The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-05-24

rels And did you know that on the pension rolis1
of grateful nation there are yet 80 names of vet
Grams of that war, though 1t closed % years ago!
When Abraham Lincoln left his Illinois home for
the White House he said to his neighbors, Assem-
bled to wish him Godspeed:
There has fallen upon task such as did not
even upon the Father of His Country and
feeling cannot but turn and look for that support
without which 1t will be impossible to perform that
great task turn then, and look to the great
American people and to that God who has never
forsaken them.
He was true prophet. All Christendom stood
astounded at the magnitude of the struggle that
followed and the spirit of the combatants. 1t was
American against American. Nor did the Ameri-
can people fail Lincoln Nor did God forsake the
American people. The outstanding fact In Ameri-
can history is the hand of Providence in the affairs
of the nation.
But The Civil war is over now and its wounds
are healed Recalling what were the issues of that
war and remembering that Appomattox settled
those issues right and for all time. we can strew
flowers alike for Grant and Lee, for Sherman and
Jackson, for Sheridan and Stuart with
Love and for the Blue.
Tears and love for the Gray
AS for Lncoln--he stands beside Washington in
the hearts OF a reunited people.
1t was this mighty struggle of American against
American that give Memorial day. And 1t was
Gen. John A. Logan who. as commander In chief
Of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1868, estab-
lished Memorial day. Logan has been in the tomb
for 81 years And now his widow has gone to join
him. She was always his constant hepmeet and
inspiration; it is likely that she herself brought
about Memorial day. Flowers for her grave; the
memory of her works will live.
IT was only % years ago this year that the Maine
~ in EIova borh hat
Of course The summer saw it begun, fought and
won And It was an important war 1t saw a re-
united North and South again fighting under the
Stars and Stripes. 1t made the United States
world power over night. 1t showed the world that
America would fight for the cause of humanity and
could forego the fruits of victory. 1t was notice
to the nations that the 1898 American was the
same old fighting man on land and sea.
Wonldnt you like to have been on Fighting
Rob" Evans Iowa at Santiago and seen the band
perched on the forward turret, grimy and half
naked just as they came from the guns, and heard
them blare out:
Theren be hot time in the old town tonight!
L. seems only yesterday that the Lusitania went
down. And that meant war, too-Ameriea's en-
trance into the World war. the greatest of all his
tory Doubtless the quintessence of the nations
thought Memorial day will be in the offerings
at the tomb of our unknown Dead" In Arlington.
Fitting indeed these words of President Har*-
ing spoken at the burial of this Unknown Soldier:
eve do not know the eminence of his birth. but
we do know the glory Of his death. He died for
his country and greater devotion hath no man than
this He died unquestionng, accomplishing with
faith in his heart and hope on his lips that his
country should triumph and IT'S civilization survive
AS typical soldier Of this representative uefnoc-
racy he fought and died, believing In the indis-
putable justice of his countrys cause We
gather him to the Nations breast within the
shadow of the capitol. of the towering shaft that
honors Washington. the great father, and of the
exquisite monument to Lincoln, the martyred sa-
vior Here the inspirations Of yesterday and the
conscience Of today forever unite to make the re-
public worthy of his death for flag and country.