Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-04

love and loyalty and devotion to the
Union Of all the states. Without the ex-
istence OF the former we should be dis
posed to doubt the sincerity or steadfast-
ness of the latter.
For full eighty years the system Of
government founded by our fathers was
regarded by many as an experiment.
Doubling patriots at home and unfriendly
critics abroad foretold the coming GER
tain dissolution of the Union. With
much show of reason they declared our
government rested upon an insecure
foundation. The recognized fundamental
weakness was constant menace to the
permanency of the superstructure.
Prior to the war the existence OF
this weakness had with portentous threat
enings repeatedly manifested itself both
in the north and the south. In the light
of the past the war for the preservation
Of the Union and for the settlement by
the arbitration of arms OF the great con-
stitutional question involved seemed in
evitable. In that stupendous conflict
neither side will ever have to apologize
for the sincerity or the devotion Of its
adherents.
Now. we are indeed an indestructi-
BILE Union Of indestructible states We
are in very truth, a government Of the
people. by the people and for the peo-
ple,' resting on an enduring foundation.
AS the fast-vanishing lines of the sur
viving Federal and Confederate soldiers
marching side by side in peace and unity
enter the twilight in the fading after
glow Of lifes long day, soon to be for
ever lost to mortal sight, of one thing
we may rest assured. and that is, that
whenever and wherever in future the
battle line Is drawn there will be found
the sons Of these heroic fathers and Of
their scarcely less heroic mothers, stand
ing side by side. shoulder to shoulder,
in defense of the Union and for the per-
petuity Of the government founded by
our fathers.
1.-THE contemplation Of glorious past
stirs the blood in an hour like this.
while the thought of limitless future
with all its possibilities, its hopes and
fears. beckons our countrymen to the
discharge of every duty and fidelity to
every trust in peace, even as the fathers
were vigilant and faithful in war"
Col. Lee Pledges Allegiance Of South.
After a review Of the bitter conflicts of
the civil war. tribute to the southern
soldiers and to the one nation that could
foster the spirit Of today's service, Col.
Lee pledged the allegiance of the south
based on its honor of integrity Of princi-
i pie as tested in the war. He said in
part:
There Is no f1rmer foundation for the
hopes of the nation than tho Confederate
monument at Arlington. Raised by the
glorious women Of the south. designed BY
| one Of the boy heroes of Now Market,
built on the Herculean pillars. the learn
ing Of the wise. the justice Of the great,
| the prayers of the good and the valor Of
the brave 1t commentaries the death
less deeds Of the Confederate soldier.
I'VE come to rejoice that nowhere, ex-
cept In our own country. could such q
scene as this be witnessed
AS We stand in this sainted camp
Af t6A ~
and dread Of 81 to '65 live again, for a
moment. in the sublime unity Of their
anguish. and their history passes before
| US in great panoramic review.
We live In a wonderful age: and in a
great country are words SO often heard
that we fail to appreciate their true
meaning. 1t was America who announced
| In the time of the revolution that there
would be no taxing without the consent
| OF the taxed: it was for her to discover
| in the Constitution-constructio period a
new theory In political science. The Con-
| stitution. the creator of body polite is
| supreme: government, the creature of
body polite, is subordinate; and as the
| exhibited, for the admiration and wonder
of the world, and the guarantee of the
stability of representative government,
the great American paradox. q quarrel in
which both sides were right.
South Prominent in Nation.
I'm the time of peace We ind tho sons
Of the south occupying the highest post
tons in the land in all departments. A
| very distinguished gentleman, southern
born, is In the White House. The younS
| men of the south are wearing the red
| badge Of courage in the nations ranks.
Dear old Dixie has become a natfonal
| anthem. Under yonder dome there sits
| a Confederate soldier at the head Of the
| highest tribunal this side Of heaven.
I'VE come now to ask the question
| which the great Law Giver Of Israel told
his people would be asked Of thsna BY