The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-28
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The Present Duty.

4" Peace hath her Victories no less renown-
ed than war Oftquoted, but ever true and
comrades all that there ls q call 10 duty
and TO bnttle to-day az forsefula as as any m;
We eyer heard or thought we heard IN lS6l
si!kts1inssbasi IT comes not through the
roll ttst Che drum, or the shrill shrek OF the
to higher and pu ii lifo 10 the exploitu-
( ton In tho civil affairs OF the nation OF us
thorough sef-abnegat on as Vas ever en-
on the front line. am not 50 prone as
y used to be to predict the 8unqlest Toned OK
lstenee Of this republic to the end OF time, time
break It down. It's weak polnt s tho possl-
BILE don, natlon Of moral degradation through
corruption. Within the past twelve months
we have been brought face to face with tho
contemplation OF, the mighty possible differ
ences between character and reputation. we
hevGtssen';t the Reputation fSmany.oi t nose
llfei.sudaenly stripped OF their disguise a nc
exposed In poverty Of character compared
to which Lazarus II his lowest state a,o was 81; q
grain Of consolation. have STUDIED me
T matter. closely, made Inquiries particularly
the mass Of rottenness and corruption that
has been exposed, l proudly proclaim that
the rheracer OF not ono veteran OF either
degree! So | would appeal to you. my COM
rades, and put upon yyou this INJUNCTION:
\ The ranks are rapidly Diminishing. o Or my
month nre lying dow n in their last blvounc.
y AS tho ranks grow thinner and thinner tho
glory and the responslel'y Of re2rese anon
our shoulders. Let It be our aim to sec to
It TINT in the shadowy years left to US, mo no
from our pens, shall be brought into exist
ence that will, in the slightest degree. lin,-
peach our loyalty to our God and to our
common country. Rather let us hold our
selves for the little time that remains as
true to both MS we were to our flags and TO
our causes inathe long ago
To the Young Men.
ITO the young men Of tho South. a single L,
word. Study the glory OF your country IN
oil Its phases. linger not In n spirit OF hate
I tiers, which We OF the COS fought over, we
f fepaa the 70 IRE Esne of
course. there. always will be. Tho lnvisn PIE
in war are the inyinclbles, In peace TN ,ha
MSe ghtns no. Is in arsy ones Who
foam and froth after 'alqns arc finally;
stacked; A, an object lesson yo ' may h WEI,
and the old time Yank when hey meet.
They may BIO in opposition, but It Is me
physical oppostion which comes sn. as ~ ihe es
memories we'll up of the bravo days Of old,
they FIJI their glasses again,
Sometimes with water sometimes milk:
Sometimes applejack. smooth MS sllk,'l65
and lifting them with dImmlng eyes. they lsyy
II thank God that this community Of
feeling eSsts and glS ysrS y9 g %y w wya
YOU d fair EXPRESSION. Of The, Thought domi..
nant amahS NE huhsreds Of .,horsan;dS Of
Uni6n veterans at whose head. otrirlhily
Year y and when ! think Of this community
Of feeling among old combutants, then !
tho spirits Of those gone before TO view
mortal scenes. then Grant and Lee John
slon and Sherman. Wheeler and sh ttM n
Eternal Peace, cognlzant Of such scenes q $
this, mutually cxcninl, THANK God all IS
we'll below"