The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-04
CORPORAL 'TANNER,

of the Republic. Makes Most
Patriotic Address, ia Which
He Elougizes Veterans
of Both Armies.
The memorial exercises In honor OF
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, prepared oy
Camp A. Wheelers Confederate Cav
airy, were held at Atlanta Tuesday OF
last week.
Represe natives ct veterans OF the
Civil War and the Spantsh.AmericaD
War, in biuh OF which General Wheel
er took large part, united to do him
honor and to speak t. nderly rsVerent.
ly of his deeds.
A splendid military parade was
planned to precede tie addresses, bu5
d,enching rain, which continued
from early morning made it nee
cessary to omit this part OF the pro
gram.
The Grand opera house, where the
exercises were hell, was decorated ap-
propriately with the national colors
Boxes we're occupied b7 the daughters
OF General Wheeler, honored su ,sss
Of the day, Misses Annie, Lucy and
Carrie Wheeler, and Mrs. Julia
Wheeler-Harris, sister Of the lament.
cd General. Other boxes were were
filled with prominent members OF the
Daughters CT the Confederacy, and
sinilar organic atoms.
Col. Thompson 81. Jones, chairman
OF tie local committee Of Wheeler
Cavalry, introduced Gov. Joseph NJ.
Terrell who made the address Cf vel
come, and introduced the first speak.
er, Hon. John D. Mattox, represent,
ing Wheelers Cavalry; Gen. Clement
4, Evans, representing the United
Confederate Veterans in the absence
OF Gan. Stephen D. Lee, commander
in chief OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic, and Major Charles B. Mil
Ter, OF Cleveland, Ohio, speaking for
for the Spanish war veterans. Col.
Tanner made fire speech, In which
he said in part.
o. an afternoon two months ago
as I was about to enter my fi,e IN
Washington 1 was halted by a promi
nent member OF the bar who said TO
ma, How do you feel, where have
you been?"
II answered, II have been wit
Messing scene impossible to witness
In any other country than ours ano
/ am feeling | title prouder OF my
American citizenship than I ever did
before"
"What was it?" be asked me, aud
I answered that / had been to Gen
eral Wheeler's funeral and There l
had seon great aggregation OF p
pie gathered together, people "uo
came from widely separated localities
people who represented every phase
OF religious and political belief, and
who by their demeanor and spbcusd
expressions showed that they had not
gathered il idle curiosity as is 80
of5en the case, bat that they were
there to testify their sincere sorrow
thai God had seen fit to call from
among Us this distinguished son OF
our nation. There I saw the most
distinguished OF our laud, our high
est officials, from the President OF the
United States all down the line, gath
cred to do sincere honor to the mem.
ory OF a man who spent four OF the
best years OF his life in trying to des
troy our Union. saw him 60 to bis
grave in the Nations Cemetery Its
starry banner enshrouding his coffin,
accorded the hsghest honors that
it is possible to Pay to an Ameri-
can.
What an object lesson it was to the
representatives Of monarchies and re-
publics of the world at large there as
senbled; what a guarantee OF theper
pstutty OF cur nation and Of It's fu-
ture internal peace! II the object
and the result OF this great gather
ing were to be simply to praise the
memory Of a msn brave among the
bravest, OF one concededly great sol.
dier, the result would not be worth
the effort.
The enabling life is that which,
by act and exampls, points to and
spurs its associates, and those who
follow to a higher plane. How does
he who commsnd our loving thoughts
In this hour measure up to that test :?
To get a correct appreciation Of his
character the student Of his career
should Starg out with the kno8lsdge
that if he we're to be described In one
word, then indisputabIy that VOID
must be-intensity.
1t is hardly possible that any intel
ligent youth Of today needs word as
to Gen. Wheeler's ability, but If suca
there be I would say to him that in
any army, competition is always in.
tense, and secured emlnence CONES
only through schie eVement. Gen.
Wheeler started as First Lieutenant
OF Artillery and al 27 vas a LieuteE-
ant General. His bravery sentence
tells. he rode in two hundred bat
ties and skirmishes out Of the two
Thousand those four years WITNESSED,
wounded three times, sixteen horses
shot uader him. sight e bis imned,
late staff killed and twenty three OF
them wounded.
Mortal mind can coin no eulogy OF
bravery that can EXCEL that simple
statement OF fact.
You who knew him so well at that
time are ret Of course surprised at
this, and as it Is so largely tiue that
like leader, like men I am happy to
be able to stand here 10 this great
presence OF these ny fellow veterans
OF Wheeler c mp, and briag you the
testimony from the North that coup
led with our kuowledse Of your brav