Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-27

means and when they do underestimate,
they will have some conception of the
life and spirit of the man whose men,
DRY we honor today"
MRS. c%LEvELAND's ADDRESS.
The lady has q remarkably clear
voice and delivered her address in a
most forcible and pleasing manner
She said John Alexander Logan was
born February 8, 1896, died December
26, 1886. His was an honorable par
entage. His fathers genius and his
mothers beauty blended to bless his
childhood. Both Irish and Scotch
blood was in his veins, but he was a
typical, true American, of splendid
physique, brilliant intellect, and loyal,
loving heart; he a all that could
make a true and noble man. In his
early life he was Taught that religion
from which he never wavered, and
when the old home was broken up, he
let others take whate'er they would,
but chung to the old family bible. Is
it enough to say that he was the great
est volunteer general? By no means.
A quarter of a century has passed and
his record as a statesman was not sec
ond to his military glory. His devo-
ton to his country was the moving i'm
pulse of his great heart, and his SOL
diers say the sight of him was tan in
SEPARATION we'll mounted" for he looked
of his horse a part. His swarthy COM
pleXion, long black hair, compact fig
ure, stentorian voice, and eyes that
seemed to ''blaze with the light of bat
tle' made Il figure. once seen, v to
be forgotten. His record in the Geor-
gia campaign is a memorable one and
when Mcpherson was killed and he as
sumed temporary command of the
Army of the Tennessee his words to his
men were "Be brave and fear not. Let
your watchword be. Mcpherson and
revenge" and he wrested victory from
the jaws of defeat. His record in
cludes the battles of Belmont. Donel-
son, Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Look
out Mountain; Missionary Ridge, the
terrible campaign from Chattanooga to
Atlanta and the march to the sea with
Savannah, Bentonville and Raleigh.
No soldier, living or dead, ever planted
himself in the hearts of the rank and
file as did the Black Eagle of Illinois;
nor has the death of any been so gen.
orally mourned. Where John A.
Logan went there was fighting; there
was victory. At the tomb of Gen.
Grant, Gen. Logan uttered these
words: "Friends, this noble mans
work needs no monument; no written
scroll in order that it may be perpetu-
ated. 1t is higher than the dome of
st. Paul's, loftier than st. Peters. 1t
rears itself above the pyramids, it
scars above the mountain tops, and is
written in letters of the sunbeam across
the blue arch that forever looks down
upon the busy tribes of men," What
more fitting tribute to his memory can
we pay today than these same words.
1t was Logan that originated the beau
tiful idea of Memorial day. and it is fit
ting thus to honor him in this soldiers
home grounds today. In the beautiful
home in Calumet place. in Washington,
the heart of Mrs. John A. Logan goes
out to this gathering today. Her
heart has been with us in this work
and much encouragement has been re.
ceived from her. Today we extend to
her greetings loyal and true from
South Dakota.
The speaker then descended to the
monument and said:
by the courtesy of the Memorial as
ISOLATION I have been selected to un.
veil this statue of Gen. John A. Logan;
to give this statue into the keeping of
the board of commissioners, to be held
by them in trust for the soldiers home
of South Dakota. 1 give this statue.
much as Il mother gives the hand of a
loved child in marriage to the man of
her choice, with confidence in your
ability to protect and care for ii
CIlIOukA UuC years W CO1lcs LII Uuc uOl
far distant future. we see the last
old soldier of the Grand Army of the
Union God grant it may be many
years, but the day will come when the
last old hero of the great war, with
whitened hair. wrinkled face and bent
form will be silently laid to rest. He
will answer the last roll call: taps will
be sounded; lights will'be out and the
old comrade will join that grand army
above. The soldiers home will have
served the purpose for which it was
built. It will then be used for some
other object. It is the desire of the
comrades when that time comes tc
have the statue placed in the the sol.
diers' home cemetery, there to remain
a lasting monument to the memory OF
Gen. John A. Logan. .And so long as
humanity honorS ,.aal worth and noble