The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-31
SENATOR BURTON
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Un UV
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burg has certainly shared in the mar
vicious growth OF tho country. he said.
and has shown abundant promise OF a
iuture far greater than the past. In
tht old daN a. well As the new. the city
mad made her contribution Of men prom
lhent IN state aud national affairs. \
CITY - not always to be judge by its
SiN' nut by ths quality OF its citizen
ship and by their capacity to meet the
requirements ct our modern life.
Decoration Day.
/. IN sp'aklnE upon the recurring cele-
orsiions 81 Decoration Day. ne said:
Nith each successive Memorial DaV.
new conditions exist i'm our country and
new problems confront the world. ON
.hch thirtcth day of MAY. however.
soldiers Of the Civtl War and an increas-
ing sense or gratitude FOR their patriot
Ism ahd scli-sacrllce A. the nation he
comes greater. their achievements look
larger. This is . very different nation
from that Of 1861. instead OF a little
more than thirty millions. we now nav.
over on" hundred millions. instead of A
is'puul' never thorolN tried IN the Al
,h'ml of nrt. W look back on the
'Nl War as e period in which a cftf-
zen S'leitrA accomplished results for
country ami humanity never s-urpasssd
Toy any Of the armies Of tho world. We
now occupy a most commanding posi-
ti"u among the nations OF the earth.
ana lu every factor which makes for Dro.
ere>s. We stand In the very forefront.
% - 10 The everlasting credit OF the Am
yrlcan people that ou each Decoration
Day. muliitudc- gather ana give their
ilt"ul' OF h"hor ana uf tears To- that i'm
m"nSe multitude, OF living and OF dead
VINO responded Co the futsIn of alarm
and throueh 1ll tho DAYS OF the Ions
ana bloody contest displayed tho most
resolutc courage and their undying Ioy-
atty To- the Union. The great army OF
lhe boNs IN blue Is diminishing year by
year with startling raplditx. ike tho
4eaNes OF the forest IN autumn. they are
rapidly falling. few remain who hav.
not reached the allotted period of three
score and ten. and all are coming near
or ana nearer 10 the twilight hour II
Is hitting that We should recall their
splendid deeds and place mvriads or
mowers upon the graves Of the dead and
,non @tso win admiration and honor
upon those Of the living. When Na-
roleon was leading his armies in the
north OF Italy. he inspired them 20 com
nat ny saying that in their later years
~" young and strong would point 10
them and say. there goes one who
served In the army OF TtaIv.' but win
nov much more ofaappropriatcness ana
with how much more OF CnfhusiasU
may the youth and beauty OF today.
point 10 these surviving Veterans and
say mere goes one who served in the
army OF the Union
Animosity gone.
Time. the great judge Of The action Of
mortals, which smuothS away ~aSp.rities
and buries auimoSiti.s boz the eray. mas
caused us 20 look with respect and toll
GRANGE and now with admiration even
upon those who served on iha Other
side. We thrf those who wore
ne gray We're hEhtiug for "a cause which
inspired their efforts. and that their on
,rgtcs were supremcly enlisted for that
which they thought 10 be- right. There
than the comminglins or tho Surviyors
OF the two armies iu these later years