New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
SHERMAN TO VETERANS
SPEECH At UTICA.
Tice-PresidentiaI Candidate Talks OF
Nations Debt to Soldiers.

vitations had been extended to veterans III o'lie.
counties and the attendance numbered severai
hundred.
Department Commander W. II. Daniels. of Ogdens- |
burg. presided and introduced the speakers VINO
were Congressman Charles L. Knapp, OF i-o"Nille'
and NJ E. Driscoll, Of Syracuse; Mayor Wheeler
and Assemblyman Hart of Utica, and Congress
James 5. Sherman. the Republican Nice-fresl- |
Dental candidate. Mr.. shermans address was as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Grand Army: It Is indeea nd en-,
raj %ew York to offer them again assurances of
continued friendship for them and apPreriia eria
the continued manifestation Of your friendship;
and herosm your deeds have left for those now
living and Amsrcans YET yet ,o,est to sentiments Of
the human heart; patriotism is the manifestat,on ami
is is tRe iRee o1gToWth 1t Of pstrotc love is the
hibition Of these attributes that furthers teaSf @
tions. our Constitution and our flag ,,u.., Army
that And SO SO not alone on
service for your marvellous & s ber,sb
but it is the splendid example your deeds nave ave
been and M be- to & aose e Pssnes of nS our
public do and must rest Aready a5 mas in rhls Which
1mpe baT bsen h snee ee e
that mighty struggle in which you took part, aoa,,so
II did not have be out after Rou i'd
which had been dormant needed but the spark OF
These frequent reunions of the soldiers Of the ne
Civil War are of greatest value IN the lesson of to "l
day , -.
of ,niS eRn ahd esr
membrance rejoice in the fact that hat here are
the pages of our countrys history esui{ be be
Of the c1r ito s YOU n spsS bo 10 do @n not
the price paid for those victories? The millions millions
but the cost in lise in suffering in sorrow; is
charge which cannot be balanced; debt gold can
not repay.
THE RECOGNITION IN MONEY.
a grateful people have approved their representa-
tives' acts in making generous provision for the
surviving dependents of the hero dead. Measured
ky dollars such provision is most generous, The
lines our existing national debt That your SER
mind by the dollar mark is proven by the fact
that we'll nigh universal approval has been gwen 10
for your aid. your care. your comfort No nation
veteran survives or widow or child needs 7 melP
they will be cared for in generous measure That
IS evidence of the appreciation Of the service, of
the blood Of the lives m Hnstintingy given @ roat Won
here TO-DAY. who loves his country. its flag
its institutions and one who feels that there re
more proud to meet than gathering OF the vet
In the past. before gatherings ike this have ap,
both in war ana in peaCe-Grant and Logan. Hayes
and Garfield, Harrison. Hancock and Mckinley
ten wears old when the closed. my heart beats
h @a AND the % ru@ and aste5 the a" sight he Of s old
hag and the uniform which remind me of the great
that have something of Your depth Of feeling;
although aid not serve With If % You The service you
rendered the sacrifices yom made for your country
cannot he expressed in words or measured by
The results of Your devotion and heroism make
to-day a united people. prosperous country fuii
%t naPPT T0 9d M @ he IN rnt meorT and
study Of tho written history OF your deeds will be
task of pleasure to the students Of the future s.
long as the example is kept fresh IN the minds OF
is assured
AMERICANS FIRST, THEN PARTIsANs
We in H. midst OF campaign for party
supremacy. in which contendIng parties. strive 70
principles. but whether we be Republicans or
o an cornr last prnmd o 3 pon
among nations; proud of our progress. OF our
Although partisans We al sincerely desire the
in opinion OF the ultimate goal desired 10 he
reached in which differ. but rather in the safe
'' am not " here at oday t's seatiemen as candi
6sf sre Tor @ &e but as fS e by adePo
whom have personally known for years and the
this is not time for martial music or the clash
Gar Of arms ms This a, Is not t. nt time to recount Go boodS
the PrnGplss for Viii which 1T those deeds leeds were done
by following the example of lofty sentiment these
deeds inspire
with ali the %o %Snd ha Gf
Ent n bnr nW r eH1 rte most ta1
appropriate and natural that in time of peace we
give thought to industrial problems. We do give
thought mainly to commercial progress. and yet
a glance our annual appropriation bills shows
and our navy on a frmer foundation for we are are
viii never cone We believe that our surest
guarantee of peace is found in perfect prepara-
tion for May ] repeat the words of your
comrade. President Harrison, spoken before the
Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco in 1922
WORDS OF PRESIDENT HARRISON.
we will pursue the paths of peace We are not
a nation. All instincts. all his
tory Is in the lines of peace. Only intolerable
S s only ' thoremFT M arouse n
capability for war on land and sea unexcelled by
the love of peace. We would promote the peace
Of this hemisphere t by GaGng udcioGsly some me
ssluting purposes, and yet they should be of the
And so let me. gentlemen. give expression to
my thought in words uttered on another occasion
army army ao ar be nrotecon Of American cfzens and
same time an omen of peace that we should. at
no power on earth would wish to molest us
Let the uppermost thought Of the day be of
commercial progress of our country and the hap
good Of and ood o ef
stimulate the effort. not alone to advance
government and good citizenship to the peoples of
all the earth Let us continue is, to elevate man
/ believe we have to-day the best government
that It is government of the people Aye.
for the people And because of the result Of the
Civil War. because of your aShievsments gentle
the earth We must and Will keep ii govern
guard the rights and interests Of all Nothing
shall persuade us to give to one American citizen
You are gentlemen part of that mighty host
which preserved the nation its founders intend
ed 1t 20 be. You have by deed and example done
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