The National tribune., 1907-10-03

Gresham, and was appointed Judge of
the United States District Court for the
Northern District Of 3t,, Iilitiois March 2s,
1905.
The survivors OF the regiment held
their Reunion at Camdan, o.. little
town in Preble County, Oh the old Gin
cinnati Hamilton &: indianapolis Rail-
road, and they WIRE Very anxious to
have the distinguished jatist with them.
They were all eager ID see him, and
curious as to what kind of a mighty
man Doc. Abe LandiS's" boy had
grown to be- Their first sight of him
was when they ess4eresh the train to
carry them to Camden. and they found
in the smoker behind a huge black
cigar a slender, nervous little man. all
fire and electricity. with a keen face
and prematurely grazing hair. They
welcomed him with an enthusiasm to
which he fully responded. To the re-
porter who interviewed him he said:
There is no place in the world like
Butler County / want to say to you
that l am mighty glad to get back
among home folks. and I feel thoroly
at home. I'm glad TO see my relatives
and my fathers old friends and, COM
rades. You can't make thar too strong.
President A. G.. Rohrer called the
meeting to order. and comrade James
F'itton. of Hamilton. made an appro-
tary, JOS. w. Myers. read the minutes.
and reported that 10 had died during
the year. PastAdjt-Gen. JOS. w. O'Neaii
was one of the attractive speakers of
the occasion. IT was decided to hold the
next meeting at Hamilton. on the third
of September, 1908. and the
following officers were elected:
President, L. 3. Potter, Hamilton;
Vice President. James Fitton, Hamilton;
Corresponding Secretary, George T. Ear
hart. Hamilton; Recording Secretary, J.
w. Myers, Hamilton; Historian, j. w.
Kyle, Fort Wayne, Ind.
The event of the afternoon session
was speech by the Judge. and the
substance of this has been sent all over
the country by the Associated Press. He
appeared on the platform with his two
noted brothers beside him, and he said
among other things:
Men of the 35th, you have taken a
liberty with me. / did not come here
planning to make Il speech, which per-
haps / ought not to do. But as Rip
Van Wrinkle used to say when he took
Il drink. This one won't count.
The Judge spoke of his gratitude in
being invited TO address his fathers old
regiment, and said that if the regiment
would let him he would attend the Re-
union every year henceforth. 1t seemed
to him like a family reunion. His sem
timent toward his fathers old regiment.
he said was shared by his mother and
his brothers. His father lived to be so
years old, and brought up his boys hap
PLY and well. "My affection goes out
to you boys, who were my fathers COM
rades, just as it goes out to my own
sons
IF 10 years after I am dead there
can be found 100 men who will speak
of me as you speak OF my father / will
think that my life has not been lived in
vain. This is an occasion of sentiment
to me, and the sentiment that I feel to-
day Is more to me than all the gold in
all the mountains of the world.
1T is easy to be good civil officer
to-day. 1t isn't like the duty you did
There are no long marches and half
rations unless they are deserved. All
that is required is to be clean. decent
and honest Find out what ought to-
be done and then do it. All this tax
about the great courage that is REQUIRED
of man in office to-day is what Shcr-
man called popycock 4 man in posi-
ton of trust owes 100 per cent loyalty
If he gives just 10 per cent effort to
finding out what is right and another
10 per cent effort to doing exactly that
thing, Lincoln's Gettysburg speech viii
be realized, and we viii have Govern
ment of the people, by'th people, Cor
the people. / want you all to take
caie VI YOUR Hedltn. fnySel1 nave quit |
being boy. All of us are moving to- |
ward the westward sun, and I want you
TO take care Of yourselves so that we
can all meet here again next year God |
bless you ALL |
He was followed by his brother, Rep
resentative Charles Landis. who made a |
plea for men. God give. us men," he
said
The Congressman told a story which
ran as follows: When at one time he
had visited in Hamilton, Henry KumIer.
a relative, gave him letter written
from Tennessee in 1863 The letter was
written to his Uncle Jacob. of MiIIville.
ana announced the death of George
if, humier in the battle of Stone River.