The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-15
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Lessons, That Are Taught Us by the
Patriotism of the Fathers

Washington, Oct. 15.-To-day we
meet together to do honor to the mem
.ory OF one Of the great men whom, in
the hour of her agony, our nation
DrouSht forth for her preservation.
Inc civil war was not only in the i'm
portance of the issues at stake and of
the outcome the greatest of modern
tlmes, but it was also, taking into ac-
count It's duration, the severity of the
l1s1tlng and the size of the armies en-
gagged, the greatest since the close of
the Napoleonic struggles. Among the
generals who rose to high position as
teaders OF the various armies in the
hela are many who will be remem-
pered In our history as long as this
history itself Is remembered. Sheri-
oan' the incarnation of fiery energy
and prowess;. Thomas, >far-sighted
cool-headed, whose steadfast Courage
burned ever highest in the supreme
moment OF the crisis; Mcclellan, with
ms extraordinary gift for organiza-
uon; meade, victor in one of the de-
clslve battles Of all time; Hancock.
type of the true fighting man among
lhe regulars; Logan, type of the true
nght1ng man among the volunteers
the names of these and of manv 9TH
ers Will endure so long as our people
mold sacred the memory Of the fight
Tor union and for liberty.
Sherman's Mighty Feats. I"
: High among. these. chiefs rise the
hgures Of Grant anGl of Gfant's great
lieutenant, Sherman, whose E statue
mere IN the national capital is to-day
to be unveiled. It is not necessary
mere TO go over the long roll of sher-
mans mighty feats. They are writ
ten large thruout the history Of the
civil war. Our memories would be
poor indeed if we did not recall them
now, as we look along PENNSYLVANIA,
avenue and think of the great fri
umphal march which surged down it's
length when at the close of the war
the victorious armies Of the east of
OF" the west met here in the capital of
the nation they ,had saved.
There is a peculiar fitness in COM
memorating the great deeds of the
soldiers who preserved this nation, bv
suitable monuments at the national
capital. l trust we shall soon have
a. proper statue of Abraham Lincoln,
to whom more than to any other one
man this nation owes it's salvation.
Meanwhile, on behalf of the people
of the nation, I wish oacongratulate
all of you who have been instrument
tai in securing the erection of this
statue Of General Sheramn.
"' So The Lessons of the Past,
The living can best show their re-
spect for the memory Of the great
dead by the way in which they take
to heart and act upon the lessons
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 like 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 after us forever
their debtors. They left us not mere
ly reunited country but a country
greater because of its
rich heritage in the deeds which thus
left it reunited. '~-SS