Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-01
The Sun Shines With Warmth the
Greater Part Of the Day and
Many Participate in Exercises.
ADDRESS BY H. L. DE kALe
Young Attorney Holds the Attention
Of a Large crowd-Lons Line Of
March to the Cemetery.

lell, put Wnen IL came time TO start
for the cemetery there was hardly a
cloud in sight.
Long before 2 o'clock, the hour ap.
pointed for the beginning of the ex
ercises in the hall. the building was
crowded to its utmost capacity and
many went away, not being able to
find either seats or comfortable stand
ing room. On the platform were the
mayor and members of the city coun
ell, the Rev. Wakefield, Judge Chea.
die and City Attorney Fl. L. De Kalb,
who was also orator Of the day. Judge
Cheadle presided in his usual grace
full manner. After an anthem by the
choir the Rev. Wakefield delivered a
fervent and eloquent invocation. The
address of H. l.. De Kalb. which fol.
lowed another song, merited for the
young speaker many kind words OF
praise from the large crowd. He &c
cepted the invitation to speak at the
last moment, it not having been learn
ed for sure until the latter part Of the
week that Colonel Sanders could not
be present. The Grafton showed nat.
ural oratorical talent on the part OF
the speaker, despite the fact that he
was laboring under the disadvantage
Of little preparation.
After an inspiring hymn by the au,
dience, led by the choir, the line OF
march was formed at the door with
the few remaining veterans of the &,
A. r. at the head. Following the old
veterans wer the veterans of our
late conflict; then anne the city
council in carriages followed by the
city fire department with an appro'
priately decorated hose cart, the sec
ret societies of the city, and bringing
up the rear the school children, eacn
with some flowers with which to dec
crate the graves of the veterans. In
addition to those in line of march
there were hundreds VINO went to the
cemetery. being driven from theiI
homes by the ~splendor of the after
noon. After the usual services al
| the graves of the dead heroes. the
soldiers and others forming the pa
| rade fell into line and marched bach
to the city. the band leading, goint
and coming.
Following are excerps from the ora
ton delivered by the orator OF Thu
day:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: AS Amer
lean citizens we are met here today
to pay a loving tribute to the resi-
dents of the city of the dead. TIT
| emblems of love with which we be
| strew the lowly mounds of our love-
ones carry two beautiful sentiments
As we place them as tributes to thu
dead, we also place them as a pledg'
that We will ever strive to make tn
nation of which they were once citi
zens, a grander, purer, more godl,
nation. We are met to keep gree
the memory of those gallant mel
whose lives we're the sacrifice upol
this nations altar in her time o
direst need. Our words are but tn
weakest of tributes. English fall
grovelling in the dust in it, endeay
or to find expressions suitable TO
such a time as this. But in our re
membrance of those whose preciou
lives were given without stint, lie
us not lose sight of the great priI
ciples for which those lives were 81,
en-. This nations bulwarks are tn
rugged breasts of her noble youn
men and the pure hearts of her won
en-. | add women because OF thel
influence at home; because withou
such influence the evils and the bas
er things of this life would eat ava
the roots from which this natio
springs far more swiftly than the
could be destroyed by the or
slaughts of a foreign foe.
This nation vas founded upon tn
spirit of liberty. That spirit Is Dor
In the breast of every American bab'
We must understand, before We al
fitted for places in the ranks as cit
Gems, Just what is meant by libert.
Civil liberty is not synonymous wit
natural liberty. 1t Is the former W
enjoy. Each individual in this coul
try of the people. by the people an
} for the people must give up certai
Of his natural liberties. But in givin
up those natural liberties he Is enal
ed to enjoy a greater number OF IN
higher blessings of civilization.
is the giving up of our natural libe
ties for the civil liberties which v
enjoy that makes us to diner fro
the savage bushman Of the wilds
Africa. It is that which marks Il
: difference between the members
Carlyle Indian school and the for
} fathers of those same members wi
dwelt in the primitive wigwam, ar
rode in chase armed with the simple
of weapons, the bow and arrow.
5 Today we should affirm allegian'
5 to the grand and holy principles II
which this nation stands and hi
stood since its birth. Everyone shou
" feel proud to think he is living
+ such a country, where every man Is
soldier and ever ready 10 do bait
at the call of his country. We shou
realize that a debt we never can p;
is due to the dead heroes who
sleeping in their cold damp tombs
I day.
What a glorious host of them the
l. are. Washington is there, Grant
g there: all the leaders OF our brief y
3 momentous history are in one graz
d camp ground, canopied by the wi
v blue heavens. There Is no rank the
e Time and deatf. the great leyele
have taken away rank; no genera
no colonies, no captains, no privat'
n all heroes. The same flag floats {
err them all. Red. white and blue. Q
its colors. The red Is the deep d
of the best heart blood Of the nati'
the white is the symbol Of the pur
of the women oyer which 1t fioa
while the blue is typical OF the fr
Is broad heavens. The consolidate
'e which besprinkle the field of blue
emblems OF Bethlehem and are sig
~ ficant OF the holy principles OF
le nation over which il floats. What