Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04

the few speeches which shall last
through the ages As long as this
republic enduros or iB history ls
SHOWN. 40 long shall tho memory of
che Battle OF Gettysburg likewise en-.
duro and boz known. and as long az
Tho English tongue o. understood. 30
long shall Abraham iincoln's 0ottya.
burg speech thrill che hearts OF man.
klud.
The civil war was "a great war FOR
rightDi.nnsB; war wagcd for the
nohlOst ideals. but waged also In
thoruugh coins. practical fashion. u
was one Of che TOW wars which
mean. In their successful outcome.
Ia l.n Tor tho better things Tor the
nations of mankind Some wars have
meant the triumph of order over an.
arChy and llCout.ousnoa8 aud maHluC.
rad.uE ns liboDy; some wars have
meant the triumph Of liberty over
tyranny Incorporating as order.
hut th.s victorious war OF ours meant
me victory OF both liberty and order
the triumph OF orderly liberty. iho
bostownl Of civil rights upon tho
freed slaves. and az the same time
tho stern lnslstonco OF tho supre.
macy of the national law throughout
me length and breadth 81 the land
Moreover. this was one of those
rare contests In which % was TO the
Immcasurablo Interest Of tho van.
guished that they should lose. while
Lac tho same time the victors ac.
quired the precious privilege OF
Transmitting 90 those who came AZ.
ter them. el a heritage Of honor for.
ovtr. not only the memory OF their
own valiant deeds. but the memory Of
the deeds of those who. no less val.
ianflv and with equal sincerity OF
purpose. fought against the stars in
their courses. Tho war left 90 us ain,
as fellow countrymon, ~ brothers
the right 90 rejoice that the union
has lron restored In Indcslructihle
shape in n country whore slavery no
longer mocbB the boast of freedom
ana alec t,c right tO rejoice with OK.
ultaut pride in the courage. the self
sacrifice. and the devotion. alike OF
the men who wore The blue and the
men who wore tho gray
Ho o. hut n poor American who,
looking 40 the field does not feel
within himself o deeper reverence
'lr the nations past and a hlghor
purpose 90 make the nations future
rise Lowell 10 her past. Here fought
thc chosen sons OF the rorih and the
south. the cast and the west Tho
armies which on this field coutonded
for the mastery were veteran arm
ics. hardened by long campaigning
ami desperate fighting into such I'm
sirumcnts VI war as no other nation
them r1sssfscd Tho severity OF tho
fighting ls attcstcd by the proper
tlonptp loee--a loss unrlvaled in any
battle az similar size since tho close
Of tho Napolo0nlc BtruEglCs; n loss
which On certain regiments was from
three f0urths 10 fouriourths OF the
men cnraFed Every spot OF this
fold has us own associations M sol.
dIorly 'uly nohly done, OF supreme
selfaocrifce frcoly rendered Tho
namoB Of the chiefs who served lu
tho two armies form a long honor
roll. AID tho enlisted mon were
worthy and oven more than worthy,
of those who led them Every acre
.or ft|- uuLt has its own agsocia'
tlous We see whore the fight thun.
dorrd through and around the village
.of Gottyrhurg, whore the arth-ery
formed on the ridges whore the
cavalry fought. where the hills were
attacked and defended, and whore.
finally the great charge BurgOd up
the slope only 90 break on tho sum.
INIT In tho bloody spray Of gallant
{, iluro.
hut the soldiers who won al
GottyBburR. the soldiers who fought
10 a finish the civil war and thereby
made their couutrymen forever
their debtors. have lot us far more
even than the memories OF the war
Itself They fought for four years In
order taat on this continent those
who came after them, their children
and their childron's children, might
enjoy lasting peace They took
arms not % destroy. but 20 save
| liberty. not 20 overthrow. but 10 os
tabllsh the supremacy Of the law
The crisis which they faced was "a
determine whether or not this peo
pie was NJ for sclf-government and
therefore 90 for liberty Freedom ID
not q g.fj which can be- enjoyed save
/ by those who show themselves
worthy II &c. In this world no prlvi
Ilego can be- permanently appopri
atod hy men who have not tho power
and the will successfully 10 assum,
the responsibility OF usiug q Alright
On bis recent admirable little vol
umo 0u freedom and responsibility
ln democratic government. President
. Hudloy of Yale has pointed out thai
the freedom winch Is worth anything
is the freedom which means Belfgoy
orumout and not anarchy. Freedom
thus conceived Is a constructive force
which enables an intelligent and goo,
man 20 do hottor things than no coul,
DO without a, which Is in its ossoncl
the substitution of soli'rostrain
Tor external restraint the subatI
tuition of form of restrain
which promotes progress for the form