Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
HEROES Of NEN
JERSEY HONOR[D
Monument to It's Men Who
Fell On the Battlefield of
Antietam Dedicated
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKS
OVER Thousand New Jersey Survivors
Of the Civil War Present at the Dedi-
cation of the Monument-President
Praises the Civil War Veterans
General News.

eation Of the Monument-Presiden
Praises the Civil War Veterans
General News.
Sharpsburg. Nd, Sept 1'.-unoer
owering skies the magnificent monu-
nent erected on the historic battle
teld of Antietam by the grateful state
II New Jersey to its men who fell IN
he great engagement was dedicated
nday. The occasion was rendered par
tcularly notable by the presence at
md participation in the ceremonies by
The president of the United States and
Governor Murphy, chief executive OF
New Jersey. The special train bearing
lie president, Murphy and party ar
rived here at $40. Governor Murphy
vas ccompanied by several prominent
,tate officials and the entire military
staff. Special trains bearing nearly a
thousand New Jersey survivors Of the
civil war arrived just after the presi-
Dental train. The trip of the president
from Jersey City was devoid of Incl
dent Many stops We're made and the
secret service officers were on guard
tnruout the night. After daylight the
crowds assembled at every station TO
greet the president.
He appeared first at the rear plat
form of his private car It Chambers
burg, Pa. shortly after o'clock and
greeted the crowd cordially. AT Ha-
gerstown, Md, where the train was
switched from the Cumberland Valley
railroad to the Norfolk & Western, the
president left his breakfast table and
the guests of Governor Murphy, Sena-
tors Kean and Dryden, CT New Jersey,
to address throng of several hundred
people. He said:
Il am on my way to accept on behalf
of the United States government
monument erected to the New Jersey
troops who fought at Antietaan; hui il
d larger sense 60 to commemorate the
yalor of every man who in the days
that tried mems souls proved their
worth by their endeavor in the serv-
ice OF the national government. 1t is a
peculiar pleasure either today or any
other day to see in an audience men
who wear the buttons which show they
fought in the grand army of the re-
public. They left us not only re-
united country, but memory OF great
deeds by which 1t Is made united
Times are easy now compared to what
they were in the days from 81 to '65.
What we need to display is just ex-
actly the same qualities that made you
win out under the lead OF Abraham
Lincoln.
II want 70 say how glad / am to see
the Grand Army OF the Republic, and
next to the Grand Army want to
greet the future; want to say how
glad am to have seen the children.
Just one word In closing. AS said we
need to display the same qualities now
that you did in 61 A man is not worth
anything If he is not patriotic and de-
cent. That was first, and that was
enough. No matter how patriotic he
was, IL he ran away he was no good. In
addition to decency, he had to have
qualities that would make decency ef-
fective. 1t is just the same way now
In civil life. A man must be decent,
: honest. upright, or he is bad citizen
and Ii he has not the qualities of hon
esty and decency in him then the
Abier he Is the worse nc is. l do not
care how able man is. If he has not
not the root OF clean living in him, If he
Is not decent and honest man, IL he
ls a bribe-giver and bribe-taker, II
re Is a man who defrauds in public or
private life, IL he is n bad husband, bad
father, bad son, then he is poor stuff
out of which to make citizen. You
of the Grand Army of the Republic
left us such a victory as no other war
left us. You left the right of comra de-
ship with the vanquishec; you left us
the right Of brotherhood with the man
who wore the gray, and nothing pleas -
me more than the fact that TO an audi :
ence composed of union veterans one
can always make an appeal for the
men who fought against you and whose
sons are now as loyal as we are to the
flag of our common country"
At 10 o'clock the president and Gov
ernor Murphy. accompanied by Sena-
tors Kean and Dryden, of New Jersey.
and hundreds of citizens, left Sharps-
burg station for the famous old Dunk
ard church on the battlefield of Antie-
idiil. ileie lHe DIiSdueS ol 4NelGIdiiS
formed in columns fou.- and escorted
the president and distinguished guests
10 the monument. On behalf of the
state of New Jersey. Murphy accepted
The monument in a short address.
Roosevelt, as he arose to accept the
monument on behalf Of the federal
government was accorded an ovation.
Presidents Speech.
Governor Murphy; and you, veter-
ans of New Jersey; and you, men of the
grand army, and all others here, / greet
you:
81 thank you of New Jersey for the
monument to the troops of New Jersey
who fought at Antietam. and on behalf
Of the nation accept the gift. We
meet today upon one of the great bat
tlefields Of the civil war. No other
battle OF the cival war lasting but one
day shows as great a percentage of loss
as that which occurred here upon the
day on which fntietam was fought.
Moreover in its ultimate effects this
battle was of inomentous and decisive
Importance, for when II ended and Lee
had retreated south OF the Potomac,
Lincoln forthwith published that im-