Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-31
Graves Of the Nations De-
tenders Decorated.
A Soldiers Monument Dedi-
Gated at Rochester, N. Y.
President Harrison the Principal
Orator Of the Occasion.
Governor Flower Also Present-Ex-Pres-
ident Hayes Delivers . Patriotic
Address at Columbus, O.
Other Celebrations.
Nv the Associated Press. /

hOCHEbTER, M. Il, may oU.-NoV0I
before has Rochester been go crowded !;
never before has it entertained go dis
tinguished company. All business
was suspended. It is estimated that
25O, 900 people took part in the various
demonstrations. The president was en-
Enthusiastically received everywhere and
. compelled to bow acknowledgement to
almost continuous cheering. The
weather was bright. $500
The feature Of the day was the dedica-
tion Of monument in Washington
square in honor Of the soldiers and sail
ers of Monroe, county, who died in the
defense of the union. The, city every
whore was gay with bunting.
President Harrison, Governor Flower
and other distinguished guests, rose
early and took . nine-mile ride on an
electric car, escorted by large body of
gaily decorated bicyclists as an escort,
to Ontario Beach, for breakfast. Re.
tuning to the city, the president and
governor held public reception from
z 10 80 until noon. ~ 20
The unveiling was preceded by re-
view parade, consisting OF war veterans,
dren and miscellaneous civic societies.
At the appointed time, in the pres
ence Of great throng, the monument
was unveiled with imposing ceremony.
General Reynolds made short intro
ductory address.
President Hill, of Rochester universi-
ty, delivered the oration.
Samuel n, Lowe read poem.
President Harrison and Governor
Flower each made addresses.
The president in his address said in
part: "War is not attractive to our
people. We have not many Of that
class OF men whom we sometimes heard
of during the war that would rather
fight than eat. / had one of that class
in my regiment, and he got into the
ditch in the first engagement. It takes
great deal to separate q home-loving
people and peaceful people from their i
homes, but when the moment
came and the dreaded war was 4
present, with what magnificent
self-denial; with what alacrity wRs
every family tie and every commercial
interest put beneath the supreme duty
to save the nation and redeem the flag
brought mutual respect that would not
otherwise have been possible. Some of
us fancied that the southern people were
given to vaporing, and that they thought
that each Of them was equal to five
northern soldiers but the south learned
that Paul Revere still rode the high
ways Of Massachusetts,, and that the
man of Concord still ploughed his fields.
We on our part learned that the spirit
of the cavalier which was found in the
southern army, was combined with the
reserve and steadfastness of CromwelPs
Ironsides.
I am sure that no war ever waged in
history, before our civil war, brought
equal blessings to the victor and to the
vanquished. We brought into full par
ticipation in the glories of the restored
union, those who had mistakenly
sought to destroy it. It gladdens my
heart, now, to believe that the love of
the old flag is go revived in these south
ern hearts, that they would vie with
martial ardor TO be IN the front Of the
charge, should we ever be called to meet
q common enemy.
A glorious victory! No yoke upon
the defeated except that yoke which we
wore! Comrades, when we resumed our
place as citizens, we assumed the obliga-
tion to obey the constitution and all the
AoW9 mduo III puIsuauC6 VI lG, 8b U
condition Of peaceful citizenship. We
are happy In our great national
isolation. No nation in the
world ia able to wage war on
our soil, with the United States;
and when the generous work upon
which we have entered of building,
equipping and manning suitable navy
'is completed, no nation In the world
will be hasty to engage us upon the sea.
We are now entering into competition
with the great nations of the world in
the markete of the world. We will push
these purposes peaceably. We do not
push our trade by the bayonet, by the
'subjugation of helpless peoples; we
push it only upon the basis OF friend
illness and mutual trade advantage,
holding up the dignity and honor of the
country. We shall expect Others to re-
spect our rights, as we shall respect
!, theirs. United, we will enter upon q
career of wealth and development, ac-
campanied by the sweet influences Of
schools, of churches, committing to
God the care Of the generation that is to
take from our lips these lessons Of pat
riotism,. that they may be fitted, If any
such exigency should come, to do their
part like their fathers did.
The presidential party started on their
return to Washington this evening.
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AN Ex-PREsIDENT sPEAKs.