New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-31
THE DAY AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL

ELOQUENT SPEECHES BY SENATORS PALMER
AND MANDERSON-TRIBUTEST TO SHERIDAN.
Washington, May 3o.-Tho memorial exercises at
the cemeteries, conducted by the Grand Army Of the
Republic, began early In the day. The Decoration
Committee divided the duty among the several Grand
Army Posts and there was friendly rivalry among
them. Rawlins Post decorated the Rawlins statue
and the Rawlins tomb In the Congressional Cemetery !
Kit Carson Post had charge Of the statues OF Jackson
and Washington; Lincoln Post had Lncoln's statue at
the City Hail. and the Peace Monument Morton Post
had the Scott statue Meade Post the Thomas statue
and Greenough's Washington Reynolds Post had the
Dupont statue Garfield Post the Garfield statue, Burn
side Post the Mcpherson statue. Sumner Post the
Emancipation statue in Lincoln Park, and the Greene
statue, and Faragut Post the Farragut statue. To
day the statue of Chief Justice Marshall in the Capt.
tc grounds, was also decorated. Some one remem-
bcrcd that Chief Justice Marshall had served with dis
tinction officer In the Revolutionary Army, and
so b!s statue received the honor OF decoration. At
he special memorial exercises at the tomb Of General
logan, IN Rock Creek Cemetery, under the auspices
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic, Representative
Mason. Of Illinois, delivered an eloquent Grafton.
The ceremonies at Arlington unusually i'm
presslvc. Tho monuments over the graves of General
Hazen, General Lytord, General Myers, Captain
Bradley and General Paul were proftlscly decorated
Senator Palmer, Of Michigan, the first orator of
the day. After a glowing tribute TO the gallant sol
dors who persisted In the field, he said
We can do nothing for them. They have gone on,
bu, they have left debt 10 cancel and heritage
u enjoy and transmit The debt We cannot pay to
them. We never pay IL TO any one but
acput ourselves OF the obligation IN part by seeing
tka: Of the dead soldiers family shall know
want that his widow. whether he died In the line OF
duty or not shall have more than pittance dolcd to
her, that dependent parents shall not be shut off be-
cause twenty -four years ago they werc not dependent
We ran that the disabled soldier IS taken Of
whether disabled in the line of duty or otherwise
We can that the 600 surviving comrades In the
almshouses Of the country arc relieved. All these
Tho wards of the Nation. Let every American strive
10 clear this stain from our escutcheon.
He was followed by Senator Henderson, OF Ne
braska, who, among other things in an effective
speech, said:
~ the future, as now will be found unpleasant In
ovdua Instances Of interpretation, disappointed and
iecoRmIion OF the service performed IL may be that
heftafter, as now, there may be found those who,
never In accord with the feeling that prompted these
DEAD In the day of their cOunrys great extremity 10
sacrihce themselves for her life, being now clothed
VIII little brief authority refuse to the disabled
shpIvvors OF ne var the pitance that shall keep
mem irom eating the bitter bread Of dependence but
the appreciaye genius OF history will write "unpa-
tnoc lneTaic' after The names Of such men, no mat
Ter how exalted may be their position
senator Henderson closed HIS speech with an arec-
fionae reference TO General sheridan
At the Soldiers Home Cemetery General Brown
spoke eioquently. Impressive cercmoni,s were also
hcld at the Congressional Cemetery Representative
Mchinncy, Of Newfampshire, delivering the address
"hercvcr public ceremonies were hold, prayer was
onercd for General Sheridan