The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20

leries.
McLeary Leads on.
McCleary said: Elm the spring OF lsS,
more men moved obedient to the COMMAND
Of Gen. Grant than were commanded py
Napoleon in all his campaigns from the
beginning of his meteorfc career on the
plains of Italy and before the pyramids or
Egypt until his sun set at waterloo. ana
the area of Grants operations exceeued
the area covered by Napoleon.
But TO appreciate the real dignity ana
worth of Gen. Grants. service TO man
kind they must be considered in the llght
of universal history. His genius was
exercised to save to the world its most
secular possession. l measure my words
possession of the world today is the union
OF the American states. Hundreds or
lives and hundreds OF millions OF treasure
have been expended TO preserve II, but IN
its potency of good to the world Il is worth
infinitely more than it has cost"
MeCleary closed by saying:
ever humble, in. the preservation Of the
union is entitled to the gratitude OF the
world Hence the propriety of enshrining
within this capitol the temple Of the. great
principle Of representation. the building in
which the representatives of the common
wealths meet, a statue of the great COM
was preserved. The statue worthy alike
OF the genius which IL commentaries and
the brave men whose cheerful contribu-
tons produced It will be accepted and It
viii be preserved in honor through the COM
ing centuries"
Gen. Warren Follows.
Warner. who served under Gen. Grant
during the civil war. closing a review or
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 flank down through the
his sword and surrendered to him the
gallant army of Northern Virginia and our
country was saved and united forever
Within eight years he was president Of
the United States and but a short time
thereafter all the potentates of the world
felt honored in standing uncovered before
former woodchopper ana country ele:k.
Today his statue honors the capitol OF the
greatest nation on earth"
GrOvenOr Makes Comparisons.
Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio, said In part
"Thirty-five years have passed over cur
heads since Grant achieved the culmina-
ton of his great fame as a 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 organization. In military supplies
ana munitions and all that appertains to
the military arm of the government, but
venture TO say that among those VINO have
come and gone, among those who have
led armies in Egypt, in Germany. in
France, there has been no man who has
any pretense of competition with Grant
as a soldier today. He has been critcisef
somewhat by one OF the great generals
Europe. great in the amount of pay hat
ne draws, great in the high rank that he
holds, great In the splendid decorations
that he has, but / ask my countrymen
here today, when we are considering some
thing of Grant in the light of thirty-lve
years. whether we may not with pride
that is enjoyable contrast the career CT
Grant. all his mistakes, IL 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 cam
paisn against the Beers and tell me
meteor. I think the strategy OF Grant
that centered in the wilderness and in
'front.' of Richmond. the magnificent or
VIII live as an exemplar of military STRAIT
egg and perfection long after Wolseley, his
critic, long after Wolseley, the man who
had deprecated him, long after Wolseey.
planner of the strategy OF South Africa
VIII have been relegated to his proper posi-
world" (Applause)
Ex-Confederate's EuIogy.
Mr.. Richardson. of Tennessee the mi
nority leader. who fought in the Confeder-
ate army against Grant said. in part:
oud dne most most e%trayagant and fulsome
human lips upon Gen Grant does not
IN the slightest degree derogate from
and idol of those who fought against
him and of all true confederates In that
bloody period during which his marvel
GUS character was developed and which
gave him the opportunity to win ever
lasting renown.
But for the indomitable courage and
valor or the confederate soldier there
would have been no opportunity for his
development and for the proof Of his
giant strength, AS an ex-confederate
soldier ! revere his memory and demand
nave a Just right to demand to share in
the honor and glory which cluster like
leweled diadems around his name, and
render him conspicuous above his CON
temporaries as an American soldier and
citizen. Confederates can and do honor
him, because in battle he was a foeman
worthy of their steel"
DolIiver Closes the speech.
DolIver. Of Iowa. concmde, his e1o-
quent tribute as follows: II count II also
u part of General Grants achievements
that Ne gave his name and the influence
OF his administration to the most benef-
cent treaty that ever was drawn between
TWO nations. the treaty OF Washington
which was followed by the Geneva award
settling long standing difference. more
than once threatening war between the
two nations of the world that ought to
stand side by side for the freedom and
lutte confidence In the Judgment and pa.
triotism of the American people that
when the treaty OF San Domingo went
down IN the senate In a noise of vtuper-
auon IN which even the president did
not escape to turn away from the clamor
of the hour and In the special message
appeal from That decision TO the Ameri-
can people whose Judgment ne said
so seldom errs and against whose will
have no policy to enforce
In the midst Of our new national re-
sponslbtuties, think American states
men could gather a great deal Of strength
and encouragement by going over again
the messages papers, letters and hiog-
raphy Of Ulysses $. Grant"
At O'Clock. as "a further mark OF re-
spect 10 The widow OF General Grant his
daughter and grandchildren and the
Grand Army Of the Republic. the house
adjourned
q. A. r.. Statue of Grant.
The senate then proceeded To the con-
sldcratou of the resolution accepting
Grant
by special order Of the senate two NJ the
galleries of the senate had been reserved
for members " the @. A Il Both were
nNci while by further special order the
national officers o. the o. A. r were
admitted to he hoor on the senate during
,he exercises attendant upon the consider
gtiap Of the resolution