New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-31
GOVERNOR AT GRANTS TOMB.
HE DELIVERS AN GRAFTON IN THE
PRESENCE OF THOUSANDS.

CALL TO UPHOLD THE HANDS OF THE AMERI-
CAN SOLDIERS IN THE PHILPPINEs-cERE-
MONIES CONDUCTED By THE L. s. GRANT
POST OF BROOKLYN.
More than ten thousand persons surrounded
General Grants tomb in Riverside Park yes
terday afternoon to witness the ceremonies con-
nected with the decoration Of the sarcophagus
by u. s. Grant Post. of Brooklyn and to hear
Governor Roosevelt deliver an Grafton The
Governor. whose speech was applauded fire.
quently, said in part:
Mr. President Members Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic and Citizens of New-York: am hon
95ed yhe Of yGq daSs se Before this tomb Of
others in the land save that which contains me
homage by seeking 10 apply my remarks TO the
deeds of the present day taught to us by the deeds
There were two notes struck in Grants life. One
ne struck at Fort Donelson when he told the enemy
conditional surrender" and the other note e ne, he
home-the note Of magnanimity: -.u,
do well to remember that the flag shall not go
back to any armed foG Only T ba tne sre
to see that mercy and peace shall prevail
Mercy and peace go hand IN band III Ge Tod
have meant years Of destruction and desolatlon
and Il he had not shown mercy at Appomattox
breach would have widened between us ana our
brethren which could have never closed
There is time to be mercful and time 10 De
just. A great man is the one who knows when 10
be just and when to be merciful. ,,,
Grant was an exemplifcation Of these qualities
other than unconditional surrender who shows en-
nifty 70 our flag But when It's supremacy nae mas
peace must come over our flag. and we are In honor
to se 81 ,S 9u Seas as w the limits
OF our own country. ., .
our beloved country. with quiet peace prevail
Ing while in the tr9pcal witaeringe heat Of the the
same motive for which you Grand Army men fought
in 1864 your sons and their hero comrades:
Those men have a right TO demand that you
think OF them, not with maudlin sympathy or re-
greet but soldiers and men: Small, indeed, would
ties Of family and dependence If he did not well
come the chance to serve under Otis and MacAr
the flag that you and their fathers followed to
victory in the Civil War. Let us make them real
Let us us realize that they are contendg for what
you contended; They are now giving their best best
gave in the time which tried mems souls thrty-hve
years ago and let us uphold TIER HANDS as yoq
the Philippines that stand behind the men
YOU did. and remember when victory comes as II
will that heavier task by far Is upon us-the TASK
pines we must make peace and keep order there
and bring prosperity with this order
DON'T BE AFRAID TO FACE FACTS"
We must learn by lessons Of which we are not
proud no less than OF those of which we are proud
they are or are not pleasant learned few days
ago that there is an Alaskan town which does not
care TO consider itself part of the United states
but wants to be declared a part OF Canada, because
the United States would not take the trouble o6 10
American should bow his head In shame that sueh
of the United States Government. Let every man
do all in his power and with all his force, TO see
that every colony over which the flag waves as
well as OF home be so governed that the people OF
those colonies will believe II 10 be great tmhs 10
The principles for which you fought are union
and liberty that this country should be mighty
and free and that each man should be Judged by
his worth as a man: that the treatment of the
people should be according 10 their lndiVduai
us then, realize that until do treat man on his
merits as a man we have not learned the iesso i
Of The triumph YOU have won. Let us make the
flag one Of deeds and not merely for men who are
law-abiding and prosperous. -, - 49,. -.
We have serious problems 10 solve AT nome as
we'll as abroad No nation can be great unless unless It
be a righteous nation We can't DO great Geeos as
neifv matters We must strive for civic and
mercial honesty ana believe IN puses AZ NJ en
duty as private citizens in our material affairs and
interests as well as in honor OF the state.
MARCH TO THE TOMB.
It YVES about 8 o'clock when 5. Grant Post.
numbering about fifty men, WI band playing
a dirge. marched from the e-hundred-and-
twenty -ffth-st. elevated railroad station 10 the
tomb A large number Of guests. wearing
badges marched with the veterans. A big
stand had been erected on the east side OF the
tomb and benches and camp chairs to seat
1000 persons were provided. The stand was
covered with red. white and blue bunting and
a flag was draped over the railing. Above the
stand on the columns of the side Of the tomb.
were festoons of large flags. Here the cere-
| mony was conducted. Commander B. F. Par
sons made a short address. explaining the object
! OF the posts visit to the tomb. After music by
! the band Comrade Heman p. Smith, chairman
| of the Memorial Day Committee, was pre-
! sented as chairman OF the ceremony and the
| people about the tomb sang America" with
! the band accompanying Chaplain A. Seward
Walsh offered prayer Governor Roosevelt was
then introduced by Comrade Smith and deliy-
cred the Grafton.
The Governor had arrived with the officers
OF the post in carriages. With him were his
military secretary; Colonel G. c. Treadwell; Ad-
! jutant- General Andrews and other officers of
the Guard General ]. w. Clous. OF Governors
Island. and General c. D. Woodruff Acting
Assistant Commssary General Of the Regular
Army, represented the army. Governor Roose-
welt was received with loud applause and much
cheering His address was interrupted for a
| few minutes by the entrance Of the Chinese Con-
sui Of this city. who came In his blue silk robes
accompanied by his secretary also in full Chi
nese costume. The Consul was cheered, and the
| Governor bowed 10 him he took his seat.
The ritual of the Grand Army conducted
by Thomas Murray. officer OF the day. Chaplain
| Walsh changed the wording in part from
every Union soldier to every true American
! soldier" out OF respect to eX-Confederates who
had served in the Southern army.
The bUgle then sounded taps" and as the
echoes faded away a salute of twenty-one guns
was fired from the cruiser Brooklyn. which lay
| anchor in the Hudson just below the hill
| with all her battlefags flying.
The post. headed by the band. and followed by
| the public. then marched around the drive tc
| the portico Of the tomb. and the band stopping
| on the steps. played another dirge. The flowers
| were then taken into the tomb with the post
nag and placed on the marble sarcophagus