Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-12
CONFEDERATE
MONUMENT UNVEILED

ton National Cemetery Thursday of
more than passing interest, when a
monumen: to the Confederate dead
who sleep there vas unveiled and
presented to the government by Mrs
Daisy McLauren Stevens, president
general OF the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy on behalf @:
the ome of the Confederacy. In
presenting the monument, tumult-
uous cheering greeted her when she
said:
"Yours, Mr.. President, was
Jefferson's spirit when, at Mobile,
you said the United States had no
interests in Mexico or any other
foreign lands, except to see that
the citizens enjoyed the right to
the pursuit of happiness under a
constitutional and just govern
ment."
In accepting the monument
President Wilson said:
IL assure yuu that | am pre-
foundly aware OF the solemn
significance Of the thing that has
now taken place. The Daughters
If the Confcdcracy have presented
n beautiful memorial Of their dead
TO the government of the United
States. | hope that you noted the
history Of the conception of the
idea. 1t was proposed by a presi-
dent of the United States, who had
himself been a distinguished officer
in the Union army. 1t was author
lied by an act of congress of the
United States. The corner stone of
the monument IA laid by a presi-
dent of the United States, elevated
TO his position by the votes of the
party which had chiefly prided
itself upun sustaining the war for
the Union. Ald now it has fallen
to my lot to accept, in the name of
the great government which | am
privileged for the time to repre-
sent, this emblem of a reunited peo-
Pile.
am not so much happy as proud
to participate in this capacity on
such an occasion; proud that
should represent such a people.
Am ] mistaken, ladies and gentle
men in supposing, that nothing of
this sort could have happened in
anything but democracy? The
people of a democracy are rot re-
lated to their rulers as subjects
are related to q government. They
are themselves the sovereign au-
thority and they are neighbors of
each other, quickened by the Same
passions and moved by the same
motives, they can understand each
other. They are shot through with
some of the deepest and profound.
est instincts of human Sympathy.
They choose their governments.
They consult their rulers. They
live their own life and they will
not have that life disturbed and
discolored by fraternal misunder.
standings.
This chapter in the history OF
the United States is now closed and
can bid you turn with me your
faces to the future, quickened by
the memories of the past, but
with nothing to do with the
contests OF the past knowing az
we have shed our blood upon 90.
pOsite sides Tc now face and ad.
mire y another.
The generosity OF our judgment
was made up soon after this great
struggle was over, when men came
and sat together again in the con
gress and united in all the efforts
of peace and of government; and
our solemn duty is to see that each
one Of US in his own consciousness
and in his own conduct a replies of
this great reunited people. II is
our duty and u privilege to be
like the country we represent, and
sDeaking no word of malice. M
word of criticism, even, standing
shoulder to shoulder to lit the
burdens Of mankind in the future
and show paths of freedom TO nil
the world"
The dominant figure of the
monument unveiled to-day is a wo.
mar OF heroic size, typifying the
south in peace surmounting q re.
lief upon which there a.c 81 figures
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