The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-31
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS
WERE GIVEN PRAISE
For Returning to Pursuits of Peace at
End of Great Conflict Without Es-
tablishing a Military Power.

Kansas City, Aug 3l.--Praise for tn
, soldiers of the Civil war, for their retur
| TO the pursuits Of peace at the conflict
end instead of establishing militar
power, was sounded by Capt. Z. r. Mont
fort, commsn der.in of the G. A. R
at its annual encampment here to-day.
May wise counsels prevail, and ma,
fraternity, charity and loyalty contro
our deliberations in every detail of OF
work. said Capt Montfort.
Fifty years have come and gone since
our association was founded, and w
have gathered in this beautiful city L
hold our golden anniversary. The record
of half-century since the Civil war has
no parallel in the worlds history. The
progress and development in education
in science, in art in literature, in inven-
tions and in industrial and commercial
i activities have been marvellous Our pop
ulation has increased more than three
fold, until we are the richest and take
frank among the foremost nations in the
world
"Our national domain has been richly
| fortified with the blood OF freemen. You,
my comrades. have contributed more to
this end than any other. class. Because
of your labors and sacrifices we have a
unified nation. In this service you con-
tirmed the guarantees of our constitu'
ton. You broke the shackles on the
limbs of five millions Of bond-men. You
taught other nations that in this country
all men are born free and equal before
the law, entitled to labor and receive the
reward OF their labor.
you did not seek to establish mill
tary power, for when the bugle notes of
victory were sounded you turned from
war to peace. The world marveled at
this sudden transformation The people
Of other lands did not understand the
educational processes that had developed
the vigor and manliness of American
character that could make a man sol
der in time OF war and a quiet citizen in
time of peace.
Let us rejoice that you my comrades,
were able to subdue the passions engen
dcred by war. return to the pursuits of
peace and begin at once to build on the
foundations you had so well laid. | con-
graduate you that so many are yet liv-
ing to see and enjoy the unparalleled de-
velopment of the nation You saved from
disruption. You planted and have culti
waited well; the harvest is greater than
the planting
"My comrades. is II not inspiring to
know and feel that each and every one !
Of us were part of that moral force |
that brought about these glorious re-
suits? Though our heads may be sill |
vered and our steps lettering, let us keep /
the flag flying and lift up our voices
with true patriotism, fervor for national
duty, for equal rights for all men, and !
for honesty and purity in the state and
IN the home.
"The most beautiful sentiment empha
sized in our trinity of principles, fra
-ernity, charity and loyalty, is love in
lction. Moved by this impulse, the
strong care for the weak, and so they
AIRY Joy and hope to those of our num-
ger who need helping hand, As we de-
line in numbers and strength. we rejoice
hat our affiliated societies are growing
stronger and more active in their tender,
owing ministrations.
Memorial day, with its precious mem
res of heroic service and sacrifice. is
lear to the hearts of our comradeship.
The time for mourning has its limita-
ions. Let us rather look upward from
he tombs of deceased comrades into the
unlight of the coming day of our re-
rion. Let us raise our blood stained
amer to full mast and rejoice that our
cad have not died in vain. Let the flag
ymbolize that in laying down their lives
hey have left rich and lasting legacies
or humanity. The celebration of Me-
iorial day is the climax of the purest
atriotism. Like pilgrims we gather an
ually al the sacred mounds that cover
he ashes of our heroic comrades Their
raves are the earthly affairs where we
lace our lighted candles of patriotism
5 we assemble on these anniversary oc-
lsions, let Us pause for a few moments,
p our flags and with uncovered heads
rink in an inspiring draught of patriotic
evotion TO the principles for which they
ave their lives, and there, between the
wing and the dead, have a vision of the
urney from mortality to Immortality,
I'd, turning from the sacred spot. again
solve that we viii renew our allegiance
the cause for which they gave the
Il, full measure of their Devotion