The Portland daily press., 1891-08-22
FOR HER FALLEN HEROES,
Rousing Meeting at Cape Elizabeth
Last Night

The citizens of the town of Cape Elizabeth
have commenced to move In good earnest for
a soldiers and sailors monument. Capt. A.
" boyd mas taken the initiative in the mat
.er ana already has upwards of $1,000 pledged
from responsible citizens. A large meeting
was held at the Town Hall last evening. and
would have been stlll larger but for threat
enlng weather for the people are very; much
III earnest about the matter, and there is
llttie doubt but that a monument will be
erected that will be an honor to the town and
Will cost at least $25O0.
The meeting was called to order at 8 So'clock
Dy Y. Nd. Boyd and E. G. Reynolds, Esq,
Register OF Probate, was chosen to preside. n
Mr.. Reynolds expressed his thanks for the
honor conferred and in connection with the
object OF the meeting, mentioned the fact
that the town had furnished upwards of
three hundred soldiers for the Union army
In the gre at war of the rebellion.
Hon. VIM. Fl. Clifford spoke at some
length. The principles involved in the great
war for the preservation Of the Union were
discussed and an earnest tribute paid to the
high and lofty motive that governed the
Northern soldiers. There was nothing of
selfshness In it, but everything of patriotic
sacrifice for great idea. The Northern SOL
dier was fighting not only for the Union of
these States, but for the world and the liber-
ty OF mankind. An eloquent tribute was paid
to the common soldier-the iank and file
that composed the army Of rhe North. Let
us erect monuments iu honor of the humble
soldier who went forth for one of the grand
est objects for which men ever fought Every
town should erect some monument within its
limits. some monument to commemorate the
memory Of these men.
Gen. G. T. Mattocks, the distinguished SOL
dier who served throughout the war, spoke
forcibly and eloquently In behalf the monu-
ments for the benefit of future generati ons.
They expressed principle In which you
wish to instruct the people. Since the war
the population of the country has doubled.
We were then thirty millions and now more
than sixty millions. An ontire new genera
tion has come forward. Portland was the
last city to erect a monument He had
felt ashamed In times past when
travelling to see even little cities in the
South with monuments to the soldier. But
now wheh he walked down town he looked
with pride upon monument that in gran
deur and beauty was unsurpassed in the
whole country-North or South. [Great ap-
plAuse.
An earnest appeal was made to Cape Ellz-
abeth to join In erecting a monument and
not stop to discuss the question as to what
part Of the town 1t should be erected The
parable Of the wedding feast was aptly ap-
piled and put the meeting in the best Of
good humor. The history of the Portland plan
by which upwards Of $4,000 was raised, was
| given. and the same general plan recommen-
| ded for the Cape Elizabeth people. The
| grand work Of the ladies In behalf of the
Portland monument, was spoken of and the
ladies Of Cape Elizabeth would do equally as
well In proportion. The names Of such gal
liant soldiers at Lieut.. Pickett, Capt. Ellis M.
Sawyer andathers, who had been members of
the 18th Maine regiment was COM
manded by Gen. Mattocks-were instanced
as among those whose memories would be
commemorted by the Cape Elizabeth monu-
ment.
The General was listened to with the clos
est attention and was warmly applauded.
Hon. A. F. Moulton, native of the ad-
joining town Of Scarboro, also spoke elo-
quently for a monument that would tellIts
lasting lesson for future generations.
Col. j. A. Smith of the Engineer Corps
of the U.S.A.. made telling speech, closing
by saying that these monuments say: 1--WE
worship our country next to our God"
A temporary organization of a monument
association was effected with the following
officers:
Presdent-Wm. K. ST. John.
Secretary-Noah knight.
Treasurer-Wm. b. Jordan.
The meeting then adjourned with the un-
derstanding that permanent legal organi-
zation Of the association win be completed at
an early day and plan of operations adopt.
ed.