Evening journal., 1897-04-28


warships that lay in the shadow Of the
tomb. The dense crowds still staid in
their seats and watched the end of the
land parade. A brown hue now per-
vaded everything. and in the dusk sol-
diers. spectators. leahess trees and even
the tomb itself looked strangely SOM
Der in their coverings of dust. Then
VIXEN tho last company had passed out
Of sight of the white roadbed, the hum
dreds of thousands of spectators sought
their homes.
McKinley's Tribute to Grant.
The following is the text Of President
McKinley's eloquent eulogy Of General
Grant:
Fellow Citizens-A great life. dedicated
to the welfare OF the nation. here finds
it's earthly coronation. Even If this day
lacked the impressiveness of ceremony
and was devoid of pageantry II would
still be memorable, because 1t is the anni-
versary of the birth of one OF the most
famous and best beloved of American sol
Architecture has paid high tribute TO
the leaders of mankind, but never was
memorial more worthily bestowed or more
gratefully accepted by free people than
the beautiful structure before which We
are gathered.
this work we have as witnesses and par
tiCipants representatives of all branches
of our government the resident ofhcias
Of foreign nations the governors OF states
and the sovereign people from every sec
tiOn of our common country who join in
this august tribute TO the soldier and pa
Almost u years have passed since the
/ heroic vigil ended, and the brave spirit Of
| Ulysses S. Grant fearlessly took its flight
Lincoln and stanton had preceded him.
/ but Of the mighty captains of the war
/ Grant was the first to be called. sherman
and Sheridan survived him, but have since
/ joined him on the other shore. The great
/ heroes of the civil strife on land and sea
| are for the most part now no more. Thom-
as and Hancock, Logan and Mcpherson,
| Farragut, Dupont and Porter, and host
| of others have passed forever from hu-
TO u.s. and from them and the memory of
those who have departed generations yet
| unborn will draw their Inspiration and
| gather strength for patriotic purpose.
A great life never dies. Great deeds are
| imnerishable, great names immortal. Cen
eral Grants services and character will
| continue undiminished I'm influence and
| advance in the estimation Of mankind 50
| long as liberty remains the cornerstone OF
free 60 1ernment and integrity of life the
| guarantee Of good citizenship
Faithful and fearless as volunteer
soldier, intrepid and invincible as COM
| mander in chief of the armies of the
| Union, calm and confident as president of
| reunited and strengthened nation which
his genius had been instrumental in
, achieving, he has our homage and that OF
the world; but. brilliant as was his public
| character, we love him all the more for
his home life and homely virtues. His in
divlduality, his bearing and speech, his
simple ways, had a flavor Of rare and
unique distinction, and his Americanism
was so true and uncompromsing that his
name viii stand for all time as the em-
unity.
Victorious in the work which under di-
vine Providence he was called upon to do,
clothed with almost lmitless power he
was yet one of the people, patient, patri-
otic and just Success did not disturb
the even balance of his mind while fame
was poWerless to sWerye him from tho
path of duty. Great as he was I'm war he
loved peace and told the world that hon
orable arbitration Of differences was the
best hope of civilization
With Washington and Lincoln, Grant
has an exalted place In history and the
affections of the people. Today his men,
ory is held in equal esteem by those whom
he led TO victory and by those who ac-
cepted his generous terms of peace.
The veteran leaders OF the blue and the
gray here meet not only 70 honor ths
name of the departed Grant but to testify
TO the living reality Of a fraternal ma.
tional spirit which has trlumphed over tn,
differences of the past and transcends IN,
, limitations Of sectional lines. It's com
pletion, which we pray God TO speed, viii
, be the nations greatest glory.
; lt Is right, then, that General Gran
| should have a memorial commensurate,
, | with his greatness and that his last rest
ing place should be the city of his choice
TO which ne was attached I'm life and o
} whose ties he was not forgetfu even IN
, death, Fitting too, is il that the grea
Holhlti SAhuih steep hthlNt lnt noble rlNnl
on whose banks he first learned the art o
. war. of which he became master and lead
er. without a rival.
But let us not forget the glorious dis
) tinction with which the metropolis amont
the fair sisterhOOd of American cities hai
I honOred his life and memory. with al
/, that riches and sculpture can do to rende
the ediice worthy of the man. upon a sit,
unsurpassed for magnficcnce has this
monument been reared by New York ar
a perpetual record OF his illustrious deeds
/ I'm the certainty that as time passe
around it will assemble, with gratitud
4 climes, races and nationalties.
S New York holds I'm its keeping the pre
! ciOus dust of the silent soldier but hi
achievements, what he and his brave com
i rades wrought for mankind. are in tn
- ] keeping Of 10000 COO of American citizens
90 who will guard the sacred heritage for
ever and forevermore.