The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-05
STATUE OF CUSTER,
SLAIN BY INDIANS
President Taft Orator on the
Occasion of dwelling
of Tribute.
WIDOW PULLED THE CORD
GREAT GATHERING AT HOME
TOWN OF HERO.

Monroe. Mich. June with Presi-
dent Taft in attendance as the orator OF
the occasion. the nation. state. city and
adjacent farming district united here
today IN paying tribute 70 the memory
OF General George Armstrong Custer.
who. with 25f Of his cavalrymen. was
slain BY Sitting Bulls band Of Sioux
Indians at the battle Of the Little Big
Horn. IN the Bad Lands Of Montana,
June Is. 1875.
An equestrian statue OF General Gus
ter. Tor which the legislature OF Mich
kan appropriated $4,000 was unveiled
by the generals widow. Mrs. Elizabeth
T.. Custer. OF New York. end among the
other guests OF honor was Nevin J..
Custer. the cavalry leaders only sur
viving brother. who still resides on n
farm near here IN the ncighborhood
whore the farmer and his military
brothers passed their boyhOOd-
Governor Fred ". Warner was Mich
igan's official representative at tho
dedication. and veterans OF the four
prised the Custer brigade In the civil
war acted as escort OF honor TO the
President in the parade.
Indian scout Present.
An interesting participant was Cur
"" the indian who al the time OF the
battle was a young boy. and the only
member Of Clusters command 10 escape
slaughter.
dress OF President TAFT. and there we're
many distinguished guests. including
Mrs John A. Logan. United states Sen
Rtor William Alden Smith and a num-
Der OF General Clusters army comrades
Of tho civil war.
After the exercises mere. President
Taft ano his party went 70 Jackson,
cfich.. 20 participate in the dedication
OF a tablet commemorative the organ
fzafion Of the Republican party under
the oaks" az Jackson in June. 1854.
Senator ". A. Smith added strikinF
tribute 20 Mr.. Taft TO his eulOgy OF
Custer lie declared that the present
occupant OF the White house would
take rank with the most illustrious OF
While you remember Grant. Lincoln
Mckinley. Roosevelt and others OF th'
fllustrious line. our President % TO
day. In character. IN breadth OF fit
ness. in determination. in patriotism
aud love or country, Is the peer o.
chem all" he said. When Mr. Roose
veits name was mentioned there wal
q ripple Of applause as the senator
tribune 20 Mr.. Taft was concluded
Address of President.
President Taft spoke extempora
neously. he declared that Custer tool
-ark with the greatest cavalry com
manders u the world.
From Bull Run TO AppomattoN. y
every bloody battle or the army o
the Potomac. he was the right arm o
the commander OF the forces as N
leader Of the cavalry brigade"
The President declared that IN
phase or Clusters career. however
which appealed most deeply TO hin
was his share IN the Indian wars
The President said:
He was one OF the $4,000 men com
posing the regular army whose worl
we do not fully appreciate qs mach n
We should The army then and tn
army Of today Is one OF which a.,
United States may well he proud.
Fav this merely 20 note the dehtC =
ness Of the country 20 the army dur
ing the opening or the west and z
testify 60 the effectiveness and hero
ism % George Armstrong Custer
that great battle which continued 10
!. a decade. the great wrr To- civilizltlp
OF which ne was the most conspicuou
End shining sacrifice"