The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-19

Ing music. and several splendid read
ings moved q large audience at the
camp IRE meeting at the Coliseum
last evening to enthusiastic demon
STATIONS. The same renewed spirit Of
81 which was manifested by the griz-
zled veterans In other features of the
encampment was plainly evident. and
time and again as the sentiment in the
oratory or music touched q warm spot
In their hearts they responded with
cheers.
Gray haired soldiers. members Of
the other patriotic organizations which
convened here this week. and Rich
mond citizens occupied almost every
seat In the large auditorium. It was
an audience In size seldom seen in
this city. and the crowd was an in
spring spectacle in itself with Old
Glory floating everywhere.
Ovation for Letter.
Perhaps the greatest ovation ex-
tended by the old soldiers to any
speaker was the one given Judge Jo-
seph Letter Of Muncie. who presides
VvCA INC DCt0 W0lC COuuty SlICulL
court. Judge Letter delivered stir
ring patriotic address, and his utter.
ances evoked the utmost enthusiasm
from the veterans. 60 on. 60 on"
they yelled when in the midst of his
address he remarked that, perhaps. he
hadn't time to say much more.
Judge Letter is patriotic instructor
OF the state department Of Sons of
Veterans. and IL one of the most prom
inent members Of that organization in
Indiana. Referring to his connection
with the 8. of " in the beginning of
his speech, he declared. "And we Sons
OF Veterans have just pride in the
thought that In our veins runs the
same blood that nourished the arms
of the men that struck the blows for
nag and country
"One OF the greatest lessons taught
by the Civil War;" declared Judge
Letter. lis that no lasting benefit can
be derived by compromising with
wrong. It only intensifes and legth.
ems the struggle that ultimately must
come. for good will prevail"
A Compromise Failed.
Here the speaker traced at length
the efforts of the national congress to
compromise with slavery and seces
sion and how 1t only served to put on
the final conflict between the north
and the south and make 1t fierceI
when IL did come.
1t was vivid picture that he paint
ed Of the outbreak of the war. follow
ing President Lincoln's election, and
the massing of the armies Of the blue
and the gray. "And when the struggle
was over" he declared. "this country
emerged with a new birth of freedom
you heroes Of that war. and. the
Sons OF Veterans. rejoice today" ex
claimed the Judge, that an arch Of
liberty and union stands over the en-
tire country. that under that arcf
there 10 both Southern chivalry and
Northern patriotism. We rejoice tina,
there 10 but one nag. one country, and
one people. Let me repeat. and lie,
every young person hear my words
and consider tham thoughtfully, there
10 but one nag and that represents
law and government"
Address by keifer.
General J. Warren Keifer of Spring
Aeld. O., a veteran Of two wars. de
livered an excellent address. Genera
Keller IL accorded the unusual distinc
ton Of having served his country II
both the civil and Spanish-Americal
wars. He said that 1t was frequentl!
stated the soldiers in the Spanish. Am
erican war were rot the equals of thei
fathers who took part in the blood,
conflicts Of the early Sixties" but b,
said this was a. mistake. He declare,
1t was because the soldiers in the late
war did not have to fight 30 hard an,
were drilled In more modern method
t0f fighting which made 1t appear ii
though they were not the equals o
the old veterans. Had the occasion
demanded It he said. they would hav,
proven equal to any emergency ant
the mistaken idea about their efFicien
cy vas an injustice to them.
THE thing that does more justice Il
thu ans,fh than ouvthinU thu< ha. ho .,