Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-29
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
Erected Through The Efforts Of South.
eTn Women.
Eulogy On Iefisrson Davis by the
only surviving Member
of His Cabinet

DALLAS, Tex, April 29.--Tho Con.
federnio monument erected through
the efforts OF the Daughters OF the
Confederacy, at Dallas. was unveiled
this morning. IL IL Texas granite, the
| shalt being fifty feet high. AT the top
OF the O lumn stands a private. AT the
base on four psdestals are lifs-sized
statues OF Jefferson Davis, II. L. Lee i,
Stonewall jackson and Sidney Job ms.
ton.
Jefferson Davis pulled the cord tn at
unveiled the Ioim Of his grandfather.
Lucy Hays did tue same Lr Robert Il,
Lee. A little granddaughter OF Stone.
wall Jackson completed the unwilling
by pulling the c1rds which removed
tho veilf from the statues OF jackson
and Johnston. After the young lsdies
| representing the Southern Statea ha d
decorated the monument with flowers,
John II. Regain, the only surviving
member or the Conferdeate cabinet,
delivered a eulogy o. Psesident Dsvit.
JUDGE REaAN's Address.
Hon. John ii. Reagan, the last sur.
viving member OF the Confederate
CApinets shlu IN part:
To me has been assigned the duty OF
saying IN brief way something o
tho character aud services o! the
President OF the Confederate states,
the beloved j. Jefferson Davie. MY
association with Mr.. DAVIS during the
great etruggle aud the very high
Cpl Ion l iUrmeu u his disinterested
| anu patriotic devotion TO the cause OF
the Confederacy aud OF his unvarying
constancy and courage, makes the
uuty most agreeable, except that |
recOsnizs my insbility to give such an
| account OF his services and portraiture
| OF his character as is due to his mem.
| Org. To cay that be was an honest
| man, brave soldier, an able states.
| man, n sincere patriot, and an earnest
Christian does not give the iuil Idea OF
his character.
In one respect there was TO some ex.
tent misapprehe Melons OF his chnrac.
ter. 1t was sometimes alleged he was
| self.willed, imperious ana stubborn.
These in cl0se contact and association
with him did not so regard him. l
have heretofore expressed the view
and now repeat IT,, that practl.
| cally he had two character.
or rather Two methods OF thought ani
action. While In his private relations
he was gentleness anu kindlines.; in
tho discharge Of his public duties he
seemed to be- guided almost wholly by
sense OF DUTY. And he seemed to
| expect those who conferred with him
about public nstters to address them.
selves directly To the matter unuer
| consideration ana WAS not at all times
| patient with such persons as sought to
hi a..
tiou, or rs to matters about which they
could give HIM 10 Information. II
win be readily understood that one
occupying his position, in which his
whole tims WIS NECESSARILY given TO
| the discharge OF important public
duties could not permit that time 10 be
wasted In commonplace conversation
or In the liateniDg 10 men who could
give him no real information. This
| doubtless created the idea with such
persons that he was self-willed and
inlpsrious.
Aootner mistake as to his character
made by bone persons was that he
would not listen to advice about
matters OF Importance. More than
four years OF constant contact with
him ss member OF his cabinet en-.
ables me to say that tbis 10 O great
mistake. His habit was, when he
took up public question on which he
hau to ACT, to exhaust all available
sources OF Information and befoIe
coming to a conclusion always con
aulting freely with the members OF his
cabinet anu with others who might b.
| abIe to give him Information. Alter
doing this and reaching his con-
| clueion, the matter was settled with
him unlets the presentation OF
new fao's required further cSnsidera-
ton. He had not time TO consider
| the questions upon the same iacts.
| nd Ia the position he oocu pied vsoil-
In,ion would have been about as bad
as an erroneous decision OF public
| question. / say this much on these
| points because think some injustic.
| nas been done to his memory.
| The sDlicilude Of President Davis
for the success Of the Confederate army
caused him to put himself under the
ire OF the Federals in battle. AT the