The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-21

He was the very incarnation of their
cause. Mr. Turley said he a d not think
Of Grant sa commander or as a pres
detn so much as he thought Of him as the
gallant soldier, the friend of Lee and .
the protector of the private soldier. He
was in the Confederate army and as such
a soldier he paid tribute to the memory |
Of Grant.
Mr. Turner spoke Of Grant as the
great, lent soldier, who lies upon the
bank of the Hudson. AS he struck the
hardest blow, so was his hand the first
to pour the healing balm into the wound
thus made" lie considered Aim as COM
bning the qualities of both Motke and
Wellington, for he planed with the pre-
cision of the former and carried forward
his plans with the tenacity of the latter
Mr. Carter paid a brief tribute, ITO the
nations greatest military chieftain" and
then Mr.. Allen concluded the speech
making with view of Gen Grant from
the view point Of "a private sold er who
served under him"
The senate, then, at 5:45 p. M, ad
journed.
WASHINGTON, MAY 19-Mr Warner
Qllinois who served under Gen Grant
during the civil war, closing a review Of
General Grants record, said:
within five years he was in command
Of all the armies Of the United States,
the army under his immediate command
had moved by the left, down through the
Wilderness, General Lee had rendered
him his sword and surrendered to him
the gallant army Of North Virginia and
our country was saved and united for
ever. Within ght years he was presi-
dent Of the United States and then but
a short time thereafter all the poten-
tates of the world felt honored in stand
ing uncovered before the modest unas-
suming American, the former wood chop
per and country clerl, Today h statue
honors the capitoi 4 the greatest ma
tion on earth"
Gen. Grosvenor Of Ohio So ! n part:
'Thirty-fve years have passed over our
heads since Grant achieved the cumina-
tion Of his great fame as soldier. Dur
ing that time there have been wars IN
the world. During that time there have
been great changes in military tactics,
in military organiZa tions, in mil tary sup
plies and munitions and all that apper-
tains to military arm Of the government,
but | venture to say that among those
who have come and gone among those
who have led armies in Egypt, in Ger
many, in France, there has been no man
who has any pretense Of competition with
Grant He has been criticised somewhat
by one of the great generals Of Europe,
great in the pay that he draws, great in
high rank that he holds, great in the
splendid decorations that he has but
ask my countrymen here today, when we
are considering something Of Grant in
the light of thirty-five years, whether We
may not with a pride that is enjoyable
contrast the career Of Grant, all ads mis-
/ takes-if he ever made any-compare
them with the most critical eye, with the
best thing that has been done by the
British army in its great campaign
against the Beers and tell me whether
Grant does not shine like a meteor. 1
think the strategy Of Grant that centered
in the Wilderness and in front of Rich
mond, the magnificent organ zation Of
the Potomac will live as an example Of
military strategy and perfection long at
ter Woseey, his critic, long after Wose-
! ley, the hero of Tel-El Kebir, in Egypt.
and the planner Of the strategy Of South
Africa will have been relegated to MS
/ proper position among the great generals
of the world"
MT. INlCHdIuSOn tennessee llie IIilllOl
ity leader, who fought in the Confed-
crate army against Grant, said n part:
The most eXtravagant and fulsome eu-
logy that can possibly be bestowed by
human lips upon Gen. Grant does not in
the slightest degree derogate from the
pure and matchless fame of the hero and
idol Of those who fought against him and
} Of all true Confederates in that bloody
, period during which his marvellous char
acter was developed and which gave him
the opportunity to win everlasting re.
nown
: But for the indomitable courage and
valor of the Confederate soldier there
would have been no opportunity for hi:
? development and for the proof Of his 81
ant strength. AS an ex-Confederate sol
der, l revere his memory and demand
and have a just right to demand a share
in the honor and glory which cluster like
jeweled diadems around his name, and
= render him conspicuous above his con
temporaries as an American soldier anC
, citizen. Confederates can and do honol
, him, because in battle ne was a foemaT
worthy of their steel"
} Mr. Dolliver Gowa concluded his elo
: quent tribute as follows:
2 IT count II also a part of Genera
? Grants achievements that ne gave hii
, name and the influence OF his administra