The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
MAHASEA COUNTY
VETERANS UNITE

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can party was nrat born. said Mr. Az
der. and II was the government Under
the ideals of i.incnln, Of klfkwoOd,
and Of Mcitlnipy that formed tho IN.
aspiration " Count wltte, President
Premier, 10 whom the wonderful ga.
vance In Russian liberty IL due.
Comrade Alder recalled 10 the vet.
Grams tho days Of the Civil War, when
Russia was the Unions only friend
and when, Alexander, who, inspired by
American freedom, had liberated tho
serfa sent two warships 10 New York
harbor 20 protect tho Union. II was
from Alexander, who drew his lnspira-
ton from Lincoln, and from the prea.
ent Gear Nicholas, who with wilto
found inspiration in American ideals
OF liberty, that Russia had cast of tho
shackles OF tho dark ages and stepped
forward by granting fuller liberty 70
It's people.
Continuing Comrado Alder found
further inspiration IN tho American
idenl OF q government OF liberty MS
typincd by snmuo, J. Kirkwood, and
spoke oioquontly OF lowa's war COVER
nor in n speech OF whic1 Dut brief
outline can bo given.
Major Alder's Address,
THE history of peerless Iowa, rock.
cd between two mighty rivers. and her
great men, IN statesmanship and arms,
exists almost without parallel: wh $50
names will be written In tho future on
Famo'g eternal roll.
Samuel J. Kirkwood, tho war Cover.
nor OF Iowa, was tho Hercules OF our
great state, wnen the red clouds OF
war gathered and hung over cur be.
loved land, and with patriotic music
on every breeze that blew, which cali.
cd her sons TO arms, Iowa, as young
as she was, sent eighty thousand OF
her heroes 10 tho field OF battle, 10
perish in defense OF tho flag OF tho
nation, and hor liberties, -ono-tenth
Of her population.
II her war governor would have re.
NAMED q citizen OF Ohio, no would
have been president OF tho United
Btates. Not n drop OF his own blood
runs In tho veins Of human nature
but tho brave and patriotic soldiers,
living and dead, OF his adopted state
wero his children. Tho pride OF their
heroic deeds we're whispered from his
dying lips, when tho death dews we're
gathering upon his brow. Te loved
the Iowa soldiers better than no did
himself, or mis- own life, and In the
hour OF Anal departure no called tho
names OF mis- ranking men, and fought
his battles over again.
That II seems meet after forty years
since that great death gtrngglc.for the
pcrpctuation OF our existence az q
state and q nation, statue OF LIVING
bronze OF Iowa'g most esteemed and
illustrlous citizen and STATESMAN,
Samuel Jorden Kirkwood, should be
erected 10 his premory and placed in
the Hall OF Fayno In tho capitol nc
Washington, by tho side Of that Of our
comradc, tho greatest OF the great BE-.
fore history, Abraham Lincoln. And
also like tribute should be erected,
at the expense Of our great common
wealth, In front oI tho 'Old Capitol
IN the University Campus at Iowa
city, on the banks OF the beautiful,
classic river that bears tho namo OF
our great gtate~-hIs fiomc-witnin
whose walls Iowa, In 1855, conceived
and drank q new birth OF freedom
under tho magnetic power OF It's great
est citizen, then In tho zenith OF mis-
manhood; 10 teach ana inuro into the
minds Of those OF our sons and daugh'
tiers there, seeking higher ideas In rnu
race Of life, OF tho principles OF gov.
ernmcnt which have made as great,
as well az tho spirit OK patriotism and
love, and tho devotion 70 the flag OF
our common country, Ia lines Of peril
and peace, and In recognition OF tho
services Of her soldiers In the morning
OF their Gays, whosc deeds ~ yalor
eternal summer giidg ag yet,
nm not old, but am half year
older than our state. have seen for
half n century yondcr sun, tho king
OF day, rise out Of the Atlantic ocean,
pass over our beautiful prairleg, and
mighty mountains, through floating
clouds, and battle his golden plume Ia
the mlsts OF tho great Pacific ocean,
mid the palm groves OF the oricnt,but
never saw him set upon government
Of the pcople--or the rights OF man
conceived in justice, and humanity.
our army fought more than two
thousand battles from the banks OF
tho Mississippi 20 the sea, through
seas Of fire and oceans OF fame, lost
hat million OF men. Our leader,
Son Of the Great West descendant OF
Quakers, greatest OF the great before
history, in tho very moment OF victory,
dies like Socrates, like Christ at the
fount OF his work; achievements sub
lime, over which humanity viii shed
her eternal tears, and God His ever
lasting bencdictIon.p
Reunion and Bean Supper.
AZ tho close OF Comrade Alder's
talk came an informal reunion, and
then az six o'clock tho ladies served
their delicious bean gupper"--got