The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-31
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union. General Lnwton In his youth
fought gallantly In the Civil War.
Thlrty-thrce years aftcrwnrd he again
marched to war, this timc against
foreign foe, and served with distin-
guished ability and success as gen
eral officer, both in cuba and In the
Philippines. When he thus served ~
was In nr army whose generals III
cluded not only many of his olu colIl-
rndcs in arms but some of his ola op.
poncnts also. as General Whceier anu
General Fitzhugh Lee. inner -, il u III.
both among the commissioned o1ticera
and In the ranks were. many men
whose faith ers had worn the blue serv-
ing side by Side with others whose
fathers had worn the gray; put All
Americans now and nothing but Amer
leans, all united In their fcalty and
devotion to their common flag and
their common country, ana each Know
ing only the generous rivalry with his
fellows as to who could best serve the
cause for which each was ready to lay
down life itself. To General Lawton
1t befell actually to Jay down his life;
tragedy. but one Of those noble
tragedies where our pride rises above
of time, serving his country with en-
tire devotion-a death that every man
may well envy.
Indiana in the War.
Indiana in the Civil War furnished
even more than her share of brave SOL
1iers. 1t also fell " Indiana to furnish
the greatest of all war Governors who
upheld the hands of Abraham Lincoln;
for when history definitely awards the
credit for what WAS done in the civil
War. she Will put the services OF no
other civilian. save atone those OF Lin
coin, ahead of the services OF Governor
Morton. No other man who rendered
such services as he rendered worked
under such terrible disadvantages. and
no man without his iron power could
have achieved what he achieved during
the last two years or tine war. when
lie managed the State government OF
Indiana solely on money obtained by
plcdging his own personal honor ana
personal fortune; and yet never Tor
one moment relaxed In the help lie
gave to Lincoln and Chase and Seward
and Stanton in the Cabinet. TO Grant
and Sherman and Sheridan and Thomas
in the field. 1t was work that only inc
strongest man could have done, and
IT was work vitality necessary Tor the
sake OF the nation to do.
our Duties Those ~ Pence.
The men of the generation which
fought the Civil War had their great
tasks to perform. They met them as
strong men should nave met them.
They did them, and we, their cnlldreh'
profit by their mighty deeds. But no
generation can ever plead the great
deeds OF It's predecessors az an excuse
for falling to perform Its own duties.
our diities arc those of peace and not
OF war Nevertheless, they are OF the
utmost Importance; of Importance to
ourselves. and of still greater import
ance to the children who in Few years
VIII take our places as the men ana
women of this republic. If we Wish
to show ourselves worthy heirs of the
men Of the Civil War, we must DO our
tasks with the thoroughness with
which they did theirs.
Great social and Industrial problems
confront us, and their solution de-
rands on our part unfaltering courage
and yet u wise, good natured seli-fe-
straint; 80 that on the one hand we
shall neither be daun.ec by dl!ncnltles
nor fooled by those who would seek
10 persuade us that the difficulties are
insuperahle; while on the other hand
we are not ruisled in.o showing either
rashness or Indebtedness. Let us try
as "A people To show the same qualit
as we deal with the industrial and So
ctal problems of to-day that Abraham
Lincoln showed when with indomnita-
bile resolution, but with kindness
patience and common sense quite as
remarkable he faced four weary years
OF open war in front, of calumny, de-
traction and intrigue from behind. anc
at the end gave to his countrymer
whom he had served so well the blood
bought gift of race freed ana
nation forever united.
The Rights of Property.
one great problem that we have be-
fore us is to preserve the rights OF
property; and these can only be pre-
served II we remember that they are
In less jeopardy from the socialists aHc
the anarchist than from the predatory
man OF wealth. 1t has become evident
that to refuse to invoke the power OF
the nation to restrain the wrongs com
mitted by the man Of great wealth who
does evil is not only to neglect the in
tcrests of the public. but Is to neglec,
the interests of the man of means VINO
acts honcrably by his fellows. The
power of the nation must be cXertec
to stop crimes of cunning no less thar
crimes OF violence. There can be nc
halt in the course we have deliberately
elected to pursue the policy of assert
ing the right of the nation, so far a:
it has the power, to supervise anc
control the business use of wealth, es-
pecialiy In its corporate form.
The Railroad Question.
To-day 1 wish to say II word to 70,
about the first and most importnn,
feature of his task, the control OF The
common carriers doing interstate
business; II control absolutely vcstet
in the nation, while In 80 far as the
common curriers' also transport tho
malls, 1t liz i'm my opinion probable that
whether their buxiness Is or IL not In.
tcrStntc II is to the same extent sub.
jcct to Federal control, under thai
clause of the Constitution granting Il
tie national government power to es.
tablish post roads, and therefore Ii!
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