The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-16
ROOSEVELT TELLS
OF GEN. SHERMAN
President Delivers Address at
dwelling of Statue in
Washington.

WASHINGTON D. c., Oct. ID
With impressive ceremonies, an eques-
trian statue of William Tecumseh
Sherman was unveiled here this after
noon in the presence of official WASH
ington, the president at its head, and
thousands of veterans, members of the
societies of the Armies of the Ten
nessee, the Cumberland, the Ohio and
the Potomac. AS the two large flags
enveloping the statue were drawn
aside by William Tecumseh Sherman
Thorndyke, the nine year. old grand.
son of the dead chieftain, the cannon
of the Fourth artillery doomed sa-.
lutte, and the marine band struck up
THE Star Spangled Banner" Success
marked every detail of the ceremonies.
which were in charge of Col. T. w.
Symons, superintendent of public
grounds and buildings.
Before the unwilling of the statue.
the president and Lieut.. Gen. Young,
chief of the general staff of the army,
reviewed the troops participating in
the dedication parade from the stand
opposite the statue. The president de-
livered the address of the day. A rep
reSentative from each of the societies
of the four armies followed in eulogies
of Gen. Sherman.
President Roosevelt was introduced,
and spoke in part as follows:
To-day we meet together to do honor
to the memory of one of the great men
whom in our hour of agony, our nation
brought forth for preservation The Civil
war was not only in the Importance OF
the issues at stake and OF the outcome
the greatest of modern times, but it was
also, taking into account its duration. the
severity of the fighting, and the size OF
the armies engaged. the greatest since the
close of the Napoleonic struggles Among
the generals who rose to high position as
leaders of the various armies in the field
are many who will be, remembered IN
n icfny hic
is remembered Sheridan. the incarnation
of fiery energy and pIowess; Thomas,
farsighted cool-headed whose steadfast
courage burned ever highest in the SUI
preme moment of the crisis; Mcclellan.
with his extraordinary gift for organiza-
ton; Meade. victor in one of the decisive
battles of all time; Hancock, type of the
true fighting man among the regulars;
Logan type of the true fighting man
among the volunteers-the names of these
and of many others will endure so long
as our people hold sacred the memory of
the fight for union and for liberty. High
among these chiefs rise the figures of
| Grant and of Grants great lieutenant
Sherman. whose statue here in the ma
tional capital is today to be unveiled. 1t
is not necessary here to go over the long
roll of Sherman's mighty feats They
are written large throughout the history
of the Civil war Our memories would be
poor indeed if we did not recall them
now, as we look along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and think of the great triumphal
march which surged down its length when
at the close of the war the victorious
armies of the Fast and of the West met
here in the capital of the nation they had
saved.
There is peculiar fitness in com
memorating the great deeds of the sol
diers who preserved this nation. by suit
able monuments at the national CAPT.
tai. ] trust we shall soon have a proper
statue of Abraham Lincoln. to whom
more than to any other one man this ma
| ton owes its salvation.
l. The living can best show their respect
for the memory of the great dead by the
way in which they take to heart and act
I upon the lessons taught by the lives which
made these dead men great. Our homage
! from the depths of our being. We would
| be unworthy citizens did we not feel pro-
| found gratitude toward him, who, when
! the country called in her dire need. .Sprang
answer that call. Moreover. our homage
/ must not only find expression on our lips;
| it must also show itself forth in our deeds.
I'VE of the present if we are true to
! the past, must show by our lives that we
| have learned Alright the lessons taught by
the men who did the mighty deeds of the
| lives to strive after not the thing which
| is merely pleasant, but the thing which it
| is our duty to do
I'VE can not afford to lose tie virtues
| which made the men of 81 to '65 great in
war. No man is warranted in feeling
pride in the deeds of the army and navy
| of the past if he does not back up the
army. and navy of the present: If we are
| far sighted in our patriotism there will be
| no let up in the work Of building. and of
! keeping at the highest point of efficiency.
! a navy suited to the part the United
! States must hereafter play in the world.
and of making and keeping our small
! regular army. which in the event of a
/! great war can never be anything but the
mics must form themselves. the best army
! of its size to be found among the nations -