Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-04-15

| Washington, April 10.-The heroic
bronze equestrian statue of Major
General John A. Logan, which rests
on an imposing bronze pedestal in Iowa
circle, was unveiled yesterday in the
presence of the president and caDlnet,
wluow and relatives of the gallant
soldier, his comrades in arms, and
vast multitude of pc ople. The sculp-
tor, Franklin Simmons, who was
knighted by King Humbert of Italy as
a tribute to the artistic character of
his work, was also present. Master
| George Tucker, grandson of the hon
ored warrior, pulled the unwilling
cord at 2:45. The folds of the large
American flag fell away and the dash
| ing figure of BLACK Jack" Logan,
seated on a charger, stood revealed
amid the roar of cheering that echoed
far down the intersecting streets AMI
avenues. The president and members
of his cabinet had been escorted to the
statue by a military parade. Mrs.
| John A. Logan and other relatives sat
upon the platform at the base of the
monument. Mrs. Logan had beed
quite i'll with the grip recently but was
lhle to be present. With her was
Thomas M. Logan of Murphysboro,
| ILL.,, brother of Gen. Logan; S. K. Cum
bingham, Mrs. Logan's brother, and
| several others including the personal
servant of Maj. John A Logan, Jr,
| who was with the latter when (
he was killed in the Philip
pines The president, his cabinet and
| Con. Grenville M. Dodge, president
the only living general represented in
| the group on the bronze pedestal show
| ing Gen. Logan in the council of war
| with his commanding officers, presided
over the ceremonies. He paid high
personal tribute to the dead chieftain
and after the invocation had been Of
fered by Rev. Frank Bristol, intro
duced the sculptor, Simmons, to the
assemblage The statue was then I'M
| yelled amid great applause and the
| fourth artillery band rendered Colum-
| bia. A section of the fourth artillery
| fred a national salute President Nc
F1inleys received an ovation as he was
introduced. He said noble tribute
to the lamented general. The grafton
was delivered by Senator Depew of
New York, who said among other
things:
Logan is the finest example Of the
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of little army of $4,000 regulars
gathered million of volunteers who
formed in an incredibly brief space
of time the most magnificent and re-
sistless body of soldiery of modern
or ancient times. They demonstrated
in the quickness with which the army
was modified and disciplined, in the
steadiness and endurance which it ex-
hibited as if trained veterans, and in
it's peaceful disarmament and return
to the pursuits of peace after the close
of the war, that the strength and re-
lance of our country rest upon it's
citizen soldiery This experiment
also demonstrated that while the cit
izen soldiers are engaged in gainful
pursuits and increasing the wealth Of
the country, an adequate army COM
posed of those who select a soldiers
career, can protect the public prop
erty, suppress insurrection, meet i'm
mediate and exigent requirements at
home or abroad. and that we need
have no apprehension of militarism or
of Caesarism. The regular army is
but the pickets and the skirmishers Of
that vast host who, from the noun
tains and valleys, from. plains and
cities from hamlets and towns, are
ready to respond to the call to arms
for the protection Of their liberties
from within or the defense of their
country from abroad
'Logan's brilliant career emphasizes
the necessity for military education.
In arms, as in art, in the professions
and the industries, the severest train
ing and the best education are the
requisites for success in our day or
terrific competition. We will not dis
pute Logan's claim, carried too far in
his enthusiasm, of the distinction Of
the natural soldier; but great as We're
the merits and the success of our gen
eral, if his genius had been trained,
broadened and strengthened by the
drill and discipline of the academy,
the fort and the field, he would have
stood in the front rank of the COM
..anders of great armies of modern
times"
Rev. J. G.. Butler pronounced the
benediction. The assemblage then
dispersed. The statute of Logan has
been turned over to the people of the
United States, and has become one of
the great monuments of the national
capitol.