New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
DIX FOR TWO MEMORIALS
Would Make State Park Out OF
Saratoga Battlefield.
SCHUYLER HOME THE OTHER
Governor Tells Sons of Revolu-
tion He Will Support Bill to
Save Historic House.

Governor Dix advocated two patriotic me-
MORALS at the dinner Of The Sons or the
Revolution. which was held a. Delmonico
last night One was his own suggestion
that the Saratoga battlefield should ne
turned into a state park; the other, the
preservation of the Schuyler home, at Al
bsny. is already before the Legislature, ana
the Governor in his speech promised MS
support 10 the bill.
George Lawyer. Of Albany. who deliV-
cred the annual eulogy of Washington be-
fore the society. spoke Of the Schuyler
home. now owned by the Roman Catholic
Diocese Of Albany and used as an orphan
age. and said that the house had been
offered 10 the state for $4,000 but that on
account Of the needs of the diocese the
offer would have to be accepted AZ once or
the house would be torn down this summer
70 make room for new ORPHAN asylum
He said that q bill was 1efore the Legls-
lature 70 buy the house and preserve II as
2 museum. and urged the Sons Of the
Revolution 10 do everything in their power
10 secure the passage Of the ill.
Governor DIX. who followed Mr. Lawyer
said that he heartily approved Of the plan
10 buy the Schuyler hom-, hut perhaps
he should not say SO. as II might he in
terpreted as an attempt 10 coerce leglsla-
ton. However. he would suggest that he
was not opposed 70 the proposition He
added that Miss Schuyler had recently
called on him and assured him that If tne
house were bought by tho state and pre-
served a Colonial museum. she would
niace there many relics Of General Schuyler
and Revolutionary and Colonial times.
Dix's Battlefield Plan.
THE Governor then spoke of the Saratoga
battlefield. He said that he 0as partcu-
lsrl, familiar with the ground, a. ms own
home was near by. II was country OF
ror,srkable natural beaut' a. Vel A. Of
historic interest. and ne hoped that the
rrsfo would do something 10 preserve tor
tbe neorIe the group Of farms that had
Formed the field Of one Il the most I'M
rortsnt battles Of the Revolution.
I, v.as also his hope. he said, that some
,binr would te done by fhc state to make
more accessible the Schuyler summer horns
~ scbuvIerville. where many notable per
- had been entertained IN Colonial
.tr,.s and which was 2 place of almost
e.,,l bie+oric interest win the schuyler
,a-,e m Albany and the Saratoga battle
held
Edmund Wetmors. president oi ne 80
o,.,, vas the toastmsster and was duN
irdpcted With the Colonial cooked 10,
Among the others at the speakers tspis
-.re General F n Grant Rear Adnli 81
H,1ginson Cretiredl: Bishop Greer Jns'i'e
1enks colonel William .. Bates. Jua4e
Cresrpster Lieutenant Paul 9 Ihepsu w.
1ar,d Mitchell Morrison Hugh Gordon
,t,uer the Rev r T. Hurphrevs' pilFer
t1.,srd Perry. Frank n Calty, Samuel y.
t4otfr,an and Herbert " Leland
Grant for Larger Army
c..rsral Grant. who spoke on the ann 5'
= soroe comparisons Of the weapons ~
- .r..ent with those Of only few years
o,e battery of feld guns ot ths pres
ent dsv he said, vas more enecuNe 'i.ai'
uas All the artillery on hoth sac
s.,,e ~ G;ettvsburg He deploreo the p'
-. ~ the United states IN keeping Only .
,,,au standing army and SAID that VIZ - ''i'
=, this country was not large Hn'N-H
80 ,-ith that of any foreign Po"'l
.tt.f ,aIue was in educating men u ~
- tho instructors Of recruits
TIE regular army. General ptsh' Sa'D'
a. instrument for starting quar-
-e,s and bringing on war. nut on ms
men, for peace Wars were o'ousn- ,s,ng on ~
ars,re,s with which the army hso l.i,s. n''n.i,-
- do and all military me' we're near.,Ia ~
~ ,ao,hv with peace conferences ana
-. which might be proposed 10 orih-
nopt ~ pt'p n. peace Of the world but un,li
.,,re changed 4 rich nstloh id'S
Ins man IN mntay strength vodil alray, ,l,,,,e ns
ins II become the victim Of coyetous
- ...arlike people