The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24
MONEY FOR MONUMENT DEDICATION

This afternoon the citizens comprising the
committe TO raise funds with which 10
defray the expenses Of the dedication Of the
Indiana soldiers and sailors monument
will hold a meeting. The committee which
Governor Durbin has selected includes
number Of the most public spirited and
honorable men in the city. All Of them are
men whose hands are fun OF affairs, yet
each, feeling his obligation TO Indiana ami
indianapolis. will join in taking up IN
pleasant and onerous task. That this COM
mittee will do its part OF the work faith
fully and efficiently there can be no doubt;
but the measure Of success must depend
upon the liberality and appreciation Of the
people OF Indianapolis Of this browning Of
the most patriotic memorial which the
grateful people of a proud State has reared
i'm honor of it's heroes. The Legislature
not being in session. and it being important
10 have the dedication take place at an
early day, the expense of the exercises
must be raised largely in indianapolis by
subscription. To make this ceremonial what
it should be and TO save a larger draft for
Governor Durbin firmly resisted the move
ment to have the dedication last October
10 the end that the Indiana National Guard
may be present while in practice camp.
For this persistent thoughtfulness of those
who must raise the money by subscrip-
ton, Governor Durbin was the object of
much unreasonable criticism. not TO say
nh
time and again with intelligence. but, cut
ting them TO the lowest, as has been done, a
considerable sum Of money will be needed
To make a dedication worthy of the object,
the event and the people of Indiana. This
contributors may be sure of-not dollar
will be wasted. and the spectacle as planned
will be the grandest ever witnessed in In
diana.
1t is the growing custom when money is
TO be contributed to leave the giving TO a
limited number of men and financial in
situations, on the ground that they have
been in some way the recipients of the
largest number of popular favors. That rea-
son may do for ordinary occasions, but it
will not or rather should not, answer
when contributions are asked TO dedicate a
monument which commentaries the saliva
ton of a nation, the building up of a State
and the clarifying of the proudest deeds a
citizen soldiery ever performed. For no
State or part of State did the war for the
Union do more than it did for this locality.
1t made the region on which this monu-
ment stands the population center of the
Nation and the center of the highest in
dustrial development. OF all the States,
Indiana has commemorated the part her
sons took TO save the Union and all ii is TO
| this people. The work which this monu-
ment commentaries blessed all of US.
Therefore. when money is asked to recall
| the men for whom this monument stands,
| let all find a medium to make contributions
TO this finance committee for the reason
that what they achieved belongs to every
one of us and that it is a grateful privilege
| to contribute a small amount to swell the
| aggregate to a figure that will crown the
/ greatest event of Indiana with abundant
/ success