The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-31

storicI urn. vet the cheriShing lght OF
their mcritorious achievements III
making this nation tn" greatest ""rId
power On Gods green earth. III making
this government in truth and IN TACT
government of the people, by tho peoPl"
and fog the people.
Yes. | say. in making it possible Tor
This great nation to send General JACK
PcrshinE To tn" plains Of France IN
command of two millions Of As braV"
American soldier boys as ever shoulder
I'd IL muskct. rushed To a charge. or
went over the top 10 tight for world
democracy.
These great achievements shed rich
halo over the graves Of those brave
heroes who died in the sixties ana
since. a halo that grows brighter ana
brighter every day as this nation grows
greater and grandcr upon their Sacrl-
fees.
And when tho laurcls OF statesmen
shall have faded away, tho devotion al
those young men who gave up th''r
lives III tho sixties for their country
sal, alton. and Of these men with us TO-
day. who rskcd their lives in the same
cause will he green in the hearts III
every loyal American citizen.
when Greek Met Greek.
You veterans. .now Will admit that
when YOU crossed III" Mason and DIXON
line YOU found foe worthy Of your
steel. II was not Turk meeting TURK
but il was Americans meeting Ahor-
cans, and YOU know what tn" tug OF was
was. The principles for which That ine
fought were ctcrnally wrong. yet l Will
never attempt to dctract one quota
from the bravery and valor or the ooHS
who wore tho gray and marched 10 the
tune Of Dixie. In all tho wars 'h"s
have ever swept across ms continent
from the landing Of the lIigr'h
Fathers. down to tho present time thcre
never has been q nation Of people even
with all tn hired assistance thcy 'ou'u
procure. that could force Americans 70
surrender. And I am proud 10 kh""
that the annals OF war docs not record
a surrender OF an American army save
in one instance only. and tfcn TO 'h''r
brother Yankees of tho N"rth-lo no
other people on the face OF Coos green
earth and would they have ever surren-
dered
IT was no breakfast spoil 10 conquer
n Bragg Johnson. 4 Jackson or ! 'f'
In honorinG the bravery and IN" N;'o
OF those mon. We honor more hlEhlE 'hd1
OF n Sheridan, q sherman l'"eaf' q
Grant, and our fathers who Fought ny
their side. Every principle tho conf"d-
crates fought for wae 4oSSi every prih'
ciplc our fathers fought for was gained
an. will remain fixed because forsooth
every rlght-thinkinG man in this gr"a'
commonwealth. both north and south or
tho Mason and Dixon line, uphold and
honor the Same.
We can today nrd thousands OF con-
fcdcratc veterans who arc just as loyal
10 this government rs IL they had never
borne arms against II. We must h"t
forget the fact that when our bclur'f
Grant died the floral offerings from the
sunny south were just rs numerous ana
their fragrance just rs rich and sweet
as those from the moro northern clirln."
We must not forget tho fact That
when was was declared against Spun
and the imperial government Of CIR
many, that there was ComminGlcd IN
one common brotherhood the sons ana
grandsons Of those who followed the
fortunes of the southern confcdcracy
until human fortltudc could stand 1t II"
longer. and of the sons and grandsors
Of those who with IN" swords keen point
held every star IN old glory's blue field
-
their lifc'S blood in one unStintcd tide
to uphold IN" honor Of this republic
whose foundation was laid broad and
deep moro than 4 century ago. and np"n
which was reared that wondrous super
structure which. please God, shall on
dure forever.
On the banks OF tho beautiful HudsC n.
in Riverside park. is tho tomb of ih2
hero who commands our greatest adj IL
ration and respect. At rh" bas" Of yHn-
der Flu" RiGE" mountains rests all That
is mortal Of the man whose Valnr md
military genius wrrc surpassed only by
that OF the great warrior whose remains
rest peacefully In tn" lap Of tho Erca'
state Of New York One is clothed IN
robinGs Of victory; one in the gloom OF
defeat. Peace to the ashes of Ulysses
s. Grant: pr.C" IL thr ashes Of Robert
f.. Lee. We have entirely discarded Tat
dark mantle uf PR iudlCc and passion.
In IT'S stead "" haNr Tho white robe If
r"&c". which Is large enough Ia e" r
The rntir" 100 .N00. mo Of Il onc and TN
divided people,