Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-27
n HONOR GRANT
Gov. Roosevelt Delivers d. Grafton
at the Celebration ct
Galena, III.
Commeneration Of the Generals
Birthday on Mors Elaborate
Scale Than Usual.
Men Of Grants Stamp Needed in
Solution Of Great National
Problema


Galena. Ill. April 27.-Gen. U. s..
Grants birthday was observed here to-
day. The event has been celebrated
annually for ten years. but the COM
memoration OF today was much more
elaborate than heretofore. Special
trains were run by railroads from the
|surrounding country and the city was
profusely decorated with flags and
bunting. A special train bearing eoy-
ernor Roosevelt. Of New York, who de.
iivered the principal Grafton; Mrs.
Nellie Grant sartoris, her son and
daughter and other distinguished
guests. arrived shortly before 2 o'clock.
The streets were packed almost from
curb to curb and the distinguished vis-
litors were met with storm of cheers.
The procession formed and proceeded
Ito Turner Hall, where the exercises Of
1.-THE day took place. Rev. DR.. Spensley,
of Albany. n. Y, delivered the invoca-
tion. After song, In Liberty's
Name" by a male quartet, Governor
Roosevelt was introduced amidst tres
mendous applause: His Grafton was a
mastery analysis OF the character of
Gen. Grant asa citizen. soldier and
statesman. Referring to present day
1 problems, which he said required the
qualities OF heart and mind as exem-
4 Isplitied in the life Of Grant, Governor
4 Roosevelt said:
We have come here, then, tosrealize
what the mighty dead did for the ma.
4 tion-what the dead man did for US
Il
I try to shape our deeds SO that the
America of the future shall justify by
A her career the lives of the great men
of her past Every man who does his
4 #duty as soldier, as a statesman. or as
& a private citizen. is paying to Grants
. memory the kind OF homage that is
best worth paying. We have diff
lculties and dangers enough in the pres
4 ent and ii is the way we face them
q (which is to determine whether or not
!, We are fit descendants Of the men of
Z the mighty past. We must not finch
!, Iron our duties abroad merely because
!, we have even more important duties at
: home. That these home duties are the
r most important of all every thinking
5 man will fully acknowledge. We must
: lido our duty to ourselves and oul
e brethren in the complex social fife OF
/ the time. We must possess the spirii
81 of broad humanity, deep charity and
s loving Kindness for our fellow men
. and must remember at the same time
: that this spirit is really De substitute
antithesis of mere sentifnentalism, OF
soup-kitchen, pauperizing philanthrop,
and OF legislation which Is inspired
!. either by foolish mock benevolence OF
: by class greed or class hate. We neet
!. to be possessed OF the. spirit of justice
= and no less blythe spirit which recog
= nizes in work not ease, the proper en-,
= of efforts.
, But in considering the life of Gran
a,3Iit is peculiarly appropriate to remem
= ber that besides the regeneration u
political and social life within our owl
borders, we must also face what ha
come upon US from without. y
with other nations, no goo
If twill for them or by them can take tn
a. place of national self reliance. No al
al alliance, no offensive conduct on ou
,e part would supply in time Of need tn
g. failure in ability to hold our own wit
a strong hand We should work ou
our own destiny by our own strength
A vigorous nation like ours does nc
y always stay still. Now and then ther
~ ~ comes time when 1t is sure either
:, shrink or to expand. Grant saw to !
= that we did not shrink and therefor
- we had to expand when the inevitabl
moment came.
"Great duties face us in the island
- |3where the stars and stripes fios
- in place of the arrogant flag Of Spail
I. AS we perform these duties we'll or II
=. - so will we in large part determine OF
right to place among the great nj
tions OF the earth. We have got to me-
them IN the very spirit OF Grant. If v
are frightened at a task, above all,
we are cowed or disheartened by ar
y check or by the clamor of the sensatic
= monger, we shall show ourselves veal
olS lings, unfit to invoke the memories I
~ the stalwart men who fought to a fms
so the great civil war. IL we do not ru
OF wisely, and IL our rule is not in the II
= terest OF the people who have come VI
n der our guardianship then we had be
never have begun the effort at all AS
'er nation we shall have to choose our rel
Fn, resentatives in those islands as careful
ol ly as Grant chose the generals who we
to serve at the vital points under hil
Ike Fortunately so far the choice has be,
IN. most wise. No nation has ever sent
- better man tnan we sent 10 Suua VIII
President Mckinley appointed as go
nj ernor general OF that island Leonal
of Wood; and now in sending Judge Ia
at the head OF the commission to Il
rs Philippines, the president has aga
chosen the very best men to be found
of all the United States for the purpose
nd view.
Ia Part Of Grants great strength lay
nd the fact that he faced facts as TIL
were and not as he wished they mig
of be. He was not originally an abolitio
leg list and he probably could not have q
at fined his views as to state sovereign
but when the civil war was on he si
le- that the only thing to do was to fig
.u- lat TO finish and establish by force
nd arms the constitutional right to p
at down rebellion. 1t IS Just the same thi
how-a-days with expansion. II h
La come, and It has come to stay. whett
we wish It or not. Certain duties ha
IA. fallen to us as q legacy OF the war ~
has Spain and We can not avoid performi
opr them. All we can decide is whether
VIII Derform them well - ~. We 6