The Holt County sentinel., 1911-05-05


hftieth anniversary Of the civil
war should lie n celebration of
peace. II is Ia be hoped that
none OF the hatred ar raDcor ~ ~ hal!
century ago will enter into III. event.
The nntion has never been 80 firmly
united as now. out of the ashes of
the old south n new south has sprung.
Factories dot her pleasant lands: her
cities are growing with the same mar.
velous swiftness as those Of the mort h
and west. and c,eryw here she is Keep.
Ing pace with the material. political
and intellectual progress of the whole
nation.
The severity Of the war itself was
one OF the contributing causes 10 this
happy outcome. Each side tested the
metal of the other and learned 10 ~.
epect the other. The contest was
fought to such complete finish that
nothing Ike 10 can ever again occur
IN our history. The extraordinary ex.
srtion then called forth bcgot nm Ell.
srRy that has since made for national
prDereSs. Thus was taught nn i'm.
portant lesson In democracy. In that
supreme conflict We had to depend
upon ourselves. thus developing our
own Inherent powers. which when the
war was over could he turned into the
avenues ~ material advancement.
\ man RdmIrcs n brave and honor.
able Zoe. Frequently when two manly
men have 4 mIsun,lerstn nding and fght
II out they become the hest OF friends,
They have tried ench other. and hence
forth their affe"tion is founded on the
rock OF mutual esteem. II IL even 20
with the north and south The vet
ernns on both sides ran meet. tnke
each other ly the hand and sny. We'll.
II was u good hght.' After all, both
armies were made M Of Americans,
ana each ~ us eau he loynl 20 the
memory of his own side aud yet feel
glow IN thinking of the bravery "
the other. In the result the victor had
no cause for undue pride or the van.
quished for shame. To-day Il Is safe
10 say thnt not one sOnthcrncr In ten
thousand would have the result dIner.
ent.
LET Us Have Peace"
Something of this spirit animated
Lincoln IN the beautiful second In.
augural address and stirred Grant
when he said. "IRt us have pence."
And We have peace Rs wide ns the mn.
iion and as deep az the hearts ~ the
people. pence ~ profound that never
again can We have conflict. nt least of
That kind. In this spirit let ns remem.
ber the struggle aud let no word fall
hat will wound the sensibIlities OF
iither side. This In the way bIg and
brave men remember. Only weak or
malignant natures seek to relight the
'shcs of dead hate.
The nation In one. A II wns In the
hays ef the Revolution ana of 1912. NO
. II now. A. husband and wife. once
etraagesl. are reunited over the grave
4 q dead child. m are We reunited
'ver the graves Of any years ago.
Without abatinR one t0t Of our con.
'ictions NJ 10 the right or wrong Of
10 CONFLICT We nll NJ us know that
leacs ana Concord are right for today.
Ano IN >recalling the struggle let us
nc'"at all that IL brave and noble on
'1h sl,lcs, now the common heritage
or united country, sorrow II dem.
ocrntic, Grief is not factional. Let
our verbal flowers he like the flowers
pr nature, knowing no section, ceas.'
Ing nt no imaginary line.
rhey bsnish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves Of our dead.
That is the true spirit In the broad.
n sense their dead are also our dend.
and this In true In whichever section
We happen to live, Tor this In a ma.
'iOnal celebration.
On the Battlefield Of Nashville.
Several years ago I attended the
Nashville exposition and while there
Il party Of distinguished
men 10 the scene Of the battle fought
hear that city. In the party were two
United States senator's, one from the
north. the other from the south. Both
had participated In the battle, the
,ortherner ns n private, the sOutherneP
10 general. During the trip each
sointed out the ground that he had
ought over and told OF the struggle
y way to bring II to life before the
yes. The two were at the time vOt.
ng on the same side In the senate and
we're warm friends. To my own mind
he incident threw q revealing light
lp0n the stupendous change that bad
ONE over the country.
Such scene would scarcely be pos
ibls in any other land on earth. The
'eauty Of II was that the incident |
vpiced thousand others which have
occurred IN meetings between the blue ,,
I'd the gray, There II no pietelss IL !
~ rscontiliafion. These strong mas