The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-31
FOURTH EDITION
rnE MONUMENT UNVEILED.
fpsri.t,e Addrea.e. by Chief Justice Lore,
job a. Jackson. Mayor shorti,dge. Dr.
nulsurd. e. Al. Hoopss and z. u. .,yar..

The Garfield Monument wns unveiled
yesterday afternoon with the most I'm
posing cer0mony that has attended any
past public exercise In this city. aud the
triangular piece OF land whereon the
handsome bronze statue stands was nam.
ed Garfield Place ny Job II. jackson.
chairman OF the committee. whose active
work erected the statue to the patriot
soldier and statesman whose life and
work II commem crates.
The unwilling exercises were Incident to
the Memorial bay celebration and took
place while hundreds of veterans, with
their sons. daughters and wives, compos
ing an assemblage OF probably 5000 poo.
pie stood with uncovered heads as though
In the very presence OF the one whose
lie they were so tittingly cominemora-
ling. The scene was such as has mover
been equulled In this city. 1he houses in
every direction were decorated profusely
with flaRs and bunting and every window
and door overlooking the atue were
crowded with people eager TO catch and
note every detail OF the cereInon Tne
people began to assemble about the mon.
ument as enrly as o'clock and hundreds
~of them stood patiently by apparently
well satisfied TO gaze upon the ilag drapel
ngura OF the statue aud witness the build.
Ing and decorating Of The speakers stand
1t was built along the north side OF
Eleventh street west OF the monument and
In front OF the residence Of JOB II. jack
son. IL was hnndsvmeiy decorated with
Hays and bunting. Long before 3 O'Clock
the hour set Tor the beginning of the cor
monies, the stand aud all the open spaces
about IT we're SO crowded with people
that many OF those to whom tickets to
the stand had been sent could not get
near its steps From the stand nothing
OF the surface OF tho street could be seen,
ouly sea OF the upJurned faces of the
men. women and children. all ot whom
we're patiently bearing the swelterIng heat
and whose patriotic enthusiasm was to
hold them there for over two hours ana at
Ina nf Ian mia .afu a b
heads uncovered and reverently bowed,
for moment under the statue of the
heroic soldier aud statesman.
1t WIS 3,30 O'clock when job Fl. jackson
called the vast uS5eIn blage To order and
introduced Rev Francis NJ Munsen, for
merly of Cleveland. Ohio, who prayed.
Following the prayer Mr. jackson Intro
duced Chief Justice Lore as chairman, to
conduct the exercises. lhe Cnlef Justice
spoke thus:
This day Ia the beginning OF new era
In the history OF Wilmington, our Deauti.
ful city OF happy homes. In the pust her
growth has been along the hard everyday
lines OF a material prosperity.
Yet in that past, she has not been with.
ont lines OF beauty. Ever since Elizabeth
bhipley stood on Howlands Hil aud
looked out to tho north. 20 the south and
10 the east, on hill aud valley. then cloth
cd In Verdant forests, anu upon the open
mead and the rivers, shlnmerlnR III the
bright sunlight aud broke forth III invol-
untary utterance. This IS the beautiful
realization OF my dreamland," our city
may have been called Wilmington the
beautiful.
But 1t was largely natures Adornment.
Nesting on the porderland, between north
and south she caug ht aud crystulized the
strong features OF both. 10 city on our
continent has two such suggestive rivers
rs the Brandywine aud the Christianu.
Our brandywlne ON the north, voicinR the
mountain streams Cut6lug their way
klrOuHh RflnIIe ribbed MI
down TO the sea aud wnging cease less bat
tie with the ocean tide at their meellug
place; with sinuous and sloping htIIsideo
covered with foliage which when touched
with the autuln ii,es ID said to be more
varied and beautiful than any other forest
on earth. The BrauuywIne stands IA litt. nx
typa OF The weird ana restless nos 'h!and.
Our Christiaua ON Tho south, within
mile OF her restless sister OF the north
flows with gentle tide through mead and
meadow, now eb0, now flood ever re-
HpondlLg III sympathetc rythm to the
moods OF her ocean mother. Sue equally
proclains the sUmnolenCe anu resll uluees
OF the southland. We repeat IL no other
city ia su enclrcled by two such rivers
Then. besides, shS sleeps upon hill-Lups
and nestles on the shapes und in the val
leys which arc more beautiful than the
seven Hills of the tabled RuLne. Surely
our Wilmington ls. and has been an
unique and favored city.
But IN all tns tine saving tho Soldiers
and Sailors Alonnmont, at Delaware ave.
nue. ana Broume street she has erected no
monuments, pac sd no statues within her
borders. iu memory VI tho great eYehts
of her history. OF Of her nOble and gifted
sons.
This is not Tor luck of suhjects; for no
equal space OF territory in tue lana has
FURNISHED III the past the same number OF
heroic soldier5 and satlOts and dlstln.
guished statesmen anu dIpiomats dS cur
little State. Many of tho most aistlu.
tNf tA I'm
lion, OF ISL md OF 1861 'G5, were her uR.
tive born or adopted SONS. Their ushee
rest beneath her sod but tle.r names and
virtues are carved on no granite monu
ment. Almost every other American city
has uutstfipped US In this regard.
1t Is true tue statue we are about to un-
veil ID not Of uua OF tbs SONS OF DELAY
but he was one OF the greatest msn of ouI
James A. Garfield 1t is perhaps filling
that this should be so Wilmington is Ii,
most unique Of American cities; SO Gar
neld ls the most unique development 0
American atatesmHn4hlp. Blending re
hglous tervor amounting almost to gu
peretltlon with Gn intense devotion to hi
county, he was tie highest combination
OF the Christian and OF the patriot. Hi
character Is happily epltOmlZed In his ut
terance IN New York city on tho death o
President Lincoln, In the sentiment whicl
De now engraved on the east face Of thl
monument. Cod relGns and tho Govern
ment at Washington still lives"
At that moment HAsu the assassin
hand lad struck down the nArtyred Pres
dent, and many feared that the fabric o
our liberties was crumbllng about as an
that the experiment OF self government
was Failure, his carton vole5 rang gu
over thn land III those memorable words
which at once sClV=ed the Foundation
OF his own greatness and bulIt The alta
upon which his martyr blood was shet
They symbo.el Ills f4ith In His "a Cd and hi
faith In Ills country. therefore, 1t is en-
nentiy lifting that our first statue shoul
be IN memory OF Jamps A. Garfield. tt
on the two principles Just urOelaimst
Faith In God and lHltA IN our couItr,
must eYoI rest the highest realization
our national llfo
May We not hope that on another Ne
mora bay, not far distant w0 muy uuve
o etatul N memory OF General smith on
OF the braNest OF the devoted band G
veteran wRrClers, whose alrylYors nos
surround this monument or solnn Oths
dead brave, and that In the rear futui
our city iuRy be henutliled with man
monuments perpetuatlng the Tanes al
achleyemen}s oil Delaware's dlstlngulsLe
Sons.
Rev. Br. Hulburd followed the chi
1uktice and lis address was an eluque
tribute 10 the character aud ssrNice
General Garfield and to the patriotic n
heroic valor OF the American yoluute
soldier and In defense OF hlS Just Clatn
for honor from all classes OF citizens al
Tor honorable su5tsnauGe from tho go
ernment. 1t was also hristilng with pc
tinent suggestions relative to tho duty
oitlzens In making and perpetuaLlng u
government of the states ami nation al
~as frequently Applauded.
Chief Justice Lore then introduced L
gar Nj Hoopes who presented the mon
mont 10 the city, and at the close OF
speech the interesting part of the exeTcis
took place, the unyeillng OF the statue.
The figure had been concealed In t
folds OF a Dig American flag. When Ch
Justice Lore announced the unYeIling