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Methodist Church. The ritual of the Grand
Army was read and followed by a trumpet
er of the regular army sounding Taps
the last can of 5the camp; by the side of
the Casket. 1t was the final scene. Gen.
eral Sherman cried. outright. General Sher-
fdan and General Johnston and other noted
men gave way to tears. while thousands
of veterans and onlookers could not re-
strain their grief
Col. Grant and his relatives went beside
the casket, and the children threw their
offerings of flowers upon IL and retired.
Mrs. Grant, the generals widow. was not
present. Some of her friends urged her to
be there. but she said that she felt that
she had bade the general goodbye" at the
funeral services at Mt. McGregor. and she
pre- ferred TO have that as the rem ambrance
of their last parting
To the low strains of music the casket
was borne into the tomb and placed in the
steel casing. The door of the vault was
locked and the key handed to General Han
cock, who passed it to Mayor Grace. In
turn, the mayor gave the key to President
Crimmins of the park commission.
The 1th Regiment faced the river during
this time. and three volleys resounded.
Then three voEeys more belched from the
guns of the cd Regiment. The mounting
of the guard followed: The sentries We're
placed, AMI they began the vigil which
has not since ceased. Then the vast pro-
cession and gathering began to disinte-
crate. At 9 O'clock, when the last of the
troops had gone. Yen of the soldiers of
Battery II of the 9TH, United States ArtiI-
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Horace Porter's Eloquent Tribute to
the Distinguished Dead.
A MAN FOR GREAT EMERGENCIES
His True Sepulchre in the Hearts
of His Countrymen.
LESSON OF THE MEMORIAL

NEW YORK, April 21.-The most elab-
crate of the prepared addresses at the ded-
ication of the Grant tomb today was the
grafton by Gen. Horace Porter. Gen. Por-
ter said in openrg:
The dial hands upon the celestial clock
record the flight of more than genera
tion sirce the legions of American man
hood poured down from the hflltops surged
up from the valleys, knelt upon their ma
tive soil to swear eternal allegiance to the
Union and went forward to seal the oath
with their blood in marching under the VIC
torious banners of Ulysses S. Grant. To-
day countless numbers of his contempora-
ries. their children and their children's
children gather about his tomb to give per-
manent sepulture to his ashes and to re-
call the record of his imperishable deeds.
1T is peculiarly fitting that this memo
rial should be dedicated in the presence of
the distinguished soldier who marched in
the victorious columns of his ilustrious
chief. and who now so worthily occupies
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the chair of state in which he sat There
Is a source of extreme qualification and
profound significance in the fact thar there
are in attendance here not only the sol
diers who fought under the renowned de-
fender of the Union cause, but the leaders
of armies who fought against him, all
uniting in testifying to the esteem and re-
spect which he commanded from friend
and foe alike.
LAS commander of men in the field he
manifested the highest characteristics of
soldier. as evinced in every battle in
which he was engaged, from Palo Alto to
Appomattox- He was bold in conception,
fixed in purpose and vigorous In execution.
He never allowed himself to be thrown on
the defensive. but always aimed to take
the initiative in battle He made armies
not cities. the objective points of his cam
paigns. Obstacles which would have de-
TERED another seemed only to inspire him
with greater confidence. and his soldiers
socn learned to reflect much of his deter
mination. His motto was When in doubt
move to the front" His sword always
pointed the way to an advance; its hilt
was never presented to an enemy. He once
wrote in a letter to his father: I never ex-
pect to have an army whipped unless ii is
badly whipped, and can't help it, He en-
joyed the physical constitution which en-
abled him to endure every form Of fatigue
and privation incident to military service
In the field. His unassuming manner
purity of character and absolute Loyalty
inspired loyalty in others; confidence In his
methods gained him the devotion Of the
humblect of his subordinates. He exhibited
a rapidity of thought and action ON the
field which enabled him to move with a
promptness rarely ever equaled, and which
never failed 10 astonish and often to baffle
thesehorts of a less vigorous opponent.
Mapy-Stded Man.
He was many-sided nan. and possessed
of so many conspicuoGs and sometimes con-
Trajectory characteristics that even to
those who served with him most intimately
in camp and cabinet he still remains some
thing of an enigma To form a just esti-
mate of The man We must not only look at
the results he accomplished. or the words
he wrote but must study those personal
traits which often best explain his chief
merits The salient points in his character
we're absolute truthfulness. becoming mod
esty. superb courage. mo:al and physical.
ineXhdustible patience, unbounded geEerosi-
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Crer. This was in February, 1892; and at
the same time the legislature amended the
charter of the association SO that one hun
dred citizens took the place Of the former
committee of thirty-three. All officers of
the newly organized association served
without compensation, d. o. Mills provided
offices free, and the expenses of collecting
the fund became nominal although the
work, because of the Immense amount of
detail and the smallness of individual dona-
tions, was onerous.
Then began the memorable campaign of
sixty days, in which time it was proposed
to raise the remaining $3.50, ,o90 The actua
work began in the early days of April, 1852
and iE a week such had been the effort tina
the city fairly rang with the name and
deeds of the dead general; school children
were writing prize essays, meetings were
being held and announcements made in
churches, as well as clubs and schools. In
order that all classes of people should be
interested, the association brought it's cause
before the two hundred cod trades and pro-
fessions represented in the city. and was
successful in inducing them to hold meet
ings and to appoint committees for the
receiving of subscriptions. Two hundred
and ten committees, numbering 2.4S7 people
were formed: subscription boxes were
placed on elevated railroad stations, In
stores and banks, and subscription books
opened in business Offices. AS result OF
this stirring up of public feeling when hall
the allotted sixty days rad expired On Apri
p, the day the corner stone of the monu.
nent was laid, the Grant Monument Associ-
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ty to friends, magnanimity to foes. un-
swerving loyalty and matchless foresight.
He WAS slow in choosing and in chanFing
friends. He never deserted a friend on the
fire, but when unfaithful friends had once
forfeited his confidence they never re-
gained II. He hated only two classes of
1nen-lars and towards. He never could
their existence. He trod the rugged paths
of frontier life and passed through all the
rough and tumble of the campaigns of two
wars was more severely tried than Job
himself. and ye. never in his life uttered
an oath or imprecdtion. He was a chosen
son of Liberty, but he believed In liberty
secured by law, and that the peoples pros
perity depends upon public tranquility.
Generosity ms n ConquerOr.
"At Appomattox it was a nice question Of
Judgment as to what terms to accord to the
opposing army. Civil warfare is always
the most bitter. the worst feelings have
been engendered. the war had claimed as a
sacrifice the best blood Of the country; the
land was filled with mourning; the excite
nlent was at fever heat and there was in
many quarters q vindictiveness which
prompted the harshest, treatment permissi-
bic In civilized warfare. General Grant,
without consulting higher authority and
without hesitation, took the responsibility
Of according lenient treatment and avoiding
al unnecessary ofense. He did not demand
Leo sword. and allowed the men to 0ke
their horses home to work their little
farms, and when the Union batteries be-
gan TO fire triumphal salutee, he sent out
an order saying. The war II over, the
rebels are our countrymen again, and the
best way TO rejoice after the victory will be
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The MausOleuIn.

AS johnson said of Milton, he could hew
a colossus from the rocks; he could not
carve faces on cherry stones
Even his valor On the field Of carnage
was not superior to the hsroism he dis
played when In his fatal Illness he con-
fronted the only enemy to whom he ever
surrendered. His old will power reasserted
itself in his determination to complete his
memoirs. During whole month Of physi-
cal torture he with one hand held death at
arms length while with the other he pen
ned the most brilliant chapter in American
history.
1T is twelve years since he left the
living here to join the other living, COM
monty called the dead. and the laurel on
his brow was intertwined with the cyprus.
His last words uttered at the close of his
agonizing illness, were eminently char
acteristic Of his patience and consideration
for others: I hope no one will be distressed
on my account Now that more than a
decade has passed since he stood among
US, we can form a better estimate of his
character than when he was close by.
Time has shed clearer light upon his
acts He has reached a higher altitude:
distance has brought him into the proper
look appears in its true proportions. We
see his traits nodded into perfect sym-
metry and blended into majestic harmony.
A tree can best be measured when it is
down..
On the Highest Pinnacle.
He reached the highest pinnacle of hu-
n an distinction. Men have dwelt upon his
achievements till they know them all by
heart. The record Of his deeds rises to the
sublimity Of an epoch. The story of his
life is worthy the contemplation nof ages
He needs no eulogists: his services, attest
his greatness; he did his duty and trusted
to history for his need Of praise. The
mere history discusses him the more bril-
liant becomes the luster Of his name He
was a natural leader; he was born to COM
mand. He was one of the men who marked
the hours. while others only sound them.
No one can rob him of a single laurel
no one can lessen the measure of his re-
nown. He honored the age In which we
mated by the brightness of his fame.
His countrymen have paid him a tribute
OF grateful hearts, that have reared ir
monumental rock q sepulcher for his ashes
q temple TO his fame. The fact that 1t hal
been built by the voluntary contributions
| Of the people will give our citizens an In
| divfdual interest in preserving it. In honor
| ing II; II will stand throughout the aRes
| upon It's conspicuous promontory, this idea
| site. II will overlook the METROPOLIS Of th1
| republic. which his efforts saved from ais
memberment; II will be reflected In the noble
| waters OF the Hudson, upon which pass thu
| argosies OF commerce, SO largely multiplied
by the peace secured by his heroic deeds
/ The tolling OF passing bells will replace n,
/ echo OF his hostile guns. It was not nee "a
| sary for his renown that this saemoffa
should be reared: nations prosperity d
| his true monument. His name VIII e{auS
Immortal when the granite has crum5let
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to be created especially to meet great
emergencies. 1t was the very magnitude
Of the task which called forth the powers
that manifested it. Whether leading and
attacking Mexico, debating the terms of
surrender to countless thousands in the
war Of rebellion. suddenly assuming vast
responsibility in great crises, both in peace
and in war. writing state papers, as Pres
ident, which were to have lasting bearing
Upon the policy Of the government: travel
ing through all the lands and minglng
with the descendants of line of ,ings,
who rose and stood uncovered in his pres
ence-he was always equal to the occasion
and acquitted himself with the success that
challenges the admiration of the world. In
trivial matters he was an ordinary man: in
momentous affairs he lowered as a giant.
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Quently and expeditfously transferred from
one point to another. 1t is not always re-
membered that in his invssion of Virginia
Lees veterans were not Grants most
formidable opponents. and those who have
experience Of campaignifgoi in countries
overcome. where roads are,few and bad.
and all food and forage haye to be trans
ported from a distant base, can appreciate
Cat least in some degree) the great diff
Guilty he must have encountered and sur
mounted in supplying the large army which
marched to the James river in 1864.
Nevertheless it was not as leader of
armies that General Grant. revealed the
finest attributes of his nafure. The gener-
csity with which he treated his fallen foe
after Appomattox was an example to all
victorious commanders, as was his mod
esty in refusing. to march in triumph
through Richmond. The thonshtful impulse
which prompted him to permit the confed-
crate army to retain possession of its
horses, in order that they might be used
upon the farms, went far toward concili-
ating the vanquished south, and if peace
was quickly established it was in no small
degree due to the simple kindness of the
great soldier who has preserved the Union.
Nor can omit all reference to the great
labor of love which occupied the las.
months of his life, when, battling with a
fatal disease, he toiled to make provisions
for his wife, and his iron will triumphed
over pain and exhaustion; this was GER
tainly not the least of General Grants
many acts Of heroism
One likes to think that he died as he
lived, gentle and affectionate unselfish and
unassuming, the bravest of soldiers and the
most enlightened of patriots. Few men
nave been more hardly tried and few de-
their country as does General Ulysses
Grant,
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to abstain from all demonstrations in the

to abstain from all demonstrations in the
field ''s''9ii''=''S7 -
With his uncommon range of men' al
vision. he foresaw that the granting OF
these conditions would induce other armies
throughout the south to accept the same
terms, and thus prevent guerrilla warfare
from being carried on for an fndefinite pc
riod in the interior. and would induce such
infiue ntial men as Lee and other confederate
army commanders to use their influence in
aiding in the rehabilitation of the southern
states. 81
He was quicker than any one else to see
that reconstruction would be a task almost
as formidable as the suppression OF armed
rebellion. He refrained from entering the
captured capital. did not even step within
the enemys lines, and shrank from every
act which might make him appear to pose
as ConQueror.
Kent Faith with the South.
When President johnson, soon after the
war inaugurated his campaign for making
treason odious ard when indictments were
brought in the federal courts against Lee
ard other ex-confe1erate officers, Grant
foresaw that If such course were Dur-
sued 1t would be interpreted as gross
breach of faith and violation OF the terms
given in the paroles; tnat 1t would lead to
exciting trials. which would last for years,
be n constant source of irritation, and
probably compel the government to- nora
the southern states for long time as con-
qLered territories. while he believer nthat
every effort should be made to bring them
back into the Federal Union. His 5udg-
ment was SO clear upon this subject that
he declared his intention to resign hts COM
mission in the army if his prisoners were
not protected. The result was the quash-
ing Of the indictments and the creation of
4 disposition the part of the south to
accept the results of the war. ,.F-
Gen. Porter succinctly touched on the
character of Gen. Grants career In the
army and as President. The great meas
ures enacted during his administration, the
vast strides made by the country while he
was chief executive and the contribution he
made to that progress were graphically
described. He continued:
Man for Emergencies.
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SITE OF THE TOMB,
A Fitting Place for the Last Repose
of q Hero.

Oh q Hero.
Riverside Park IL. indeed. a fitting place
for the tomb of Zero. Nestled on the
banks Of the Hudson, 1t seems to lift itself
up from the smoke and CRIME of the scenes
below to Q purer atmosphere. Massive
wallis OF gray granite that from the river
lcok like rows CT parapets guard the park
on the water front. The steep incline In
thickiy wooded and only here and there
can the gray rugged sides Of the hill be
seen from the river
From no other point in the city can such
view be obtained as from Riverside Park
For twenty miles the placid Hudson can be
seen vending Its winding way to where
the tall mist-covered Palisades blend with
the western horizon. On the Jersey side 10
old Fort Lee. the ferry house and dainty
Villas that dot the banks and look like
Swiss chalets nesting IN the warmth Of
the Alpine summer, with no grim, snowy
peaks to cast a shadow on their rural love-
hness. On the bosom of the Hudson, paia-
tiAl pleasure yachts. ferry boats. steamers
(Conttnued ON Fifteenfh pa~an
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and epitaphs have vanished. In the move
ment for the erection of this memorial 1t
was not his reputation that was at stake.
1T was the reputation Of his countrymen.
They owed sacred duty which they could
not fail to perform.
They have reared his monument to a
majestic height. But If 1t lowered above
the eagles flight it would not reach as
high as the summit of his fame. Its flaw
less granite is typical Of the spotless char
acter of his reputation. Its delicate lines
and massive proportions will remind us Of
the childlike simplicity which was mingled
with the majestic grandeur of his nature.
The hallowed memories clustering about it
will recall the heroic age of the republic.
Its mute eloquence will plead for equal
sacrifice should war ever again threaten
the nations life. In this tomb which gen.
erosity has created and which his services
have sanctifed, his ashes will henceforth
rest. but his true sepulcher will be in the
hearts of his countrymen"
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alton announced that 500. .s9O.5 80 had been
raised during the month. When the cam
paiga closed on May 81, 1892. the amount
had reached the necessary $780, 900. Before
scribed. which, added to the earlier SUBJ
scriptions of $155,OOO. made total of $559.-
600. The balances left in the trust compa-
MES have brought the fund up to $GOO,0OO
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THE STEEL CAsKET.

1t Held the Rename Of Gen. Grant for
Nearly Twelve Years.
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Continued on Fifteenth Page.)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22
HAWAII AND CUBA.

It is impossible to believe that the
administration took up the matter Of
Hawaiian annexation for the purpose
of diverting public attention from the
Cuban question. Still that story is
going the rounds of the press. There
would be about the same amount of
wisdom in such policy, in so far as
it would blind the eyes of the people.
as IN the action of the ostrich burying
its head in the sand. thinking that
thereby no one would see IL
Whatever the merits or demerits of
the Hawaiian annexation scheme they
are Of an entirely different nature
from those involved in the Cuban ques-
lion. Ard annexation Of Hawaii viii
in no sense. satisfy the desires of the
people regarding Cuba. 4 war has
been raging there for nearly three
years, and it is a war for independence.
The whole nation has been stirred up
over it and win be until it terminates
one way or another. # the proposed
annexation Of Hawaii shall have any
effect whatever upon the Cuban ques-
tica it would be but natural to sup
pose that It viii be 10 stimulate public
sentiment in favor CT active participa-
ton by this government in the affairs
Of the island, and participation in turn
developing a strong sentiment in favor
Of Cuban annexation.
Then this story conflicts with the
story as to the nature OF the instruc-
tions that General Woodford viii carry
with him as minister to Spain. Those
instructions, according to the pub
lished accounts, contemplate a policy
by tiis government that means almost
anything rather than a desire to divert
public attention from Cuban affairs.
So far as ailaying pubic excitement
over the Cuban question is concerned. 4
the proposed annexation of Hawaii is
more apt to act as oil on the fire than
as oil on the waves
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TO PUSH BTMETALLIsM.

DO all you can for bimetallism." A
Washington dispatch TO the st. Louis
Globe Democrat says this quotation is
from a personal memorandum made
by the president ara embodied in pri-
vate instructions which have been
given to the American ambassadors to
Great Britain. Germany and France;
that the instructions have been given
from the White House direct and that
they are in such form as TO impress
the ambassadors with the deep earnest
ness of the president for bimetsIlism.
The dispatch further says that the
circumstances which attend the issue
OF the instructions are deeply signif-
cant; that they leave no room for doubt
as to the policy Of the administration.
and that that policy is net to be per
functorily, but aggressively, for BIZ
metallism. 1t is further stated that
the representatives, Of this government
to the principal monometallic powers
are TO advance that policy by every
means in their power. The dispatch
concludes by saying that the president
might have left it to be inferred by
the appointment of a commission that
he is anxious TO encourage bimetallism,
but he has chosen TO so further and
issue instructions to the ambassadors,
thus emphasizing mis- personal desires
in the matter
All this is good news. not because
there is any great likelihood of our
accomplishing much or
for bimetailism. but because
IT is a recognition by the president Of
the strength of the silver sentiment in
the United States. The presidents
silver record is such as to warrant the
belief that he viii go which ever way
he thinks the cat is going TO jump.
If he were as determined to do some
thing for silver as Mr.. Cleveland was
that nothing should be done for it, his |
Instructions to our ambassadors at /
The principal mOnometallic govern /
nents would mean much. but they all /
being pronounced gold men, are scarce
y likely TO urge arguments in favor of /
long something for silver with a per-
iistency that knows no discourage
nent.
1t is impossible to repress the feeling
hat the president is making all this
display Of zeal for silver for home con-
rather than with any expec-
alton that foreign governments Will
axe it seriously. Still it is a good
hing that he is alive to the popular
emand for bimetallism. It is not dy-
ng out. On the contrary, il is doing
more than holding its own.
nd viii be the issue in the con-
ressional elections a year hence. and
. all probability the issue in the next
residential election. II viii not down.
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THE OLD FOLKS.


me cid folks are with US and on the
streets are seen their venerable faces,
from which seem to radiate blessings.
There are nearly a thousand Of them.
grandrnothers and grandfathers. great
grandmothers and great grandfathers.
their lives filed with years and the
consciousness of having fought the
good fight. In glaneinS back over
sheir lives they can see how the hopes
and prayers of the past have been re-
allied, though along the pathway they
have trod are strewn many dead
hopes as there must be in the lives CT
all who live TO a venerable old age.
But in the faces of the old folks are
not seen the traces of disappointment,
but the hope of a better life in the
great hereafter, where sickness, pain
and death come not.
As one mingles with the old folks he
scarcely realizes that they have lived
the years they have. so CHEEKY are
they. They know not what grabbed
age is. and one who seeks TO see what
It is Ike win have to go elsewhere
than to an old folks excursion in
Utah.
Honor TO the old folks, And may
the young folks emulate them in their
sturdy virtues, for they are the best
guarantee of the purity of the home,
the sacredness of family ties and the
endurance of free government. God
bless the old folksi