Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-30

INDIANAPOLIS, lHu', May oV.-
president Roosevelt and party, accom-
nanied by vice President Fairbanks,
arrived today at TO-: 4S a. m. from the
f,neral of Mrs. Mckinley to attend
,ha ceremonies incident to the unveil-
ng of the monument to Major General
1awton, at which the president has
consented to make the principal ad-
dress.
The president and vice president
ware met at the depot by a large re-
eeption committee in carriages at the
head of which were Senators Bev-
aridge and Hemenway and Represen-
tative Oevrstreet. They were at once
driven to the Fairbanks home, where
luncheon was served.
At the monument placed in Univer-
sitv square and st. Clair park nearly
10000 school children were massed to
greet the president. All business is sus-
pended and the weather is cloudy, but
pleasant.
Seated with the president and vice
president are 40 guests. including Gov
ernor Hanly and other notables.
Following the luncheon began a
march to the court house grounds for
the unwilling ceremonies. Solid banks
Of people gave the president an en-
thusiastic reception Acting as escort
to the president were three battalions
of infantry, and one battery of artil-
lery from the regular army. The
parade included the national guards
and veterans of the @. A. r.
At the court house grounds arrange
ments were made to seat several thou
SAINTS Of people, including veterans of
the q. A. z
r. O. Hawkins, chairman of the
monument commission. acted as mas
ter of ceremonies and introduced the
speakers, Chairman Hawkins made a
brief speech, in which he referred most
eloquently to the Indiana soldier and
to the artistic beauty of the statue
erected In his memory. Rev. d. Il.
Lucas former chaplain of the national
organization Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. pronounced the invoca-
tion, which was followed by short
address by Governor Hanly. Chair
man Hawkins then introduced James
whitcomb Riley. who read his poem,
"The Home voyage" written after the
death Of General Lawton.
The president was introduced by
Governor Hanly, and greeted with
hearty anplause as he stepped toward
to deliver his address. The presidents
address was along, patriotic lines, be-
ing a sincere eulogy of the character
devoted fealty to country and home
and the courageous qualities OF the
hero whose statue served to inspire th'
sentences. -sHS sIAiA-
President Roosevelt said. in part:
For more than one reason ! am Pc
teulisrly glad that this year ! spear
on Memor al day in the state OF lnol'
ana. There is no other class OF ea
citizens to whom we owe SO mach .
to the Veterans Of the great war. ~
them it was given to perform the ON
feat with which no other feat can
compared, fer to them 1t was giVe'
to preserve the Union. Moreover yo
men who wore the blue, blessed pc
yond the yictors In any other war
recent times, have left to your coun
trymen more than the material resui'
of the triumph, more than the ecnies
ing the triumph itself. You have ie'
a country so genuinely reunited tni
all of us now, in whatever part OF IN
Union we live, have q right to 10
the keenest pride, not only In the va
or and self-devotion of you, the ga
liant men who wore the blue. but ali
in the valor and self-deyotion OF yo'
gallant opponents who wore the gra
The hero whose monument We tous
unyeil, by his life bore singular test
mony to the completeness Of the
union. General Lawton in you
fought CALAMITY in the Civil war. TIL
ty-three years afterward he aga
marched to war, this time against
foreign Zoe. and served with dist
gushed ability and success as a &c
eral officer. both in Cuba and IN
Philippines. When he thus served
was in any army whose generals
eluded not only many Of his old CO.
rades in arms. but some of his old
ponents also. as General Wheeler q
General Fitzhugh Lee. Under n
both among the commissioned ono
and in the ranks. were many n
whose fathers had worn the blue, se
ing side by side with others VIII
fathers had worn the gray; but
Americans na,y awS y,nEE,ir0