Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-06-04

caanon. but with tongue ana pen III
,oq,,s,otIve assembly. The civilized
word knew Spain was doomed 'ons
hafore Commodore Dewey's guns spoke
in Manila harbor When, on June 10,
1908. congress authorized the secretary
M the United States treasury 10 ISSUE
s4O0 coo worth Of bonds tor ha-
t,onol defense, all the ultimate outcome
of the spanish-American war was ue
cIded, except how the treaty OF peaee
should he signed. The outcome Oh lhe
terrific conflict of 1861 to 1865 wouiu
never have been the maintenance VI
the Union IL congress had not loyally
supported President Lincoln during
tnat eyentful period. Aye, there were
Giants in those days. But the giants
uoon Capitol hill, whose moral courage
ard rnswerying loyalty were tried ana
nroyed. deserve our honor as much aS
do the giants fighting at the 'front.'
which Most Deserved Honorf
Place side by SIDE If you WILL tnose
two master personalities, John sner'
man and William T. Sherman. Ihey
wara brothers: they were Doth gen
,uses AS we look over the pages OF
history IT Is a very debatable question
which should be honored the more anu
who did the more valiant service lor
his country, John or William one
,0as giant in guiding and creatlhe
patriotic legislation, the other gam
in military strategy, yet today ID al
most every city you can see MY pi0
tures of William I. Sherman where
Won will find one of his patriotic Drotn-
ar who was senator Of the Uhiteu
states from 1861 to 1877. The vitai
inonortance Of the work done by our
national legislators can never pe pe'-
tor illustrated than in the life OF James
Garfield. He was one OF the Hos'
brilliant volunteer soldiers Oh tne "ai'
From the presidential chair or hlraln
college in 1861 he stepped into the NIL
} itary camp and donned soldiers ) uni
, form within two years he wore th'
, shoulder straps Of a major geherai
, yet Abraham Lincoln placed his NAM
! pnon the brilliant chief of Rosecrahs
: staff and said: Garfield, l need yo,
e more in congress than l do In the neiu
+ Rasion your soldiers commission ant
K "a n congressman come and heip me-
( Thus today not only honor tne so'
r dier. but also the legislator. mono
e James A. Garfield the general. l ais
t, honor James A. Garfield the ONO col
Il oressmap. In both positions ne I'll
l. valuable and heroic service.
l. On this Memorial day the protne
n who STAYED at home and worked III
Is farm should be praised as well as u
st younq man who went to the front an
5: was mentioned for heroic deed III u
e. commanders dispatch. Inc youn
le man who sank his personality ID u
/ more common but equally needIui u
lr tics Of home life might have been TNt
ee brover and more unselfish than u
H. soldier boy who marched down u
v, main street of his native town or eli
at teening step to the strains OF maru
d. music. and whose train pulled ous
es his home depot amid the shouts al
,s- buzzas OF admIring friends who cal
In TO bid him goodby.
nh. pox. who stayed at Home
til Let me illustrate what l mean
lid praising the boy who stayed at hoi
or 10 work the farm. Some time ago
Ird was attending q soldiers reunion.
hit was most impressive spectacle, u
lps assembly of aged men. 1es'
at ranks of the old soldiers are thiiini
ell very rapidly. We shall not have tn'
the with us long. But, though these vet
uld ans were very old when they began
me teII their campfire stories, as their
not rative proceeded they seemed 10
res. come boys again. Among the SUI
dly fold was one shall never forget. i
to Won have any brothers in the arm.
in 7 asked an aged soldier. YES Oh
tile wos the answer. "There were I'd
Icu- boys of us. We all wanted 10 CO.
to father and mother were getting
too, and some one had to stay at nome
look after the old folks and our yo
COR sisters. So one night we had Il
the ily convocation. After the FANNY
the NO three sons and mother ana ia'
the decided that two Of US boys couio
and 70 the war; but that one snoulo s'a'
vas. home and work the farm. VINO
the to oop Who WAS to stay at no
,nce We all wanted to 60 and ngnt an'
far we decided to draw lots. Motner
ited the book and put in the three sip
, be noner with one marked Stay at no
ntic, We drew. John and myself wen
the the front. Harry stayed at ho'
the "Did your brother regret that ne
iited to stayY "Oh, yes. But some one
/ OF to stay, and so he simply swaiio
vast his disappointment. Yes, we TWO
II be conld never have gone to the froh'
nent for Harry's faithfulness 10 Tue
live folks" Was he not just as patr
lues- as the two who went forth 10 pa
set Let US, then, place a flower over
If 1t grave as we'll as upon the grave
con- shoso who went to the war Ia
,outh reelIze that the stay at homes
, set times eyinced greater moral cou
ween made more heroic self sacrifice an
lOnor dured greater disappointmen's
1861 tho ones who went to the front
/ line In this Memorial address we
Mich accord praise to all who did the
York try seryice-the contractors VINO
nished the blankets and the snoe
ct US the tents and the food ana the
t and the patriotic bankers, the ralIroaa '
con- like Thomas Alexander scott' WI
Iuring such valuable service in rusnih
north troops to their ultimate desuna
n the We would praise the newspap'
there itors. who nodded public oplhl
n the that the right men were elected
erous' gress, and the newspaper rep
their - r;st,od life and limb to carry
'e the the news from the 'front.' OF VIVA
les OF hondc ond fathers and Dr0tner