The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-15

OF the past II he does not back up the
army and the navy OF the present. IL we
are farsightsd In our patriotism, there
will be no let up in the work OF building.
and OF keeping at the highest point OF ef-
heienoy, n navy suited TO the part the
United States must hereafter play I'm the
world. and OF making ana keeping our
small regular army, which In the event OF
great war can never be anything but
the nucleus around which our voltmteer
armies must form themselves. the best
army OF its size 10 be found among the
nations
so much for our duties I'm keeping un-
stained the honor roll our fathers made
In war; IL IS OF even more instant need
that we should show their spirit OF pa
trtotiam In the affairs OF peace. The du-
ties OF peace are with us always; those Of
war are but occasional and with ma
tion as with man. the worthiness OF
life depends upon the way in which the
everyday duties are done. The home du-
ties are the vital duties. The nation is
nothing but the aggregate OF the families
within It's border; and IL the average man
is not hard-working. just, and fearless In
his dealings with those about him. then
our average OF public life will In the end
be low; for the stream can rise no higher
than it's source. But in addition we need
TO remember that peculiar responsibility
rests upon the man I'm public life. We
meet In tho capital of the nation. In the
| city which owes It's existence TO the fact
that II Is the seat OF tho national govern
ment II is well for us In this place. and
at this time, 10 remember that exactly as
there are certain homoly qualities the
lack of which will prevent the most brill
liant man alive from being a useful SOL
der TO his country, so there are certain
homeIy qualities for the Lack OF which I'm
the public servant no shrswdness or abil-
IA. - A.
whether I'm war or In peace. must OF
course show peculiar quality OF genius;
but the most redoubtable armies that
have been redoubtable because the aver
age soldier, the average officer. possessed
to high degree such comparatively sim
pie qualities as loyalty, courage, and
hardihood And so the most successful
governments arc those I'm which the aver
age public servant Possesses that variant
Of loyalty which we call. patriotism. to-
gether with common sense and honesty.
We can as little afford to tolerate q
dishonest man in tho public service as "a
coward in thu army. The murderer
tales single life, the corrupttonist I'm
public life, whether he be brfbe giver or
brfbe taker, strikes at the heart OF the
commonwealth. In every public service,
as In every army, there will be wrong
doers, there WIN occur mip5eeds. This
can not be avoided; but vigilant watch
must be kept. and as soon as discovered
the wrong doing must bo stopped and the
wrongdoers punished Remember that
In popular government we must RELY on
the people themselves, alike for the pun
fshment and the information. Those
upon whom our institutions cast the ini-
| tial duty OF bringing malefactors 10 tho
bar OF justice must be dilixent In its dis
charge; yet in tho last resort the success
Of their Efforts to purge tho public SER
vice OF corruption must depend upon the
attitude OF the courts and az the juries
drawn FROM the people. Leadership is
of avail only go far "a there is wtse and
resolute public sentiment behind it.
In the long run, then. Il depends upon
us ourselvee, upon us tho people as a
whole. whether this government Is or
is not 20 stand In the future as it has
stood IN the past: and my faith that ~
will show no falling on IN based upon my
faith IN the character OF our average
citizenship. The one supreme duty Is
TO try TO keep this average high. To
this end n is we'll 10 keep afve the
memory OF those men who are flt b. SERVE
az examples OF what Is loftiest and best
In American cttixenship. Such n man
was General Sherman. To very few in
any generation is Il given to render such
services as he rendered. but each OF us
In his degree can try 20 show something
OF those qualities OF character upon
which. I'm their sum. the high worth OF
Sherman rested-hts oourage. his kindli-
ness. his clean and simple living. his
sturdy good sense. his maniness and
Tenderness in the Intimate relations OF
life. and finally. his infiexible recitude
OF soul and his loyalty 20 all that I'm
this ft,es republic is haliowcd and sym-
bolized by the national flag
EULoGy OF SHERMAN.
As soon as the applause following the
presidents address had subsidized Hon.
David H. Henderson OF Iowa. former
speaker OF the house OF represent atives.
spoke on behalf OF the Army of the Cum
beriand In euiogy OF General Sherman
he said,
Tho language Of this statue tells what
he fought for--peace To recount his bat
ties IL TO give history OF the Civil war
He never drew his sword without draw
Ing blood and making permanent history.
lis march 20 the sea is generally re-
earded as Is greatest campaign. but this
an error. IL was n brilliant campaign
the world so ratcd-but 10 ala not come
up 10 the genius and grandeur OF the
campaign Immediately following n, when
ne carried practically the same army from
savannah 10 North Carolina. That was
ne greatest work ~ sherman's life.
Could the living and the dead Of the Gilyl
var onlte Ia one voice th1v -roaSd 49, 90