Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1909-06-10

fight and die; and at San Jasinto how
they could fight and avenge giant
while on the sun kissed
plains of Mexico they carried the
stars and stripes in triumph DER
many a bloody battle field. But the
war cloud came; the die was cast
the standard of rebellion raised. and
a mighty host went forth to battle,
the one for the stars and stripes and
the upbuilding of a great republic
whose foundation should be political
and religious liberty to all men who
whether they were white or black.
The other under the stars and bars,
and nation whose corner stone
should be human slavery. The can
Ger which had so long been nourish-
ed in the nations breast had grown,
and grown until it had grown ripe
and putrid, and required a mighty
sacrifice to save the nations life.
For four long years the struggle las
ted. blood flowed like water all over
the sunny south land, and more than
1905 Of the nations best and no.
best young men gave their, lives a
will ng sacrifice to save their coun-
try's flag. Was the sacrifice too
great? AS we look back over the
more than forty years that have pas
sed and gone since the close OF the
great struggle, and note the pro-
gress that has marked our nations
growth who is there who cannot say
that a kind overruling providence
has guided our national destiny
through all the passing years. That
fearful wound in the nations breast
has healed and left no scar; and to-
day the people of this great Repub.
lie. this home of the brave, and lano
of the free. This greatest nation
upon the face of the earth is. united
prosperous and happy, at peace with
all the world, and we can appreciate
as we never could before the undy
ing words of Washington when he
said Omitted we stand, divided we
fall". To you the veterans Of the
G. A. R., the surviving remnant OF
that mighty host who went forth al
their countrys call, and saved ou1
dear old flag, we owe debt of graf
itude which our nation, great, ricf
and prosperous as it is, can never
pay. All that our country is or car
ever hope to be, is due to the sci.
sacrifice and devotion, which yol
and your departed comrades gave a
the time Of your countrys creates
need.
In the swift passage of the year
another Decoration Day will soon b'
here and the members of the Burle.
G. A. r. post will again decorate th'
graves of their departed comrades
Not very long ago we met to pa.
the last sad tribute of respect to tn
memory of one of your departe;
comrades, and as we gazed upon tn
still. calm face OF him who slutnber
ed there, we felt that we had indeed
lost friend and brother, and tia
one OF natures noble,nen had bee
called from world of care an,
trouble, and transplanted to that un
seen land beyond our mortal visio
where sin, sorrow and death ca
y never come. Soon the citizens Wi
4 gather here in our beautiful Llncol
park to dedicate a monument to tn
m amory of those who risked thei
lives to save their countrys flag, an
as they pay eloquent tribute to tn
boys in blue, and give the history o
the building of this inspiring monu
ment, and the movement which re
suited in the transferring of the tw
twelve pound howitzers, grim re
minders of the civil war, from tn
national government to the custod
of the G. A. R. post Of Hurley, the
will no doubt give:full credit to you
departed comrade and commander
Henry Kinyon. For he it was VIII
started and is entitled to full credi
for the movement which,, aided b
Post and w. R. C. and nobly secor
dee by the citizens of Hurley an
vicinity, eliminated in the buildin
of this beautiful monument, whic
through all the coming years will b
an inspiration to the young men c
our lconutry to guard well thei
countrys flag which was saved fror
traitors hands at such fearful cos
of blood and treasure. The veteran
Of the civil war are growing old an