Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-31
UNWILLING Of
LINCOLN STATUE
Tribute Paid to the
| Martyred Pre-
| sident
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES
Noteworthy Celebration in
Quaint Old Kentucky
Town.

Hogenvile, KY, May 3l.--In this
quaint little town, a statue OF Lincoln
was unveiled today. Mrs. Ben Hard
in Helm, close relative of Mrs. Lin
coin. pulled the cord that released the
drapery and disclosed the martyred
President sitting in chair and bear
ing the old careworn, kindly express
sion known all over the world. Spe-
cial trains brought many from outside
points.
Taft at Gettysburg.
Gettysburg, May 31.-The memory
of the regularly enlisted men of the
United States Army who fought in
the Gettysburg campaign of 1863 was
perpetuated in granite on the famous
| battlefield today when a monument
erected by an Act of Congress was
unveiled in the presence of President
Taft The great shaft is one Of the
most conspicuous on the field and
stands close to the Bloody Angle"
where the hottest action occurred. A
great crowd met Taft who arrived af
ter an all night ride from Pittsburg.
The President delivered an Grafton
and Immediately afterwards Miss
Helen Taft, daughter of the President.
unveiled the monument. Following
the ceremonies, the President review
ed the troops. Miss Taft and other
members of the Presidential party
were the guests of Miss Lomax.
daughter of General Lomax the Con-
federate member of the Gettysburg
National Park Cimmission.
The monument to commemorate
| the services of the regular army un-
yelled today is situated on Hancock
avenue, little south of the Bloody
Angle" where Pickett's men struck
the Union line with such fearful re-
suits, to the invading army. The
shaft is s. feet high from the ground
and is made of light granite from
Airy, North Carolina On each side
OF the obelisk is large bronze panel
carrying legend concerning the SOL
diers who fought and fell.
The Presidents Address.
Gettysburg, May 31.-President
Taft spoke as follows:
I'VE are gathered on this historic
spot to dedicate monument to the
memory of the officers and enlisted
men who gave their lives for their
country in the three days battle. 1t
is tardy recognition of the nations
debt to these brave defenders whose
allegiance was purely to the nation
without local color or strengthening
of local pride. The idea Of the dan
ger of standing army entertained by
our ancestors Is seen in the constitu-
tional restrictions and complaints
Registered in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. It always has been easy
to awaken prejudice against possible.
aggressions Of the regular army and
professional soldiery, This has led
ia varied and changeable policy in
respect to the regular army.
ITO the little army of $4,000 men
that survived the Civil War we owe
the opening up Of the entire western
jcountry. The hardships and trials of
the frontier campaigns have never
been recognized by our people and
the bravery and economy of force
lcompared with the task performed
never has been adequately commem-
Grated by Congress. AS result Of
the Spanish War together with
sense of our Importance as world
power, has led to an increase in the
army and it should not be reduced.
The profession of arms always has
been an honorable one The general
plan OF the American people, If it
can be said that there is a plan, is
to have skeleton OF an army which
can be turned into an army twenty
times the size in times of necessity.
With my intimate knowledge of the
regular army, have come here to
testify the pride which the nation
should have in the regular army and
dedicate this movement to the prede-
cessors of the present army on the
field, on which they won undying
glory and the perpetual gratitude from
the nation they saved.
HoIinssworth Gets in Lick.
Washington, D. G., May 31.-Memor-
ial Day was generally observed here
today. All government departments
are closed In order that tribute
might be paid the nations dead. The
principal exercises are at Arlington
cemetery under the auspices Of the G.
A. R. Every grave was marked with
an American flag. Representative Hol-
lingsworth Of Ohio. at the Soldiers
Home National cemetery, referred to
the placing Of the head of Jefferson
Davis on the silver service presented
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