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M e m o r i a l D a y A d d r e s s ' DELIVERED BY Attorney L. A . Foot, Saturday, May 30 Members of the Grand Army of the Republic, Veterans of the war with Spain, Comrades of the Natianal Guard, Ladies and Gen- • tlemen: It is an honor that an.y man mi rht well covet to be allowed to stand before an audience of loyal Americans on this day of days and pay tribute to the soldiers who have made this nation possi ble. It is an honor of which I am indeed proud. The men who fought and bled and died that we might reap the prosperity and benefits of a free country are n ost worthy of our highest rever ence. They are rapidly being called away to a country where there are no wars, where peace is eternal, and we, their loyal, their loving decendants are indeed priveleged to honor them today. It is most fitting that one day of the busy year be set aside from all our pleasures and diuies in which to honor our soldiers living and dead. Decoration Day is a day of tears and smiles, of sorrow and of happiness. Tears and sor row when we think of those thousands lying today beneath the sods of the valle.y whom “ taps” has sung to sleep but “ reville” can neve: waken. Smiles and happiness when \ve observe the great and glorious nation s e cured to it. s by then* su lie ring. Those who have gone have left behind them sad sweet memories. Those who remain 111-11)1 re us with I loyalty, pride and palnoti-tn. , They wen* nil American soldiers whether they wore the blue of the union heroes or the gray of the eonlVderute mart.\ in . and the deeds of heroism, de\oliou and lo.\ ult.v on boll) sides have seldom been equalled, and will never bp >11 rpas-.ed as long as the world mas live. To tho-e who inarched away to the s o u l h l a i i d in the springtime we owe a pceu liar debt. To those boys who never returned we extend a reverent homage. “ When'an* tin* buys of a*, wlut at thu ttrsl lorn: roll or the drum When tlu> country was loudly I'ulllne Marciicd with the coniiuurlnK hosts a t rlirht and sternly thouifh sadly I'lUori'd tin* lluht. listing, willing if need be to die for the right. Among the number who volun teer, we find husbands, fathers, sons and lovers, leaviug behind them heavy hearted but brave and O! how proud, wives, mothers and sweethearts. Brave indeed were those men of war, but bra ver were the women left behind to maintain the old homestead. We see the ranks fill with men and boys from the farm, the fac tory, the store and office. We see them drilling day by day ns they wait the order that will send them south. And then we see them march away, proud heads erect, proud feet keeping time, flag against which they had fought, | is accomplished without the sacri proud hearts heating in unison with the war drum and the stir ring notes of the bugle, marching under the old flag, their flag, the heritage .of their fathers, marching some of them to their death, but all going bravely, though sadly to do their duty uhorevor duty might call. We follow them to i equality, the sunny southland, dark now (of these, with the ravages of war, cloudy with the smoke of battle, red wit 1 the blood of brothers, and we see them meet their enemies in the -shock of conflict. VVc see the buttle lines ns they face one another, we hear the rattle of musk(*fr.\, the boom of artillery. We -,ec rank after rank melt away befoi the hail of lead and iron. We see the line» steady, bracing| themselves, and, | i> 11 upon tin 1 air Lhiiri* fall» a riixcn lliiuhl I lout's, 1 Uhi* ihi* Jiruphivy nf (rinry nilmrlluir with lln* lUiust iif «roaiii. ' \I In- uminl tli.? Miliiicr ln'ar> anil phcpiN, al- i ) ji > ii »( 1 ) H mellow bn-aili it took the crucible of war to really weld the break. The forge was set, the flame ready, and the war with Spain became the white heat that joined the broken nation. When the vol unteers stepped aboard the trans ports and sailed away -to (Juba and the far off Phillipines, the two parts became one, and “ One Na tion, One Country, and One Flag,” became literally true for the first time in almost half a cen- luary, and today in our little army at Vera Cruz, stand the grandsons of Grant and Lee, side by side, friends not enemies, each ready if need be to give his life for the same flag. To you Veterans of the Span ish-American war, was given the privilege of freeing an oppressed people. To you was given the opportunity to prove to the world that the United States of America stood for justice and But greater than eithei was the service you performed for your nation. When yon, soldiers of ’ 98 , you, ’¡-.from the north and south, climbed side by side the hills of Cuba, and pen etrated the swamps and jungles of the Phillipines, sharing each others hard tack and bacon, drinking from each others canteen, binding up each others wound», »tunding guard together in tbe wild storm and under the quiet stars, sharing the peril»’ o f . the trenches and the danger of the fice. The Panama canal has cost more lives than any of our wars excepting the civil war. We must be ready, citizeD sol diers. We must watch and work and guard the line. You are being trained for peace by being prepared for war. Every man who today wears the uniform of his country is a national insur ance policy against war. The soldier is the true preserver of peace among nations. If you must go, go with head erect, with courageous heart. Prove to the world that you are your fathers son«, ready to give your all. “Though the sword of song and glory hangs neglected on the wall. And the muskets clumsy hammer never more shall fall. We have men who now and always. In a righteous cause and high When their country goes to battlo.for tbelr country dare to die. Mon of wise and prudent action, men of mighty matchless will. And the Stars and stripes are floating o’or a land of Heroes still “ Piof'-v- Aj'.iít; LET VS Vfe Hake To Order »á ^ Make To Fit! C h a r a c terizes the fit o f our m a d e to order su its. T h e y fit w e ll and are stgled on lines that appeal to the ad m irer o f g o o d tailoring. I f gou w ill fa v o r us with a trial order w e w ill b e glad to dem o n strate this to g o u . W e m a k e our suits to retain the sha p e and stgle even after th e se v e r e s t usage. I t 's the knowing how that d o e s th i s :' O U R S P E C I A L T Y I S $ 2 5 . 0 0 S U I T S T H E M O D E L T A I L O R S OVER FROST’S STORE We are facing a crisis in nation al affairs. The United States of America has readied a high place among the nations of the world. We mud main tain that place else fall. We cannot sleep and dream ourdreamsof gold. No mercen ary nation ever was permanent, and none ever will be. The history of the world con sists largely of the rise and fall of nations, the dawning of an era, the eclipse and finally the sinking into oblivion. All along the way are strewn the wreck» of once nations, once strong F a r m L o a n s W E H A V E U N L IM IT E D M O N E Y TO L O A N O N T E T O N C O U N T Y L A N D S We loan on patented land and on final p r o o f certificates IVe can offer you terms that you cannot obtain elsewhere Call at our office or write us for information SHAFER INVESTMENT CO. Room 11, McDonald Block Chateau, Montana Or Inquire at Beaupre Hotel belch to wipe out the old bitterness o' ' heart, to heal the old wounds of' Tin* ,Ma’iw1 (>a< . ri.-i,' “ fTcMn.y. rfetroy, and i strife, to reunite a severed people. 1 than all the proud years of peace May M'ud him «here the cannon bla.'k ami biller death • »IV. r*U charge, defending togethei the j „|orjou flag of ,\ our nation, .v on did more 1 prosperous peoples, now only a memory, phantom of past great ness. All along the way are win'll it blows tin and parry and thrust Whllccomrade.s around them were falling’' some returned after years of strife and were welcomed hack to home and wlfo. Hut many iliou.saiids of noble moil gave up their lives in a prison pen. And with those who foil at the cannon’s mouth. Are peacefully slooplng somewliero In the South ’ Somewhere in the south. Some where in the land they died to save are sleeping those who failed to return. No marble shaft, no granite slab marks thei** last rest ing place. Nothing to distinguish the grave of each from its fellow. Only one word, one lone, sad word, “ unknown.” Our unknown dead. The hoys who gave all thev hud for their nation's honor, willingly, gladly merging tioir identity into the common ma»s, the noble army of the republic, and at the end denied even the privilege of bur ial in tlictr home land. The.»e were the hoys who marched away to the war. Flags flying, drums beating, bugles sounding silver.v .»weet. The.se were the worthy suns of worthy sires, going to battle that the old flag placed in the heavens by the hands of patriots .should hauled down. We can see them, boys that they were, for of the two million seven hundred thousand union soldiers, two million were under the ago of 21 years. We can see them when the first wild alarm of war electrified the nation, when the cannon made to defend the flag were turned against the flag at Sumpter, when the call of President Lincoln was sent throughout the land. When de fenderá wore needed to preserve the nation, and we see them en- h* 1, tin 1 MsUs 1 «. larg T in'ringin g nf O p biigb ............................. .... . batoi'.-imrgi .since Appomattox. Proud, proud And now the long line hears it record that you made. No longer and goes sweeping magnificently j north, no longer south, the Mason acros» the blood »tamed field in 1 Dixon line a memory. One nti the whirlwind charge that turns i tion, one country undone flag, men to iron. We see them reach j And now, soldiers of the nation' the treni lies and plunge over, al guard, the burden rests upon them, where bayonet meets bayo-jyour shoulders. You are the net, and sword meets sword, in j sons and the grandsons of the fathers gone before. To you they have left a legacy of honor, into your hands they delivored the flag .stainless. Guard it well. It remains with you to see that the trust is not betrayed. Even as we stand here today, our country faces the greatest crisis since the civil war. A false step and we have lost the proud prestige of a century. Once again an oppressed people are cal ling on humanity for deliverance, and once again destiny seems to til rust again. The battles end. The armies turn toward» their homes, and we see them marching back to the northland, but not all who marched away are in the ranks. Many, Oh, so many of them are sleeping somewhere in the south. Back they come, proud heads erect, proud feet keeping step, proud hearts beating in unison with the beats of the drum, their duty done. Marching under the, •• ------ ----------- folds of the flag, the flag of their'have chosen the American people fathers, their flag now more than!as the instrument of relief, ever, they had redeemed it with ¡Strong forces are at work endeav- their blood and the lives of their oring to obtain the result without comrade». Theirs had been a | re»ort to arms. Let us hope that mighty task, nobly preformed. ‘ success will crown their efforts. Where they found slavery and Let us uphold the hands of our ignorance, they left freedom ami president in his work. This is light. Where the.v found auction not the time for party criticism, block«, for trallic in human souls, It is our patriotic duty to support the.v left school house». Where, bim. We must solve the proh- guide posts pointing backward, not forward, bidding the present and the future to observe, beware and profit. One of these is m a r k e d Greece, another Macedonia, an other Carthage, another Rome and at the end of the line is wait ing the excavation for the next post, What shall be its name! Who can tell? Another turn of the Mill of the Gods and another nation will be humbled to the dust and her name will be inscri bed on the guide post, a warning to posterity. In our own hands is our destiny. Our forefathers builded well, but to us is committed the duty 0 maintainance. The responsibility .s great and it will be greater With us rests the future. We must not let political, social or industrial lines divide us. A united people will keep our nation in its exalted estate but a house divided against itself must fall, and falling, the waiting guide post will bear our name, and the United States of America will join that long line of phantom na tions extending back through the ages into the obscurities of the past. We are facing a great crisis in national affairs, and we must do the right, be it war or peace. We must stand by our nation and its tradition». “ Our country, may she be always right, but right or wrong, our country.” they found enemies, the.v left | lem through channels of peace if fn Mid». Where they found a 1 possible, by means of war if oec- severed, bioken nation, they left es»ur.v. a »trengthened, reunited : eople.. And if war must come, sol- Tliat was what they did not for dier» of the National Guard, upon honor, they thought oul.y of duty: you will fall the brunt of the not for gl> ry “ the paths of glory g r e a t conflict. Ma.v y ou lead but to the grave“ ,' not for go forth, with the same stern reward of any material kind. 1 sadne«s that characterized the not be I Tuey gave of their young lives,! boys of ’ 61 , the same proud ; the best years of their young man- j courage of the boys of ’ 98 . You hood to the end that government! will go a9 they went to free a n i 1 1 G ,1,ia “ uumpetent by the people should not fail. \ enslaved people who ought to be | operator ^ere times All glory, all honor, to the Grand, free, and if you accomplish that j SA L E _ A Army of the Republic. | duty, if you release the millions j desirable building The victory of the union army ¡of peons of Mexico from the Emeriek, the photographer, will be at his studio at Bynum, on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, June 6 , 7 and 8 . The studio at Choteau will not be closed during that time, as he has a co t ) » -- ft* UtlV in the civil war reunited the north ¡chains of bondage, it will be worth and south geographically, but the'all the live», all the treasure it wounds o f the war healed slowly, [ will cost. • and in their hearts the two people! AH ready Mexico has cost the lives of American boys and it will were still divided. Although the ' years proved to the southern people the error of their cause, and while they recognized tho union and once more honored the cost more, whether Ithe problem is solved by peace or war. All great undertakings demand their toll of human blood, and nothing couple of lots in the Hooson addition to Cnoteau. On Hamilton street. Call at the Montanan office for price, terms, etc. All persons who have been hauling gravel from, or dumping rubbish upon, the Hirshberg Bros.’ property southeast of town are hereby notified to discontinue same. Competent H a n d s Will care for your automobile if placed with us. There is noth ing that contributes so much to the pleasure of motsring as to know that gour machine has been R e p a i r e d b y E x p o r t s and that everything has been put right. It is dangerous to have inexperienced men tinker with your car. See U s For Livery or Repairs B O W E R S ’ G A R A G E CHOTEAU, MONTANA Choteau, Montana, May, 15, 1914. To the People of Choteau and Vicinity: Rumors having come to me that I am connected in the lumber business with certain individuals and again with line yards, l wish to state in all fairness to myself and prospective customers' that I am here to stay and sell H o n e s t G o o d s =AT H o n e s t P r i c e s And all I ask of you, one and all, is to give me the oppor tunity to prove what I sap are facts. Bring me your bills for figures and I w i l l absolutely convince you that A . J. Flynn is the sole manager and owner of the CH O T E A U LUM BER COM P A NY. Yours to serve and please, A . J . F l y n n
