New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
MAYOR TO LOYAL LEGION
Says Great Heritage Left to Cn'on
Is Conservatism

This commandery Of the state Of New York Of the
Military Order Of the Loyal Legion dined last night
ar Delmoncos ana listened TO address by Mayer
Mcclellan, of Little Mac in which he saif
the great heritage left to the Union by the men
who wore the blue and the gray "conservs-
ttsn- The Mayor said that II the time should
ever come in which the people whole should
decide that in general government supervision was
10 be found the paDacea for the Ills from which
they beievsds themselves be suffering anarchy
would come TO the fore under its mask Of socis /
ism
Brevet Brtgadier General AnSon G. McCook pre-
sliced. and introduced the Mayor The II
Little Mac under whom most OF US served and
whom We all loved, who is here only the
son OF his father. but ny his own right. being him
self companion of the legion" An outburst Of
applause followed When It had died away Mayor
Mcclellan said:
The men who followed Washington. who fought
S5b a 9aTaIoga +g ana at Monmouth and al Yorktown
lives, their liberty and their sacred honor for
~ nc took with them into private life the spirit
half century Apd in iso1 the spirit Of rs urged
oIIn ana tne South alike 70 appeal 70 the red
= roitrarnent Of the sword the that both
deemed right And the spirit OF rs merged in the
revivthed and reincarnate in the spirit of modern
american progress Every who was a soldier.
carried the sticks OF the dT71Tnr7er once the war
was over went out into the world apostle Of
law and order. an Apostle Of peace with honor.
apostle Of conservatism
The horrors Of reconstruction brought about by
those who had offered 10 the Union their voices
rather than their lives checked by the serti-
nent Of the soldier vote, for who have faced
each other on the field OF battle never bear III will
The Influence Of the conserva tisrn Of two millions
Of soldiers scattered over the Union brought
and imitation that followed the Civil wsT sa1ed rs
from a war with France and war with Chilli, and
The spirit Of 81 is much needed to-day as II
was in the lustrum which was yours In these
days OF stupendous national wealth and develop
vi1der4ng. men discover new diseases in the body
ready
edles Every n1ouentary evil every passing cloud,
is viewed by z large part OF our people through
microscope and exaggerated into an impending na-
tional calamity The remedy which is always
suggested. and unfortunately always at hand. IS
legislation. Many of have hypnotized ourselves
into the belief that Congress can accomplish any
thing provided It legIslates early enough ana oIteh
economic social moral and physical Ills Of hu-
manity BY legislation would be absurd as il is
ment to the forces Of lawlessness and disorder
,irce s he 13fIIenrJ3IT can be achieved by gs-
lation anarchy under its favorte alias OF social
The VI" hope af tRe natIon is IN the innate spirit Of
conservatism which is bred in the bone OF the
American people. which We have inherited rom rom
YOU, and which every one Of you has constantly.
since 1855. The impulse toward corserv55 ISM
which was given 10 our country by the combined
great that it viii endure as long the memory Of
its authors is cherished in the hearts OF our pepe
ne o-,,erj1r 80 - tba other hui In conouernz him
self And We hold equally in loving memory and
honor the man who wore the blue ano the man
who wore the gray. not only that they foEghL TOT
principle bur that after the smoke OF battle Iag
cleared away they went home and lived and worked
for principle.
An interesting feature OF the evening was the
reading of a paper by Colonel Ralph z. Prime in
relation 10 An Incident in the Alabama Claims
Arbitration" Colonel Prime outlined the success
sion Of and public utterances in Great Britain.
which during the early DAYS of the Civil War.
gave evidence Of hospitality toward the federal
government on the part of officials Of the British
Empire Fortunately" he said, the change Of
attitude the part of Great Britain toward Us
has been such that repetition Of these is irnpos
sible"