Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-28
by JAMES a. EDenproN.

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sconvr,sh, no Auor,o.n pro.s h,.o,,,
n tion. isii.l
UT is a fitting suggestion TINT the
8ftieth anniversary Of tho civil,
war should I've celebration OF
peace. II IL TO he boped that
none of the hatred or rancor of hnlf
century ago will enter into the event
The milton has never been 60 armlv
united as now. ont of tho ashes Of
the old south new south has sprunp
Factories dot her plensnpt lands. her
cities ore growing with tho sam. nar.
yelous swiftness MS those of the north
md west and evervwbere sbe 10 k.en.
ipu mace with the material no,Itica,
and intellectual propress of rho wbole
nation.
p. The severity Of the war itself wns
opc of tho contributing couses n This
bappy outcome Each side tested the
metal OF tho otber opd ,eornod 20 ro.
spect The other rho contest wo.
fought IN such n co,nnloto an,sh ,ho,
nothing like n can nyer again occur
In our bistorv Tho oxtroord,norv .x.
ertion tben called forth bogot nm on
orgy thot boa s,nce made FOR ,ot,o,,,
prorress Tbus wac taught an i'm.
nor,,,, ,o,,o, g., aau n. a..
supreme conflict we had to depend
upon ourselves. thus developing our
own inherent powers, which when the
war was over could be turned into the
avenues OF material Advancement.
man adnires brave and honor
ao'e zoe Frequently when two manly
men nave MISUNDERSTANDING and fight
II out they become the best or friends.
Ihey nave tried ench other, and hence
ior,h their ahection is Founded on the
rock OF mutual esteem. IL n even so
WIN 'he north ana south. the vet
Grams on ooth SIDES can meet, take
~each other ny the hand ana say, well.
IL was good hght' After all. both
armies were made up OF Americans
unu eacn OF us can ne 'oyni to the
memory OF MS own SIDE ana yet feel
a glow III thhkihg OF the bravery or
tno o'ne'' III 'he result tne victor hnd
10 c"use ior uhuue PRIDE or the van
quis"eu ior snafie' louny IL is safe
10 say 'na' nor one southerner In ten
'"ous'"u "ou'o nave tue result uiiIer-
en'' ra
Let Us Have Peace"
Something of this shirt animated
Lincoln In the beautiful second IN.
auguraI address and stirred Grant
And we have peace as wide os the nm.
ton and MS deep Ms the hearts Of the
people, peace so profound that never
again can we have conflict. ut least Of
that kind. In this shirt let us remem.
Der the struggle and let no word fall
thnt VIII wound the sensibilities Of
either side. This Is the way big and
brave men remember. Only weak OF
malignant natures seek to relight the
The nation is one. As It was in the
DAYS OF tine hevolution ana of lSi2, SO
Is IL now. Asa husband and wife. once
estrahged, are reunited over the grave
OF deau chlid. SO are we reunited
over the graves OF hfty years ago
without nbating one jot OF our con
victons as to the right or wrong OF
the conhlct we all OF us know that
peace ana concord are right for today
Ana In recalling the struggle let MS
include all that Is brave and noble on
both sides, now the common heritage
OF united country. Sorrow Is dem
ocratic. Grief Is not fractional. Let
our verbal flowers be like the flowers
OF nature, knowing no section, ceas
ing Mt no Imaginary line.
They Danish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves OF our dead
That Is the true spirit. In the brood
er sense their dead are also our de,d
and this IL true in whichever section
we happen to live. for this ia n mn.
tionaI celebration 80 ne"
j.
On the Battlefield Of Nashville.