
2;. the turning points In American
h,tury Thanksgiving has signifi-
,aa = peculiarly its own. On July =,
W. Celebrate the birth of the nation;
% .aIy day. the 30th OF May, we call
v T. Ind the deaths of those who died
Aa the nation might live. who wag-
~ all that life holds dear for the
.-a, prize OF death in battle. who
sd out their blood like water In
-f.- that the mighty national struc-
are raised by the far-seeing patriot
IL II Washington, FankIin, Marsh
81. Hamilton. and the other great
saa~rs OF the Revolution, great trainers
q tao Constitution. should not crum-
no meaningless ruins
E.l whom address to-day and your
5m-ades who wore the blue beside
y8u n the perilous years during wnich
..nag and patient Lincoln bore the
rgahlng load OF national leadership
reformed the one feat the failure 10
perform which would have meant de-
stru ton to everything which makes
America symbol OF hope among the
nations of mankind. You did the
greatest and most necessary TASK
sh. has ever fallen to the lot OF any
meL on this western hemisphere.
Nearly three centuries have passed
sine the waters OF our coast were
FRS firrowed by the keels of the men
whose childen's children were to inner
tbs fair land. Over q century ana
hai' Of colonial growth followed tht
set, emeut: and now for over centu-
~ md n quarter we have been a ma
'loG
U,ring our four generations OF ma
'iotal life we have had to 40 many
,a>ts, and Some OF them of far-reacn
Hg Importance: but the only really
,ta task was the one you did, tht
asa Of saving the Union. There We're
5taer crises In which to have gohe
wrong would have meant disaster, pu'
his was the one crisis In when &c
haze gone wrong would have mean'
Do, merely disaster but annihiiatioh
For failure at any other point atone,
neGt could have been made; but nae
Fog failed in the iron days the ioss
wound have been irreparable, the De
i"a irretrievable. Upon your success
iepended all the future OF the peopi'
an this continent, and much OF u'
W'Qro of mankind as whole.
1u left lis a reunited country. 1o'
eft us TIE right of brotherhood VIII
ne men in gray, who with such cour
age and such devotion for what the.
deemed the right, fought against you
bQt YOU left us more even than you
aghlevement, for you left us the mem
org If how it was achieved. You, wh'
made good by your valor and patrio'
SIN the craftsmanship Of Lincoln an
'he soldiership of Grant, have set q
.he standards for our efforts In Tn
@tGro both the way. you did you
"orK in war and the way In wnic
Nhrn the war was over you turne
again to the work OF peace. In wa
ana In peace alike your work WI
stand the wisest of lessons to US an
our children and our children chi
aren.
lust at this moment the army OF u
"ated States, led by men who ser'
- among you in the great war