The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-05-25
MONUMENT TO GEN. GARFIELD.
An appeal to the People.


To the PEOPLE through the Press
At the last meeting of the Society
Of the Army of the Cumberland, it
was proposed that under its auspices
there should be erected in the city
of Washington a statue or monu-
ment in memory of our former com
rade, the late President James Abram
Garfield. With that end in view, a
committee was appointed by Lieu
tenant General P. H. Sheridan,
president of the society, which or
ganized and proceeded to work, and
tbs with much pleasure that the
committee announce that its efforts
have met with such liberal response
from all parts Of the country as to
warrant the assurance that the work
will be consummated.
The question now is, and to you
we submit it, shall the statue be such
an one as We can build with the
funds on hand, or will you come to
our aid in such a manner as to en-
able us to erect a work of art in size,
design, and workmanship in keeping
with the glorious name with which it
will forever be associated, as well as
an ornament to our already magnif-
cent capital city. 1t is proposed
that the work when completed shall
be no longer the property of the So
ciety, but be formally transferred
through their Chief Magistrate to
the people of the United States, to
be a monument of their affection for
all time.
We therefore present to you the
opportunity to unite with us in the
work, and thereby enable us to make
the structure in every respect worthy
the name of Americas foremost peo-
pie. To that end, we request that
on the goth instant, a day when all
hearts turn in love and grateful re-
membrance to the soldiers Of the
Republic, and we strew their graves
with flowers, that feature of that
day shall be the offering and soliciting
! Of contributions to the end set forth.
But few can enjoy the privilege of
placing a flower on his grave on
! Decoration Day, but all can contri-
butte the cost of one, and thereby
enable us to stimulate genius and
exhaust art in the endeavor to plant
! here a statue that will testify to men
of all time the great love the people
bore him.
It is the desire of the committee
that this work be general; one in
which all the beqbls can take part with.
out feeling it to be tax; and it is
therefore suggested that no contribu'
ton from any one person on that
day shall exceed one dollar
The press and pOstmasters
throughout the country will receive
and forward subscriptions; Or if pre-
ferable, a committee Of citizens may
take charge of the work under such
plans as they may deem most efica,
. cious. In either case it is desired
that a complete list of subscribers be
kept, as all subscription lists, as wei,
as copies of papers publishing the
same, are desired for deposit in the
corner. stone Of the statue, and will
be carefully retained for that purpose
JAMES BARNETT, Cleveland, o.
J. c. SMITH, Chicago, Ill.
ANsoN G. MCCooK, New York.
t VIM. A. ROBINSON, Pittsburgh, Pa
A, B. UNDERWOOD, Boston, Mass
= john RUHM, Nashville, Tenn.
HENRY M. CIsT, Cincinnati, O.
J. G. PARKHURsT, Coldwater, Mich
H. c. CoRBIN,
Asst. Adjt. Gen1. U. S. A.,
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