Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-30
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 They fought a good fight, and after the battle they sleep well. Let the people gather and listen to recitals of the valor and patriotism of the men who took such active part in the times that threat ened the safety of the people.
 f"Lest we forget" Dangers past, too often are forgotten. Gratitude, even, is mortal, for one may fail to recall debts that are more precious in value than those measured by the hard and shining gold. Since Ap- pomattox another generation has been born and full generation of people has passed away. The young soldiers of the civil war who survive are in the sere of age. Active work no longer can be performed by these. The newer generation has taken their place. They live in the eventful past, made glorious by their heroic deeds.
 Gone now those weighty differences which could be settled only, by the shedding of much blood. They were Issues so great that our fathers, Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson and Madison, left them to be deter mined by future generation. There are questions 80 weighty that the sword only may decide them. The civil war was in- evitable. The opposition of party could not be bridged by argument. No words of elo- uuence could unite north and south upon the stupendous problem of union or seces- sion.
 They were brave men who held their views to be sacred and worthy to be defended with life as we'll as fortune. How we'll these heroes attested their courage is told in the history of Antietam, Shiloh, Gettysburg, the Wilderness. Each side met foemen worthy its steel. Whether of the north or the south, these soldiers maintained the integrity of American citizenship. They differed honestly and they fought honestly, each to maintain the principles each believed 10 be righteous.
 The battles are over, and with the smoke of the final combat disappeared the issues that divided this people. But care should be had that the memory of the deeds of these men shall be kept fresh. It is in deeds that men live forever. Heroic action is crowned with immortality, and shall never die.
 These are times of peace. The sword is hidden in the plowshare and the spear is concealed in the pruning hook. There is war no more in all Gods holy mountain. But it should be remembered that peace does not abide forever and that war may be necessity and that nations have been glorifed by war.
 The victories of peace are many, but war tong delayed may enervate and corrupt & people. It was not until after Augustus Caesar, of glorious memory, had caused to be closed the temple of Janus that the vices ,f the east invaded Rome, to corrupt her women as welLas her men. War Is terrible, but so is the thunderstorm, when earth is wind-riven and Ightning-pierced. Yet it is the storm which clears the atmosphere and rids earth of lurking disease and pu- crescent odors.
 War awRkens men to action. It gets them put of self and causes them to do and dare. If it bring out the bad 1t develops the good as we'll.
 But whether good or bad, war will come. It is through battle that every momentous issue of earth has been determined, and man as yet has learned no other way of settling disputes between nations. That nation is honored which exalts patriotism. Patriot ism is best taught and best melted through example.
 These heroes of the civil war being dead, do speak. Their deeds have been recorded