Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-20
Ex-President Hayes Presides and Makes An
Address.

MONUMENT TO GEN. CROOK.
Ex-President Hayes Presides and Makes an
Address.
At the Arlington cemetery yesterday after
noon the monument to be erected over the grave
of the late Gen. George Crook was dedicated TO
his memory. The exercises we're opened by
ex-President rutherford B. Hayes, who spoke
follows:
Comrades: The Army Of West Virginia and
other friends of Gen. Cook determined imme-
diately after his death tina. O suitable monument
should be erected upon a chosen site. Upon
its sides were to be the bronze that you have
seen, showing something of his record in the
war for the Union, something Of his
record in wars against the Indians
Now We are to give brief expression to our
feelings and our sentiments, to express our re-
greet, our admiration for that remarkable SOL
dieI. lEis work was to have been done in the
thorough way in which the comrade who
is selected to do it docs all his work
Maj. Mckinley Of Ohio, a soldier under
of age, rising through the various
grades to be a major upon Crooks stnff, knew
him thoroughly, admired him as oil men did
who knew him thoroughly, and it would have
been labor Of love for Gov. Mckinley here to
have spread before us in detail in his eloquent
comprehension Of the career and character Of
George Crook. I hold in my hand o dispatch
which explains his absence:
"My brother David's death will prevent me
greeting my comrades"
And Of course our comrade and beloved
brother Mckinley cannot be here to make the
address which we would gladly have listened
TO, and we will now call upon some
Of the friends in an off hand way to
speak of Gen. Crook. Many Of the men
around me served with him. Some served
with him IN his old regiment, tho thirty sixth
Ohio. There are one or two more here who
were with him In those famous campaigns
against the savages. To Crook belongs the
unique fame of being detailed first of all as
warrior against the Indians, recommending full
and ample justice, and possibly even more than
justice to the savages that he had warrcd
against. .
soldier, statesman, q philanth-opist--
these words were all 10 be craven upon the
granite that is over the grave OF Gen. Crook
1t il in the proper place. / have called this
the cncampment of the honored dead Of the
Union army-the last resting place and the
permanent epcampment; and what monuments
OF beauty and endurance are rising everywhere
over these beautiful grounds! But what are
monuments? What is that craven even upon
granitel The monuments of Crook ard Of Sheri-
dan and OF all the officers that are buried here
the monument is free, regenerated America
This is the monument all sufficient for those
who are dead already and for those Of
us who are to die hereafter. No won
der We love him. He understood
his men. A soldier educated at West Point,
he understood perfectly and appreciated the
value and the character OF the humblest man
that was enlisted in the ranks that he COM
manded. He understood their worth and their
sacrifices and perhaps in all the list OF admira-
bic men tina. were called into action during
that interesting four years there was no man
rl,n, no. 1t,-1n A.
mediately under him as Gen. George Crook.
He read a telegram from Maj Mckinley who
was expected to deliver an address, to tho
effect that the death Of his brother had made it
impossible for him to be present.
ME-. sUrTEEwoRTH AND OTHER SPEAKERS.
He then introduced to bis hearers ex Repre-
sentative benjamin Butterworth Of Ohio,
who declared that the name Of Gen.
Crook was synonymous with patriotism and
gallan: daring on the field Of battle. Ohio does
well to honor him. for he honored Ohio in his
splendid and patriotic career. The speaker re-
ferred to the evils of immigration as danger
which Gen. Crook fully appreciated. The SOL
diers did not bare their brcastH to the bullets to
preserve this nation as the Botany bay
OF the world, or as the camping ground Of the
waste and refuse humanity Of earth. He WAS n
statesman as well M warrior, for he realized
that in order to preserve our institutions watch
fulness isnec essary In peace well as in war.
Ex-President Hayes next introduced Capt.
Thos. II. Mckee OF Indiana. who paid an elo-
qUent tribu,e to the deceased. The monument
about to be erected will teach that he was
beloved by all with whom he waa associated;
that . quiet, peaceful citizen, beloved
by his country, honored by his comrades, he
was ono that could step out of the great arena
OF war into the marvellous civilization Of a re-
public unlike any other in the world and be-
como one of the leading minds, director Of
thought, hero in civil as well as In military
life.
Capt. Mckee was followed by Gen. VIM. H.
Gib-on Of Ohio, who showed thu wide and
varied service OF Gen. Crook; bo not only took
prrt in tho war OF the rebellion in the Army
o. the Potomac, in the Army Of West
Virginia and in tn, Army of the
Cumberland, but also followed the Indian trail
offee tualy from Mexico to British America
Gen. Crook understood the situation Of the SOL
der. lie knew they had not como out simply
to be soldiers at $l3 month, but for conscience
sake and for patriotism.
Chaplain John Tenney, thirty-sixth Ohio,
tboiI concluded the exercises with the benedic-
ton.