Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-02
THE PRESIDENT ON
GETTYSBURG F|El D
Memorial Day Grafton on the
Fasnu.s> battle-ground De-
Iive:fe ny Mr.. Roosevelt.
AN ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
Urges Emulation by Americana of To-
day Of the Virtues Of Those Who
Saved the Union-Memorial
Day Elsewhere.


Gettysburg. "a. May President
Roosevelt ana ,sariy reached the his
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| ie'i'haf, "a, where 'iie special tram
! was sidctracked during the night, q
crowd began to assemble early this
mornInp ana herora Jsa,-i,,v tho presi :
,,ent .n,aa..., soa,. ,,,,tea.',,, -
his, ~
ms lliNdtc car ana WfiS siNeh an en-
thusiastic reception. He spoke briefly
saying.
II win rot ,t,4,o,lt "a e,aa,. now as
an, - 80 -,
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merely repeat hoW glad am to see al!
of you, especially those who Wear the
button that shows YOU nave a right
greater tAan INV. az tbs rset oe nc 10
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" ~ ,,'ia 20 ie5''aee ia ail 'h's me
1floraplc DAY means.
When the train stopped at Gettys-
burg the pres.dent's nartv entered car
riaee, nna sta,te1 on = slr;,.a o,.a.. Inc
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'''eisiis.a
Vie"ihg the Battlefield.
AS the president and Mrs Roosevelt
alighted from the car thcy were ,-reetod
hv o.o,,arp,, ,,.,,5,,,.,,.,..,.s ~.
= ''o' 's''''s i.'.N'. aiia siie r.
ception cominitiee. The drive over the
battlefield OCCURRED three hours and a
quarter Frequert stops We're made to
enable me president TO study at close
so1'ts l''iI,p I'M lfii,uIss on enc
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tna 49, a'1 ~ ~ Miioln l1lI.lcll'aeTa IN
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is" y.-,,a, Up
~ t.iii 2ieheis were liitN
iiis MhJof fsooplhS VINO served as major
M liis lotl,th Aisti'atiia IN "a :
p.isaae, curing lne second ana thl9d
aass 's nv !ol'if.a 'ae party ana
sise'eo tht PRESIDENT.
tie was laeoe'ilinea instantly by SICK
litpIe IS 'le isiioW WHO 1rled TO take
the hill but found 1t too high"
Yes responded Robbins we charS
ed up this hin. but YOU moved us dow,
like grass wa coilI.l NOT etand IL ana
we loi ia OF }s,,i,.,
i've ,nainr tl3x.n ,.n,,,n+,5 .a,, j.,
ny major ven lscoClitca some IN
terestlag detalls ci the part OF tue cofl-
test in which he participated. After
hearing the cross fire of graphic de-
ecrytions from both union and Com
q 4 "a III
-.,a,l1eli.
"a. ~
nus county Is ail ilshS SO ioIis as
we can nave ms Emo Gi tax on Little
Round Top
The Pres;d.,t,s or,t;on
M, ..;.,,
me pTesiaSiil sas escorted 70 tne
cemetery on the battlefield by body
Of several hundred veterans OF the civil
war, and several military ORGANIZATIONS
Governor J,ernyru, ,.y,fr r,re5ldtd 4. ti,o
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.N9s ' ui.i pii eeiii'.ei .it' 1'ttgt 'iiS
nemoriai services or the O. A. n had
been completed and tho school children
had strcwn hoWe5S over the graves Of
thousands OF dead, Or. Edward Everett
IIale. chnnlain OF tht. Jtuited states
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ilie:siuaht ".ss ii,ei.us.t'tta ~ Governor
l,ehliyi'achcf ana WIS ileeofdsa AN ca
thusiastic reception.
The president said: The place where we
now are has won a double digtinction.
Here WAS fought one OF the great battles
the few speeches which shall last through
the ae,.s AS long as this republic en-
dures or .ts history is Known, so long
shall the memory OF the battle OF Ciettys-
n,lrg like wise endure aud be known. and
as lon,. an the English tongue Is Under
stood. so long shalt Abraham I.incoin's
Gettysbutg speech thrill the hearts Of
,uani,tni
The e.iyil war was IL great war for
righteousness; = war waged for the NO
piset laeals bat "agea 'ilso IN thorough.
seihs, pi1eucSl ltiSliol4. ~ "its one OK
the rev wars winch hSail, IN their sue
cesslul ouSeo0le, iit Toward better
Things LOT t.e nalloMs o! MANKIND some
WARE nave meant ltle l'iuihpi Oh oiaet
over a a,a i mla liceil.!ousless mas
querad,ns us liberty; some wars have
meant me triumph on !loeiiy over tyranny
inasquetaalhI as older, ult inns We.
lofious war 0i ours !neailt INC triumph OF
oolh lpeIty ana oiutr, me tflumph OF
order!y hpcily, tle bestoWal OF CIVIL
rights upon the freed slaves, aAd at the
SANE .i''e t s'ein lsis'Ei,ce On We SUI
prenacy OF lne hali9lal "a" Throughout
the iens.h ana pfeadln OF INC ldild. More
over TINS was one or those rare contests
IN which IL was 70 thc lniincaslrabie ~.
terest OF the Nanquished that 'hcy should
lose WHINE at the same .iine tne Nlctors
acquired INC precious privilege OF trans
mlttlng 70 lhosS VINO came after them,
ua heritage OF honor forever, not only
the memory OF their own valiant deods
but the memory OF the deeds OF these who
no leas valiantly and with equal sincerity
OF purpose, fought against tho stars In
their courses. The war left to W. all, as
fellow eountrymen. as brothers, the right
to rejo!ce that the union has been re-
stored M indestructib!e shape N 4 country
whore slavery no longer mocks the boast
OF freedom. and also the right TO rejeice
Win eXultant pride III inc courage. the
self sacrifice. and the devotion, alike of
the men who Wore the blue and the men
A Patriotic Inspiration.
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