The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-03
Old Veterans Honor
Memory Of Soldiers Dead

ing on their journey to encirele The
globe. Only few days ago they
were guests of the metropolis of this
great state and it was my good for
tune to see them in their majesty
and power, and as | lifted my hat in
respect to them, did not forget that
you boys who wore the blue from
Cit paved the way for the power
of today, and it seemed to me that
every wave of every sea where this
fleet may sail will in all truth and
justice murmur soft sweet song OF
honor to you who maintained this
Union and made of it one united
great world power.
Thanks be to the Great Comman-
der in Chief of all nations. as well
as men, that war settled all internal
strife among American citizens. but
since that time the Spanish American
war was waged and it tested our
united devotion to our flag and be-
loved land; and that supreme test
showed conclusively that we are ia
deed a united nation.
We saw Lee and Wheeler vino
wore the gray, waving the question
of age, marching Under their Com
mander-in-Chief, the great McKin-
ley, who wore the blue, all marching
under the flag against foreign foe
and SO nobly was every duty done,
so decisive was every victory gained
on both land and sea, that we chal-
lenSe the admiration and respect of
all nations of earth and no nation
would now dare to insult our flag
or attempt to tear it down.
am one who believes in the broth
erhood of man. believe there is
some good in the heart of every hui
man being and | believe that the
mission of this great country for all
time to come is to be that of peace
and commerce with all the nations
of earth Peace that we may impart
the blessings of our liberty and free
dom to less fortunate nations than
, ourselves and commerce that we may
conquer the markets Of the world.
Commerce that We may increase our
wealth and extend our friendly rela-
tons because commerce tends to
strengthen the friendship With those
with whom We deal.
The flowers thai we have today
with loving, patriotic hearts and gen
tie hands placed over the little
mounds where our heroes sleep the
silent sleep Of death, will wither and
decay. but the principles for which
they sacrificed so much are eternal.
They will live on and on through the
ages with an ever increasing magui-
tude and power and long after all Of
these splendid old heroes and patriots
have gone and long after those OF
us who join with them here today IN
this solemn duty have passed to the
Great Beyond, others who follow liz
will catch up the spirit of liberty ami
freedom for which they died and Of
fered to die. and will ever sacredly
maintain the eternal principles for
which they contended nearly half
century ago
Our domestic differences have been
settled and the sunset of life will soon
gather around us ALL and on the
eternal shore we shall be comrades
and friends. and as memory today
sweeps over the battle fields of land
and sea in the bygone days the graves
of the heroes who fell in that conflict
rise before us like the waves of the
ocean; but let us not forget to teach
those who are to follow US that the
war to preserve the Union was right
and the effort to destroy ii was
wrong.
Capt G. A. Hannold said in part:
Mi. Commander, ladies w. X. G.,
citizens of North Yakima and
honored veterans of the greatest
war the world has ever known:
The significance and solemnity of
this Memorial Day cannot be too
greatly emphasized. Upon this day
a grateful nation pauses, in loving
memory, to honor her brave sons in
blue who perpetuated her existence.
Long after the last brave soldier has
passed from life's battle field To his
eternal reward, the flowers will
bloom in grateful appreciation upon
the final resting place of our heroes.
Ever in the hearts of all true Amer
leans the honored dead will live in
loving memory. Those 100000 de-
voted soldiers who placed themselves
on their country's altar that through
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