New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-16
HOMAGE PAlDTO SHERMAN



the statue of his grandfather Attached 10 ,he
cord was a bunch Of flowers, which the h'ue
fellow carried to the stand and presehteu "
the President who congratulated him Warmly
salute was fired by the 4th Artillery. and the
Marine Band played The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS ADDRESS
The President was introduced by General
Dodge As he arose the veterans gave MIN
round after round Of cheers. The Presidents
speech was frequently interrupted with ap-
plause. He said:
To-day we meet together TO do honor to the
memory of of the great men whom. in the
hour of her agony our nation brought 1Ortn
for her preservation. The Civil War was not
only in the Importance of the issues at STAKE
and OF the outcome the greatest or modern
times, but II was also, taking into account us
duration, the severity of the lighting ana the
size of the armies engaged. the greatest since
the close of the Napoleonic struggles. Among
the generals who to high position as leaders
of the various armies in the field are many VINO
will be remembered in our history as long as
this history itself is remembered Sheridan. the
incarnation of fiery energy and prowess; Thon-
as. far sighted. cool headed. whose steadfast
courage burned highest in the supreme
moment of the crisis: Mcclellan. with his eX-
traordinary gift for organization; Meade VlCtoF
in one of the decisive battles of all time; nan
cock. type of the true fighting man among the
regulars: Logan type OF the true hghtlnS 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 Tor union
and for liberty. High among these chiefs rise
the figures OF Grant and of Grants great leu
tenant, Sherman. whose statue here IN the
national capital is to-day to be unveiled IL is
not necessary here to go over the long roll OF
Shermans mighty feats. They are written large
throughout the history OF the Civil War Our
memories would be poor indeed II we did not
recall them now. as we look along Pennsyl-
vania-ave.. and think of the great triumphal
march which surged down its length when, at
the close of the war, the victorious armies Of
he of here
ital of the nation they had saved
GREAT DEEDS COMMEMORATIVE.
There is a peculiar fitness in commemorating
the great deeds OF the soldiers who preserved
this nation by suitable monuments at the
national capital. / trust we shall soon have a
proper statue of Abraham Lincoln. to whom
more than to any other one man this nation
owes its salvation. Meanwhile. behalf OF
the people of the nation 1 wish to congratu-
late all OF you who have been instrumental in
securing the erection Of this statue TO General
Sherman.
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 upon the les
sons taught by the lives which made these dead
men great. Our homage to-day to the memory
Of Sherman comes from the depths Of our being.
We would be unworthy citizens did we not feel
profound gratitude toward him, and those Ike
him and under him, who, when the country
called in her dire need, sprang forward with
such gallant eagerness to answer that call
Their blood and their toll their endurance and
patriotism. have made us and all who come
L
merely reunited country but country meal
Culably greater because of its rich heritage in
the deeds which thus left it reunited As a
nation, are the greater. not only for the
valOr and devotion TO duty displayed by the
men in blue. who won in the great struggle for
the Union. but also for the valOr and the loyalty
toward what they regarded right Of the men
I'm gray: for this war, thrice fortunate above all
other recent wars In its outcome left to all OF
lis the right of brotherhood alike with valiant
victor and valiant vanquished.
THE TRUE EXPRESSION OF HOMAGE
Moreover. our homage must not only find ex-
preston lips; it must also show itself
forth in deeds Il is q great and glorious
thing for a nation to be stirred TO present tri-
umph by the splendid memories Of tTiumphS in
the past. But it is a shameful thing for a
nation, if these memories stir it only to empty
bOastings. to a pride that does not shrink from
present abasement. TO that self-satisfactiOn
which accepts the high resolve and unbending
ease wrongly directed effort in the son
We Of the present if we are true TO the past.
must show by lives that have learned
Alright the lessons taught by the men who did
the mighty deeds Of the past. We must have
in us the spirit which made the men Of the Civil
War what they We're; the spirit which produced
leaders such Sherman; the spirit which gave
TO the average soldier the grim tenaCity and
sourcefulness that made the armies of Grant
and Sherman formidable fighting machines
as this world has ever seen We need their rug
gedness of body. their keen and vigorous minds
and above all their dominant quality Of fOrCeful
character. Their lives teach us in our own lives
to strive after not the thing which is merely
pleasant. but the thing which II is duty to
do. The life Of duty, not the life Of mere ease
mere pleasure-that is the kind Of life which
makes the great man as it makes the great
nation.
We cannot afford to lose the virtues which
made the men of 'G1 to 80 great in war No
man is warranted I'm 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. II
we are far sighted in patriotism. there will
be no let in the work of building and Of
keeping at the highest point Of efficiency a navy
suited to the part the United States must here
after 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 nucleus around which our volunteer armies
must form themselves. the best army OF its size
to be found among the nations.
PATRIOTISM IN PEACE
So much for our duties in keeping unstained
the honor roll fathers made in war. 1t is
of even more instant need that we should show
their spirit of patriotism in the affairs Of peace
The duties of peace with us always; those
of war are but occasional. and with a nation
as with a man, the wOrthiness OF life depends
upon the way in which the everyday duties are
done The home duties are the vital duties
The nation is nothing but the aggregate OF the
families within its border, and IL the average
man is not hard working, just and fearless in
average of public life will in the end be low
for the stream can rise no higher than its
source.
But in addition we need TO remember that a
peculiar responsibility rests upon the man in
public life. We meet in the capital OF the
nation. in the city which owes fits existence TO
the fact that IL is the seat OF the national gov
eminent. II is we'll for in this place. and at
this time. to remember that exactly as there
are certain homely qualities the lack of which
will prevent the most brilliant man alive from
being a useful soldier to his country. so there
are certain hOmey qualities for the lack Of
which in the public servant no shrewdness or
ability can atone. The greatest leaders. whether
in war or in peace. must of course show a pecul-
lar quality Of genius but the most redoubtable