The Dolores star., 1923-05-25

rels. And did you know that the pension rolls
of grateful nation there yet 80 names of vet
Grams Of that war though 1t closed 70 years ago7
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 me a task such did
rest even upon the Father OF His Country, and 80
feeling cannot but turn and look for that support
without which it will be impossible to perform that
sfeat task. turn. then and look to the great
American people and to that God who has never
forsaken them.
He 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-
people fail Lincoln. Nor did God forsake the
American people The outstanding fact in Ameri.
history is the hand Of Providence in the affairs
of the nation.
But :he Civil is and Its wounds
nre healed. Recalling what were the issues of that
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 Lincoln-he stands beside Washington In
the hearts of reunited people.
1t was this mighty struggle of American against
American that give Memorial day And it 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 his widow has gone to Join
him. She was always his constant helpmeet and
inspiration; it is likely that she herself brought
about Memorial day. Flowers for her grave; the
memory Of her works will live
1t was only % years ago this year that the Maine
was blown up in Havana harbor. That meant war;
Of course The summer it begun fought and
And 1t was an important war. It saw q re-
united North and South again fighting under the
Stars and Stripes. 1t made the United States
world lower 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.
Wouldn't you like to have been on "Figbting
Bob" Evans Iowa at Santiago and seen the band
perched on the forward turret, grlmy and half
naked. just they came from the guns and heard
them blare out:
There'll be hot time in the old town tonight,
1t seems only yesterday that the Lustania went
down. And that meant war, too-America's en-
trance into the World war. the greatest of all his
tory Doubtless the quintessence Of the nations
thought on Memorial day will be in the offerings
at the tomb Of our Unknown Dead" in Arlington
Fitting indeed are these words of President Hard
ing, spoken at the burial of this Unknown Soldier.
I'VE do not know the emnence 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 unquestoning, accomplishing with
faith In his heart and hope his lips that his
country should triumph and Its civilization survive
AS typical soldier Of this representative democ
racy he fought and died. believing in the indis
putabe justice of his countrys cause We
gather him to the Nations breast within tho
shadow Of the capitol. Of the towering shaft that
honors Washington, the great father, and of the
exquisite monument to Lincoln the martvred ss.
vior. Here the inspirations of yesterday and the
conscience of today forever unite to make the re-.
public worthy Of his death for nag and country.r