Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-14
DUTY Of SOLDIER
AND OF CITIZEN
It Is Emphasized in a Memorial
Day Address by President
Roosevelt.
No Sinking PERMITTED
Absolute Accountability Is Exacted-
Politics and Politicians Are as the
Voter Makes Them, Good
or Bad.

Portsmouth, Va. June 1.-President
Roosevelt joined the people OF Virginia
oda in a beautiful and impressive
tribute to the nations dead. Under the
auspices OF the army and navy union.
an organization of officers and enlisted
men of the United States army and
navy, the president delivered the me-
mortal da. address here to an audience
NUMBERING thousands. Immediately aft
err delivering the GRAFTON the president
unveiled "A erected in the
naval cemetery by the army and navy
union to the memory of its dead COM
vadeS.
President Warmly Greeted.
Portsmouth was beautifully and pa
triotically decorated. The procession
moved from the navy yard to the ava
hospital grounds through solid lines OF
people. and everywhere the president
was received with marked enthusiasm.
A notable feature of the demonStra-
ton was the part taken by the school
children who at various places along
the line of march greeted the president
with strains of The Star Spang:ed
Banner and waving OF tiny American
flags. 4 pretty incident occurred as
the head of the parade passed the on
federate on Court street.
Members of Stonewall camp of confad-
crate veterans We're passed In review
by the president. Recognizing Colonel
w. II. Stewart, commandant or me
camp. the president stopped his car
riage, shook hands with and
chatted with him for a minute or ..Wo.
The great thronE on the street en-
Enthusiastically shouted it's approval.
The exercises took place in the great
woods of the naval hospital GROUNDS.
President Roosevelt was introduced by
Colonel J.. Edwin Grown, national COM
mande of the Army and Navy union
The presidents address follows:
Day Of Hallowed Memories.
This day Is hallowed and sacred in our
history, for on this day throughout the
land we meet to pay homage to the men,
DRY of the valiant dead who fell IN the
great civil war. No other men deserve
80 we'll of this country as those TO wnom
Moreover, the men to whose valor we owe
1t tina the union was preserved nave ieit
US a country reunited IN fact as Wen as IN
the great deeds and the self,devotion alike
of the men who wore the blue and or the
where brother fought brother with equal
courage. with equal sincerity Of ronvic-
ton. with equal fidelity 10 a high ideal as
IL was given to each to see that ideal.
Moreover, it is peculiar pleasure Ia speak
today under the auspices of the army and
navy union. of the union which Is meant
the regular forces of the United States.
Exactly as there is no other body OF men
to whom in the past we have owed SO
much as to the veterans of the civil war
so there Is no other body of men among
al of our citizens of today VINO as a whole
deserve quite as we'll OF the country as tbs
officers and enlisted men of the army anc
navy of the United States. Every mar
who has served we'll and faithfully, atioal
or ashore, in the service OF the Unltcc
States, has shown that he possesses Ger
tain qualities which cntiuc him IN a pecu'
liar degree to the respect of an his fellow
citizens. while every man. VINO is no" II
49,. -A-,i,, az, N N lint fool himself I'm
lifted by the though. that in any time %
future crisis it may be that the honor o
!, the whole nation will depend upon M
; bearing. There rests upon each OF you
: tremendous burden OF responsibility. ans
i therefore to you belongs the proud priv
lese of bearing hat load OF responsib'i'''
S well.
Duties Of Civilian Important.
This audience is composed largely O
veterans of the civil war. largely of me-
who have served in or are serving IN IN
army and the nav OF the United states
} They are concerned rot only with the du
ties of the soldier and the sailor. but wit
the duties of the civilian. with all matter
affecting the plain, everyday citizen as h
does his everyday duties. For we mus
J always remember that in our country on
{ army and navy are an army and nav
made up of volunteers: all our forces ar
> volunteers: our regulars. afoat an
t ashore. are merely our fcllow-citizens VIII
of their own free will have taken up IN
2 they return TO tie body of our citizenship
:. and exactly as the efficiency OF our mil
I tary service depends chiefly upon IN
q efficiency of the average enlisted man. $
the efficiency of the nation as a who
a depends chiefly upon the way in which IL
average man Performs his plain. ever.
day duties.
j. This does not mean that the leade
Y whether in military or civic life ca
D responsibilities. To him has been give
q much and from him much will be d.
:, manded II is right and proper that II
man in a high position, whether his pos
y ton be that of II high civilian official
; time OF peace or Of a high military
IL naval officer in time of war. should i
4 ceive a marked degree of credit if he pc
= forms his difficult. delicate. and respol
t, sible task well. and should, on the 9th
II hand. he held to an especially sharp a
Z" countabili:y for any shortcomings. In al
l. time of crisis the man in high office
=. civil life, the mar in high m
military or naval life. can. II he be wes
A. or incompetent. paralyZe the actions OF
multitude of brave and able men who a
under him. On the other hand. II in int
st lect. and above all. in character. he is ali
to rise level to the need of the moment.
may so combine and direct the actions
es Joint effort Irresistible. The first duty
&c a leader. civil or military. is to lead: al
he must lead we'll. Exactly as the peol
= tesrity and efficiency from their leaders
~ civil affairs. SO in military affairs tn
must insist upon every officer devoting
the best that there is in him to fitting hil
. ing for and drilling and training those u
der him. so that alike in point OF perso
mel and in point Of material the army, a
navy Of the United States may reach
} possible. This Il the work that only I
leaders can do: and il they shirk 1t tn
shame is unspeakable.
n Voter Holds the Seepter.