The Republican journal., 1914-06-04

case must be appealed to the dread arhitrs
ment yet again and aeain-witness Missio
Ridge. Antietam and Gettysburg -ere mind
di -cordsnt and hearts alienated could rail-
once more to q common standard In IN
April days Of '66 came the surrender At An
pomatox and the tragedy at Washington. a.,
Mr.. Lincoln. he Of 20 great and sweet 4 aonl
born in obscurity. self-reared, heaven-com
missi6hed. - the great souls in human histor,
in so many instances have been: he who IVA,
ready to sign with q conquered section of hi
country any new civil compact it cared I,
write. after he had written therein Union an,
Freedom, met the fate of the Thousands sIai,
in defense Of the cause for which he stood
passed to the exaltedness Of tutelar saip
alike to North and South, and to the oppressed
Such is the divine alchemy of the dew O
death. Such is the wine of benignity, wher
the fruit of wrong and wronged are togethe,
crushed IN the wine-press Of God. Picture.
of his homely, beautiful face sdorn walls il
the cabins Of the Siberia Of exilee, as in ths
mud walled straw thatched huts Of China
where ancient darkness and light wrestle will
the deep problems Of human sovereignty
Some call him the civic Saviour of the world
I would not hesitate to call him a Co.Savioul
with him who taught "Let him who would b.
chief among you be the servant of ALL"
Sad was his face, at times lit up with smiles,
Lights to illume afar historic aisles.
| In contrast with chiefs of militarism and
vainglory, how rises to historic heights this
chief Of civic help and guidance to the op.
pressed-tall. rugged figured, sad faced, al
times seemingly almost crushed by the weight
of his burdens, wondering whether the world
would endorse his standards, and until the
early sixties to the world unknown! Now his
name is the title of thousand volumes in the
languages of the nations. The wise and the
ignorant vie to do honor to his memory.
The few lingering men of the Grand Army
Of the Republic rest in the evening of life in
the proud consciousness that they placed their
lives at their country's altar for sacrifice. if
need be, in support of the great cause for
which he stood, and so made possible his far
reaching achievement. His success was their
success. With him they and their comrades,
living and dead, became emancjpators and
saviours. The old for counsel. the young for
war-a trite saying. One here when young
followed his country's flag on the seas in that
navy that only Yankee genius could have i'm
provised, with its ''little monitor. never to be
excelled in naval architecture in facility for
quick. decisive action, and in least exposure to
disaster. Another here forgot the age of boy
hood, the under age of the soldier, in his
burning zeal to respond TO his country's thrill
ing call to arms. Another from here went
down into that holocaust of Gettysburg, that
really settled the issue between the North and
the South. to emerge and assist in burying the
dead of those three days of that appalling car
mage, under conditions such that one of his
natural senses has since been forever lost
Still another from here bears that silent chron-
ology of wars pathos-the empty sleeve.
Not what are your weapons, but what are
your aims? is the test question for the y ,ung
warrior of today. in whatever strife engaged:
for the world is all unrest, and civic strfes, if
not causes in arms, abound. Are they directed
to unselfish ends, and for ushering in better
fn,n nlI9 Tok kI,N
to be millionaire of dollars. with the burdens
of over-abundance, or millionaire of benefac-
tions to others? Is he aspiring to the honors
of the scholar, the glories of art, the prizes of
science? or are such bright stars but incidental
to the serene sky, the clear air of achievement
that comes by the conquest Of the invisible
foes of health, that makes new and better
mart, fairer industry with rights of both
labor and capital respected, nobler agricul-
ture with multiplied yields of roots and grains
and fruits? In his warfare is he under the
splendid discipline of seifrestIaint. that i'm
poses wrong on others? When the law
thus becomes written within, the many nos
trums of the politicians will &c for little.
One says, You idealizng." You are
dreaming" Yes, want to idealize. and want
to dream, 'Tis better SO TO do in these per-
picking times than to give way to despair.
fine will settle much that for instant is noisy.
Face the fire of facts, young warrior, though
majority, l firmly believe. the noble in man
will never again capitulate to brute force. The
dark ages are past. There are many truths
yet to be demonstrated: and Plato's dream of
an ideal republic was supplemented by Aris-
totle's knowledge that there are many meth
DDS available for discovery as there are truths
to be discovered.
Since the great Civil War of the eos, we
rightly lost our patience with some old world
cruelties and effete methods practiced at our
very doors, and we struck them down, not at
all in the spirit of conquest; though we took
over few wards to save them for the time
being from fate they did not deserve But
is it, and what are we going to do about it?
Mexico, our next door neighbor. styled re-
public, is no republic. 1t is but modernized
form Of feudalism, with military despotism
punctured at points by the spirit of modern
progress. Toltecs, Aztecs and other aborigi-
mes. negroes, half-breeds, a strange mixup of
the peaceful and the ferocious, and proud
domination of the blood of CASTLE and Aragon.
The three RS of Mexico are Rough-R Riding,
Rascality and Real Estate Agents. The great
estates Of that wonderfully rich country must
be carved up and parcelled out to the masses,
are in it, we are there. and there we must no
doubt stay long time; for the wrongs of ages
cannot be made over in q day They are in
the grain, which must be trained to grow
straight. We are not in there as land grab
bers, but as q polics force. and probably best
large at that, to protect first life. then proper
ty, for Mexicans, tor Yankees, and, under the
Monroe doctrine, for Britains, Germans,
freedmen, Spaniards and Japs. if we resent
their attending to that duty for themselves
Probably no faction in Mexico, becoming DOM
inant, will long control the elements there to
be governed. Uncle Sans protectorate, with
wholesome object lessons, must long be in evil
dence. Let the Ireland of Great Britain, let
the Alsace of Germany and the Finland of
Russia. with pointed finger warn US against
the acquisition of all or any of old Mexico for
United States territory. 1t is Uncle Sans
turn to pick up the white mans burden. and,
in doing it wisely, he will get and give great
good.
The splendid condition of our army and navy
and the splendid discipline of our en- in arms,
their courage, heroism, frmness, patience
even to gentleness with half benighted delu-
sionists, will contrast in SO marked degree
with their barbarities, that they and the world
will note some of the achievements of our
Martyr Lincoln and the brave men who sus-
tanned him in arms, for the widening sway of
popular right and rule among the children of
men. Popular rights and rule must find their
stability in comprehensive intelligence and
moral power. Only ignorance and wrong must
bow to wise dictation.
Soldiers of the Republic; soldiers in the days
when your Country's standards were swayed
and rent in the tempests of war: This is in
deed your Memorial Day, the Sabbath of the
Nation. What memories of the departed
arise. Among the SHOWS of our last late win
ter, on the pine-whispering plains of Bruns-
wick was newly made the grave of Names