The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-30

| is protected in his rights; to see that
labor is paid for its toll; that capital
is protected; that the poor are not
oppressed. And when We do this and
cultivate the spirit of honesty we have
done a great deal towards maintain
] ing our free institutions. The Tree
of Liberty must receive watchful
care"
| congratuIates Church.
Congratulating the First NJ. E.
church upon its custom of holding pa
| l.. Rupe said that he remembered that
during the war there was time when
the Methodist Episcopal church was
not loyal to the cause of the union. Mr..
Rupe in the course of his talk de-
clared that he and many other veter-
ans of the civil war regretted the
fact that a large number of people
d'1 not observe Memorial day as they
should
What 1t Cost In Blood.
"a new generation has grown up and
try" said Mr.. Rupe, land we some
times feel that there may not be an
appreciation of what the boys of 81
did. Some of us see automobiles filed
with pleasure seeking men and wom-
en-, boys and girls, going through this
city to Indianapolis to attend the races
on Decoration day. We don't like it,
simply because May 80 was set apart
first by John A. Logan-as the day
when we should honor the soldier
dead. 1t ought to be a patriotic occa-
sion-a day observed in every section
of the country, to recount the deeds
done by the civil war soldiers. We
can't be too often reminded of what
it cost in blood to preserve the union.
Tomorrow many people of the country
will assemble and gather flowers and
scatter them in rich profusion upon
the graves of the honored dead. The
people who observe this day are en-
nobled by it; they love their country
better, and we think that no one
should desecrate it.
Would Fight If Called.
However, I know that it has been
more than forty years since the con-
fiict ended. 1t is merely a matter of
history to the younger generation. /
believe these same people who will go
to the races tomorrow would stand
by the country in cases of emergency.
In such an event leaders will spring
Wayne County Noted Men.
What did we know about war?
What did Sol Meredith know about
war when the first call for volunteers
was made? Meredith was a tall, lank,
young man, who walked most of the
way to Indiana from North Carolina
He was poor, but he built reputation
by force of his own merit. He was
clerk of Wayne county at the time he
joined the ranks, and he had been a
candidate for congress. He took
charge of the iron brigade" and no
brigadier general has a military record
superior to his. W. w. Dudley, an
other Wayne county man, a captain
in Sol Meredith's brigade, lost leg at
Gettysburg. Joe Stidham was killed
Oran Perry, who grew up in our midst,
distinguished himself in every way.
Major Lacey is another. I mention
these men, not because they did more
than other Wayne county officers and
privates, but because they are types
OF the Wayne county soldier.
when they returned they took their
places in the store, office and on the
farm. They have stood for good cit
izenship and education. The men who
wore the blue have stood by their
country, and have used their influence
for right. You should all brace up
and take your places in life today
Don't let any one tell you that you
have one foot in the grave, because
you haven't. You can exert a vast
amount of influence if you will work
for the right things"
Southerners Were Fighters.
Following Mr.. Rupe, J. B. Arnold
He referred to the fighting qualities
of the southerners, saying that If the
north had been fighting with England,
that war would have ended in three
months, but as Americans were fight
ing Americans 1t required a period of
four years to end the conflict. Mr.
Arnold related the history of the Am
erican flag, and recited the poem, THE
Star Spangled Banner"
What the .. A. r. Does.
Mrs. James NJ. Judson, representing
the local chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, explained
what the organization is doing along
the line of teaching school children