Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-18
new JERSEY HONORS
her FALLEN HEROES
Great Monument atAntietam
Appropriately Dedicated
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENT

Besides the Chief Executive There
Were Present Many Distinguished
Guests and Several interesting Ad-
dresses Were MadeA
Sharpsburg, Nd, Sept. 17.-Under
aower skies the magnificent monu-
ment erected on the historical battle
field of Antietam by the grateful state
Of New Jersey to its men who fell in
the great engagement was dedicated
today. The occasion was rendered
particularly notable by the presence
at and participation In the ceremo-
MES by the president of the United
States and of Governor Murphy, the
chief executive Of the state which was
honoring it's heroes. The special
train bearing the president, Governor
Murphy and their party arrived here
at $40 o'clock. Governor Murphy
was accompanied by Senators Kean
and Dryden. and by several prominent
state officials and by his entire mill
tary staff
Special Trains Garry Veterans.
Special trains bearing nearly a thou
sand New Jersey survivors of the civil
war arrived just after the arrival of
the presidential train. The trip of
the president from Jersey City was
devoid of special incident. Many
stops were made and secret service of.
ficers were on guard throughout the
night.
After daylight crowds assembled
at every station to greet the presi.
dent. He appeared first on the rear
platform of his private car at Cham.
bersburg, Pa, shortly after o'clock.
He greeted the crowd cordially. At
Hagerstown, where the train was
switched from the Cumberland Val
ley railroad, to the Norfolk and West
tern, the president left his breakfast
table and his breakfast guests, Gov
ernor Murphy, Senators Kean and Dry.
den, to address several hundred peo'
pie. He said:
Il am on my way to accept inbe-
half Of the United States government
the monument erected to the New
Jersey troops who fought at Antietam,
but in larger sense 1 go to commem-
crate the valor of every man who In
the days that tried mems souls, proved
their truth by their en0eavor in the
service Of the national government.
(Cheers) 1t Is a peculiar pleasure
either today or any other day to see
in the audience the men who wear the
button which shows that they fought
in the Grand Army of the Republic.
They left to us not only reunited
country, but the memory of the great
deeds by which it was made united.
The times are easy now compared to
what they were in the days Of 81 to
'65, but We need to display just exactly
the same qualities that made you win
out under the lead of Abraham Lin.
coin
II want to say how glad am to see
the Grand Army of the Republic, and
next to the grand army, 1 want to geet
the future men. I want to say how
glad I am to have seen the children,
Just one word in closing: AS I said,
we need to display the same qualities
now that you needed in 1861 A man
was not worthy of anything if he was
not patriotic and decent. That was
first and that was not enough. No
matter how patriotic he was if he ran
away he was no good In addition to
decency he had to have the qualities
that would make the decency effective.
''It is just the same way now in civ
il life A man must be decent, hon.
est, upright, or he Is bad citizen, and
If he has not the qualities of honesty
and decency in him then the abler he
Is the worse he Is. l do not care
how able man is if he has not the
root of clean living in him, if he
bTibe-giver or bribe-taker, il he is
man who defrauds in public or private
life, If he Is q bad husband, bad faith
er, bad son-then he is a poor stuff,
out of which to make a citizen YOU
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
left us what the victory in no other
war left us. You left the right oil
comradeship with the vanquished; YOU
left us the right of brotherhood with
the mon who wore the gray, and moth.
ing pleases me more than the fact that
to an audience composed of union vet
terans one can always make the ap
peal for the men who fought AGAINST