The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-07-15
Speech BY SENATOR
WILLIAM 0. BRADLEY.
Memorial Day Address Deliver
ed at Arlington, on
May 80.

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wee should not be characterized
alone by sadness. 1t Is indeed sad
Thought that we are surrounded BY
the graves ri 30 many brave men
who died tina. our country might ave
Nevertheless. We rejoice that they
did not die in vain.
Nor is this the time or place 10
intailge in biterness or hate. Sucn
feelings have long since been COIL
signed to oblivion by all patNc'c
Americans. If there be one who
fought for the union or symp1thized
with the cause, or if there BE- one
who fought or sympathzed win
those who fought against it who has
noe forgotten the neart-burnings OF
pas, and who to-day cheItsheS mai
ice or ill-will against his brother he
meris the ana hsmas of mankind'
should receive Divine pity, and be
born again.
The war having ended nearly half
century ago. for the INSTRUCTION OF
the rising generation i. is appropil-
ate TO refer to the causes without en-
tertng into their discussion, for they
have been sen led forever by the
sword. These causes were a differ
eroe in cons dtutiOnal construction
and the contention concerning the JUS
tioe of slavery. The uverwh Ginning
majority of The white people of che
South owned slaves or sympathized
with those who did, and believed the
insit ution to be just and nigh. They
befieved. also, that the States were
The source of all power, could right
fully control the nation. and might
reylst b. even to the extent OF with
drawing from IL.
Happily, in my State there lived
a. statesman who differed from the
large majority Of bhe gnea, statesmen
of The SCUM, Henry Clay, VINO many
yours befons ha/ taught the people
of Kentucky that they owed their
fins: duty to the Nation. and their
neoo, TO the Stste. consequently when
the supreme momeB5 arrived I've
State of Kertucky, true 10 his tea
ohdrgs, loyally stood by tha Union,
contributing more fhan $4,000 OF her
soIes 20 the Union army.
Let no man say tha. TIE people
of oae South were actuated by de-
sire 70 des roy this country purely
from malice or wicke6ress, for II is
NOT true. We but do them simple
justice when We say thai they be-
Nevei in teacNngs of their states
men, while those who opposed them
believed in the teaching of theirs
These differences of opiniOn alone
were the occasion of che blocdiess
war IN all history, war whose path
way was marked by the graves of
dead heroes aud the brokne hearts
OF their widows and little ones. And
yet, that war was supreme bless
ing. We never could have sell led
the controversy except by the sword
and now 1t is settled forever,and no
msrD but an enemy to his coun-
tryis peace and welfare will ever at
temp. TO unsetle the fact that this
Nation is sovereign, and that no
Stale can Withdraw from Vt without
its consent Nor will any sane, hon
est, OF patriotic man ever attempt to
again place the blot of slavery up
on the American flag. And the Span
ish-Amercian war, too, was a bless
ing 10 our country, because when
the swords of Grant and Lee no long
er dashed over con:ending hosts bu.
reflssted their blending light beneath
the old flag, the whole world knew
that while the swords of our country
men We're thousands, their bosoms
were one" Nothing can be gained
by recalling the animositiss OF the
pass. This is our home, this our
country, and if We are to succeed We
must dive as brothers, and cultivate
peace. am not here TO revile the
soldiers who fought on the other
side; but, on thu contrary, | concede
that their bravery and prowess en-
title them to the admiration. uf man
kind. They fought for wha. they be-
hevcd to be rbght; we fought for
what was night. IL can not be pos
sible to-day that any sane man doubts
that those who IN 6neir silent cham
bers surround as battled for tbs
right.
As NE cOutemDlahe this great Ooun-