The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-06

careless. how they win straishten up and
fan Into ranks once more.
And here we have the valuable lesson
Of discipline
God apporiions much Of II TO us AL
The true Christina warrior is a trai2ed
man. and knows what It is to stand up
and keep rank under difficulties.
5 In fact the life that has never exper-
fenced trial. Is a baby life, sheltered but
not disciplined.
Discipline brings out The true man aud
deveiopes those characteristlcs that ex-
cite fhe admiration OF God and man.
The Bible says. "l0o christening for the
present seemeth to be joyous. but griev-
Gus; nevertheless afterward IL yicldeth
tho peacablo frust OF righteousness unto
them that are exercised thereby"
We do not like discipline but IL maiSes
us better men and women.
And the soldier that grJmblcd at tho
trimming. would never give up the disei-
pline Of army life that under God devel-
oped a nobler manhood.
Ana General Joseph Wheeler had q
gooi deal Of this. as YOU his. comrades
know better than 1. lie was one Of the
most dashine cavalry leaders. and could
keep rank think I read when he was
going into the battle OF San Juan hill
he came out OF the hospital where the
doctors wanted to keep him. and had TO
be helped TO mount his horse.
But when he got into the saddle ne
stuck there and. as "a comradc Of the
Rough Riders, told me the other evening
they were about giving up, and trying
some other plan, when the old sick gem
crai said. Let us try once more. come
on boys and up they went and took tho
bin.
And then there is the thought Of CO..
operation Keeping rank it Is pleasant
To feel the touch Of a comrades elbow
You stand shoulder 20 shoulder ana
your hearts beat in unison.
Strength, enthusiasm courage, love
pass from one TO the other.
on tho weary march by -he bivouac
ire ON th serried line Of battle. there
is born a tic that binds all old soldiers
together
one brave and tried man respects an
other.
Ia this we are all color blind and It
makes no difference whether he wore
the blue or the gray. 50 he IS true
man.
Ana I'm this congregation Of confeder-
ate Union and spanish war Veterans
We can all keep rank, and cooperate
with each other
Ana see how this single true life OF
General Wheeler has brought us an TO-
ge,her this afternoon
met him in 1895 at the Arlington ho-
| tel al washington. ] had but few min
utcs conversation with the Old genera
about war times. and found him a most
genial gentleman.
heard he was universally popular
among grand army men. confederate
comrades. ana the Rough Riders ana
every body.
And then as I remembered bis career
] Thought how much he had done for the
union az .weH as his beloved south
For when the stars and bars were ta-
ken from old glory Fitzhugh Lee and
lIoseph Wheeler put them back among
b. g stars and stripes as they marched by
> SIDE OF Chaffee aud shafter over Sar
III mn and NJ Santiago.
n, + Joined the fellowship and kept
rank with Henry f. Grady Henry Wat
terson, and General Gordon.
They strengthened the union and
siori6ed the one nag OF their country
and in this. they being dead yet speak
TO us all.
on TIE batflehelds OF the wilderness,
you may see the modest violet sprinsinl
out OF some Old shell. or as on the nelt
OF Gettysburg drum was found hHe'
with honey that the bees had gnmered
SO from the missiles Of destruction
I f.1...,,, tt,. .,,..faf os,,..ra ~ naoc. . nt
beauty; and out from the stern strength
of wars alarms comes the sweetness o