The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-05-30

h Gettysburg, Pa, May So Following
| the example set by President McKin-
Hey and others Of his distinguished pre-
Idecessors in the executive chair Presi-
dent Roosevelt came to Gettysburg to-
day and delivered the Memorial Day
Ioration on the famous battlefield
The President and party reached the
battle ground this morning at $780,
Having left Washington last night at
1870. The train arrived at Peiimar,
Pa, at. 2 o'clock this morning, where
Iit was sidetracked until 7:3o. Before
lit left Penrnar, a big crowd gathered
land the president made a brief speech,
TELLING the people he was glad to meet
lthem Y,
! The crowd was one Of the largest that
Fever attended similar exercises here and
| linclnded large delegations Of veterans
| from Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Read
ling and other points Governor PEN
inypacker presided over the exercises
and introduced the president as the
Ichief orator Of the day. The president
was given an enthusiastic welcome and
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attention by the large crowd. He said !:
he place where we now are has
won "a double distinction Here was
fought one Of the great battles of all
ttinles and here was spoken one OF the
few speeches which shall last through
1.-THE ages. As long as this republic
tendures or its history is known, so
Hong shall the memory OF the battle OF
Gettysburg likewise endure and be
known; and as long as the English
tongue is understood, SO long shall
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg speech
Thrill the hearts Of mankind.
The civil Awar was a great war for
righteousnesrs; a war waged for the
lnoblest ideals, but Waged also in thor
Iougligoing practical fashion, If was
lone Of the few wars which mean, iii
ttheir successful outcome, lift toward
better things for the nations of man
kind. Some wars have meant the
triumph of order over anarchy ant.
RIGHTEOUSNESS nlasquerading as libers
| Ity; some wars have meant the triumph
OF liberty over tyranny rilasquerading
as order; but this victorious war o
! our meant the triumph of both liberN
[ty and order, the triumph Of orderly
liberty, the bestowal of civil right
upon the freed slaves, and at the samt
| time the stern insistence on the sli
Epren1acy xf the national law through
tout the length and breadth Of the land
Moreover, this was one of those rare
contests in which it was to the inn
measurable interest of the vanquished
| that they should lose, while at the same
| time the victors acquired the precious
privilege Of transmitting to those who
came after them, as a heritage of honor
forever, not only the. memory of their.
own valiant deeds. but the memory
|of the deeds Of those who, no less
valiantly and with equal sincerity 81
purpose, fought against the stars in
Etheir courses. The. war left to us ALL
as felloW-countrymeii, as brothers, the
fright to rejoice that the Union has
been restored in understandable shape in
q country where slavery no longer
Eil1ocks the boast of freedom and also
1.-THE right to rejoice with exu1tant pride
/ in the courage, the seff-sacrihce and
1.-THE devotion, alike lof the men who
wore fhe blue and the men who wore
Ethe gray.
He is but a poor American who,
Hooking at this field, does not feel
within himself deeper reverence for
1.-THE nations past and higher purpose
EtO make the nations future rise level
/ to- her past Here fought the chosen
sons Of the North and the South, the
East and the West. The armies which
ION this field contendcd for the mas;
Etery. were veteran armies, hardened.
by long campaigning and desperate
fighting into such instruments of war
as no other nation then p possessed.
The severity of the fighting IS attested
|by the proportio iorate loss IA loss tiri
rivaled il any battle Of similar size
since the close Of thc Napoleonic
Estrugsles; 4 loss which ii certain regi-
Ffnents was from three fotfths to four
|fiftAs Of the men engaged. Every
spot on this field has its own associa,
/ |tioils Of soldierly duty iiobly done, Of
supreme self-sacrifice freely rendered.
/ The names of the chiefs who served
iii the tSxo armies form long honor
| roll and The enlisted men were worthy
Eand even rhore, than WORTHY of f those
who led them Every acre of fiisE
/ ground has its 0yiiy asso ociatiofls. We
|see SVhexe the tight t6tiid dsT ii llirough
and around the village III setty SburR 4
|Wllere tlle aff lIery iorfnfd eii THU
/ ridges q SR here 1|le csI Wal i6ught: !:
where tlle liIIs were a attacked ind ~
Efended; and ythefe 4, 'iIitlaily The great
charge surRed iif0n tlSe slope only 10
break 81 tiIc summit in ilie blo3ody
q s q as1|a!!t !.!| q .Il.'.s ~!