Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-01
Monument to Major General
Lawton, Who Met Death in
Philippines Dedicated at
Indianapolis
PRESIDENT DEFENDS
FEDERAL CONTROL
IN Speech He Asserts That
His Course in Advancing
Legislationis Not Harm
full to HonestConcerns

Legislation is Not Harm
full to HonestConcerns
indianapolis, May 30.-The monu-
ment to Major General Henry W. Law
Ton. which was unveiled today immed-
lately preceding the address of Presi
dent Roosevelt, is the result of the
work Of the Lawton monument COM
mission formed In 1900 soon after the
death Of Lawton in the Philippines.
The commercial club and board Of
trade co-operated in the formation of q
committee which raised by popular !
subscription $4,000 Daniel Chester
French Of New York was selected to
have charge of the creation of the
statue. The work was done partly by
an American student, Andrew OCon-
ner who acted as French's assistant.
Monument Work of Art.
The monument stands on the ground
Of the Marion county court house at
Washington and Delaware streets, fac
ing the southwest. II is bronze
figure, is nine feet high. standing on a
stone pedestal six feet in heignt. The
standing figure is typical of the gen
eral In command. The form is erect
and clothed in the khaki uniform,
standing beside cactus BUSH The
kind of work Lawton was called upon
to perform is symbolized.
indianapolis in Gala Attire.
AT the depot and along Meridian
street for two miles, crowds pressed
against the street ropes. At the
monument place and at University
Square and st. Clair park nearly 90
900 school children were massed to
greet the President.
Every building was decorated. The
weather, though cloudy, was cool and
pleasant.
In honor of Memorial day all bust
ness was suspended, the factories
were closed schools and the scholars
were given holiday.
At the Fairbanks home the mem.
bers Of the reception committee were
introduced to the President after
which he received the ministers of the
city and the members of the Thirtieth
Indiana, Lawton's old regiment. Presi-
dent McGregor of the Indiana associa,
ton of County Commissioners, pre-
scented the President with gold card
bearing an honorary membership.
Parade Two Miles Long.
Following the luncheon began the
formation Of the march to the court
house grounds for the ceremonies con-
nected with the unwilling of the monu-
ment to Major General Lawton. The
parade was two miles in length and
through solid banks Of people wno
gave the President an enthusiastic
greeting.
The President was escorted by mill
tary and semi-military organizations.
At the court house grounds elaborate
arrangements had been made to seat
several thousand people, including the
veterans of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. On the platform were Mrs.
Lawton and her three daughters.
The program of exercises included
Invocation by Rev D. r. Lucas, an ad
dress by Governor j. Frank Hanly, the
reading of a poem dedicated to Cen
eral Lawton by James Whitcomb Riley
and the introduction of the President
by Governor Hanley. President Roose
welt in mis- address said:
Indiana in the Civil War furnished
even more than her share of brave
soldiers. 1t also fell to Indiana to fur
nish the greatest Of all the war cover
nors who upheld the hands of Abra
ham Lincoln; for when history definite
" awards the credit for what was done
in the Civil War, she will put the ser
vices of no other civilian, save alone
those of Lincoln, ahead of the service:
of Governor Morton. No other mai
who rendered such services as ~
rendered worked under such terrible
disadvantages, and no man without hi
iron power could have achieved durin,
the last two years OF the war, when h'
managed the State government of In
diana solely on money obtained b!
pledging his own personal honor AM
personal fortune; and yet never TO
one moment relaxed in the help HI
gave to Lincoln and Chase and Sewar'
and Stanton in the cabinet to Gran
and Sherman and Sheridan an
inonas in the field. 1t was work tina
only the strongest man could hav
done, and it was work vitality neces
sary for the, sake Of the nation to dc
The men of the generation whic
fought the Civil War had their grea
tasks to perform. They met them a
strong men should have met then
They did them, and we, their children
profit by their mighty deeds But n
generation can ever plead the grea
deeds of its predecessors as an excus
for failing to perform it's own duties
Our duties are those of peace and nc
of war. Nevertheless they are OF tn