Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11

seems to have raised up and prepared
men specially for the accomplishment OF
the wonderful purposes which he had In
casions and the Accomplishment OF heroic
deeds. are INACTIVE and undistinguished n
communities like ours until their country
calls them to duty.
The Mexican war at once fired the inn
| aglnation OF the adventurous youth Of our
land; It carried young Logon. with 9
I company across the Rio. 0rande, and be
won his shoulder straps in the bloody
battles under Generals Taylor and Scott.
larged the horizon and pointed out a
farger future than ever dreamed of before
l for himself and for his country to. this
enthusiastic lad.
Egypt illinois. when the civil war
broke out, and his district was In
tensely bro-southern In sympathy.
How he espoused the Union cause and
| converted his constituency to his views
was graphically related by DR.. Depew.
He said:
The stirring news came to the house
Run was in progress. The soldier of the
Mexican war again heard the music of
The national anthem and flew to. the de-
Tense Of the national flag The dramatis
of civilian in frock coat and top silk
hat who had seized musket from q
wounded 4. soldier, and by action and words
to stem the tide Of defeat and turn the
army back TO meet the enefhy. In that
hour Logan's vision clearly saw the path
OF duty. He FASTENED home to his con-
union cause and to have them enlist in
the union army. He met sullen and
;th hIf mohs everywhere. Out moth
quence. the inspiration of his presence.
and his cry, Follow me to the field for
the old flag and the union. 1t is no longer
the right and wrong OF slavery IT Is no
sion of that Institution into the terri
tories, but 1t Is whether you Will be with
m me h Tor the preservation Of the union and
and humanity Character, courage and
patriotism triumphed. He led his whole
people Pc. u out Of the darkness Of Egypt into
the = light of the promised land Within a
few few, weeks h, was in the field with his
regiment, and other regiments followed
as OFTEN as the government called for
unteer soldier: Around the nucleus of a
little army Of 25.0o0 regulars gathered q
million of volunteers who formed in an
1neredi1sly brief space Of time the most
oiery OF modern or ancient times. They
demonstrated in the quickness with
, which the army was mobilized and disci-
which 1t exhibited as II trained veterans,
and In Its peaceful disbnnment and re-
turn to the pursuits OF peace after the
c!ose OF the war, that the strength and
reliance of our country rest upon it's rciti-
zen sold!ery.
The most gratifying tribute to Logan
ana an IT,, the pest expression of the opinion
was his election as tho first Commander
OF the Grand Army of the Republic. and
the election repeated as often as he
ins a. ACCEPT Gel the place. Long after all
either side are. forgotten, Logans mem
DRY viii remain green because Of the
o oean.ltu u, memorial me-, service which he
o OF a,f,. and which now in every part
IN u me year as national holiday in order
ina. the graves Of the gallant dead, both
on me FEDERAL and the confederate side.
may be decorated with flowers.
But our typical American had only be-
gun his Kaleidoscope career when the
war closed, Like his companions in arms.
ne returned 5in d. to civil pursuits. Illinois,
where, demanded that he surrender his
private affairs TO the call Of duty and
s e, TO the country his ripe experience in
and pacification. The dashlng soldier be-
came the acute parlia1nentarnn, the Wig
o ., debater and the constructive states
mar. man. re forcsaW In 1870 the necessity Of
United States which was done in 1888. He
coufageously took UP the problem of tho
negro, that most difficult Of the questions
IN the thirty years since he preached no
suggestion better than the one which he
advanced. which was educate, educate,
educate." -
In every community in our land the
leaders Of public opinion and the dwellers
IN the homes of prosperity have come
from the ranks Among those successful
M 4 n 1jn,.,<
and held the public eye and died mourned
by an their countrymen, there will live
n the future In the history Of the repub-
~ i,c ny, No ,lopler ilgure, In peace and in war,
for the welfare OF his fellow citizens.
than General John A. Logan
The ceremony concluded by the pro-
nounciation of the benediction by Rev.
DIR. j. G. Butler.
Seven Years of Labor.
The equestrian statue of Logan, I'M
yelled today. represented seven years
of labor on the part of Franklin Sim
mons, sculptor, and rests upon a
pedestal of bronze. Congress appro-
priated $4,000 for the statue, $4,000
was contributed by the Grand ARMY OF
the Republic. The pedestal is twenty
feet high. On it's west face is a group
representing Logan in consultation
with leading officers of the army of the
ASAiAi-'oSC. LII SllAS group are portrait
bronzes of Generals Dodge, Hazen, Slo-
cum, Leggett, Mower, Blair and Cap
tain Strong. On the east face is a
group representing Logan taking the
oath as senator, which is being admin
istered by Vice President Arthur. In
the group are portrait bronzes Of SEN
ators Cullom. Evarts, Conkling, Nor
ton, Miller, Voorhees, and Thurman.
The south front of the pedestal is en-
bellished with allegorical figures Of the
war, and on the north with another Of
above the pedestal fourteen and a half
feet. Logan, facing south, is repre-
sented as riding along the line of bat
tie, his horse moving forward at a
gentle trot, his hat on and his sword
drawn. The statue produces the i'm
preston of dignity, beauty and power.
SIGNED BY kGulNALO0.