The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-18
AFTER FORTY YEARS
Monument Dedicated on Antie-
tam Field, President ASSISTING.

SEARPSBURG, Md, Sept. 17-Un-
der lowering skies the magnificent
monument erected on the historic bat
tlefield at Antietam by the state of
New Jersey to its men who fell in the
great engagement was dedicated today
AT 10 o'clock President Roosevelt
and Gov. Murphy, of New Jersey, &C
eompanied by Senator'S Kean and Dry
den, the entire party and hundreds of
citizens left Sharpsburg station for the
famous old Dunkard church on the
battlefield of Antietam. There the
brigades of veterans, in columns of
tours, escorted the president, Gov. Muir
ply and distinguished guests to the
monument. The monument is in the
| ornate form of a Corinthian column of
granite, forty feet high, surmounted by
heroic figure in bronze of an officer
with appraised sword leading his men
in charge. The figure Is intended as
a representation of Capt. Irish, of the
Thirteenth New Jersey volunteers, who
was the only New Jersey officer killed
at Antietam. After the assemblag e
had been called to order by James o.
Smith. of the New Jersey monument
commission, and an invocation had
been pronounced by Rev. DR.. Frazer.
of Newark, Mr.. Smith reported to Gov.
Murphy the final work of the commits
sion. On behalf of the state of New
Jersey, GOV. Murphy accepted the
monument in an address.
President Roosevelt, as he arose TO
accept the monument on behalf of the
federal government, was accorded an
ovation. His address contained these
words:
There was no patent device for Sc
curing victory by force of arms forty
years ago; and there is no patent de-
vice for securing victory for the forces
n ri orb too iv, airrg
each case the all-important factor was
and is the character of the individual
man. Good laws in the state, like a
good organization in an army, are the
expressions of national character.
Leaders will be developed in military
and in civil life alike; and weapons
and tactics change from generation to
generation, as methods of achieving
good government change in civic af-
fairs; but the fundamental qualities
which make for good citizenship do
not change any more than the funda-
mental qualities which make good
soldiers.
There are many qualities which we
need alike in private citizen and in
public man, but three above alI-three
for the lack of which no brilliancy and
no genius can atone-and those three
are courage, honesty and common
sense"
Benediction was pronounced by Rev
William H Mccormick, of New Jer-
sey, veteran chaplain. The presi-
dent held an informal reception in a
drenching rain, shaking hands with
several hundred ex-soldiers. A drive
over parts of the battlefield on account
of the storm had to be abandoned. The
president, Gov. Murphy and their
party returned to their train imme-
diately after the ceremonies.
During the afternoon the rain ceased.
The president, with Gov. Murphy, Sen
ators Kean and Dryden, and accompa-
MED by Gen. Carmen, who command
ed the Thirteenth New Jersey volun-
teers in the battle, drove to various
points of interest on the field.
During the drive it was noted with
regret that the name of Gen. George
B. Mcclellan, the commander of the
Union troops in the great battle, was
not mentioned during today's exercises.
The president passed the evening on
his train at this station. AT o'clock
the train pulled out of Sharpsburg. 1t
Is due at Jersey City tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock.