The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-08-12

The men who fought on land and sea
Won their first famous victory
inspired by motives pure, as grand
They fought for Home and Native Land.
d6nItiinndi the coal that must be reached
The task,-from which he never swerved-
Then The the the slave freed, if Cod so wrd,,
And his clear word the whole North thrnfd
With matchless chivalry-the south
Met Lincoln at the lannon's mouth.
And his white soul and mighty word
These Tii5a''i men who fought land and sea
Knew what they fought for-Unity'
one nation flag; one government COVE, nm mt
They won it, though the price was high
And make this young Republic stand
Before the world United, grand,
Surpassng in her strength and worth
The mightest Kingdoms of the earth.
Their task achieved the goal attained hiroa
The Slave made free that once was chalheu'
Then Lincoln laid his weary head
Down with his men m9 9tt} dead sSei, rise
To greet che starry, sunlit skies
fhe men who fought on land and sea
shall evermore remembered be.
Their nlatchless deeds told DER and DER
Till Time itself shall be no more
The men who fought on land and sea
TO set down trodden Cuba free
Drew Inspiration from fount
Deep in the sermon on the Mount
They saw the great christ, weeping stand.
He cried-the Cubans at His us. knees Knees
our Proctor heard him, him. there;
Mckinley. man of faith and prayer 49,
Heard
To him who walked in Galilee.
Tben there was thunder lightning, rain
OF binding hre on NJ hi Land ana pi nam
Carried the heights of old san Juan.
spain's army cracked and beaten. NED
Pursued by fear, and strong dread
or Yankees, pressing with coz STEEL
Behind. they did wish to feel.
Sampson and schiey. with whitening sheets
OF flame, wiped out SPANS famous fleets;
That our George Dewey had begun,
while Clark. with his swift oregon
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f The longest ii; made by ship of war.
II he the spanish fleet had met
1t wouldn't have been heard , from IN yet yet
TO set down trodden Cuba free
Shot old lie which staiked abroad
That money our Nations Cod
But love il for they good twill do.
And we have proved, beyond a doubt
our gold can knock tyrant out.
While Europe borrowing from our store.
Would like to borrow billions more
The men who fought on land and sea
In the great war war, Of s Destiny ,.ly,,,,r,oa
That Right. not Might. should rule the World
NameIess. and infamous. that Power
Which dreamed that in a short swift hour
A world could be shot through. Ger thrown
And no voice rule IL but it's own.
II learned that a sublime ideal
Can whip an army clad IN STEEL
That human thought. tender. serene.
Goes deeper than submarine;
That human love higher fly
T Thst POISONED s e5 gas. in So1ndless dole
can never XIII nations soul.
or goose step trampe down Gods plan.
The glorious brotherhood OF Man.
America was far away.
But not too far her part to play
Come quick. and help us was the call;
we have our backs against the WALL
Then a great miracle was wrought,
The thing impossible to thought.
North. south. East. West army sprang
Up in a night. the bugles rang,
Troon ships sailed the perilous seas;
old Glory kissed the alien breeze:
Forward. March - and. breast to breast,
This young Republic Of the West.
The deeds she wrought-She fought with He'll
And said. with battle flags unfurled
That Right. not Might. should rule the World
And rule q will. let come wat may,
Till God Afmighty's Judgment day.
These are the men we honor here;
They turned not back. they knew no fear;
Plain men were they. but through them ran
The finest spirit knewn TO man.
Exemplined in what they wrought.
For Love Of Country first they fought
The second deed. as an see.
Was purest Christian Charity.
And in the last great ght they stood
For Universal brotherhood
Moved BIZ these aims. pure and high.
Only such men would dare to die.
escriptive poem by Mr.. Hough was followed by
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