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VOIDS'—NO.-5-liilM ^'UI III Li'IIIIL^»rFiIORMij0AYIS, *?*. The scars of the great conflict are^M APPROPRlATEtY OBSERyED now largely healed and the thSklnli'* *•__ .i**: men of hnfrh MnHh o___“lfiU_QL»both_North-and-South~now*War Veterans Are FitOxglyEulogized freely admit that the result of theIn Address by Attorney. - • .conflict was most fortunate for theBrSrOrey—*rr~*rr*Z Vhoieniatlon^Qa0^^uTOlik~e,-B,ut=_we_^mustj:emember-that-thi8The Memorial Day program as an * -----^finueed in -these columnsiast-weelt 8a?2fices and_ nut. tinder most favorable hardships of the boys of 61 to **65.”|TreBUlt cOuld^not~have been achievedout under most favorable■fffrtC riinicu uui* WMUV* ^vsv * V* » _ J IV 1ions ~lhe w^th~er”heing^fatf d-tney^were^ere^boysf^^The-nv^l“nnd the_temperature-8uch-that'-the “f,““ge'atjtlx®-soidlers of BuionJarmies-was-only»2 (Tyeara:When we consider -the.-hardships and privations which the old' soldier end ai^dr^H^r^Tiy^^dMe^th'aT^e loves the flag under whose folds * lie fought .and for which-his-comrades shedso-much-blood?—He_loves‘iVfOr--wh a t-f t-ia=a n ri^fnr^^ha t~ I trr^It embodies the purposes and history of the government of-itardefenders: upon land and sea. It heralds- the;heroisnrwdnrac^Tfice drd^uFRevolu^tionary-fathers -who nlanted- free irov* nrade pr^^din^the3eSerci8^ «™*ent.0a this -coitiiefe and^edi-Sark was made without discomfort to *?? ’• the most part under cated it to liberty forever. , ‘It-at-■ Lv of the participants. Large- num- : ® ,}~F a,??,,.w^° rushed to the [tests the struggles of our army and hprs of our people were able to'gath- fv° t , 5 ?00? charges of j the valor of our citizens in all wars Sit the park atid'Join, in with thlt; the Southern confederacy.i tina in honoring * the comrades . wa* these young men who stoodwho have gone to their ^reward, and oSl* ,^itbtheirb*cks toin renewing devotion tb the principles ® J?5v?.? waded waist j or washnigton, Scott, Farrfor which the soldiers fought* waters at Grant, Dewey and the martyrdom ofThe parade formed at the Method- ?# iS?A 0 c?I‘rled slopes our* own Lincoln. It has been bathed1st church, under the, direction of fS 1 ?Ioun‘’‘ ln £be tears of a 80rrowing people.officer of the Day George W. Eaton, Z- I9? *? ba^erie,s and held; It has been glorified in the heartswarsof our republic. It has Bfeen sanctified by the blood * of our best and bravest. It records the achievementsof Washnigton, Scott, Farragut,Officer and at 1:30 p. m.ana m i- — -oved southward *S j arou?d i °J a freedom-loving people, not onlytoward the park. The Redmen band. Yi *!,b“r5’. £ stormed the works at home but In every part of theJ°*^«Ueaderahlp of Will Stewart! haad to hand, with jjw;nlt;tpd the procession. Next were , . ?nd bayonet! repulsed-and-“X, members dr'CSmDaW^ Sffder ;broko : hat^awful=chaTge=0f-PlickeTtfef^—;the command of Captain* Bert La- ®£1^®t„t.ystb,urg: who waded knee deep ^mm-“ne. followed by the city officials. 0S qS and,thic,kets °j.The civil war veterans next In line , f.y£Vf“ £ ^ ‘to the number of about forty were Kw.ho *;Ithst°°d thatable to join in the march, They were tbe atonf wa 13'hv tho Rnnnkh .nr votonnc Bbredericksburg, who made theworld* Our flag expresses more than any other flag: it means*more thanpresses the will of a free people, and .proclaims that they are supreme and. tha t“they—ackn o wl edge—no—elirthly iBOvereigix^bu t^themselvea fenever-was -assaulted that thousands did *bbt rise-up- tosmite -the assailant.When the Stars ^and Stripes werel$auled~down on Sumpter, flags' with^fireside In thddand,-and all the-glorl-Abra Kohn, of Chicago, in February 18 6to send to Mr. Lincoln, on the eve oF^bls^lartlng “to Washingtonour country» bearing upon its- sllkenJ ^ards^tbefie-werds^from^the^st brand 9 th verses of the first chapter ofin heaven an oath to. save the union; and “the Lord our dod” was with him ~andrd i at l^or^foitwl^'^imruntU’^every - obllgatiopr-of- oath^ and ^dutyto tMce the ofllce of president, towhich- he-had-been elec ted a-fi ag-o f Lvraa-sac re d ly kept-and_hohoied^_NotL.any-man- was-able-- to stand beforehlm^—Liberty—was—enthroned^ - theUnion was saved and the flag which Joshuar “Have-1-!-* not—commanded he carried -floated in tHumph and thee? Be strong and.ot„goo.d cour^l^lory.upon every flagstaff in thejre-age, .be not afrafd, neither be thouTpubllc. -d ism ayed ;^for-the^Lord, dnr,.God-.ia J The_tme_celehraUGn_of_thi_.daywith--thee- whithersoever--thou-goestrous .achievements' which the flag rep* There shall be no man able to stand xesentedV with all its hallowed before thee all the days' of thy life.memories, glowed with burning fervor In the hearts of every lover of liberty* and tbe Union. The mad assault which was made upon the flag at that time aroused its defenders and kindled a patriotism which could not be quenched until it had extinguished the unholy cause which had assaulted our holy banner,.-1 know of no more, beautiful conception than that which promptedAs I was with Moses, so T shall be with thee. T will not fall thee, nor forsake thee.”Could anything have given Mr. Lincoln more cheer or been better calculated to sustain his courage and strengthen his faith in the mighty work before him? Thus commanded thus assured, “our own Honest Abe’* journeyed to, the capital where he took the oath of .office and registered-in-the-last analysis means the im mortal principle of patriotism. It means love of country. It means sacrifices for the cbuntry we love. It means not only love of country, but love of liberty. This alone could have Inspired over 2,800,000 Union, soldiers \o leave home and family and* to offer to die if need be for our imperilled institutions. Love of country alone could have inspired 300,000 men to die* for the Union. Nothing less -sacred than this love of country (Continuedion Page 2)' T^^\ote*^^the7ad^rof „ •Tig^-A^ar^reler^hd-laBUn-erte^ fethewere• he' children of the public I ,W°Uded and' tUfd tbat .Te, miShtschools each child carrying a flag, . r»and ^together constituting an ira- 3ia I l?1 b -222^«fAnture of the narade v ' from tbe fa^e eaTth.** Their-'P t,n arriving at .the park, the %W«'ttfn ° history'susual i ituall8tlc.service, was conduct- „n YflY j !1 g can nevered at the monument by,.the G: A. R.' ^^ecorded- norm lt;;anMa ,Past, after which ttie program of the ?*“?*?, C0U^ry «Tf , saffic'ently .vJ\ Pifrtiiii rtTi -Potior them. No sufRcient-honor ^an -stand “ After a selection bythe band^ ta .tb8f, bef - “°'v. brok«- Inthe (‘resident of .the Day. Dr. L. A. bealftb by 'younds (and d'sefses .co“-,-* Fern announced a, number by the ™ct.ed ‘n h.® serv,f aad b°w/d Geneseo Male quartet. The appr-opri- bhe band *frV™.* °“ tbd la,st„day °f tale seiection, “In Liberty’s Name,”' ^tY^fmha in f 'm'J u dt• gas .rtl received. • botb ^ ia tbe Wckest of thePraver Was offered bv Rev A J fig!u at Stone’s river, and lay. for two. filese! pastor oL ^iomiSang^caL flt;*hur« hAnother selection, “Mustered Out*’ was given by the qflartet.possess this great and united countTyf *t Ire- contendingrarm ies-and-w I thou t- -food or medical attention for six days longer. Such suffering is almost in-L.m oiWs Gettysburg speech-waa crcdible^nd^rtupatl^uid-not^-read by Arthur Cook, who gave the occur^ay.^^jwrattenuon |now given to wounded _and hospitalcorps. But those'things cjid occur,not once but, hundreds of times-in-thecivil war, and I say that no words or^historic address--a notably able And Impressive rendering.Br Ferry, as President of the Day,then gave a brief and fitting ad- XV“L _dress after which he Introduced the M®®*^,can ™®c‘“ Iy 1orator of the day, Attorney Bartlett r0®3 £a^!? .£a'“thn.rS. Gray, of Geneseo. In alluding to . ’ y* . . . increase their-^fr Gray’s vdifthfiil anbearance i ^ ^—cannot—add-one—sprig-Qf-j-Sk nlehsure in teUIn^ the audtenee green t0 tUe~ laurel' wreath 1,1)011'toon pleasure in ceuig tne auaience | th lf brQW wUh which hfttory haserati of# the civil conflict, it wourd fid !“'CQmffi^o^tlng and perpetuat-come from one who could, claim the i°?rt vpn^efhatUfh^ nnwrftton^ pxI\t\r\t\r nf Knlticr n tsnry nf a I GFJ J6ST Lllllt ihG HDWrlttGH ©X-honor of being a son of a veteran. . p,oUJg tfae .lt;boys„ pf ,G1 and ,6BMr lt;jray delivered an excellent ad-1 forgotten by our time,dress in every respect fitting fchejoc-1 by the strangers, wha have come with-tiisiun and—the—Republic is pleafled-f-|n our gates' singe llVat ~great~coiFenstonto present it herewith: flict, or who will have come here-The Memorial Address after, or by our children or opr chil-- Mr President.jnembers ot E; J. dren's children. This is tlnr service Jenkins Poat'.of.thfe Grand Army of which we can render and which we,—the -RvpubHc7'thev_G.:-A;—It:“LadieqCircle veterahs of the Spanish-American war, fellow citizens, ladies and gentlemen: -We-meet today—for a purpose that has the dignity and tenderness of funeral .rites without their sadness It Is noU.a new bereavement but one which time has softened. That brings us here. We meet not to grieve o’er new made graves, • but rather to add our smallTortion oC praise and eulogy o’er those which irnature has already decorated with tbe memorials of -her love.' Above every tomb her daily sunshine has smiled her tears have wept; over ' the humblest she '‘has bidden some-itt-t-he—bustle—and—hustle—of—^these- -days of business, are now apt to forget.But a few weeks ago we read with horror of a great ocean catastrophe. The Titanic, a monster steamship, a floating palace, unslnkable, the largest-Of her kind, wounded to death by_an Iceberg, had performed the impossible and sunk, carrying_dbwn to their deaths tho awful toll of 1631 victims. The newspapers proclaimed it- .wasL-the—greatest-naval .disaster.inland or ocean, the world had^ever known; they said it was a^calSTmlty without parallel in the annals of time;‘they told hows its passengers-grasses nestle^—some—vines—creep^ 4n-g^ofl-hoaitii-,-ahd-raa.n-y-of-thetn-Onand the butterfly—that ancient m-blem of immortality—wayes, his little wings above ev^ry sod. To* naturets , signs of tenderness we wilf this day add our own. Not ashes t0La§1iesf dust to dust,” but blossoms to blossoms laurels to the laureled.The great Civil war lias passed.*by and another come and gone; their _great armies are disbanded, their tents struck, their camp fires quench-~ed, their muster rosll laidaway . But - there is another^army*whose” num-bers no presidential—proclamationcould reduce, no general brders dis-~~ban(T. On yonder hill is their camping ground, those white fijtones are their tents, their names and their camp.fires yet burn in our hearts.. The world, after .fifty*, years, still stands amazed and awed -with won-—der_at the-daring-of^their-achieve^ -_meals_and—the—magnitudo-of—thetr-;_sacrifice. _•=•_JVith ou t~d iBtinctlon-of-natibn al i .1 of race, of rellglqn, they gave..their _ lives to their country. Without dls-.unction of religion, .of race, of na-/ tldnality, we honor their-memory and garland their graves today. They i7.®ye f^oir lives that we might re-tiain o n e~natlomnrdtfaB~n all on^hoi ds~tbeTr memory alike in its arms. The iittle distinctions of rank that sep-a pleasure trip, had gone down or been rescued. They presented a list of all the greet steamship and steamboat disasters of modern-Umes, with the number of victims, and “commented. upon this disaster as the largest in point of loss of life in the memory of man. It was only another example of theTway~in™WhiclL the-American people ’ forget. Just another illustration Of that habit which it is our duty ty combat anddestroy:—Notr“one“paper-contained-the name or any mention of Jthe river steamship whlclfinadetr“witK~woiindis ed and disease stricken soldiers, gathered from the Southern hospitals and prisons just at the close of the war and packed in the.hold^ on the decks, on the upper , works, and at every available point of vantage-where-a^human—being could—find.4o^the-bottom-^theJaissL^npixLveiL :carrying-^down—w!th=hen=inore=tliani1900 Souls. „ There waajnot a passen-gefs. on a pfeacure tript but wounded, sick and disabled soldiers, who seized upon, every chance to get home and greet their loved ones, many *of whom they had not seen for three yggrg:—These are some of the-heroes we honor to day, who,, having fought______ gallantly through the entire war, andthem* In the service, or, in after j being just on the eve of realizing ^iHrrxnnmnereimzi i fe^feHnotblng^tbeD^lohdrdTannsfgf^^now* Death ahas given the, same ore vet to all. Nature has beenequally tender to the graves of all / end oar love knows no distinction.rT,t words caa describe,--nor canntstorv record, in adequate** form the saeri fires and hardships—through *bichtthe soldiers of civil war Their country- can never re-debt It owes thVmr=fbr^wit'h-r-ont tbat sacrifice--and hardship therewould he no United States of America today, and instead of being the greatest nation upon the face of the“»Li a ^orm—of—government-JT ,l°h all the world seeks .to qopy, “«»wi!cr * refiu'birc^6*uirb*dvrjgb^ —«°wn broken rar'disrupted with* its epresentative theory of government jcoHcd at by alllhe olherWibnToTearth as a miserable experiment.nited with their families, wefe s cut off and perished. And yet,their-loss~ was completely forgotten, their sacrifice not mentioned, nor their martyrdom recorded by^ either the great dallies or the .weekly newspapers, because the new generation their country, whichv they, died . to.say^Jiad for gotten j_We^ouldblush with shame that- Uie brieC-space of fifty years* which is but a ripple on the ocean of timq, could accomplish such results. Can it be that the war itself will be forgotten In. ahundred” ycarsT TfiafJT TIT seemsrtff-mfif^ia..the-jtenilcncy of our times.which this ^UauJfag- appointed to avoid and Which it is our duty and privilege iq keep sacred. -Let ua be ever cafeful of that dutySummer will soon be with us, sd it’s Move On for the styles of spring, and the prices marked on the tags will htTrry them away:Ladies’ LongLadies-J acket Suits of fine ail wool |
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Geneseo Republic
Geneseo, Illinois, US
Fri, Jun 07, 1912
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