The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-05


He reminded them that Mckinley en-
listed at IT. The same youth. he said.
marched in splendid lines at Cleveland
Harding Pays Tribute.
1T is anexceptional shrine at which We
are gathered to-day" said Senator Har-
ding "A century and half ago Israel
Putnam came here with his Connecticut
battalion. and revealed 10 the North
west territory metal OF the men of New
England. II was here at Old Fort
Stephenson that Major George croghan
defended the new republic against the
British and the Indians and won the
only land victory within the limits of
the United States In the war OF 1912.
Prom this hallowed spot came the
brave and gallant and able Gen. James
B. Mcpherson. the highest officer In
rank and command killed during the
war for the Union. From Sandusky
county came the first American killed
In the first war for humanity's sake In
all the world---Seaman George b. Meek.
From this spot came citizen. soldier.
patriot ami President. Rutherford Il.
Hayes. He served eminently in war and
periodically In peace. like to recall the
helpful. reassuring administration of this
fine. firm, unpretentious American,
whose official service to America was
more healing than heroic and left sense
OF satisfying security as heritage TO
America.
To-day we are at the shrine of Amer
lean manhood to reavow that love OF
country which fills every American
breast and hold sacrifice ready offer
Ing to our common country. Youth holds
&c a
obligation. 1t Is no figure OF speech
signifying comradeship to refer TO the
boys Of our armies The soldiers of the
Revolution, OF the Mexican war the war
for the Union. the Spansh-American war
and the great world war were almost
Identical in type. typical specimens
of the flower OF American young man
hood Regal In their confidence. robust
in their strength and regnant In their
hopes. American youths have more than
responded to the nations need. Ameri-
can youths have rushed to the country's
salvation.
/ Lads of II Win War.
when the Baroness Redesei wrote of
the surrender of the British under Bur-
goyne at Saratoga. to which she was q
witness. she remarked the handsome
lads of the age Of about seventeen and
we know for ourselves now that but for
these lads the war Of the American Rev
olution could not have been won.
1.-The same type Of striplings wrought
the American victory under Croghan and
carried the flag In triumph to the city
Of Mexico and unfurled it. from the
Heights OF Chapultepec. saw them e.,
forth for the war to liberate Cuba. and l
know the story OF youths defence OF
Union and nationality in the civil war.
There were nearly 5000 boys in the
Northern armies alone. boys of the age
Of Mckinley and Foraker. half mil
lion youths fought for the Confederate
cause, from Bull Run to Appomattox
At Gettysburg, where the high tide OF
the rebellion ebbed from It's crimsoned
flood, the average age OF the veteran.
armies of that famed battle was but
twenty years. Mckinley enlisted a.
seventeen, Foraker was Captain De-
| fore he was twenty-one and Miles cor
manded the Second Army Corps bforc ;
was Twenty-six.
"Only the few days ago twenty thou
sand of the American Legion marched in
splendid lines In Cleveland. and there
was the same youth. the same undaunted
spirit, the same virile young American
manhood which had characterized Amer
lean soldlery in all our wars. and written
again and again our admonition 10 nave
faith in the Republic.
81 do not say we won the world war.
but we helped to win II, and our Ameri-
can forces wrought new glories for the
Republic from the Marine TO the Argonne
and gave to America new reverence and
new admiration throughout the world.
Our boys were The worthy sons of worthy
sires, worthy defenders of a worthy re-
public. They never turned back. Alas
They too rarely halted. because they
could not tolerate the patient methods OF
the more seasoned veterans.
Retreat Is honorable. often neces-