The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-12

president viii be judged not ~ tls pplitl .
or policy ~ the hour. but accord ~ - n .
permanent value % the rspuDlIr ~ tho
measures which he promoted ar dcfeatco.
The fifteenth amendment a. the con-fifut Z n
was sure OF adoption a. ~ the logical
results 81 the war. ny Il the Declaration 20
Independence. which had been a slifferlnx
absnrdlty Tor generations. bee alnc part ~
the fundamental Law Of the land. and tho
subject ~ pride and not apology % the
American people. The presidents earnest
advocacy hasfchTd rs ratification. On great
questions affecting fAe honor and credit %
the nation he was always sound and em-
phatic.
lie has been called a siicnt man. aniyet
have oftcn heard him hold a little company
In delighted attention for hours ~ the
charm % his conversation. His simple mar
ratsve WAS graphic. his discussion lucid. and
subtle flashes Of humor srarkird fhrongh
his talk. lie said that when he spoke ~ an
audience his knees knocked together. and
this was evident In his manner and address.
but the speech was often welcome message
10 the country. A. he was speaking ON :
CIV. mig with considerable embarrassment.
he painted 60 a speaker. " no had Just entered
the hall. and said III could stand In
his shoes and he in mine how much happier
for me and better for YOU" Who OF this
generation could all that great place. A. the
years incrr ase event. Gro "a upon each other
In such volume that the lesser ones are
crushed out Of memory Most regulations
are forgotten by the succeeding generation.
and few survive century. In our one thou
-andth year asanation the only Statesmen or
soldiers ~ our FIRST hundred years whose
names viii decorate the celebrations viii bo
Washington and Hamilton for the begin
ming Webster for the middle period. and
Lincoln and Grant for the close.
Through the verses OF great poets rams
"A
great composers an oft-repcated tnns.
and through the speeches OF great orators
recurring and characteristic thought.
These are germs which exhibit the wing
forces Of their minds. During the war II
propose to raovc immediately upon your
works." Unconditional surrender" II
shall take no backward srcp." II propose
TO fight IL out on this line II "a
takes all summer" are the beacon
lights OF the plans aud strategy Of
Grant the soldier AtAppomattoxs The war
Is over" 'Thc rebels are our countrs men
again" At tho threshold OF the presidency.
"Lrt " have peace" on his bed Of agony
and death at Mount McGresor. when his
power Of speech was gone. writing 10 con
federate general by his bedside. Much n
suffer. do IL with pleasure II by that suffer-
ing can be accomplished the union OF my
country are the indices Of the labors. the
aspirations and tile prayer OF Grant the
statesman and the patriot
Tie proceedings came to close with
an address by Judge Crabtree- on be-
half Of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie. and the procession reformed and
marched hack to the city
During the afternoon general jolli-
fication was held. After leaving tho
stand the distinguished guests visited
the old house and store Of Grant. to-
gether with the new home presented to
the general by his admiring fellow
townsmen when he returned home
crowned with laurel leaves.
The monument is the gift of H. III.
Kohlsaat. Of Chicago. formerly OF Ca
lena. Mr.. James w. Scott. Of the Chi
cago Herald. another Ga,ena boy. was
chiefly instrumental in providing an
appropriate site for the monument
The bronze statue stands on = solid
base Of Quincy gray granite. with .
pedestal Of polished red granite from
Maine. On the front surface Is the
simple inscription: Grant. our Citi-
zen
The statue represents Gen. Grant in
citizens dress, standing. The likeness
IL excollenf