The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-31
DOES NOT FORGET THIS TIME TO MENTION LITTLE MAC

OF the few speeches which shall last through
the ages. As long this Republic ondurrs
its history . known so long shall the mem
ory Of tn. Battle 81 Getty snuTs likewise en-
Gure and be known: and as long as the ,.nS.l.h
tongue Is unuc.siN"i. 20 Long shsil Nh,hhIn. m
i.inCo!n.s ,i-ttysbuTg speech thrill the hearts
uf mankind.
Tn. civil Wa was great war Of rIshteous-
n.S-. war wagej for thu nohi"rt Ideals, but
IL ives one ~ the f..v wars which mean. in
their successful outcome. Mt toward better
have meant N. triumph OF order over anarchy
ard l'cTniiCusa'Es ma~du-radin- as liberty.
over tyranny Incorporating as order. but thus
victorious war II ours meant the triumph n
! liberty III. brsjowaI n civil rights upon 'he
! fred slaves. and at the SANE tiIne the stern
/ ius.St-uCc thu supremacy uf tn" national ltH
I throughout tn. l'uGth and hT,aith O.; IN" land
No-,oNeE- th's W.is .rr 81 th"se rare S-ntcsis
I ~ rbr saTsss tI.n. ib.. yict0rs acquired ih-
| precious priviiss- .f transmitting TO tn ..
| sorevsr. MOI onIv the memory Sf their own
valiant deeds. but the fntnG1v Gt the deeds
! of those who. NJ less yaiitr;lg and With equal
in their cpurses
LESSONS OF THE WAR.
! The lessons they taught ar lessons a.
! applicable in our everyday lives now aS Ia the
/ rar- times Of great stress. The men who
| made this field forever memorable did so be
| cause t:isy combined tine power of fealty 10 a
! !cfty ideal with the p1w-r Il showing that
| ieSlty IN hsri, piacticIl. common sens iash-
| !nn- IhrN stood TOT ihe lii- u eifoTt not th-
! life Of ease They had that ioys of country.
! lnat love. q justice that love OF their fellow,
/. -facicncF but MAKE a danger to his
/ f-lnws Yet in addition thereto. they like
MIS- I-ss'-~''i ~" p'Wsr and the sfhci-rcy, foI
othcrHIse their high purpose would have been
1 for himself. AMI yet each how 10 act with
| his fellows. Tu-v learned. - all the generation
~ the C.vil War learned. that rare indeed Is
/ the rhHnr. 10 j" anything worth doing by ont
| sudden and violent effort.
HONESTY EASIC VIRTUE.
We can make and keep this country worthy
OF the men who gave their lives to save IL. only
on condition that the average among Us
on the whole dos his duty braveiy. Loyalty and
with common s"ase in whatever position life
r, actIy. as in time Of war. courage Is III.
cardinal virtue Df the spfcier. in time nj
and broad. st sisnldc1nce is the essential jasi,
'iTtIt without which all else aynils notning;
not bc forced and yet he stable and enduring
:or Il Is based fundamentally upon naunna
Character. and national character il STAMPED
deep in 4 people 10y the lives ot many genera
tions The men who went Into the army hac
s,raint through the government OF the leader
they had chosen. as the price OF winning -
greatness in time 6f peace only by ourselves
exercising the virtues of honesty, OF self
restraint and Of fair dealing between man an'
man
In all the ages Of the past men have seer
countries lose their liberty. because their peo
| pie could not restrain and order themselves
and therefore forfeited the right to what thel
were unable TO with wisdom
IL was becaCse YOU men Of the Civil Wa
both knew how to use liberty tempcrately an,
how to defend II need that we and ou
children aud our chiltren's children shall ho!,
1 you in honor forever
/ To day. all over this land. cur people NEE
to pay r"verent homage io the dead who die,
that the nation might live. and pay h0mas g
| also TO their Cun.r.td-s who st4n with
| All are At one now. the sons Of those VIII
wcra the blue and th- sous of tho-e who wor'
The gray. and all an unite in paving respect q
th- memory OF thoss who fell, each OF then
| giving his life fus his duty he saw Il; ans
| all should he NJ "ne In learning from th'
| deaths OF these wsa 10 live uSefuily Will
the tin. IS call fO- the performance OF the count
| less Necessary duties of everyday life. and how
! 10 hold ourselves ready TO die nobly should 'h'
ration ever again demand of her sons the u
Tin II