The Republican journal., 1914-06-04

H. Iproriation seemed to possess him,
spP Ma heart there was an unspeak.
Y 5a , to thank those men he had
y u Itanght by Cody mother to love
3 a iar YOU give that boy the joy of
l leo@; yoIl mat his appreciation has in
p3 EEL by a larger knowledge of the
rs, .noss Of those men who kept our
s Strv rader one flag. He has learned
a y. IL fine patriotism you displayed
u r , been equaled. He has also
.e3 that never on this great round
'ID'y we're there greater armies than
Ns hat feed each other from 81 to
o. : us II appreciation has grown with
salvation of the greatness of the
',ss YOU sustained.
w. yant Maine records tell me that the old
~ i sTrse State gave 10000 men to the
u r snd out Of that number 10, 900 men
W. buried in soldiers graves, and l
" sp,s that ct the sixty thousand re-
s nino large numbers, from the effect
ir nr;Ssti9a, we're added to the long
.! p, graves are eloquent in their
. !, Of self-sacrific and patriotism.
S.rtIamen. I have lived in those bat
W With YOU as much as it is possible for
son ia do III his imagination. l have
\ t'l rb4 hot breath of the cannon and
y Drek OF the bayonet, and heard the
s. p of YOUR dead. l have seen the
WIS., sbor down and men without number
/, forward to take it from the chill
shsnd OF dying comrade, and, blood
.'Are With holy zeal, press forward to
. 'front.'; but realize you men won the
,torjes You were there and paid the
re- for the sins of our nation; every
m Of blood shed was atoning blood.
,Ipss we get this divine and broader
W of your service we will fail to ap-
pcists what YOU did for the Union.
know that you suffered much that
! world of today seems to have for
tteD. While you fought our battles,
fpriBg the prlvations of war, you also
#ered the reproach of the world.
While our armies were tossed back and
m between defeat and victory, "kings
gcel and despots held high carnival. !"
{ London Quarterly Review called
NJ attempt to save the Union a CHM
!, the North British Review declared
npossibs. have been told that Lord
ougham sneeringly compared the Fed
i Government to Pontius PLATE, over
lby ROT. Gladstone, whom we are
ldto member with kindest. feelings,
d popular government and free in
tutors II America were going over
agar The suffering of the reproach
The nations must have been keener
an the 5ltferlngs of war.
ID tHis g.aa Gay of national pride | ap-
seigts more nan | can tell the results
your victories.
Nhen men we're worried over the con-
ITO Grover Cleveland in his relation
the v ezue Ian affair, thinking he was
Ing to force Us into a terrible war with
gland, the .sgislature of Georgia was
session We are told that some of
{ back woods senators were stopping
the Southern House when the proba-
ities of war we're being discussed. A
lg, lear, spindIe-legged, knock-kneed,
zsnkle1 cracker from the hills spoke
and said, What's that you're talk
about? England whip US = why,
hatcher ta.kin' about anahow? Hahn t
whipped England twict already, and
mt We whipped Mexico twict, and
en- whipped the Indians all around be-
1een times, and didn't we whip the
rth, and didn't the North turn around
ID lick the daylights out of us till we
ere satisfied we had enough all around?
aV Stree, ! hahn any fears about Eng
nd tackHng US, for when your Uncle
im wakes up at sunrise, washes his
'nus in the Atlantic, stretches over and
lthes his toes in the Pacific, turns and
lid gigantic strides, places one foot on
eAleghanles, and the other foot on the
lnmts of the Rocky Mountains, combs
y 'he mar that hangs shaggy name
vut Ills shoulders, stoops and ties down
J !, striped pantaloons, straightens up
DO snorts on his red, white and blue
anakeTchlef, tits up his woolly stove
" leidplece, buttons up his stock, ties
! Oancanna about his neck, pulls down
\, aarspangled vest, flicks out the blue
'Ms of MS eIaw-hammer coat, faces the
WY. wu' and swaggers about among the
y. s'lOhs tn the chip of the Monroe doc
'nls on one shoulder, and the chip of the
VA zeal for the weaker nations on the
,usl' lnefe isn't burned one of them
s ans open their faces to peep while the
s'I pays and the eagle screams and
y uncle Sam goes BY"
ny appreciate with the Southern gentle
~, apa tlat the results of your victories
esnoa mon lor our splendid republic the
~" " Of the nations. l heartily re.
s sSe sl'at some of you who suffered the
tpi bo OF 81 are living in the full. blaze
o,n nv.oi and respect accorded to our
Tba oy the world powers.
\ -ns laareis with which some have tried
Dpri, aO@n the great commercial enter.
M l' so, ~ our land, lay at the gates OF
lOme' Urges nj and place on the gildec
md rs Dr our capitol, l lay at your feet,
iseks ttEseFehtiy salute every flag thai
fhjs IL sHF graves of your honored dead.
bon nf 'ue expression of our apprecia.
Bod Is your patriotism which, thank
bearts% ~ Hot dead but pulsating in the
|rve A VI, VI lne Sons of Veterans and every
lrsvip DlSlI wars today are many and are
hat vox upon the limitless resources
bon, wv Win llaoe possible. Kings of Nam.
|elle'd W.T." n military tactics seldom ex.
|apturnmei tcklng a railroad in a right,
herce wb;, and controlling a worla com.
ben slao pNe some of our so-called states
bee renI + mold mighty grip upon GU,
lou Went ' ~ But, as in the days wher
|urled aoo 70 the front, there is being
hessape e INST these goddess forces the
be press no s,om the pulpit, the power Of
BAT ev sa ana public sentiment. declaring
booking y on man n shall have square deal
fan Of ? vi Ha. INTO the near future thu
sSSs e from every ys souse Ct q'1 snt
pc to bnv I ~ nlled with armies Of mel
Listen and ai have some to spare. '
falt with fthean'lemen. l am finding n,
hen rnons ,''e man who has money. bu,
I Heaven Sa mas the man, the great Cox
nj vi luVn