The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-04

selves about the leaders. lney Will
be taken care of-and they deserve to
be. We are not likely to overeStimate
the services of George Washington
we are not likely to commend them
too highly, we are not likely to spend
too much time in considering them
and we cannot contemplate the many
the careful, prayerful consideration OF
every step lest it not be for the best
interests of the cause which he espous-
ed without realizing more fully some
thing of the worth Of the genuine pa
triot-of the real man.
And so for the leaders in the great
struggle from 1861 to 1868. That un
firing, interchangeable determination of
the great captain, who surveyed the sit
uation, oted the difficulties, recognized
the necessities, obtained a view of the
distant goal, and then moved forward
with no thought of retracing his steps,
but every calculation based upon and
pointing TO the success of the enter
prise and by his very logged determi-
nation inspiring confidence into his
subordinates and the soldiers under
them, will never cease to be an object
of admiration. We know not which to
admire most, his own determination or
his ability to inspire his soldiers. When
assigned to the department OF the Miss
issippi his conclusion was, Nicksburg
must be taken and the Mississippi
must he opened-the question OF how
was another matter. 1t 1t could not be
accomplished in one way then it must
be in another-there must be no wav-
erlng. And when he crossed the Miss
issippi, contrary to the advice OF his
more cautious and most trusted subor-
dinates, and thrust his army between
the Confederate army in the field and
the one behind the intrenchments at
Nicksburg, it was not without knowl-
edge of the danger to be encountered,
but based upon the belief that 1t was
necessary to accomplish the prime OBJ
ject, and the prime object must be ac-
complished. Worthy of conlidence
worthy of commentator, worthy of
praise. worthy of having a special title
created by the congress- of the United
States. We are of one mind Our an
swer is an affirmative one. So let it be-
But let us contemplate for ID few mo-
ments another feature Of this great
struggle. However great the leader,
he must have someone to follow upon
whom he can depend, or all his efforts
will come to nOught. If the soldiers
refuse to obey: if the soldiers refuse to
march in front of the canon's mouth:
if they refuse to march into the jaws of
death: if they refuse to march into the
mouth of hell; the day must be lost and
the Waterloo recorded. But the
American volunteer soldier is
not the one to waver under such trying
circumstances. He recognizes his duty
and does not hesitate to perform it.
His is an intelligent performance OF
duty. He stands as the peer of any
soldier the world has ever produced.
And he it is that deserves more COM
mendation. 1t is his worth that we fail
to fully appreciate.
Consider him. He is at home attend
ing to his duties. He may be in the
bla cksmith shop, he may be at tho car
penter's bench; he may be in the log
ging camp, he may be in the bowels of
the earth taking out coal, he may be
in the grocery store, he may be in the
the law office, the school room, the ma
chine shopper like Cincinatus of old, he
NAV be following the plow when the
summons comes. He hears the call of
his country His services are needed.
So are they needed at home. A grave
question confronts him. What shall he
do? What ought he to do? 1t may be
that his father is dead and he has an
aged and helpless mother to care for,
or a wife whose life will be jeopardized
by his departure at this time. His
friends, comrades and neighbors have
already enrolled. Many are waiting
his decision, some of whom think he
oneht to go and do not hesitate in ex-
pressing themselves accordingly. The
thoupht comes to him that he will be
accused of cowardse. He wishes his
circumstances were otherwise SO he
could at once silence the suspicious of
hi, comrades by enistipg.
He feels that he would gladly lay