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Stirring Address by senator Foraker. In
which He Says the Negro u Solving
the Race Problem for Himself-The
Day One OF Amoricanism Triumphant.
WASHINGTON, May So.-An unusually elo-
quent address by Senator Joseph Benson
Foraker Of Ohio, the unwilling Of monu-
ment to the memory Of distin guished
hero Of the civil war, and the reading OF the
lines delivered by Lincoln at Gettysburg
were the features Of the memorial exercises
conducted at Arlington National Cemetery
to-day In honor Of the army Of soldier dead
that lie buried TN that historic ground.
Washington always observes Memorial
Day to . far greater extent perhaps than
any other city In the country. but to-day
the exercises on the Virginia heights and
In the cemeteries Of the capital were on
more elaborate scale than ever before.
The grayhaired veterans Of the civil war
no longer have exclusive charge OF the
services at Arlington. To-day their younger
comrades Of the Spanish War and Philip
pine insurreotion participated.
The services Of the Spanish War Veterans,
held Immediately following those OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic, were fully as
elaborate as those Of the Older organiza-
ton.
1t was exactly noon when the first gun Of
the national salute, Aired by the Third
Battery Of Field Artillery, U. 8. A., signaled
the beginning Of the exercises OF the day.
The Grand Army veterans fell into line IN
front Of the Gusts mansion. overlooking the
Potomac, and proceeded to the amphtthea-
ter. where the exercises were held
At the same time the services OF the
Spanish War Veterans we're In progress u
the section OF the cemetery where the
heroes Of that war are buried Late IN
the afternoon the surviving members OF
the Eleventh Indiana Infantry dedicated
mander, Brevet Brig Gen. Daniel Mao
AuIey, Gen. John c. Black, former COM
mander- n-chief OF the Grand Army, pre-
siding as the orator of the occasion.
Senator Foraker's address, delivered at
to to' conventional lines. For q Memorial
Day speech 1t covered a wide range OF
subjects outside Of mere eulogy. The
Senator discussed vigorously the cause OF
the unpleasantness and its results. and oited
between the North and the South the 40
ton Of the last Congress In returning to
the Southern States their Confederate
battle flags. He then took up the race
problem as a heritage OF the war, saying
in Fart: n,,,ono. n.t,,o,;.u o,d tho edu.
cation OF experience may be necessary to
practically, and in reality, secure to the
black man, everywhere, all his legal rights
and privileges, but his mental and moral
growth gives the highest assurance that he
chip that made him freeman and citizen
OF the republic. while his loyalty and hero
ism as shown In every war in which We
have allowed him to participate will win
for him a triumph over all the pre]udices
hope. 49,. o..u,, II. h,,,dr.ds n, b;s =. 10
who calamity wore the uniform, as thou
sands are CALAMITY wearing II to-day. but
nowhere in all this broad land can single
the dead, who ever raised his hand against
our flag. II is not possib that in this
country where there ia suoh generous recog.
milton Of human rights such race can fail
to achieve success.
TO accomplish this as the black man him
self. Education, industry and frugality,
with his other good qualities, will more
and more command respect and secure
advancement. His progress since emanci-
patton has been phenomenal. and under
courage for the future. while every com.
rade Of the Union Army may be assured
that what he did for that people was not
done in vain.
Other questions we're before the nation.
the speaker said, but the indications were
that the strong spirit of Americanism
would determine what should be done.
Where genuine Americanism prevails
he went on, there cannot be danger OF
any very widespread populism, COM
munism, anarchism, or any other heresy
that would undermine and overthrow our
institutions Coupled with the saving
common sense OF the American people,
which has never yet failed US, this national
spirit is at once our greatest shield from
harm and our greatest incentive to the
highest and noblest endeavor
"It is no exaggeration, but only the sober
truth, to say that We are never 30 strong.
never SO prosperous, never so contented.
never 80 respected, never, 80 powerful to
do good in the world. and never doing 30
we are to day And great as is the present.
greater by far, exceeding all power OF de-
scription, is the career that lies before us.
CONFEDERATES THEIR GUESTS.