The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-09-17
SHAFT TO HEROES
At OLD ANT|ETAM
ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS MONUMENT
TO NEW JERSEY DEAD IN THE
NAME OF REPUBLIC.
HIS REMARKS AT CEREMONY
President Says Boys Who Wore the Blue
at the Famous Battle Left Poster
ity Glorious Example,
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Sharpsburg, Md. Sept. r7.-Under low
ering skies the magnificent monument on
the historic little field of Antietam by the
state of New Jersey TO its men who fought
in the great engagement was dedicated
today.
The occasion was rendered particularly
notable by the presence at and participa-
tlon III the ceremonies OF the president OF
the United States and of Governor Muir
ply, the chief executive of the state which
was honoring its heroes
The special train bearing the president,
Governor Murphy and their party arrived
here at o:1o o'clock. Governor Murphy
was accompanied by Senators kean and
Dryden. by several prominent state officials
and 10y his entire military staff.
Survivors Present.
Special trains bearing nearly n thou-
sand New Jersey survivors of the Civil
War arrived just after the arrival of the
presidential train.
The trip Of the president from Jersey
City was devoid Of special incident, Many
stops were made and secret service Off
GERS were OH guard throughout the night.
After daylight, crowds assembled at every
station to greet the president. He APP
peared first on the rear platform OF his
private car at Chambersbourg, Pa, shortly
after 7 o'clock. He simply greeted the
crowd cordially. AT Hagerstown Md, the
president left his breakfast table and his
breakfast guests, Governor Murphy and
Senators kean and Dryden. TO address
throng of several hundred people.
His Mission
He said: Il am oil my way to accept OH
hsbn1f af r,,t
the monument erected to the New Jersey
troops, who fought at Antietam, but in a
larger sense, | go to commemorate the
valor OF every man. who in the days that
tried mems souls proved their truth by
their endeavor in the service OF the ma
tiona government.
1T is peculiar pleasure either today, or
any other day. to see in the audience the
men who wear the button which shows
that they founght in the Grand Army of the
Republic. They left to us not only re-
united country, but the memory of the
great deeds by which il was made united.
The times are easy now compared to what
they were in the days of them, '6I to '65,
but we need TO display just exactly the
same qualities that made you win out un-
der the lead Of Abraham Lincoln.
Perennial Children.
II want to 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 needed in '6I. A man was not
worth anything il he was not patriotic
and decent. That was first and that was
not enough. No matter how patriotic he
was if he ran away he was no good.
In addition to decency he had to have the
qualities that would make the dccency
effective. 1t is just the same way now in
civil life.
"A man must be decent honest upright,
or he is bad citizen, and if he has not
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