Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-28
B|RTHPLA ACE
Of GEN.GRANT
IS SEEM: Of
CELEBRAT T|ON
Fifteen Thousand People
Hear and Applaud PreSi-
dent Harding; He Speaks
at Point Pleasant, 0.
GRAND ARMY VETERANS
MINGLE WITH THR0MGS
Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Fred
Grant and Many Other
Distinguished People Have
Places on the Platform.

Point Pleasant O., April
27, (By the Associated
Press) )-Standing in the sha-
dow of the spot where Cen
eral Grant was born 100
years ago today, President
Harding brought forth great
applause from $4,000 per-
sons when he expressed his
belief that the great union
leader would have approved
"all the republic has so re-
Gently done in joining other
nations in lifting the bur-
dens of armament and pro-
m o ting understandings
which make war less like
ly." The audience, COM
posed mainly of Ohioans
who had journeyed here to
celebrate the centennial Of
Grants birthday, cheered
also when Mr.. Harding de-
clared the sacrifice and
nationwide service in the
world war revealed the
common American SOUL"
Mr.. Harding spoke from a stand
Immediately adjoining the spot on
which stood the cottage where
General Grant was born. Mrs.
Harding, Mrs. Fred Grant and
many other distinguished people
prominent in the official lie OF the
nation and Ohio were on the plat
form. A group Of Grand Army
veterans followed closely every
word of praise bestowed on their
leader by the president.
Governor Davis Ill.
In the absence OF Governor Da-
Wis, who was i'll, Judge Hugh Mich
OILS, chairman of the centennial
committee introduced the president.
Before beginning his prepared
address, Mr.. Harding expressed his
pleasure at coming to a village like
Point Pleasant for an occasion
like that of today.
II would rather have to come to
a spot like this" the president
said, than to any other in the re-
public that | could choose. Not
but what | have great reverence
for the genius and the determina-
ton and the capacity which be-
long to great cities. but if my OBJ
servation in life counts for any
thing, l want to say to you that
the one everlasting anchorage Of
this republic is in the communities
like this in which we are gath
cred. In the simple life of the
hamlet and the village there Is the
typical sturdy life of our America
and / rejoice to come among you
and participate in this. celebra-
ton"
Cheers From His Hearers.
Cheers and handclapping came
from his hearers when Mr.. Hard
ing said of General Grant that he
only wanted to sustain Lincoln.
whom God inspired to bestow free
dom, and again when he declared,
He fought for n preserved union
and restored nation and succeed
ing generations are richer because
Of his example"
"Grant the Magnanimous."
He praised the union leader as
a great hero and military com
mander, the unconditional surren-
der Grant" of the army who i'm
mediately on the surrender of Cen
eral Lee at Appomattox became
"Grant the magnanimous."
Friends of the president were
warm in their praise of the action
of Richard Jervis, chief of the
White House secret service and of
Il. d. Startling. assistant chief, in |
vetoing the first arrangement for
Mr.. Harding to make the river trip
to Point Pleasant on the Island !
Queen and instead insisted that the |
government tug Cayuga be used |
They did not believe as a matter |
of safety that the president should |
travel on a boat with nearly 1000 |
people.
Mr.. Harding and his party re-
turned to Cincinnati Immediately |
after his address and were guests |
of Charles p. Taft, publisher OF the
Cincinnati Times-Star at a dinner
before leaving on their return jour-