The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-29

VcttcT return tnon the expenditure lot I00
erection OF this monument. tChecrs.I As lhavs
witnessed these ceremonies and listened to
these patriotic hymns I read in the faces OF the
men who stood about me that lifting up Of the
soul, that lsndling Of pafr otic fire, that has
made me real ze that in such occasions .he Ma
ton is laying deep and strong its future security.
iCheers. This II q monument OF Indiana to In
diana soldiers. Hut beg you TO remember
that they were only soldiers OF Indiana until
the enlistment oath was taken; that from that
hour until they came back to the generous State
that had sent them forth they were soldiers OF
the Union. tGreet applansc.1 So that it
seemed TO mo not inapproprate that should
br ng 10 you to-day the sympathy and cheer Of
the loyal people Of alll the States. IApplauss
and great cheering.l No American citizcn
need ayo d IL or pass it with unsympatheiic
eyes, for. my countrynscn, II does not
commemorate war OF suOjugaiion. There
is not in the United States to-day o man who,
II he real zes what has occurred since the
war and has opened his soul to the sight Of
that which Is to come, will not feel that 1t il
good for all our people that victory crowned
rates. tCrfes Of. Amen" and applausc.l
do ser cr'onsfy believe that II we can measure
among the States the dement's resulting from
the preservation OF the Union the re.
bellious States have the larger share. LAP.
plause II destroyed an institution that was
their destruction. II opened the way for .
commercial life that, II they Will only EN-.
brace 1t and face the light, means to them .
development that shall rival the best attain.
mcnts OF the greatest OF our States. LAP.
plause.l
"And now, lot me thank you for your pleasant
greeting. [Applause.l / have felt lifted up
by this occasion. It seems to me that our
spirits have beeE borne up to meet those
of the dead and glerifed and that from this
,x1an hall hrs~
set in our purpose - citizens 10 conserve
the peace and welfare OF our neighborhoods, to
hold up the dignity and honor Of our free inslip
tutions, and to see that no harm shall come to
our country, whether from intSrnal dissensiono
or from the aggressions OF { foreign foe"
tGreat and prolonged applause.
Secretary Rusk, Attorney Gene raj Miller
and Private Secretary Halford each spoke
briefly, and their remarks ended the cxer-
cises Of the day.
The President at the close It tho exor.
cises returned to his hotel and in the even-
ing attended the campfire in Tomiinson
Hail. There he was again received with
great enthusiasm by the 5000 people pres
ent He spoke briefly. and at tho close the
cheering was great
THE MONUMENT.
The scheme for monument foi the soldiers
and sailors OF Indiana was Origin Iated by Mr..
George Langsdalc, editor OF the Green Castle
tInd.) Banner In 1875 ut meeting of the
State Editorial Association in indianapolis
he presented his plan. which was heart
lily indOrsed, and resulted IN reunion
IN OCTOBER OF the same year OF all the surviv-
ing sold ers and sailors in The State Work was
fairly begun. the Indiana Soldiers ald Sailors
Monument Association was organized. The
work OF collecting funds was commenced, but
the panic of 1876 Eut stop TO this, only 1900
being in the treasury. In 1883 the scheme was
again taken up, and the association was In.
corrorated. with Mr.. Langsdalc as president.
The association, after meeting with many
reyerses, secured the passage OF a bill
arpropriating esO00 900 for tho erection cf tho
monument This, with the 1900 contributed
by the Grand Army of the Republic, enabled
the committee TO begin work in earnest Ad-
vertlsements for designs were made, and on
January 81 1883, that OF Bruno Schmitz, OF
Berlin, was accepted. The main central founda-
tions were put in during the summer Of 1888 at
q cost OF e3i. .6sa1l.
In December, 1SaS the contract for the ercc.
tion of the main shaft and appendices OF the
monument was let. The contractors expect 10
finish the work OF the first shaft or pedestal cy
November, and by the same month next year
will have their contract completed and tho
monument ready for ornamentat!on.
The monument Will be built OF light gray
limestone. When completed ii will be a60
feet high. The diameter OF the ground which
it will cover is l9e feet. On the north and south
sides will he wide stone steps seventy feet in
length. leading 10 the platform OF the terrace,
from which the interior will be reached by
bronze doors. Above these doors largo
tablets will bear inscriptions commemo.
ratiyc OF the part borne Ia the war by the df-
ferent counties. and above the tablets is tho
dedication: ITO Indiana's Silent Eictors by
a Grateful state" 1t is the design OF Bruno
Schmitz, OF Berlin. the designer cf the great
Victor Emanuel monument in Italy, and the
winner of forty out OF fifty.eight similar CONE
petitions In which he has entered. Its cost
will be about $3.50, 900.