Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-14
Gen. 6renviIIe NJ. Dodge

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Weekly, pays Q beautiful tribute to
Gen. Grenvi1le M. Dodge, who died on
the 9Th Of this month. Gen. Dodge,
as many Of the Examiner readers know,
was the builder of the Union Pacific
railroad, which was one of the really
great achievements of the last century.
Of him Judge Goodwin says:
1.-The nation today stands before the
bier Of one of her greatest sons. A
stalwart was he, q splendid figure of
virile, confident manhood.
"a great soldier. 9 great executive
officer, an indomitable soul, a patriot
VINO counted no sacrifice as worth con-
sidering when his country needed his
services--has passed into the ranks of
the immortals and now after q life Of
mighty works and great triumphs has
gone to join those who were stalwarts
with him In youth: Grant. Sherman.
Mcpherson, and the greatest soul Of
all. Lincoln in the bivouac beyond the
stars. We can easily imagine the
shades Of all these drawing near to re-
ceive his shade and make him welcome,
nov that all the storms OF that heroic
period have grown still and calm Of
eternity 10 upon them. General Dodge
had those qualities that drew to him
the sagacious Lincoln, the iron souled
Grant, the impetuous Sherman, the
steady-poised MCPHERSON and caused
them TO rely upon him as reinforce
ment sufficient for any occasion and
not TO be turned from holy purpose.
''The history OF General Dodge's part
In the war makes clear that in all his
splendid acts, his anxiety was not SO
much TO make high name for himself.
90 to perform great. services, and his
glory is the greater that for what he
did be did for his country's glory alone
Ibis anxiety was not that he should
make great name. but that the canse
for which he fought might triumph.
Grant impaired one secret TO him,
which was thst the purpose was to en-
gage the enemy at all available points
At The same time, to keep him all the
time busy and 20 make 1t impossible
for him TO concentrate on any particuls
ar point. This rule governed after
Shiloh was fought. And after that
there were no more repulses, Champion
HillA Vicksburg, Port Hudson, then
Chattanooga, then Sherman's drawing
lines which eliminated in the capture
Of Atlanta drew back until he com
pletely involved General Hood and
with one last blow utterly shattered hi
army.
And General Dodge was In the thich
Of all Of this and earned the full shar,
OF the glory that was his in acting hi
heroic part.
Tbs war over, he went to the from
tier and laid out highway for Com
merce and civilization and toiled un.
ceaaingly until tine dream was realizes
and Commerce came with lighte,
chariots and linking the east and tn,
west together, and sounded the exultan
note that in our country, the east an,
west had been joined together in
grasp Of steel, that ali her waste place
were to Be occupied and that a males
~ understandable and q power immeas
urshle had come to her and that hence
forth she mighfiest Of nations were b
become second class compared witt
ours.
..And now the old hero has fallel
asleep. As he sank into his final coms
orr belief Is that Grant and sherma
and the others were bending near, tina
they gave the first all hail to his ran
somed soul, the first welcome to tn
new sphere where those who serve on
country faithfully o. last End rest "
believe shat with great oskentation the
received him, that many ghostly ia
ives raised. that the blare Of man
srnmpefs sounded through the ether
that special honors were given, that s.
ehe brothers In that osher land Nigh
know shat . hero had come, a pAtric
bad ennass who was q Glorified eoldie
on aaxsh. eame % receive his final vel
eoms III that lznd where the fina
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