The National tribune., 1903-10-22
THE MASTER.STRATEGIST
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| spirit which produced leaders such %
Sherman; the spirit which gave to the
average soldier the grim tenacity and re-
sourcefulness that made the armies OF
Grant and Sherman as formidable fight.
ing machines as this world has ever seen"
$50 much for our duties in keeping I'M
stained the honor roll our fathers made
in war. 1t is Of even more instant need
that we should show their spirit Of patriot
ism in the affairs Of peace.
1--WE can as little afford to tolerate a
dishonest man in the public service as 4
coward in the army. The murderer takes
a single life; the corruptionist in public
life. whether he be bride giver or bride
taker, strikes at the heart OF the Com
| monwealth. In every public service, as
| in every army, there will be wrongdoers,
there will occur misdeeds. This cannot
| be avoided but yigilant watch must be
Kept, and as soon as discovered the wrong
doing must he stopped and the wrong
doors punished. Remember that in pOpu-
lar Government we must rely on the peo-
pie themselves, alike for the punishment
and the reformation. Those upon whom
our institutions east the initial duty Of
bringing malcfactors to the bar Of JUS
tice must be diligent in its discharge;
yet in the last resort the success Of their
efforts to purge the public service of cor
ruption must depend upon the attitude of
the courts and Of the juries drawn from
the people. Leadership is of avail only
SO far as there is wise and resolute
public sentiment behind it.
Among the other speakers who COM
mandcd more than ordinary attention were
Gen. Thomas J. Henderson. of Illinois:
Gen. David Il. Henderson. of Iowa; Gen.
Dan Sickles. and Gen. Charles Grosvenor.
THE PEDESTAL AND THE GROUND.
The ground covered by the monument
and PEDESTAL is about 81 feet by 30. The
pedestal is of New Hampshire granite.
allegorical groups, War" and victorious
Peace The extreme hight of the monu-
mcnt is 80 feet. the statue proper being
IL feet. There are four bas-rel:efs in
bronze: AN incident in the Battle of
Missionary Ridge" THE Battle of At
anta,'' THE March through Georgia"
and sherman in Camp at Night" Eight
medallion heads ornament the statue
Gems. Logan, Ransom. Grierson. Blair,
Howard. Dodge. Mcpherson. and Smith.
On the terrace are four heroic figures
in bronze. standing at the for corners of
the pedestal. representing THE boys be
hind the guns The subjects are the
Infantry. Cavalry, Artillery. and Engi-
neeis. En- PEASANT it might be well to
state that the bas-rcl:efs are not good and
the figure of "Victorious Peace" is about
as bad as it could well he. 1t has been
numerically criticized The figure of
War looks more like representation
of Old Elccate than anything else. The
statue proper is very fine. Those who
knew Sherman best say that the concep-
ton is fine. and superbly carried out by
the sculptor. All the accouterments, and
the uniform as well, are real Sherman
4. 4 a.
from which they were borrowed by the
sculptor. The horse is a beautiful III
dian animal known in club circles here as
Navajo" and is the property of MIR.
Allison NailOr. who in Sher.nan's uniform,
which fitted him perfectly. posed on the
back of his fayor.te hunter for the statue.
THE GROWING FEATURE
of the whole week. however, was the
great banquet of the United Army organ
izations. given on Friday evening at the
Arlington Hotel. The grand banquet hall
and the dinng-room adjoining were used
for the nearly 600 distinguished guests.
The walls were almost hidden under n
wealth of draped flags. the most beaut-
full decoration in the world. Tall palms
and ferns filed the corners. Around the
walls i'll the windGw.edges We're the va
rious corps badges in heroic size, wreathed
in living green. Facing the entrance 10
the dining-roo were four great sheds.
nearly five feet in hight, each made Of
immortelles, in red, white, and blue, and
bearing, above. the names of the four
great armies. The tables were richly
set with plafTes of flowers and big jars
of American Beauty roses, interspersed
with vases of white and yellow ones.
Garlands of Autumn oak leaves in all
their gorgeous beauty were suspended
from the softly SHAPED chandeliers, while
fair guests in full evening dress, diamonds
and pearls flashing, and the members of
the veteran armies with their many med
ais, sparkling with costly gems, made
picture of rare beauty. and one that will
never again be seen just as it was that
night. 1t is that feeling of this may be
the last time that casts the only shadow
over these veteran gatherings. 1t is 40
years, nearly, since the most stupendOus
conflict the world has ever known was
ended. The average age of those who en-
listed in this greatest of all volunteer
armies was % years; there are but few
left who have not crossed the 60 line
and possibly the majority of those who
gather ut these almost pathetic Reunions
have reached the full measure of three
score and ten.
Lieut.-Gcn. John NJ. Schofield presided
Beside him sat Maj.-Gen. Oliver o. How
ard. Howard has seen the SHOWS of 73
w lHIeTS. anu SNCuOuclu tiibSe Oh ~. vi
the Ma or-ienerals who ut various times
commanded the great armies of the Union
these two are left. All the others have
gone over to the silent majority. A score
and half there were at one time, and
but two are left!
The elaborate menu was discussed for
nearly two hours, then youthful bugler
footed "A-t-t-e-n-t--o-n" and the time had
come for the feast of reason" to be
served. Chairs were turned to face the
presiding officer, and, with cigars lighted,
the veterans and their guests settled them
selves for three hours of oratory, such as
is seldom heard elsewhere than at Camp.
fire. The speakers We're men who had con
quered D0nelsOn with Grant and followed
Pap Thomas through the Stone River,
Chattanooga and Chickamauga campaigns;
they had stormed Mission Ridge and gone
up Lookout flights with Hooker, they had
suffered merciless defeat with Burnside a,
marched with Sherman 10
the sea, Sheridan in the Shenandoah. and
with Meade and supped the sweets of
the bloody victory of Gettysburg. Some
were there who had seen the Union forces |
routed ut First Bull Run. and who saw
the apotheosis at Appomattox. And 9TH |
ers were there whose lives were all but |
wrecked in rebel prisons. In that crowd |
of 400 veterans there were not nearly !
enough legs and arms to so around, and
the comrade with two good eyes was to |
be congratulated, while several there had |
Travelled in darkness for all the days and |
nights of more than 40 years.
1t was jolly crowd. They cheered for
and cheered again. They gave
three times three for Grant and Logan.
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