The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
ADDRESS OF JUDGE TUCKER
Before the Annual Meeting Of Garfield
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The following was the address made
I by Judge S. Ii. Tucker at the Installation
/ OF officers of the Garfield Pest e. A. R.
last Friday evening:
/ Commander Comrades of the Grand
Army, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Last night | was informed by mem
bers of this Post that 1 would be ex-
pected to make talk Oh this occasion.
! / will do the best 1 can, and if l shall
succeed in saying something for the good
/ of this order. / shall be satisfied.
Il wish | had the ability to express
what I feel in regard to the
Grand Army. II contains within itself
the highest order of patriotism. 1t con-
| tains within its membership the best
| and bravest of the countrys defenders.
The Grand Army should is no sense be
considered political organization. and
DO one should be allowed to use if for
political or personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The Grand Army is not an organiza-
ton of colonies and brigadier generals,
but is composed of soldiers and sailors.
Ii is one in which the private in the rear
ranks and the sailor before the mast is
entitled to the same consideration as the
brigadier general or the admiral. All
we ask is. did he do his duty to his coun-
try in her hour OF peril. If he did. then
he is entitled 10 full membership in this
order. And your presence here tonight
is guarantee that you did your duty
as a soldier OF this great republic. and
that you each one was true 10 his country
and his flag.
Il am glad to see you here at the in
stallation of the officers for the year 1903
The presence OF so many here tonight
speaks well for the prosperity of the
order
Comrades. While perhaps two OF us
may have shared the same blanket. or
drunk from the same canteen." we may
not have shared the proceeds of the same
raid upon a rebel farm yard. OF shared
{ he hardships of the same march or
the dangers of the same battle. yet we
are comrades and brothers by virtue OF
our participation in the common dangers
and common triumphs OF our Army.
We are comrades by virtue OF our
common hopes and common aspirations.
We meet here tonight. not as the cham
pions Of lost cause; not as relics OF
disastrous war and a divided country;
not as burdens upon the charity Of our
country. Although some OF us are
manned and SCARED in that mighty con-
fict OF ours. yet we meet on this coca
sion as survivors OF 4 great and glorious
struggle for liberty and the rights OF mec
We meet or this occasion with the proud
satisfaction OF knowinS tha; we each
one bore some part IN that mighty strug-
gle for the perretuation OF our national
integrity and unity.
The Grand Army of the Republic
been found for our noble order. No
prouder position can ne found in thi.
country than that Of q member Of this
Grand Army.
An army OF veteran. who fought for
their country and her flag when they
were assailed By traitors. What the OLD
Guard was and is 10 the Frenchmen.
the Grand Arrny should be TO al true
Americans. and particularly 20 Us who
fought for our country when the red
hand or treason sought TO drag her from
her proud position among the nations
OF the world.
The friendships which exist IN this
association are such as can exist in no
other. For my part. an proud OF the
fact that ! fought FOR the preservation
Of this Union. Comrades, AT every meet
ing OF the Grand Army we should renew
our VOWS OF fraternity and charity 20 our
comrades