Arizona republican., 1903-10-16
The Ceremony of DiscIos-
 ing Sherman Statue.
BRONZE IS NOT NEEDED
To Preserve the Memory of the Vir- tues of Foremost Figure of His Time = President Roosevelt the Chief Orator.

Washington, Oct. 15.-With impress sive ceremonies, an equestrian statue of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman was un- yelled here this afternon in the pres ence ot officials of Washington, the president at.its head, and thousands of veterans, members of societies of the Armies of the Tennessee, the Cumber- land, the Ohio and otomac..
 As the two large flags enveloping the statue were drawn aside by Wm. Tecumseh Sherman Thorndyke, the g. year-old grandson of the dead chief tain the cannon of the Fourth artillery boomed salute 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. Wymons, superintendent of public buildings and grounds.
 Before the unveiling of the statue the president and Lieut.. General 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 delivered the address of the day. A representative from each of the societies of the four armies followed in eulogies of General Sher- man.
 Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge, president of the state commission, gave a bris. description of the statue and then ln- troduced Wm. Tecumseh Sherman ThornGyke who from the base of the pedestal pulled a cord and two inn mlense national flags slowly D. rted, unveiling the statue of his g and father. Attached to the cord was a bunch of flowers, which the little fel- low carried to the stand and presented to the president, who congratulated him warmly.
 The president was introduced by Gen. Dodge.
 As he arose the veterans gave him round after round of cheers The presidents speech was frequently in corrupted with cheers. The president said:
 Today we. meet together to do honor 10 the memory of one of the great men whom, in the hour of her agony our nation brought forth for her preserva- ton. The civil war was not only in the importance of the issues at stake and oi the outcome the greatest of mod ern times, but it was also. taking into account its dura tion. 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 remember ed in our history as long as this his tory itself is remembered. Sheridan the incarnation of fiery energy and prowess; Thomas, farsighted. cool headed. whose steadfast courage burn ed ever highest in the supreme mo- ment of the crisis; Mcclellan, with his extraordinary gift for organization; Meade, victor in one of the decisive battles Of all time. Hancock. type of the true fighting man among the regu- lars; Logan, type of the true fighting man among the volunteers-the names of these and of many others will en- dure 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 Grant $ great lieutenant, Sherman, whose sta- tue here in the national pital is today to be unveiled It is not necessary here to go over the long roll of Sher- mans mighty feats. They are written large throughout the history of the civil war. Our memories would be poor l.<indeed ii we did not recall them now as we look along Pennsylvania avenue End think of the great triumphal march which surged down it's length when at the close of the war the vic torious armies of the east and of the west met here in the capital of the nation they had saved.
 There is a peculiar fitnass in com- memoratirg the great deeds of the soldiers who preserved this nation, by suitable monuments at the national capital. I trust we shall soon have proper statue of Abraham Lincoln to whom more than any other one man this nation owes its salvation. Mean while. on behalf of the people of the
 pm, I wish to congratulate all of y96 who have been instrumental in securing the erection of this statue to General ShermaIi-
 THE BEST MONUMENT.
 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 today to the memory of Sherman comes from the depths of our being. We would be unworthy citizens did we rot 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 patrCtism, have made us and all who come after us forever their debt ors. They left us not merely re united country. but country incalcul- ably greater because of it's rich herit- age in the deeds which thus left it re- united As a nation we are the great CT, not only for the valor and devo- tion 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 which they re-