The sun., 1899-05-31
SERTICES IT GR1NTS TOME.
Gov. Roosevelt Draws from the Generals
Life Lessons for the Republic To-Day.

Gov. Roosevelt Draws from the Generals
Life Lessons for the Republic To-Day.
Nearly 5000 nersons gathered around the
tomb Of Gen. Grant on Riverside Drive at the
memorial services held ;herc Yesterday alter
noon under the auspices Of T. s. Grant Post Of
BROOKLYN and listened to a patriotic speech by
Gov. Roosevelt Commander Brt 7. Parsons
opened the exercises with brief address
after which Comrade Hemnn F. Smith was In.
trohuced us the presiding officer The crowd
next sang America and Chaplain A. stewart
Walsh offered PRAYER GOV. Roosevelt was
then introduced. lie was enthusiastically re-
reived. The Governor said
Il regard the opportunity to speak to You J.
day. on such ali occasion before this tomb OF
all tombs in the world. save that containing
the body OF Abraham Lincoln. as n special
honor. and in what have to say | shall pay
special hom2ge to YOU by seeking to apply TO
our needs OF the present day the lessons you
taught in the past. We can best pay rever-
enre 10 the name and memory of Con. Grant
bv living to-day NJ to the principles. he taught.
fought and lived for. We can do our duties as
citizens hest bv taking to our hearts the prin-
cipes OF citizenship for which you gave your
youth and thousands OF your comrades gave
their lives.
Il think the history OF the great Captain OF
tho civil war should be studied by all citizens.
especially for two things it teaches. for two
notes struck by his life. The note struck be-
fore Fort Donelson, when he told the armed
foe that his terms were unconditional surren-
der and that only. and the note struck at Ap-
pomattox. when he requested for each man OF
the defeated Confederate army the right to
keep his horse and take 1t back home with him
TO helm HIM til mis- land, One was note OF
unyieldng resolution In the face Of an aimed
foe. the other note OF firm and generous
magnanimity once that foe was disarmed.
think we can arord 20 practice tho lesson
taught by these things to-day.
Il think we will do well to remember that
our flag cannot go back before an armed foe.
that We can only treat with an armed foe when
but one. that is acknowledged. then we are
bound to see that wherever, that flag floats
Justice mercy and peace shall urevail. | don
have ~ ask you men OF the great war to re;
Grant had said at Fort Donaldson. Yes. am
! a man OF peace: 90 back in your lines, and
take your horses and your guns with vuu.' that
II he had shown mercy there,it would have
meant years more OF grief aud bloodshed
justice afterward at AppomattoG. IL would
have meant a widening, perhaps II perpetual
widening. OF the breach between us and our
There is time to he Just and there is a
time to he merciful. here II time for un-
Welding resolution and time Tor the hand Of
fellowship and brotherv love. The great man
is the man who knows the time lor one and
the time for the other In facing the difficult
| ties the republic now has before it. il must
follow the EXAMPLE .Of Gen. Grant II must
insist that no armed enemy within the terri
tory that has come into our Possession throuI h
| the war with Spain must be permitted to die
tate terms to II. TO show weakness now
would be to invite trouble in the future When
| once we have carried the point.that peace must
come and that our FLAG must wave over that
y, ace. ther We are in honor hound TO See that
| that peace Ia ri the Same advantage TO the
! people oI ihe tropical islands of the ,ra as II is
| 10 us. We.are in honor bound to see that our
| flag !s the symbol OF Justice in peace as well
| as IN war,
Here we stand to-day at home in our own
| country In the midst OF this glorious sprng
! weather and with prosperity around us. while
in the sweltering heat of the Philippines our
men are lighting for the flag. the same ns you
! l,ught for II from l%l to 1855. These men
| have the right to demand uf us that we think
| Of them, that we shall know what they are
| doing and what they are suffering. but not
| with maudlln sympathy or regret. Small is
| my respect Tor any young American Tho with
I The opportunity before MIN and no ties TO keen
him home. would NOT hasten out TO serve under r
| ntis. Lawton and Macarthur. 70 follow gallant
| Funston. as they striVe TO add new laurele-to
| the flag thh, Won men fought for. Let us up.
| hold these men who are hGnting in the Philip