The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-27
HARDING ASSERTS
WORLDNONINEEDS'
SP|RlA0.F GRANT !.
TireIess:E Efforts Of Union Lead
er Upheld as Example by
President.
ANNIVERSARY TODAY
Birthplace Of Grant Scene Of
Big Celebration in His
Honor Today.

RoiNTsPLEAsANT, Ohio, April
81. The world today needs
something o. the spirit OF General
Grant, President Harding declared
today In an address at exercises
COMMUNICATING the one hun
dsedtli anniversary OF the birth
here of efgreat military. leader.
/ some times wonder" the
president said Il the magnanim-
ity OF Grant the logged persistent,
inalterable Grant In warfare-the
unconditional surrender Grant
would not be helpful in tho world
today THE great world struggle
which we might reasonably de-
stgnate the Civil War OF western
eiftlikat ion and In which we so
creditab bly, and helpfully particle
pated, left peoples and nations
prostitute hardly knowing which
way 70 turn for restoration. can
not help but believe that some
thing Of the spirit with which
Grant welcomed victory, some
thing 81 his ieagerness to return to
peaceful ways, would have speed
ed the restoration and fastened
the return 70 prosperity and hap
piness without which there can
he no abiding peace"
MT. Harding paid tribute to
Grant as the military hero Of the
republic q Commanding figure in
the military history Of the world;
the SURPRISING example OF mag
nanmtty Of all times; the most
striking example of the possible
ues m American life. the confident
and relentless Commander in war
and the modest and sympathetic
petitioner Tor peace after victory"
Cherished Peace.
We know his Entertainment of
peace, intensified by his intimate
knowledge OF the horrors Of war;"
the president continued. II can
Well believe he would have APP
proved of all that the republic has
SO recently done in Joining other
nations In lifting the burdens of
armament and promoting UNDER
standing which makes war less
likely know he should have ap-
proved because we surrendered
no tndep dence, we gave up none
OF nationality for which we
fought, buttwe have furthered the
asstiranee gof peace, which was the
supreme yearning OF his great
II ID afty-seven years since
Grant gaflandedI victory with
magnanlmitg. 1t is thirty-seven
years since he laid down the
wearied auto biographers pen and
made his one and only surrender.
HIS fame Is secure. The Republic
has not forgotten and will not for
get.
What o. the Republic itself?
y VIII not be sunseemly to say that
American example and American
concept lon of Justice and liberty
since then have influenced the
world. little less significantly than
Granite service to the Union shap-
ed the course OF our land.
SCORE Of new republics have
untnfled their flags and democracy
has opened new avenues Of liberty
and made justice more secure.
civilization meanwhile has made
such advances that there has
seemed q divinity pointing the
way And yet that very ciyiliza-
ton, more advancing than en-;
trenched, was threatened by the
World War and In wars aftermath
established order has been as
saulted and revolution has threat
ened throughout the world. In
our Own land the enemies within
have been more threatening than
those without. Greed and anarchy
have menaced. But a calm survey
gives every reinsurance. Twenty
centuries OF modern civilization
could not have been huilded in
foundations which are false. AL
century and a half OF gratifying
american achievement dates from
The sacrifices OF the founding faith
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