The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-25
CAMP DODGE BOYS
ENJOY ADDRESS
BY PEERLESS ONE
w. J. BRYAN INSPIRES SOLDIER
LADS WITH STRONG PATRIO-
TIC ADDRESS.
like FRANK NJ. EDDY BETTER
GOVERNMENT FURNISHES GOOD
"EATS"-PRAISE FOR THE
LOCAL RED CROSS.
Camp Dodge, Oct. 20, IT.

Camp Dodge, Oct. 20, 1T.
Dear Benz
We went, saw and heard w. j.
Bryan at closeup range last Sunday.
To many of you it would be nothing
strange or new, but to US, who have
never seen and only heard lot about
the man, it was novel and interest
ing experience. We will attempt to
explain the impression he conveyed
to our mind by his talk and his per-
sonal' appearance, by comparing him
to Frank M. Eddy. We hope this
comparison will not be taken as a
home boys view Of the biggest man
in the "only town on EARTH" nor as
an authoritative statement of correct
ratio.
: Mr.. Bryan's personal appearance is
no better than Mr.. Eddy's. And we,
maintain that's some even break to
give Frank" rather the edge. He
wore common shoes, not half as shiny
as some of the colored captains here.
His striped trousers didn't display a
distinct crease, and his coat was an
old, "long-tailed" one; he wore soft
black hat, narrow brinmed and not
half so statesmanlike as Mr.. Eddy's,
wide brimmed one. His hair was
parted about the same as Mr.. Eddy's.
He spoke on the side of the hill at the
was ideal for outside speaking. MI.
Bryan was introduced by Major Gen
eral Plummer to the $4,000 soldiers
who had gathered in company for
nation.
Mr.. Bryan, who was a near Colonel
once himself, said the most correct
topic to address soldiers about never
came to him so forcibly as it did 2
week previous, when he talked to ar
officers training camp in the east
s'They were the most clean-appearing
intelligent looking body of men as q
whole, I ever saw" he said, "and
every one was student or q
graduate of some college. What
was more important subject than
"Civilization" then to instill in
the minds of the nations defenders
So now every time am privileged tt
talk to you men in uniform, connect
you with that meeting, that so mucl
impressed me, made up of highly
educated, red-blooded Americans. Ane
then I began to coin definition of my
own, and this is what it is: The har
monious development of the human
race, mentally, physically and moral!
civilization
"You represent the best blood O.
the. land" he continued, "for yol
wouldn't be here today. First because
you are physically perfect; second
because Of your heart and mind de
velopment,"
At this occasion he took for his tex
the first part of the, eighth chapter O.
second Corinthinians: "How that il
a great trial Of affliction, the abound
ance of their. joy and thei rdeep pow
erty abounded unto the riches of thei
liberality. And this they did, but frs
gave their own selves"
"You have given up your homes
sacrificed opportunities and now OF
fer your. lives to be here" he said,'
and you gave more than all"
"Taxes cannot be too high for any
one, when human life is to be sacri
feed" Another shaft; "No one VIII
gives less can justly complain thar
life and the results of years" HI
even went SO far as to say that if TIN
governemtHn left anything to parties
outside the defenders ranks, the bur
den would not be too heavy. But tn
sacrifice comes to all, he added, ant
was being responded to nob1y. TIL
government had spoken and it was ~
to all to get behind it, for in form
Il was the most free, liberty giving
and nearest to perfection of any gov
eminent in existence to, strainine
every effort to care for its soldier
boys.
He charged the officers to take cart
Of the moral welfare Of the men
health could be nourished back bg
owing folks at home, but mora
which would make
them weak for the future work FOL
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