The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-06

was chose ~ the occasion of laying
the corner stone Of the beautiful monu-
ment 70 he erected 10 the memory 81
Gen. u. ; Grant. at Riverside park.
New York. BY his grateful and loving
countrymcn. A cloudless sky and a
moderate breeze made the weather all
that could be desired.
Many thousands Of spectators, includ-
ing President Harrison. who placed
the stone in position and made . brief
address. and memters Of the cabinet
and other prominent men. were present.
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew delivered the
Grafton Of the day. speaking rs follows:
Mn PRESIDENT AID FELLOW -CirIzKSs; The
predominant sentiment of Glen Grauf vas his
family aud his home. A. sou. husband ami "a
Their. his care AMI devotion were constant and
beautiful While visiting the capitals 81 the
old world be- Ind seen the stately mausoleums
other great soliiers. or statesmen resting in
the gloom 81 cathedral crypts. or the solitude
of puhic places. far from the simpler graves ~
their kindred. Under ~. Paul's he saw tn
massive tomb which inclosas the remains ~
the rron Duke. He was impressed BY the
grandeur Of the Temple OF the In
valiirs, the superb monument which France
erected with - much pride and tenderness over
~ It~AtI- FAArF ~ @Af%ArNAt ~ ltiIF4At
ceremonial. the nhnman GOODNESS. of these
splendid tributes chilled and repelle ishifn. H.
had shrunk all his life from display. and he d.
sired ~ escape II a ter death. To ill., IA the
churrhyari where slept his father and mother
would have lsen more 10 accord with his mind.
But hc nppr Ariated that his countryrnen had q
claim upon his memory and the lessons ~ his
life aud fame. He knew that where h. was
buried. there they would build 4 shrine for the
study and Inspiration " coming generations
He selected New York because II vas the
metropolis ~ the continent and the capital y
the country. bn, he made one condition. No
SPOT must ~ chosen which did not permit his
wife 70 - Nv his side az thu resurrection. she
had been the love Of his youth, the companion
and conhiant of his maturer years. She had
made the humble cottage az Galena. the camp.
the White House, and the stately city residence,
al equally his home. He would have no monu-
ment. however grand. which separated him
from her during the unnumbered years OF the
hereafter At Arlington. he would have lain
among the soldiers who hal followed and rev
eref their great COMMANDER, but at Riversids
he will await the last trump with the partner
OF his life and the mother Of his children
The memory Of our heroes. our patriots. and
our men Of genius is one Of the strongest Of
the bonds which hold together our Union. and
perpetuate our power. But the affairs. upon
which the fires Of patriotism are ever burning.
ar. north. south. east and west. Washington
u at Mount Vernon. Lincoln at Springfield.
Grant AZ New York sherman At 81. Louis. and
Jackson at HermitA.e. Jefferson i at Nonti-
cello. and Adams at Quincy. Irving rests
among the scenes immortaiized by his pen at
Sleepy Hollow. and Longfeilow amidst the in
SEPARATIONS OF his muse at Cambridge. Every
state cherishes the remains Of its citizens.
whose Industrious achievements are the glory 81
.he country and the pride Of their common
wealth. whose works and lives are ever living
lc-son. Of love and devotion 70 the flag and
constitution OF the United States.
A phenomenon Of our times. and one 81 the
chief dangers 70 Law and order, j. the growth
Of the school 81 despair. The concentrated con
temptation OF accumulated wealth. and the
hopelrssne-s Of acquiring IT, paraiyzes indus
trial energies and true ambitious. and pants
the seeds Of socialism and anarchy. But Lin
colin. from the poverty ~ fne Kentucky cabin.
and Grant from the narrow gifts of \ lox house
IN the Ohio wilderness. became the central hg-
ure@ and the representative heroes ~ our age
They arc types ~ ths glory OF American citi-
xenship The rail splitter OF the backToods-
the country lawyer, the president who
guided the ship OF state with un-
equaled skiil and courage through the
breakers which periled its life. was In
every position the sans hopeful and dutifnl
Abraham LinrolD -rhe young captain In the
Mexicsn war. the Missouri farmer. harvesting
aud marketing himself the product of hts scant
acres. the Galena tanner. living happily on s5pa
wear the victorious command n 81 a million men
the president Of the United states. rhs hero. &C
eepted a. the guest and peer Of the kings and
empcrors ~ tbs world. was. under conditions
a. humble as those OF any OF the mass 81 his
fellow citizens who were striving for a living
and greater and grander than those which have
surrrpunded any ~ his countrymen. ever tho
same simple and loyal Ulysses Grant.
Oniy under fres institutions ARE such exam
ples possible. The avenues % preferment and
opportunity must rs open alike 70 all These
great Americans illustrate the processes by
which masterful men forge % the front. and
the less capable or Industrious find their places
in the ranks ia every village AMI hamlet In the
land They dd their best wherever they were,
believing that their highest duty was 20 pre-
serve the liberty and the laws which barred 70
mans way. and which protected and pun shed
alike the rich and the poor. the strong and IN
weax The secret 0f good citizenship and ear
pes, edort Il 10 b. contented.b but never salts
ned. All the presidents OF the United states
ssncs Gcn. Washington have been poor men
This u singular IN a nation - 1nten'
upcn the pursuit ~ wealth. IL demonstrate
that there are other paths 70 power
distinction and happiness than the one upol
which we ARE pushing - madly- Il rruuces
almost a. an axiom that the roads 20 grea
fortunes and to the presidency are not coinci
dent.
Tue schools cannot create heroes. The
train and discipline faculties which only oppor
tunity Fan reveal whether they are the gifts 4
agrenf commander. We have learn 4 cort
IDENTIFY to rely upon the man appearing whe
the emergency demands him. But until the
b. stands In the rear ranks.
Pun many 4 gem n tsire-t nv serene.
The dark unfnthomcd cavesof 0ssan bear:
Full many a flower Il horn 10 blush unseen
And waste it, sweetness On the desert air
II X the paradox Of preparation for the ma
tory of great events. that those who have be-
most consr.nucusly IN control ~ the Cover
mcnt. or the army. have rarely been equal
the demands u revolution OF n btliiDn. VI
Multke N almost alone among eminent soldie
IN having exhibited IN you b the promise
glorionAly fulfilled In biz primo. Caesar was
dissipated dandy Wellington was a dull DO
The only record 81 Napoleon AZ - Cyr bey0r
the average was. that he was very healthy
Grant preferred farming - the army. and 2
tered West Point with reluctance. standt
near The middle 81 bis class. he neither scrur
the attention ~ those above. nor aroused I
envy nf the calets below him In scholarshl
Neither instructors nor fellow students saw
thu .rrQeant. reIucei 10 tbs ranks. the ger
of the ars. ~~traferist o. his time. A. migt
commissions Of nature break channels. a
bring sources q supply 70 subterranean strcal
converted by the earthquake into great rive
20 the reserve powers aud latent forces Of sol
men arc brought into action only BY the era
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