The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
SELF.RESTRAINT
LIBERTY'S PRICE
Roosevelt Eulogizes the Nation s
Heroes in the Great War for
Righteousness.
Courage in War and Honesty in
Peace the Basic National
Virtues.

Gettysburg, May 30.--On historic
cemetery Hill, overlooking ground
Ra11ovved by the blood of half a hun
dred thousand brave men and in the
presence Of a cOncOurse or thousands
who had assembled to pay tribute to
the memory of the nations dead,
President Roosevelt delivered a no
table address.
On nearly the same spot, on Nov.
10, 1863, President Lincoln delivered
the immortal address enunciating
principles which have rung around
the world for more than a third Of a
century.
President Roosevelt was escorted to
the cemetery on the battlefield by a
body of several hundred veterans of
the civil war, a squadron Of United
States cavalry and other troops.
AS President and Mrs. Roosevelt
alighted from their car they were
greeted by Governor Pennypacker on
behalf of the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania and by reception commit
tee of Corporal Sicily Post No. 9, G.
A. r, under whose auspices the cere-
monies Of the day were conducted. A
section Of battery of the Third ar
tillery, U. S. A., fired presidential
salute Of twenty-one guns.
A drive over the battlefield occupied
three hours and a quarter, the en-
tire twenty miles of the fine roads
built by the national government be-
ing covered. Frequent stops were
made to enable the president to study
at close range some Of the important
features of the historic field.
Details of the battle We're recounteo
by General O. 0. Howard and Cen
eral Daniel E. Sickles, both Of whom
participated in the three days en-
gagernent on Little Round Top, where
o prolonged stop was made.
At the presidents request General
sickles pointed QUE where he received
the wound which cost him his right
leg. In that connection he said that
ne did not know precisely when he
received the wound, as he did not
know that he had been hit until he
returned 20 his headquarters about
$50 D. M, only discovering the fact
then by finding his right hand, which
had been resting on his leg covered
with blood.
While Generals Howard and Stckfes
were talking, Major Robbins, VINO
served as a major in the Fourth Ala
bama, in Lees brigade during the
second and third days OK the hshtlns'
Joined the party and greeted the presi-
dent He was recognized instantly
by General sickles, who remarked
eagerly: There Is the fellow who
tried to take the hill, but found 1t too
high" ,...or po,,,,,s
YES, RESPONDED Mayot ieoppiiIS
"we charged up this hill. but you
moved us down like grass We could
not stand it and had to get back
President Speaks at Cemetery Hill
The president was received with en-
thusiastio chsers, which also punctu'
ated the most Yelling points of hfs
speech. He saidt -.r.
The place where we now arc has wol
n double distinction. Here was Tough
one of the great battles Of all time. an
here was spoken one of the few speeche
which shall last thru the ages AS lon!
as this republic endures or IT'S history l
known. so long shall the memory OF tp
battle Of Gettysburg likewise endure an
be known; and as long as the Englls
tongue is understood so long shall Abra
ham Lincoln's Gettysburg speech thr1
the hearts Of mankind
The OWL wear was great war 10
righteousness; war waged for tn
noblest ideals, but waged. also In thoro
going, practical fashion. 1t was one @
tho few wars which mean, In their sue
cessful outcome, a lift toSard bette
things for the nations of mankind
Some wars have meant the triumph G
order over anarchy and hcentiousnes
masauarading as liberty; some wars hav
meant tho triumph Of liberty over tyr
amy r11ase1uerading as order: but this VIC
both liberty and order, the triumph {
orderly liberty, the bestowal Of civil right
upon the freed slaves, and at the sam
time the stern insistenoe on the supren
acy Of the national law thruout TT
length and breadth Of the land.
Moreover, this was one Of those raj
contests in which it was to the immea.
11reble interest Of the vanquished thu
thew should lose, while at the same tin
the ,vtctors acquired the precious priv
lege of transmitting to those who can
after them, as heritage Of honor 10
ever not only the memory Of their oW
valiant deeds, but the memory OF II
deeds Of those who, no less valiant
and with equal sincerity Of purpos
fought against the stars In their course
Cause for Rejoicing.
The war left to us all, as fellow coul
+rynoen. as brothers. the right to rejoi
that the union has been restored In II
destructible shape in a country whe
slavery longer mocks the boast
freedom, and also the .-risht to re5ot
with exultant pride In the courage t
self-sacrifice, and the devotion, alike
the men who wore the blue and the m
who wore the gray.
He Is but poor American who, loo
ing at this field does not feel with
himself deeper reverence for the n
TONS past and a higher purpose
make the nations future rise level
her past
Here fought the chosen sons Of t
north and the south, the east and t
west The armies which on this fe
contended for the mastery were veter
armies, hardened by long campaigni
and desperate fighting into such instr
ments of war as no other nation tn
possessed. The severity Of the fight
Is attested by the proportionate loss
loss unrivaled in any battle Of SINH
size since the close of the Napoleon
struggles; loss which In certain rel
ments was from three-fourths to fol
ifths of the men engaged.
Every spot on this field has its O.
associations of soldierly duty nobly do
Of supreme self sacrifice freely render
The names of the chiefs who served
the two armies form long honor n
and the enlisted men were worthy, a