The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY
At GETTYSBURG
President Roosevelt Orator OF
Memorial Day.
SPOKE IN HEAVY RAIN
WHILE TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
STOOD AND LISTENED TO
HIS WORDS-GRAVES
WERE DECORATED.

strcWn with flowers by school chill
dren. After these ceremonies an in
vocation was delivered by Dr. Edward
Everett Hale, Chaplain of the senate
Gov. Pennypacllor introduced the
president in a brief speech, referring
feelingly to the death Of Senator
Quay
As President Roosevelt rose to
speak a downpour OF rain began and
continued throughout the time he ad
dressed the great assemblage lie
was accorded an enthusiastic recep
tion, Notwithstanding the rain ana
the crowd of ten thousand people in
thc cemetery remained TO hear the
address despite the rough drenchng
It received
Referring in the beginning Of his
speech TO the allusiun Of Governor
Pcnnypackcr to the death of Senator
Quay the president said:
Governor Pennypacker has allud
cd to the fact that today Pennsy
yania mourns its senior senator The
regiment which Senator Quay was in.
strumental in raising took part in this
battle of Gettysburg, the battle in
which Governor pcnnypacker shared
Senator Quay was not with it. He
had gone with another regiment and
it is appropriate at this time to recall
the fact that, when the term of ser
vice Of that regiment expired, iuss
before Fredericksburg, Senator QUAY
declined 20 accept discharg ana
continued as volunteer with the
army that fought at Fredericksburg
and won a medal Of honor on that
bloody day"
The place whore We now are has
won double distinction. Here we
fought one Of the great battles of All
time, and here was spoken one Of
.he few speeches which shall last
Trough the ages. As long ~ this
republic ondures or It's his
ory is knows so long shall the mem
Dry Of The battle Of Gettysburg like.
wise endure and be known. ana as
long as the English tongue is under.
stood 50 long shall Abraham Lin.
coins Gettysburg speech drill the
hearts of mankind.
The Civil war was a great war for
righteousness; a war wagod for the
noblest ideals, but Tagad also IT,
thoroushgoiFE practical fashion. 1t
was one of the few wars which mean.
II their successful outcome. a lift to
ward better things for the nations Of
Mankind, Some wars have meant The
triumph of order over anarchy and
licenticusncss disappearing as liberty
some wars have meant the triumph of
liberty over tyranny masqucradiug as
lrdcr! bat this victorious war Of ours
meant the triumph Of both liberty
md order, the triumph of orderly lin
'rty, the bestowa of civil rights upon
he freed slaves, and at the same time
he stern insistence on the supremacy
If The national law throughout The
'ength and breadth Of the land. More
)ycr, this was one of those rare con.
tests in which it was 80 the immcls-
lrablC interest If the vanquishcd that
thCy should lose, while AZ the same
time the vict0rs acquired the pre-
cious privilege Of transmitting tol
hose who came after them. as a her
iage of honor forever not Only the
memory of their own yalicnt deeds. |
but the memory cf The deeds Of those
who, no les yaliantly and with equal
Of purpose, fought against
The stars in their courses. The war
left TO MS all. as fellow countrymen.
The right to rejoice that the Union has
been restored in indestructble shape
ir' country where no slavery longer
mocks the boast Of freedom, and also
the right to rejoice with exultant
pride ia The courage, the self sacri- /
fee, and the devotion. alike of the 1
men who wore the blue and the men |
who wore She gray
He is bat a poor American who. /
looking at this field. does not feel
within himself a deeper reverence for /
The nations past and q higher purpose |
10 make the nations future rise level /
10 her past. Here fought the chosen |
sons Of the North and thc South, the /
East and the West. The armies /
which on this field contended for the .
were veteran armies. ha.- F
iened by long campaigning and des
1eraie fighting into such Instruments /
If war as no other nation then PCS
'essed The severity Of the fighting
S attested by the proportionste loss
"a loss unrivaled in any battle Of {
similar size since the close Of the
struggles; loss which in
'eriain regiments was from three.
ourths y four-fifths Of the men en-
.sged Every spot on this field has
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