The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-06-08
PRgslpeNr AID GETTYSBURG.
In Memorial Day Address He Pays
Tribute 60 Heroea.


The place where we now are has won
double distinction--here was fought
one Of the great battles of all time and
here was spoken one Of the few speeches
which shall last through the ages" de-
clared President Roosevelt on the battle
field Of Gettysburg, in opening his Ne
mortal day address,
As President Roosevelt rose to speak
downpour of rain began and continued
throughout the time he addressed the
great aSsemblage- He was accorded an
enthusiastic reception. Notwithstanding
the rain, and the crowd Of 10000 people
in the cemetery remained to hear the
address despite the thorough drenching
il received
"As long as this republic endures or Its
history Is known continued the Presi-
dent, so long 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 Abra-
ham Lincoln's Gettysburg speech thrill
the hearts of mankind.
'1The Civil War was great war for
righteousness; war waged for the no
plest ideals, but waged also in thorough
going, practical fashion 1t was one Of
the few wars which mean, in their sue
cessful outcome, lift toward better
things for the nations of mankind. Some
wars have meant the triumph OF order
over anarchy and RIGHTEOUSNESS masque-
rading as liberty; some wars have meant
the triumph Of liberty over tyranny mas
querading as order; but this victorious
war Of ours meant the triumph Of both
liberty and order, the triumph Of orderly
liberty, the bestowal of civil rights up
on the freed slaves, and at the same
time the stern insistence on the suprem-
acy OF the national law throughout the
length and breadth Of the land.
Moreover, this was one Of those rare
contests In which 1t was to the immeas-
urable interest Of the vanquished that
they should lose, while at the same time
the victors acquired the precious priyi-
lege Of transmitting to those who came
after them, as a heritage Of honor for
ever, 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 Of purpose, fought
against the stars In their courses.
"The war left to US all, as fellow coun-
trymen, as brothers. the right to rejoice
that the Union has been restored in in
destructible shape In country where
slavery no longer mocks the boast Of
freedom. and also the right to rejoice
with exultant pride in the courage, the
seif-sacrifce, and the devotion, alike Of
the men who wore the blue and the men
who wore the gray.
"He is a poor American who, looking
at this field, does not feel within him
self a deeper reverence for the nations
past and higher purpose to make the
nations future rise level to her past
Here fought the chosen sons OF the
North end the South, the East and the
West
But the soldiers who won at Gettys-
burg. the soldiers who fought to hnish
the Civil War and thereby made their
countrymen forever their debtors, have
left us far more even than the memories
OF the war ITSELF They fought for -four
years in order that on this continent
those who came after them, their chill
dren and their children's children, might
enjoy lasting peace. They took arms
not 30 destroy, but to save liberty; DOT
to overthrow, but to establish the sn-
premacy of the law.
The crisis which they faced w@ to
determine whether or not this people
WINS fit for self-goyernment and there
fore fit for liberty Freedom Is not a
rift which can be enjoyed save By those
who show themselves worthy OF It. In
this world no privilege can be psrrna-
Dentiy appropriated by men who have
not the power and the will successfully
to assume the responsibility OF nEns it
Alright
To-day, all over this land our people
meet to pay reverent homage to the dead
who died that the nation might hives and
we pay homage also to their cumrades
who are still with us.
IAN are one now. the sons OF those
who wore the blue and the sons OF those
who wore the gray, and all can unite In
paying respect to the memory of those
who fell, each of them giving his life
for his duty as he saw it; and all should
be one in learning from the deaths OF
these men how to live usefully while the
times call for the performance of the
countless necessary duties of everyday
life, and how to hold ourselves ready TO
die nobly should the nation ever again
demand Of her sons the ultimate proof
of loyalty"