The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-03
|AT|ON H0N0RS
| GEN. N 'CLELLAN
TATUTE ERECTED TO MEMORY
or DEAD LEADER UNVEIL-
ED AT WASHINGTON.
ROOSEVELT MADE TALK
raising Civil War Hero and Urging
Good Citizenship and Righteous
Livlno--Distineulsh,d Per-
sons Sce Unveillng.

Washington, May r. with appro-
rlate civic ana military ceremonies
na IN the presanc of dis inguished
udience the heroic eWnestr an statue
bronze OF Maj General George b.
icClellan erected undor "a auspices
n the Army or The Potomac vas un-
eicd here today $50.
President Roosevelt made the prin-
ipal speech ana with Gen raj Fred
rick D. Grant on his right, and Gov
rnor Stokes. Of New Jersey on his
SIT, Witnessed the imposing military
arade Of ieguiags and milit a
Mrs. Mcclellan, the generals
iaow, May1r Mcclellan, of NV
ofk, son ~ he general. and Or.
george Mcclellan, of New Jersey, a
ophew. who pulled the string releas-
he the flags in which the statue was
INV loped, occupied seats on the pres
&ients stand.
The diplomatic corpse army and
avy. and civil and military author
les were largely represented
AS he nags which ouveIoped the
tame swung o the hre 5e there
Vas an exclamation of admiration
rom the vast assemhage acc2mpan-
ad IN the firing Of d salute and the
Iaygag of the star spangled Bar
ier.
Presidents Speech Typical.
The presid mt delivered a typical
peech in which he touched upon q
erieiy Of subjects. inclading war,
|aeace, national pride. the family, and
ualilies that make for brotherhood
| nd fratern 'ty After extending
Greetings on behalf of the nation to
Hrs. Mcclellan and her son, and 9TH
Hrs, the president paid tribute to
Ficneral Mcclellan
10 General Mcclellan IT was given
|o command in some Of the hardest
ought battles and most important
Eampaigns in the great war OF this
so that his name will be
forever linked with the mighty mem
Lres that arise when we speak Of
|Antietam and S6ath Mountain Fair
|baks and Malvern. so that we can
n yer speak of the great Army of the
II tomac without having rise before
HIS III. figure of General McCleilan,
Ehe man who organized and first led
HI. There was also given to him
beculiar gift, one that Is possessed
5y very few men, to combine qualities
4 hat wen him the en- husiasm, love and
Adnjration of The soldiers who 70 ght
.A,ith and under him, and qualities that
4 n civil life endeared him peculiarly
0 all who came In contact with him"
Good Citizenship, Righteous Living.
Good citizenship and righteous iig-
5ng were touch upon and an ap-
heal made for industry and enterprise
hat the nations prosperity might con
Etinue and its strength and influence
increase
America must rise its level to
ideals of founders of the nation when
they started this mighty republic on
tbe road of self government he de-
clared.
"Thes ideals in their sum were to
hound here a government of the peo-
lple. by the people, where no one man
should wrong his brother, where the
nation should wrong no outsider, ana
should b. able 10 resist aggression
from without. | hope to see this ma
ltion play an evergrowing part in the
affairs of the world. 1t cannot play
Iihat part Unless it is willing to ae-
icept the respons bility that goes with
it,
General Horatio C. King, secretary
of the society Of The Army ct Poto
mac. read a history of the statue
which is by Frederick Macmonnies,
an American sculptor residing IN
Paris.
mcc!ellan's Work Not Appreciated
Major General o. o. Howard, Y. 5.
A. retired fcllowed the president In
a warm tribute TO G neral Mcclellan.
General Granville NJ. Dodge L. s. v
because OF illness was unable 10 be
prnsent. His address was read IN
part by General King. Dodge declar-
ed tn great work of Mcclellan in or
ganizing and eouiping and in dis
clplining the Army OF the Potomac
has never been fully appreciated and
shat to him was due grea credit for
the continued efficiency of the Poto-
mac division throughout the war.
Naicr g neral Daniel Z. Sickles
IN. $. A.. retired. from his home in
New York sent q letter Of regret at
not being able TO come because Of in
disposition ami declared 10 com
-. mind -nnr-- the confidence