Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-03

duty at home within our own borders I'M
less we strive measureably to realize GER
tain ideals BY this l do not mean merely
TO talk about them at Fourth of July cele-
brations; to speak of them and applaud
the speech and chen go home and have
neither speaker nor nearer practice what
thus virtually has been preached. We
should say and applaud only what we be-
lieve in. And having said 1t and having
lapplauded It, when said. we should try to
put it into practice"
Equality Before the Law.
when we speak Of liberty, when we
praise It, let us try to see that In actual
practice we achieve It. When we speak OF
fraternity, of brotherhood let us exercise
each for himself the qualities that make
Tor brotherhood. for fraternity. When we
speak of equality let us try to realize in
the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, who pointed
out that there was, Of course, a certain
sense in which men are not and cannot be
equal, but realized by his life and his
deeds, the profound truth and that in the
larger sense, I'm the real, the all-important
sense there can and must be an equality
among all men. This equality we OF the
American republic must seek to secure
among our fellow citizens. 1t is an equality
of rights before the law. a measurable
equality of opportunity, so far as we can
secure 1t, for each man to do the best
there is in him without harming his fell
lows, and without hlndrance from his fell
lows and finally and most important It is
that equality which we should prize above
all else, the equality Of self respect and Of
mutual respect among each and all Of our
citizens.
Tribute to Mcclellan.
President Roosevelt began his address by
giving generous praise TO General George
r. Mcclellan, OF whom the heroic eques-
trian statue today was unveiled under d.
rection OF the Army of the Potomac. Nc
ClellRn, he said, had commanded in some
OF the most important engagements of the
civil war, forever linking his name with
the mighty memories OF that conflict The
president extended the greeting OF the ma
ton to Mrs. Mcclellan, the widow Of the
general, and her family He also praised
the statue as a beautiful addition to
Washington and thanked the committee for
having chosen noted sculptor to do the
work.
Appropriate ceremonies civic and mill
tRry, marked the unwilling. Or. George
Mcclellan OF New Jersey, the generals
nephew, pulled the string releasing the
flags enveloping the statue As the statue
cHme into view the soldiers fired a salute
and the bands played The Star spangled
Banner
After President Roosevelts address Cen
eral o. o. Howard spoke.
President Roosevelt, General Fred d.
Grant, Mrs. Mcclellan. Mayor Mcclellan Of
New York, the generals son; the diplomatic
corps and army and navy officers witnessed
an imposing military parade OF regulars
and militia which followed the unwilling.
Major General J. Franklin Bell was In
command of the military parade, which
consisted of three divisions made up of
Infantry. artillery and cavalry OF the reg
hlar army, the National Guard of the
District OF Columbia and the Third regi-
ment OF infantry of the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard. Battery A OF Field artillery
and two troops of cavalry from that state.
Description of Statue.
The statue, which Is by Frederick Nc
Mopnies. the American sculptor OF Paris
commando an imposing position at the in
terBeotion of Connecticut avenue and
Columbia road in the northwestern section
OF the city! The equestrian group is cast
In standard bronze and is fourteen feet
IN height The rider IS I'm field costume,
In repOse. The horse Is slightly in action.