Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

taking prominent part and attracting
Miles was the chief marshal, and the
following was the order:
First division-Composed OF one division
of city police, under command of Chief of
Police McCloughry. in columns of COM
panies, the first on foot followed by noun ted
companies
Second division-Composed of a regiment
of United states infantry, battery of United
States artillery. a regiment OF the national
guard and the cavalry of the national guard
in the order named.
Third division-Composed of societies of
the Army of the Tennessee. the Army of the
Potomac and the Army of the Cumberland
Fourth division-Composed of the govern
ors of states, Judge Walter Gresham the
orator of the day, and other invited guests
in carriages.
Fifth division-Composed of members of
the Grand Army of the Republic under com
mand of the department commander
Sixth division-Composed of veterans and
sons of veterans.
Seventh division-Composed of civic soci-
cites
The orders of Gen. Miles were concise
and to the point All organizations
taking part in the parade were told to
assem- BILE in Lake Front park not later
than 10 a. m. When verything was in
readiness the column moved to Lincoln
park in the following order: The move
ment commenced from the left and as
opportunity offered the several divi-
sions fell into line in their appointed
places. The route taken was north
on Michigan avenue, crossing Rush
street bridge, north on Rush
street to Bellevue place. east to
Lake shore drive. north to the
monument The military took its po-
sition in line of regiments, closed in
mass to the west of the monument,
facing east The third division took it's
position to the left of the monument,
facing west, while the fourth division
| went to the same position. but nearer
| the speakers stand. The fifth, sixth
and seventh divisions were distributed
in the same neighborhood to the best
possible advantage. One of the feat
ures of the parade was six hundred
high school boys in the sixth division.
escorted by the Sons of Veterans
| After the unwilling Judge Walter Q.
Gresham made the following address:
| Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlenen:
1t is hardly necessary on this occasion to
enter upon any minute account of the life
and deeds of the man to whose memory this
beautiful statue has been erected They are
part of the history of our country, and i'll
household words. Wherever its history is
read. in whatever nook and corner of the
| habitable globe ihtr exists an intelli%Ca n
| interest in the str myth and perpetuity OF
our institutions. the name and fame of the
| illustriouS soldier, who was once their
product and their preserver have preceded
aught that IN ~ now be said of him In tn :
! audience. at the tropolis OF thu state
| in whose borders the war found tim
poor and obscure, and gave him OPP
pOrtunity for a career. are many who
| knew him intimately, and there are few
| incidents of his public or private life tina,
are unknown to them. But without dwell
| ing indiscrminatelv on the mass of bio
| graphical details. there are some of them
| which are entitled to our special attention
| and will bear frequent repetition. because
| they serve to illustrate personal character
| istics which made him. in many respects, an
] ideal citizen of our democratic republic, and
| are worthy of our constant emulation.
MANY of these traits of character are strict
| " individual, and are interesting only be
| cause they belong to a striking and distin-
| guished personality, while there are others
| that have special qualities. which ought to
| be regarded with favor by his countrymen
| for they are such as are essential to the
maintenance of popular institutions
| Even a critic so captions and exacting as
the late Matthew Arnold discovered much
| in Grants modest suppression of his own
| partic ipancy in the historical events oil
| which he gives an account in his official re-
| port of them. and in his autobiography. He
| was remarkably free from that vanity and
| conceit which have been the weakness OF
many great minds, and which seem to be the
| peculiar vice of men who have risen like
! him from humble antecedents to a lofty en-
inence. He had none of the strut OF the
First Napoleon. as it was revealed in his
| private letters, his turGid addresses to the
| armies of France, aud his ego4istical as
| sumption that he was a man of destiny
| and none of the boastfulness with
which Cesar announced his victor
les in Aeia Minor to the Roman
senate ever manifested itself in the speec b
/ or writings of the victorious leader of our
| armies Greatness was never more uncon-
| scIous of itself than it was in him. In the
Aush and heat of victory. after long and