Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27
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of her recognized, rightful franchise,
! with her prohibition bro her, snite this
/ Goliath evil in the forehead. The pro-
I hibition party is not cure-all for the
Ills of intemperance. Some of the evils
may in modified form always exist but
| the helish business may be unmasked.
Hts partnership with the government
forever dissolved, its legalzed protec-
ton abolished, its power over legisla-
ton destroyed, and on the door of every
Gistillery. brewery, salocn and joint
written. thy power has departed and
sent out forever and opeEly branded as
the devils progeny. Before all this
there may be persecution sorrow, ec-
ecclesiastical heartache and political
ahathema. sacrifice, hdrdships and
wounds, but these are Gods prices for
highest usefulness.
1T was a fiye-story building in Chi
cago. From its height tioated the stars
and stripes. Half u dollar and a walk
up narrow corridor anG great battle
was faced. Was it a real battle? The
dirt far below was real dirt. The fallen
tree d real tree. The broken gun real
gun. The great straw stack real straw.
Men wearing the blue and the gray were
in closest combat. The dead We're
everywhere, and the dying We're borne
to the straw stack hospital. Yonder APP
proaches a regiment in gray to aid their
hard pressed comrades. Near at hand
are the boys in blue to make victory
more certain. Yonder is General Han
cock eagerly scanning the field as he
holds with his officers a council of war.
Little Round Top and Great Round Top
crowned with smoke are sending DEATH
dealing shells into the enemyS ranks
One can almost hear the whistle OF the
bullet and the groan of the dying. 1t Is
an awful hour. Who shall gain the day?
By the tumbling stone wall are wounded
union soldiers. An eye is gone. An
arm is shot off. a hastily improvised
crutch proves the leg is shot away.
Why are they there? To shoot desert
ers fleeing their country's need. 1t
We're better as an old soldier to have
every day day of pain and every nigh
a night of fever, to walk the world bat
tered. bruised, wounded, conscious OF
fidelity, than walk the paths of the
years whole of body, conscious of false
ness to manhood, country and God.
ut were better to be hunted, hated |
and robbed of rghtful joy here, and |
carry the marks and scars eternally |
there, than be fiattered and feted here
and hereafter, while the soul whispered |
the baseness of life disloyal TO self. |
false to humanity, traitorous to ones
country and shameful to God"
The address was received with out
bursts of applause, the speaker being
turnout the entire speech at
short intervals.
District Caucuses Held.
The district caucuses We're held at
the conclusion of the temporary chair
mans address, and the reports will not
be made until late this afternoon. A
district chairman will be elected in each
caucus, and nominations for district
members to the different committees
made.
Broad Gauge Platform Likely.
The probabilities are that broad
gauge platform will be adopted tomor-
row, when the convention takes up its
more active work. Permanent organi-
cation will not be perfected before to-
morning, it is thought. The
dominant issue of the platform will be
the declaration that traffic in liquor be
annihilated. 1t will also probably de- II
clare for the faithful discharge of du-
ties on the part Of officers. and the par
ty in poWer will be declared responSi-l