The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-30
HEPBURN EULOGIzES
THOSE Who FOUGHT
Idaho Senator Urges Perpet.
uation of Memory of
War.

More than thousand persons who
had assembled AT Congressional Gene
terry today to pay tribute 10 the dead
heroes of the civil war. heard Senator
Hepburn. of Idaho. make an appeal for
the perDetuation OF the memory of that
war IIe called upon them to remember
that struggle Just as they are remembers
ing the men who fought N IL.
There are those in this country who,
because OF their guilty conscience would
have you smother the recollection Of
that rebellion" declared Senator Hey-
burn. but when that day comes. Il
VIII be sad and unfortunate one for
America.
War Deprecated.
The purpose of this Memorial DAY.
he continued. lis not TO revive feelings
of bitterness between either the sec
tons OF. the people of our united eoyn-
try,
In the beginning OF the conflict the
people Of both the North and the South
deprecated war The selfish motive
actuated the leaders in the South 10
seek dissolution Of the Union that they
might profit thereby in power, position.
and influence; that they might obtain
constituency that would give them
easy control and unthreatened power In
office. To this ecG they sought 10 divide
the Union on lines that would exclude
from the new government they under
took TO build up ali considerable opposi-
ton to human slavery. They had taught
in their schools and preached in their
pulpits that the black man was destined
TO be the slave OF the white as a pars
OF the great plan Of human government
There was behind this doctrine the
element Of selfshness and determination.
and that the will OF the great majority
terfere with their purpose They would
resort 10 war 10 effect the dissolution
OF the Union rather than abide the will
Of the ma jOrity Of the people Of the
the people Of the whole South, but Of
those who sought power and leadership
IN the new government, that brought on
the war. In no Southern State did
majority of the people fairly express
themselves in favor OF war or rebellion
People Betrayed.
The people of the South were betrayed
md misled by their leaders into a war
through the Misrepresentation Of the is
sue involved. and the purpose to be at
tanned.
The South struck the first blow at
the Union. and though the North de-
plored II, Il accepted war rather than
allow the Union 70 perish
For years the best blood Of the
country was poured out upon many
battlefield in the South-that section
which they called DiXie-and when IN
their desperation the South abandoned
their claim that they were only acting
on the defensive within the South, and
undertook a campaign OF conquest by
- - #Hlrr
was changed. and the South met with a
crushing defeat which served as the
turning point IN that great struggle 1t
was a blow from which they could not
recover.
Price of Treason.
ut IS to commemorate the sacrifice
Of the lives OF those who died TO save
The Union that we stand here today.
as the patriotic people an over this
fair land stand IN this hour with heads
bowed in reverence for the sacrifices
they made-the dead The price OF
treasOnr'
Al the conclusion of his speech.
which was delivered with much feel
ing and earnestness, Senator Hepburn
was loudly applauded for a long re-
Rod. Many OF the grizzied old COM
rades rushed to the orator and
grasped his hand, and otherwise mani
tested their delight in his utterances-
Farragut Post Conducts.
The exercises were conducted by Far
rag gut Post. No. TO- C. A r.; the Far
ragut Woman's Relief Corps, and Lin
coin Camp, No. 2. Sons OF Veterans. J.
d. Bloodgood. junior vice department
commander. was in charge
ReveiIe was sounded at 10 O'Clock, and
when everyone had assembled about the
rostrum. Mr.. BloodgOo6 introduced the
Rev. A. w SpOOner, D. D., pastor Of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, who offered
invocation, at the conclusion Of which
the choir Of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church sang Nearer, My God. to Thee. %
This was followed by the playing of
Largo From Xerxes," by the United
States Engineer Band. under the direc-
ton Of Prof julius Hamper.
Mrs Arthur q. Dunn sang '-TenJi1E
On the Old Camp Ground" AMI Mrs
Charles +. Harris read Lincoln's Get
tysburK address. Following the sing
ing Of the De Koven's 'RecessionaI'' BY
DR.. w. II. HoofnsEle and the choir,
nd the singing IF Orr Heroes C1earfv,r