Dedication and Unveiling w of the statues of jncoln. grant, sherman SKra AND FARRAGUT PRB8KNTBD TO THE CITY OF »nJ8KEGON. MICHIGAN, BY CHARLES H. HACKLEY.. . . MEMORIAL DAY, 1900 aass_i (o' / ^ CllAUI.KS 11. li.\CKl.i:\ LTXCOLX, GRANT, SlIER^SrAX FAr»KA(;UT & & & AN ACCOUXr <)1 riiK Gut, Till] Ehixtion ANDTHE Dedication OF THE l^RONZE STATUES On EN BY C1IARLE8 II. IlACKLEY 10 THE CITY OF MUSKEGON, INITCIIIGxVN & & & UNVi:iM:r) ix iiackt.i^v squarf. MKMORTAL DAY 11)00 ML'SKlXiON, MlCll. ClIKdNK I.I-; I'KliSSliS. Masonmc ■I'K.MIM.n. 1900 /5'-/;tS'?'? DEC 10^909 THE GIFT or THE STATUES r^ 1? t? Ten vfars aj^o Chark-s II. IlackU-y l>(>U};lil an i-ntirr square- in Ihc hrart of thf Cit\' of Muskt-^on, clcarc-d it of dwcllini;" houses and trans- fornicd it into a Ix'autiful park, a full cit\' block in extent, artistically designed and erowned with a soldiers' monununt of i^ranite, se\'ent\'-six feet in height, with symbolic fi<4ures in bronze at its base and on its sum- mit, the ])ark and monumi'nt toi^ether costini^ $73,000. With the outla\- since made upon this j)ark, and the endowment for its care and preserx'a- tion, all pro\ided by Mr. Ilackley, his "ift to the city now amounts to 5110,000. This park which was named " Ilackley Scpiare" — hax'inj^ the HackJey Public Librarx' on one side and the IIackk:y Public School, with its spacious grounds, on another with its (rrowinj^- trees, turf and flowers, became more attractive and IxMutiful each }'ear and was seemini^ly complete. But Mr. Hackley had furtlur plans, which he made known with characteristic brc'\ ity and mcxK'sty in the foUowinsr letter: To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the Cit-^ of Muskegon: Gentlemen:— I respectfully ask permission to place, at my oivn expense, in Hackley Park, statues of Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and Farra- gut, the same 'when erected to be the property of the city. If this permission is given, I shall commit the execution of my de- sign to the charge of F. A. Nims, Louis Kanitz and Re^v. A. Hadden, '. Rev. A. 1 hidden has for the past st'xen years been pastor of the I*"irst Coninregational church of Muskegon. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and of \'ale l)i\inily School. The statue couimissiontrs designated by Mr. I lackley at once organ- ized b\' making Mr. Xims chairman. Mr. Kanitz treasurer and .Mr. HadcK'n secretary, and proceedetl to carry out tlu'ir trust, in order to fit them- selves for the execution of a trust of such im})ortauci-, requiring some artistic knowb'dge, as well as the exercise of business judgment, they planned a tour of inxcstigation and insijection t hat the\ might get in touch with the best sculptors of the country, and niighl profit by the experi- ence of others who had been called upon to execute similar duties. Accordingh- in the latter \):\v[ of May, iSijS, the members of the commission met in New \'ork Cit\-, whert' they spent st'\eral da\'s \isiting studios, talking with sculptrs and rccei\c'(l niaiu' courtcsii's, notahh', in \t\v NOrk, Ircnn W . II. ilarnsoii, of the Harrison (iranitc Company, and from William ()rd\\a\- TarlridLti', the sculptor; in W'ashini^ton, from Col. K. 1'. l'>ishop. Congressman from the Ninth District of Michio-an, (.en. R. .\. Al-er. then Secretary of War, and Major Geori^c II. Hopkins; and at Gett\"sl)urL;', from Coloni'l Nichol- son, the C Omnia ndant of the National I'ark, to whom the\- bore an intro- dui'tlon troni the .Sccretarx' of War. This tour was of ineslimahle \alue to tlu' I'ommissioners and t'nahh'd them to know some oi the possihilil les as well as the limitations ol their work. riie\- learned that sculpture. like e\t'i'\"tliins^' else has made I'apid ad\ani"es in recent \'ears, that a new scliool of sculptors is in the field, that some excellent work is Ijein^; done by American artists, aiul on tlie wIk^Ic the\- were impressetl with the enthusiasm, the conscientiousness and the hii.(h ideals of the nun they met. Sexeral mUed sculptors seemed to be out of their reach, as .St. (iaudeiis, I'reiicli and Macmonnies. l)Ut the field to select frcMii was still lari^c' and m making;' their sehctious ihey were obliged to pass l)\' some \ir\- able and tininent men whom they met, as. for exam])h', I'artridi^e and Potter, of New \'ork; Kohl-.Smit h, of W'ashinL;ton; Lorado Taft, of Chicaij'o; and b'ranklin .sluinions, of Rome, Italw ( )ii their return the_\- reportt-d to .Mr. Hac!oth wrw exj)erienced scul})tors and h:\\c had some \irN- important commissions, hiom this time the work of the commission t-onsisted in watchinj^; the statues Ljrou' in the hands ot the U(U'kmen, lidm the first composition or sketch in ilay, to the finished product in imperishahle hnui/t'. In .Septeml)er, |S(;S, Mr. Xiehaus' two sketches were examined and ap- prox'ed. In .\pril, iSqq, Mr. Khind attempted to hrini^ his sketches to Muskei^on. Iiiil lh(\- were so l)adl\' broken in transit that the effort to show tiii-m was not a success. In Ma\' Mr. Xiehaus' full sized statues of Liiuoln and l''arraL;ut, in clay, were seen and pronounced satisfactor\-. ^ LOUIS KANITZ In June Mr. Rhind showed the commission his new compositions of (irant and Sherman, which were accepted, subject to further inspection. In October these sketches, developed into the complete statues in cla\-, were examined and appro\-ed. On this tri|), also, the bronze figure of r'arragut was seen. W ith this journeN' the tra\'els of the committee came to an end. llu'ir rehiliiius to the artists had biHMi ol tlu' ph'asantt'st, and real- izing that in the secui'ing oi statues e\'ei'\thing depends on the man behind tlu'statur, the\- felt that they had reason to be well jjleased with the selections that had biH'n made. In tin- summer of l Sf)C) the foun- tlalions were laid, under the direc- tion of jMr. Kanit/. and m the autumn the granite pedestals, cut in the (pianies at Harre, X'ermont, from de- signs made b\- W . T. (."ottrill, of the Harrison dranitt- Company, were placed in their positions. In locating the monuniiMits in the park the commission was guided largely by the judgment of Mr. Rhind, who spent a day at iMuski^'gon in- vestigating this problem. I'.ach figure faces in such a direction that its leatures aie not in the shadow the entire da>-. In Apiil, i()O0, the bron/e figures arrixed and were placed on the pedestals, where lhe\ stood, xiMled, until the alternoon ol May ^O, when, with appropriate ceremonies, the coverings wrw ri'Uioxed and the work stood re\c'.iled. ARCHIBALD HADDEN Tin: DEDICATION AND UNVEILING III h.iiiiiMny with the t'xprcsscd wishes of Mi". 1 IackK-\- tliis cere- nii)n\- was (."oiiiiiiit ted In I'liil Kranu' I'ost. No. ~, (iraiul .Xrnnol the lvri)iihlic. (il the C it\' ol .M iiskc;^( HI. an oii^ani/at ion which .Mr. llackk'V has alwa\s held in hi^h achniialion and rstcrm, man\' of its mrnil)rrs hc- iriL^' anions;- his lu^arcst and warmest fi-iciuls. This (Uit\- was Ljralcfiill y ac- cepted by the post, and niuK-r the snperx ision ol Indite .Stephen .\. .Mch'ich, post C'omniaiuU-r, the folhiwiriL; committees took in chaiL^c the preparation of tlie e.xircises of the da\- : S. A. .\l.l)KI( H ClI.XKI.KS M ll.l.KK |. (i. .Xl.l.l'oKT (;i:ni:k.\i. lommi i i i:k. Loris K.wiTz W. R. JONKS I-. .\. NlMS 1. W. liK.VKK M.AN C. I.. l'.KrM).\(;i-: I. M. C.\KK l\i:\-. .\. 1 Iaddhn S. .\. .\l.l)Kl(ll ClI.VS. Ml I. UK ON 1'K()(;K.\M. |. R. Ill NNKl I l.ollS K.XNir/ I. (;. .\i.i.i-oK r ON \(»e'.\l. Ml SIC. I'Aii. S. Moo.N Ia\ii:s Dkan ON INS ri' of cxci-ptional hfaiit\-, and it almost scc-mccl as though an all-t^raciotLs Pro\i(lcncf had intir\(MU'd to make (.■xerythiiiL;- tliat Nature cotdd prox itU- ccHitrihuti.' to a harmonious, fittins^ and complete carr^■inJ4■ out of the orand and impressix'e services of the da\'. The Park, framed in the ne\vl\- laid ciirbini^- and pavement, and hris^hl with tlouers and fresh foliage, was in fine order; and the statues, \-eiled in the tk-i;' that the herot-s fought for. stood read}- for the final act that shoidd make them the property of the people. The cit>- was in oala attin- and man\- \isitors from outside added their presence to the thront^s of eiti/ens who aj^peared on the streets to do honor to the occa- sion. The exercises consisted lust of a parade, and afterwards the formal serxict's ot the luncilino. Tin- ])aradi' was made u]) ol the toljowin^' bodies : FIRST DDISION ON MCSKECt(^N A\'KNUE. RKiHT RESTING ON PINK STREET. Detachment of Bicycle Corps Co. I, -d Infy., M. N. G. Lieut. Col. John R. Bennett, Marshal of the Day, Aides and Orderlies. \\'. (i. Watson, .\ide and Chief of Di\ision. IkTrman's Military Band. 12 Battalion Michigan National Guard, Major Frank C. Whitney, Commanding. Company G. 2d Infy., M. N. G., Capt. S. Dickinson, Commanding. Company I, 2d Infy., M. N. G., I.itut. W. Wren, Commanding. Comi)anv C. 34th Mich. \'ol. Infy., Capt. J. C. Graham, Commanding. Phil Kearny Post, No. 7, G. A. R. Amos E. Steel Post, No. 280, G. A. R. \'isiting Comrades. Muskegon Commandery No. 22, Knights Templar. Muskegon Lodge, No. 274, B. P. O. Elks. Muskegon Letter Carriers. SECOND I)l\ISION ON WEBSTER AVENUE. KKiHT RESTING ON I'INIC STREET. J. G. All|)ort, Aide and Chief of Division. Grand Haven Cornet Band. Foresters of Camp No. 1075, M. W. A. Modern Woodmen, Muskegon Camp No. 1075. Modern Woodmen, New Camp No. 4917. Anriont Order United Workmen, Muskegon Lodge No. 133. Kniglits of the Maccabees. Nordens Broders. Muskegon Arbeiter \'erein. International Association of Machinists, No. 170. Carpenters' and Joiners" Union. Trades and Labor Assembly. Painters' Union. Cigar Makers' Union, No. 24. Iron Moulders' Union. Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers. Carriages containing: President ol the Dav, Orator, Chajilain and Charles H. Hackley, Daughters of Deceased Soldiers selected to Unveil the Statues, Board of Education, Common Coimcil and City Officials, \ isiting City Councils and Officials, County Officers. THIRD Dl\ ISloN ON CLAY A\T:NUE. RUillT RI-.ST1N(; ON I'lNK STREET. Napoleon Iklfy, Aide and Chief of Division. Muskegon Fire Department. Citizens in C.irriages. 13 Credit is duv to those who manai^i'd tht' jjaraclr. whith moxcd proniptK' and in order. It fonned on Claw Webster and Aluskei^on ave- nues, and nioxed down Pine street to Western axcnue, thence to Sixth street, on Sixth to Webster a\enue, and thence to Hackley Square. All alono- the line of march thousands of people were congregated, full\- 10,000 witnessing- the parade. After the procession passed, tlu' crowd moved to Hackley Square, w hire- the dedicatory e.xercises occurred. Till- strand stand that had been erected on the (grounds of theHack- le\' school, faciuLj" the .Square, was filled with iJuests and inxited citizens. The people filled the f^rounds, the streets and the nei.nhborinL; lawns. PA-er\'where one saw bright flowers, bunting- and luiiforms, whik' o\er all was the warm and welcome sunshine of an itleal day in May. The speaker's stand, clecoratetl with green and flags, imder the fine oaks, was the center of interest as soon as the procession halted beiore it. The \arious companies antl orders opened ranks, then the orderlies rode back, and soon the carriages swung into sight. As Mr. Hackley and his part>' dismounted and came up to the stand, he was enthusiasticalh' and warml)- welcomed 1)\- the cheering crowd. Escorted by the ma\'or, he asceiuled the stand, w here he was seated with tlu' spiaker of the da\-, lion, lohn ration, ot (irand Rapids, Mayor Alberts and Rev. A. Hadden on his right, ami Commander S. A. Aldrich and Chaplain J. H. Backenstose on his left, while about him were the Board of Education, the Common Council, the c()unt\- STEPHEN A. ALDRICH Commander Phil Kearny Post, G. A. R. officiTs. [hv WoiiU'ii's Rilirf C()i"i)s, Daughters of the American Revo- lution, Mrs. I lackU'W and nian\- promintnt citizens. Ilu^^o Kaiiitz and E. W . Ho\er, Sons of N'eteraiis, serxcd as ushers. The prot^raiii of llie exercises was as follows: Music ...... "Rccollfctions nf the War" Synopsis — I)rmiiiiier"s Call; Ki-vcilK'; (Jrand March; Assembly Call; Flag of Colunibia; .\ttention; Prayer Before the Battle; Bugle Call; Battle; Red. White and Blue; \'acant Chair; Marchinu; 'rhrdugh Georgi:i. with variations; KiiiK; Under the auspices of Phil Kearny Post, No. 7, ('.. A. R. Solo— "Celestial City" . . . . . IV. H. Pomtiiis Miss Kate B. Lee. Mrs. John W. Wilson, accompanist. Oration — Hon. John Patton, OP GRAND HAPIDS, MICH. Music ......-■ "America" Chorus under direction of Eiuc I^eLa.maktkr. Benediction l\i:\. .\. IIaddkn. Music — "American Republic March" . . H. H. Tkiele \\VAA<\\\\\ Military Tiand. The exercises were opened at half past three hv Ma /oi- .Xlherts, who announced the music, "Recollections of the War," l)y the l)and. Rev. A. Hadden then briefl\- iiuokt'd the di\ ine hlessinL; upon the occa- sion, on the cit\- and on the nation, lie (d'fered thanks "lor the comin;^- of this da\-, with its sweet, sad, and \tt heroic and iiispiiinL; nieiiKniis," and iinoked a hlessin^ on all concerned. Miss Kate 15. Lee. with .Mrs. John \V. Wilson as accompanist, sano "The Celestial Cit)-": 1 saw the weary |)il.L;riins reach the rixcr i\vv\t and widi', The heav'niy city shining fair ujiou tin- further sicK'; Its walls were built of t'liierald, ami dianicuids initold. Each sev'ral \i,aW a single pearl, the ^lii 1 t transparent gold. 15 O glorious Jerusalcinl TIk' city <>f our rest, 'I'hr u'dal (if fv'rv jiils^riin soul, tin- ra|>turc (if the l)lest. And tlirdiii,^! tlie city's open gates there [.oured a shining throng, With rliiniing liells and trumpet ]K'als and sound of sliout and song. The song of joy and triunipli high, tlie jiiigrims' welcome home, "Witli r( >])>.■ and crown, and harji and psahii, ('onu' in, velilessed, cornel" O glorious |erusak-nil The city of our ("lodl () may we tread with faithful feet tlu- path th(is(.' pilgrims trod! The pilgrims' [)ath is long and hard, and f.ir the journey home. Rut sometimes, thro' the parting clouds we see the golden dome. Where (lod, the hope of every soul, shall wipe away our tears, And loving service, joyful rest, make glad the eternal years. O glorious Jerusaleml Thou city fair and free! At last we'll reacii thy shining heights where many mansions be! MISS KATE B. LEE Ma\-()r Alberts, addrcssino- ConimaiuK'r S. A. Altlrich. of Phil Kearny Post. (i. A. R., said: "I ha\c l)cen authorized to iiuite \-oii to accej^t from the Honorable Charles II. Hackk-y, ot this city, these nuiiiorial statues, and to reqiu-st that the\- may be dedicatetl b\' \'oii to the iiol)le |)uri)os(.'S tor which tln-y ha\'e hvvn i-rected." Commander Aldrich spoke as follows in reply: "Mr. Mayor and President of the Da\': In the name of my C(Uiirades ol the (irand Army of the Reiiiiblic. rejjreseiitino- as they do all soldiers and sailors who tlef(,nded the inteorit\- and aiithorit\- of the nation, I thank \<)ii ami him i6 whom \()Li rcprcsiMit tor llu'sc nu'iiiorial staliics. Thrir \(.t\' sikiicc is imprcssi\-o. Without articuhite speech, thc'\- arc chxiiKiil. They iicccl no words. Thc\' ot thcniscKcs arc an oration. They assure us that tlic ilkistrious dead, whose great services made certain and secure the insti- tutions founded b\' our fathers, arc not forgotten. They arc siL^nitlcant of bra\'e and loyal obedience to the command of the nation, always and everywhere, since the oblii^ations of citi/ciishi|) are not restricted to time or place, or to the contlict of arms. They mi\c cncouiancmcnt lor the future, since the recognition and ai)pro\al the\- .i.;"i\e of j)atriotic ndelily and heroism will be an incentive tor the displa\' of public \alor and \ir- tue in all coming' time. There can be no doubt that the honor \-ou pa\' to tin- patriot dead, and to their memorable deeds, will ser\e not only to make .American citi/t'iishij) in these das's mort- re])utal)lc, but also to maintain and j)erpetuate, through all luturc generations, the union and authority of the L'nited .States of Ann rica."' The ceremonies of dedication by I'hil Kearny Post followed and were conducted b\' the toUowing officers ot the Post: CommaiuK'r -S. A. Aldrich. Senior \'ice Commander Charles Miller. junior \'ice Commander J. (i. Allport. Officer of the Day - E. P. Watson. Officer of the (iuard N. IM. Hrough. Adjutant I. W. Brakiman. Chaplain I. II. Hackciistose. P)y the Commander: "Adjutant, \du will detail a guard of honor." \)\ the .\d|utant: "COmmander, the guard is present." P)y tlu' Commander: "( )ftlcer of the Day, you will direct the officer of the guard to station this detail about tin- memorial statues." "Holy Scripture' saith: ' 1 lie Corel ga\i' the word; great was the army of those that published it. Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set U]) a standard. In tin name of our (iod wc will set up our banners.' "Officer of the Da\-, \-ou will order the guard of honor to raise our flac Hy the Ofificer of the Da\':— "Ofificer of the (iuard, raise the flag." Music b\- the Band: "Star Spangled l^anner." Hy the Commander: "The forces of the nation are dixided into two great arms, that of the Xa\y and that ot the Arnu'. Senior \'ict' Commander, what words of Ilol\- Scripture may apply to \hv Xa\yr" Hy thi' Senior \ ice COmmand- er: — "The\' that go down to the st'a in ships, that do business in great waters; these see all the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deej). For He commandetii and raiseth the stormy wind which lifteth u|) the waxes thereot. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble and He briiigeth them out ot their distresses. 1 le maketh tlK' storm a calm, so that the waxes thereof are still. Then are they glad bi'cause they are (piiet; so he bringeth them unto their de- sired haxfu. ()h, that men xxould praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His xx'onderful works to the childnn of men." H\- the CommaiuK-r: "( )fficer of the Dax', let the guard of honor set up the symbol of the naxx', and let a sailor be detailed to guard it. junioi- \'ice Commander, what .Scripture ma\' aiii)ly to the Arnn\" Hx- the junior \'ice Commander: "To your tents, () Israel. So all Israel went to their tents. Tin' children of Israel shall pitch their tents, exery man bx' his oxx ii camp, and ex-erx- man by his own standard, FRANK ALBERTS Mayor of Muskegon throughout their hf>sts. Thou hast friven a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may hv (lis])la\((l because of tlu' truth. The Lord shall utter 11 is \-oice belore llis arm\'; for His camp is \rvy ^reat; lor he is stroiiL;' that executeth llis word; for the da\- of the Lord is ^jreat and very terrible; and who can abide it'" Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of the Lord our dod." B>' the Commander: "Officer of the ] )ay, let the i^uard of honor set up the s>'mbol of the Arm\-, and U't a soldier be detailed to i,aiard it. Officer of the Day, if the work of the Na\-\- and Arnu' be \w\\ doni', w hat proclamation from Hoi)- .Scripture can you make?" ]^y the Officer of the l)a\': "A proclamation of peace; Lord, Thou wilt ordain peact- for us; for Thou also hast wrought all our works m us. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that hriuL^eth iL^ood tidings; that pul)lisheth pt'ace; that l)rin,L;"eth good tidings of good; that publislu'th saKation; that sa)-eth unto Zion, Thy (lod reignethi I lu' Lord hath made bare llis hoh' arm in the e\es of all the nations; and all the ends of tlu' earth shall see the saKation of our (iod." ]\\- tlu- C'omiuander: "The Chai)lain will now offer the j)ra)er of dedication. Parade! Rest!" ])>■ the ("ha])lain: ".\lmight\- (lod, we thank Thee for Thy sox'er- eign cart' and protection in that Thou didst lead u> in the days that wore shadowed with trouble, and gaxest us strength when the burden was heavy uj)on us, and ga\est us courage and guidance, so that alter the conthCt we have come to these da\s ol ])eace. W i- thaid< Thee that the wrath of war has been stilhd, that brother no longer strixcs against brother, that once again wc have one country and one llag. Ma\- 1 h\' blessing be upon us as a people, that we may be 1 hy people, true ,ind righteous in .ill our w.ixs, tender and patient in our ch.irit\-, though resolute for tlu- right; cinlul mori- lor the (low nt rodden than tor oui'S(-l\ (s, t-ager to lorward the mti-ri-sts oi ex'ery cit i/en throughout tlu- laiul; so that our counlr\- ma\- be- indeed oiu- countr\- hom tlu- I'ix ei's'to'tlu- seas, from the luountains to tlu- plains. sTATrK 01 ^l.^ssKs s. c.kant y. MaSSKV KlllM). ScTLi'TOK 21 "We pray Thee to make cnir memories steadfast, that we ma\- ne\er for,L;'et the jLi-eiierous sacrifices madr for our counlr\-; may our chad he enshrined in our hearts; may their oraxt's he the altars of our s^ratcful and rexereiitial patriotism. "And now, () (iod, hhss Thou these memorials. Hlcss them, (^ (iotl, in honor ot niotlu'rs who hade tlirir sons to do hra\e deeds! In honor ot \\i\-es who wept for hustjands who should nex'cr come hack atjain! in lionor of children whose priceU'Ss heritage is their tallen lather's heroic name! In honor ot men and women who ministered to tlu' hurt and d\in:^-. In honor ol men who counted not their li\-es di'ar when theii' countr\- needed them; ol those who sleej) heside the dust ot their kindred, or under the' salt sea, or in nameless !:Tra\'es, where only Thine- an^cds stand sentinels till the rexi'ille oi the resurrection morninL;'. Hnt chietl\", () (lod, in honor of him who so patiently, wisely, l)ra\el\' and steadfastly L^'uided the .Ship of .State Ihrouj^h the steu'nn' seas of rehellion and war, until in si^ht at last ol the ha\en of peace Thou didst in Th\' inscrutahle wisdom call him up hi^^her into Ihy kingdom aho\e; in honor ot him who so grandly led the armie's ot the union to trium])h oxer e\'er\- loe in arms a^'ainst our hehn'cd land; in honor ol him who so ahl\' aidi'd the i^reat commander in all his arduous undertakim^s in the field of l)attle and in the march to the- sea; in he)iie)r etf him the i^reat captain who he)re e)ur fjauj' to hone)r and s^lory on the hij^h seas; anel in honor of him whe) has so liherally ijiven of his we-alth wherehx' we- are- eiiahleel to eledicate the-se' memorials as enduring;- UKUiume-nts of pati"ie)tism and lil)eralit\-. Ble-ss him anel his, O God; e-neleiw him houiitifully with the' riedie-s of Thy ;nrace, and may he lix'e ever in the hearts e)f this pee)])le, aiul especiall\- in the me-mories of Thy se-rxants of tlu- (iranel .\rmx-. l're)tect these statues and let them endure, anel unlet the latest L^eiurat ie)n ma\- their influence he fe)r the educatie)n of the- citi/en, fe)r the he)iie)r e)f cixil life-, for the- adx-anceme-nt of the natie)!!, fe)r the hlessint^ of humanity anel fe)r the- furtherance of Thy heily kintjclom. Hear us, O Cie)el; we ask it in the name e)f Him who made 22 \\\ the CommaiuK' proof of the ch'^nity, and who consecrated the power of sacrifice in His blessed lite and death, t\ en in the name of Jesus Christ, the great caj)- tain of our saKation. Amen." Comrades: — "Amen." •: "Attention! Phil Ki'arn\- Post, No. 7, Departnunt of Michij^an, (i. A. R.: In the name of the (jrand Army of the Republic I now dedicate these numorial statues. I drdicale this to the nu'mor\- of the threat President who laid down his hit^h office and became hrct-doiu's L;ran(K'st martyr. 1 (K-dicate this one to the iui-iuor\' ol that Ljrc-at soldier who said 'Let us ha\e peace.' 1 dedicate this one -^-^-^^^^^ t" ihat other L^reat leader who staiuls 1 .^^^^^^^^^1 today the t\']K- of the ^^ ^^^^^^^^KK/Bg^ Anurican soldier. I dedicate this to A md JI^^^^^^^^K^ ^'^^' **' ^'^^ niost dlustnous i ■'^S^^HHB!!^ ^ -'A lu'ro of the .\merican na\\'. In the nanu' ol all our comrades, Iumil; -»^3tf'-' STAriH OF WILLIAM I". SHLR.MAX J. Masskv Rhim), Sctlptor 3i Follow in these last years the inspirins^- histor)' of the Tenth Cavalry of our rej^-ular army. See them K'^''i.U >^'P their li\es and winnin-in.n- freedom to another race, and you will appreciate the truth and jjatlios of Lincoln's words. Here then, in the heart of the continent, on the border of this ^Tcat state, h\' thr lake whose e.\i)andin,t,'- commerce is one ot our national wonders, in this cit_\- devoted to the arts of i)eace, amid these scenes w hich nexer felt the shock f)f battle, we unxeil these statues of the ^reat characters, to whose fame the whole world has paid tribute, and which we \alue as one of the chief treasures of our national inheritance; that the\- may speak through the >-ears to come, inspiring- in t'X'ery passerby who will listen, those sublime and noble thoughts, whicii stir the heart to a warmer patriotism, a i^reater api)reciation of what has been transmitted to us, a more passionate desire to make and keep it worthy of them, and a larii^er knowledge of the supreme achievements and glor>' of their loity and ennobling lives. Grant, Sherman, I'\irragut and Lincoln. What memories these names recall? What visions come again to these old veterans who followed that shining figure of the all-conquering (irant, the great soldier of thi' centur\-, as he fought his way from victory to \ictor\-, from Dondson to .\i)i)omatto.\? How bright the recollections of those- who serxed with adoring lo\alt>- that othei- gri'at captain, of unsurpassed strategy, of infinite patience, who fought his battles in valle>'s and on mountain heights, from the rix'ers to tin- sea, and whose operations covered half the continent. And if there art- an>- here who were under the most illustrious naval commander of thi' war, how their hearts must beat with i)ri(le as the\- think of that glorious day with h'arragut, when in Mobile Ha\-, laslu'd to till- maintop of the Hartford, amid the awful rain of shot and shell he stootl, "The sea kin,^ (if the sovereign west, \Vh(i made liis mast a throne?" And to all who ever looked into the sad and patient eyes of Lincoln when he horr such awful burdens, there comes a nlemor^• of a face which was seamed ami turrowid 1)\- the aui^uish of war, but which bore not a sini^li' line of hatred, for through four \-ears of a<^"on\" he carried e\i'r\' sorrow in his heart and on him mort' than an\" other depended the ])re- serx'ation of the Union and the freedom of a race. To tile children of t Ik' soldier what deathless s^lory i^ilds these names? What synonyms the\- art.' of loft\- sacrifice, of mi^htN' deeds, oi triumphant \ictoryr How hi^h sin-ms their loneh'and una])proachable fame: BioLira])hii's, maija/ims, ne\\spaj:)ers and e\"er recurring anni\ersaries, ha\-e s^Mthered up and repeatt'd the smallest details of their li\-es. so that their history j)er\ades all our literature, and each L,dorious carei-r like the full-orbed sun at tlu' close of the summer's da\- as it sinks below the horizon's edtjc, and disappears from si^ht, still leaxcs an afti'r-i;low of surpassinirr beauty, rexealini^- orori^'eous tints and colors, com])ellinL;- our continual re\'erence and admiration. The time would fail me were I to attt'mpt to trace even tin- outlim-s of tlu- renowned I'areers which wt- recall toda\', but the historian of the tnturt- will point to ( irant, the old commander, as an humble snbaltei-n, a modest citi/eii of (ialena, when the storm of war burst with lur\- on our land. lie will lollow with wonder his rise through lielmont and X'icksbur;;' and l)onelsoii until he became the central f'lLi'ure ot the i^reat strujr^le. lie will write with praise of his marxelous strateL;\- and mili- tary skill in I'ommandinL; the lari^cst arm\' excr assembh'd on Anurican soil in one of thi' world's most awful wars, and call him the greatest soldier ot the a^-. '1 he apple tree at Aj)pomatto\ with the modest, nn])retent i(^us soldier at the head of his lef^ions under the tla^ he had saxcd, w it h all his battles won, overcomint^r the hearts of his enemies by his ma.L;nanimity, will bi' a subject for the painter who would j>aint one of the ;n'reat ex^ents of the world. I 1 istory will do justice to the President, abused and slandered 33 and \-illifiecl, battlinj^" for international arbitration, savinj^^ the credit of the nation and strusr,<]^lini^ for the rii);"hts of a race. It will follow the conquerint^' hero as he I'ncircled the earth and recei\'ed tin- homat^'e of the n;itions, as he stood in llu' i)alaces of kini^s and was treated as an ei|nal, and tears will still fall, as nuMi's hearts will be mo\ed at the last act in the drama of this e\iMitiul lift', when tlu' heroic old man, surrounded b\- misfortunes, deceixed and \ ictimized by the thiexes wIkuii he trusted, nesi^lected by the coinitry which he had so .grandly served, waitiiii^' for the tardy justice which the restoration of his title brought him at last, ^nvc that sublime illustration of his \aliant soul. It will show this great man surrenderin*^" his trophies, e\en his sword, to pay his obligations, with the mark of death upon him, experi- encing untold suffering, toiling with his ))en to leax'e his famil\- frt-e from want, and then when his task was completed and he had produced a work which ranks with Caesar's Commentaries in directness, breathing a pra)'er for a united countr_\', with his face in his mantU- like- some Roman of old, going from the heights of Mount McGregor to his j)lace on the heights of Immortality. When the true measure of Sherman's greatness is made know n it will be seen how completely his operations supplemented those of Grant, whose strong right arm he was. How splendidl)- lu' advanced through the arduous fields of Shiloh, and Vicksburg, and Missionary Ridge, to the command of the Western armies! When Grant started for Richmond he set out for Atlanta, or, as he expressed it in his Memoirs, "for the arm\- (»t joe Johnston." The capture of Atlanta and then the famous march of an army of 62,000 men, awa)- from their supph\s, feeding on the enemy's countr\' through the Confederac\- to the sea, through Savan- nah and up to Kentoinille, where the end came and Johnston surrendered, will ever be a matchless theme for the student of military skill. He was great at the head of e\'ery command, a most accomplished writer, an inflexible patriot, and he rose to heights which our modern idols cannot reach. 34 The glamour of the Presidency iiex'er affected him, and he who shall read that letter which he wrote in reply to a confidential one from Mr. Blaine in 1SS4, when Mr. Blaine urged him not to decline tile UDmination of the Republican party if it came to him, as he thought it would, will appreciate the good sense he displayed, and the wisdom which guided his life, as he refused to listen to this temptation, which few heroes have been able to resist. What unseen and wonderful influences ma^■ be started 1)\' an act of kindness. Purely from gratitude because of the kindness which I*'ar- ragut's father showed to the father of Commodore Daxid Porter in his last illness, the Commodore adopted the boy, Da\-id G. Farragut, that he might l)e trained for the navy, and as a lad of ele\'en we see him as he stood beside the Commodore on the "Ivssex" and received his baptism of fire in those famous naval engagements of the war of 1812. "I ha\e now attained," said Farragut at the age of sixt\-, "what I ha\e been look- ing for all my life, a flag, and ha\ ing attained it all that is nt-cessary to complete the scene is a \-ictory. If I die in the attemj^t it w ill be onh' what every ofificer has to expect. He who dies in doing his (lut\- to his country and at peace with his God has played out the drama of life to the best advantage." Fifty-one years after his first fight, in that battle with casemated forts, fire rafts, fleets and hidden torpedoes in Mobile Hay, w hen he was told that one of his \essels ahead of the flagship had been sunk b\' a torpedo, he shouted to the engineer, "Damn the torpedoes go alu-ad." Little did the young offictr who served under him tluii think, that thirt\'-fi\'e years afterward he would be on the watch for tor])i'does, as the Olympia with the fleet steamed into Manila l^a\', under his command on that May morning that made the name of Dewe>- immortal. Lincoln has been called "the gentlest memory in all the world.'" He is the t\'))ical American who overcame tlu' hardest conditions and attainid the most exalted place. His life, a combination ot tragetl\- and comedv, of the philosoj)her and tlu' wit. \\ ith the greatest difficulties 35 he acconiplisht'd the h)ltiest thins^s. ISorne down l)ythe nation's burdens he yet carried the sorrows of e\'ery bereax'ed home in his heart, which was so tend(.;r that he couUI not si^n the orcU-r for a deserter's death. The foremost martyr for liberty, his name stirs our heartstrings as that of no other hero can, his fame grows greater with the passing years. I h'ke to think of that picture of him when Richmond had fallen and lie entered the city two days after Jefferson Davis had left it, having landed from a gunboat with a small force of marines, when lie \ainly tried to press his way through the crowd of black people crazy with joy, who surrounded him, and kissed his garments, and called him the .Saxiour, and prax'ed God to bless him, while the tears coursed down his care-worn cheeks. And then 1 think of that other picture, when in after years, a black man. not a chattel, but a Senator of the United States, from Mississippi, in the seat of Jefferson Davis, stood in the shadow of Bunker Hill monu- ment at Boston, where Robert Toombs, of Georgia, said he would "call the roll of his sla\es," and called his own name, "Hiram R. Re\-els," and answt'red, "Here, a free man, by the grace of (jod and Abraham Lincoln." It is appropriate that the figures of Lincoln, Grant and Sherman should be so near each other in this square, for each recognized the greatness of the other, and in life they were faithfid and devoted. The friendship of Sherman and Grant was like that of Da\id and Jonathan, and but for the entreaties of Sherman, after the battle of Shiloh, when Grant was so maligned, he would have resigned from the arm\-. It is interesting to notice how Lincoln sa\'ed (jrant from disgrace, in that storm of passion, wlien, after Shiloh, charges were freely made by the newspapers that Grant's army had been defeated, owing to his neglect and dissipation, and was only sa\-ed by the timely arrival of Buell. Washburne, the Congressman from Cirant's own town, was the onh' friend he had in Congress. Party leaders and party newspapers on both sides demanded his dismissal, and when Mr. Lincoln was assured 36 by his most trusted friends and advisers that his administration would go down in defeat if Grant was retained, after anxious hours and fervent appeals, his answer was "I can't sjxirc this man, hv fights." He refused to dismiss him, and saved Grant. Halleck, wlio was then commander of the militar\- department of Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee, with headquarters in St. Louis, was moved to the field on April nth, and superseded Grant in command of the arm)'. This appeased and calmed the clamor against him, and on April ^Oth Lincoln showed his conficK-nce in (irant to tin- country, !)>' designating him as "second in command untler the major-general com- manding the department." The ordiT was not necessary for with the commanding officer in the tield a sc:cond in command was superfluous, and this order was a rare one in the annals of the war. Later, in July, Halleck was calUcl to Washington and assigiied as commander-in-chief, and Grant was restored to the command of the army which he had lost after Shiloh. Thus Lincoln sa\ed him from disgrace and opened the way for his lustrous career which might ha\e closed there, but for the wisdom of the President. There is no knowledge that these reser\ed men, who met great emergencies with such ability, ever referred to this matter in conversa- tion afterwards, although it so profoundly afft-cttd the lortuius of the Union cause. ()h, men of Michigan, what is it to be worth\- of such heroes as we commemorate to(la\-? Men or nations which rely on and base their merit on the deeds of illustrious ancestors, soon cease- to bi' like them. We are sharers in their glory, only as we haxi- the imjjulses and willing- ness to repeat their splendid actions. If whc-n trial comes we \'ield and flee, we are degenerate sons. If we suftc-r our swords to rust in their scabbards and our banners to be turled in the jjrt'Si'nce of our country's enemies and dare not attack when great e\ils threaten the \er\- citadel of libertw we are unworttn' of such sires. 37 Shall we with such a heritage keep silent when our citizenship is debauched, whcMi the rig-ht of choosino- our own candidates for public office is so prostituted h\- the debasini;- influences of hired placemen, when the old tests of our fathers, of fitness, cajiacit>-, and merit, are sneered at b>- the self-seekers who corrupt our i)rimarirs, and hu\- our highest offices, thinking to purchase honor? Do we respect such memories when we sit with gagged lips, afraid to denounce, when rei)rtsentati\es of the j)eo])le wear the collars of corporations which own tluMii through the lobbyists they employ, to tempt them to he faithless and betray our interests? Shall we shrug our slKHilcU-rs and sa\- "it is only politics and none of our business" when thtrt- is open flagrant violation of law and decency? Shall we meet our Shilohs and Chicamaugas and Wildernesses as the\- did with the same devotion to the flag, looking hopefull>- l)e>-on(l tht-m for the glad days of Atlanta and Appomattox? Are we doing honor to these pure names when we adoi)t the standard, which is too often held up, that character has nothing to do with the conduct of a |)ublic office? Better for us had they never lived, better that their great sacrifices had not been made, if wc squander this ro\al patrimon>-, and if through our cowardice and lethargy representa- tive government is to lie destroyed and corruption and law-breaking go unchallenged and unpunished. Would that we had a little of that absorbing devotion to duty which inspired that grim old Puritan, Col. Abraham Davenport, who was a member of the (iovernor's Council at 1 lartford. Conn., on the celebrated dark da\-. Ma\- K). 17S0. win n the sky was suddenly darkiMU'd, chickc-ns went to roost in the morning and the cattle came lowing home through the fields, and it was thought the Day of Judgment was at hand. The House of Representatives had adjourned and it was projxvsed to adjoin-n the Council. "The Day of Judgment is at hand" said the Colonel, "or it is not. If not. there is no occasion for adjournment. If it is. I choose to be found doinu" mv dutN-. Bring in the candles." 38 I low triK- that statcnu'iit of the cmiiiL'iit art critic that "of all the ])ul})il.s from which human xoice is ever sent forth, there is none from which it reaches so far as from the t^raxe." BeinL;- dead, they \-et utter their noble messages in exery language, and the far-reaching influences of these immortal li\es become the animating teachers of this and succeeding generations. Here then, let these statues stand, representing our child" heroes in a time of heroes, and for each of them may we say in Milton's words, "Thither sliall all the valiant youth resort, And from his memory inflame their breasts To matchless valor." In the famous vision of Lord Bathurst, which Burke in his speech on Conciliation with America, so adorned with the splendor of his rhet- oric, the guardian angel of the \'outh draws up the ciu'tain and shows him the increasing greatness of England, and then ])()inting to a small speck on the distant horizon, bareh' discernible, "a seminal ))rinciple rather than a formed being," the nascent nation of America, sa\"s: " \\'hate\er luigland has been growing to by a progressi\e incrc-ase of improNcment brought in b\' xarietii's of people, by succession of ci\iliz- ing coiupiests and civilizing settU'ment, in a series of seN'enteeii lumdred years, you shall sec as much added to her 1)\' America in thi' course of a single life." It was true of the Colonies, and il the angel could now unroll the curtain, what \isions would meet the enraj)tiu"ed eye of him, who shoidd see the fair daughter who has excelled the mother, in wealth and power, population and national greatness ! So too, the eminent I'lcnchman, De Tocqueville, who wrote the cel- tbrated critiiism of oin' institutions almost sevent)' years ago, in closing tliat ri-markable work, after stating the obstacles in the growth of otlu'r nations. j)ictured Russia and the I'nited .States as the great nations of the future, " jjroceeding with ease and C(.-lerit\- along the })ath to which no sTArri-: of daxid c. rARKAc.i t C. 11. Nik iiArs, Scni'ioK 4t limit can be pcrccixcd." "Their starting point," said he, " is different and their courses are not the same, yet each of them seems marked out by the will of Ih-axen to s\va\^ the destines of half the globe." The building of the Trans-Siberian railroad, which will bind the Russian Kmpirt' together, the menace of its one hundred and thirtx' mil- lions, in a domain o\-er twice as large as that of our countr_\-, swa^'ed by the will ol a single indixidual, the movement toward the I^'ast, and the unsur|)asst'd growth, the rising power in the world of the United States, which (iod has bec-n ))reparing for great duties and resj:)onsibilities, make these words of De Toc(|ue\ilK' a striking and memorable prophecy. The stor\- is told of one of England's most illustrious statesmen, that e\-ery morning he would enter the famil\- gallery of paintings and stand in an attitude of re\'erent worshij) before the {portraits of four of his ancestors. The attendants sometimes heard him say in low tones, "I will bi' true," and sometimes, " I'll not forget." His eldest boy had often watched him in awe and wonder and at last his father took him by the hand and led him in front of the portraits. "You, too, must hear them si)eak," said he. " What, father, how can they speak ? " " My boy, for fourti'.n years they ha\e spoken to me cvcvy morning I ha\'e waked be- neath this root, and each has his own message. He says, ' Re true to thyselt,' and he says, ' Be true to N'our coimtry and )'our race,' and he says, 'Be true to me, ' and she, my mother, sa\'s, 'Be true to your God.' " If the siKiit, bronzed lii)s of these statues were instinct with lite and gi\-en the ])ower of speech, would not this message of loyalt)' still come to us ? That is the supreme lesson of their lives— that they wnre true, true to themseKes, true to their countr\-, true t(^ their God. .\nd let us hope, that as the littU' chameleon absorbs and reflects the color of theobject on which it rt'sts, the I'arnest study, the contemplation of these lofty characters may still affect and make worthy the hearts and impulses of those who shall listiii to the stirring story in the generations yet to \)i.\ inspiring to noble- actions and heroic deeds, and in that h(^ur of peril which comes to both indi\ iduals and nations wlu-n apparenth' most sue- 42 cessful, there ma>- still be seen litj^hting the way to duty, a qleam of tliat reflected glory w hich will recall the sublime couraije of thr uncoiuiucrablc Grant, the wisdom and patriotism of Sherman, the dariiii^r deeds of h"ar- ra.^-ut, the statesmanship, tlu- achiexcnient, the i^n-nlle heart of Abraham Lincoln. As America stands res^enerate and free at the threshold of the new century, chastened by sorrow, made strong- by trial, mindful of i^reat re- sj>onsibilities in its added ])ower and t^lory, and peerless amon^' the na- tions of the earth, let us, j^rateful for dani^e-rs past, and the intluences, the teachins^s, the examjiles of great and noble iixes, with high resol\-es and unbounded hope, here dedicate ourselves anew to her ser\ ice, and reverently say: — "Our father's God, from out wliose liaiid The centuries fall like Lrrainsof sand. O make Thou us throuLi;h centuries long In peace secure, in justice strong; Around our gift of freedom draw, The safeguards of Thy righteous law; And, cast in some diviner mould, Let the new cvcic shame the old." EX-lSIAVm? TKAIPLE SPEAKS FOI? MH. MACK LEV No sooiuT li.ul the ijfcnerous ai)i)laiisf wliich follovvt'd the inipressixe close of ex-Senator Pattoii's address died away than calls for Mr. Hackle)- went up from numerous voices in the audience. In response to the compliment Mr. Hackley arose and bowed his acknowledgments amid the enthusiastic api)lause that j^reeted him. In answer to the repeated calls for a speech he stt])ped to the front of the platform and said: "Ladies and (gentlemen, I nex'er made a speech and I ne\-er expect to make one, but I will call on nn- friend, Mr. Temple, to help me." The fitness of Mr. Temple's acting in the capacity designated by Mr. Hackley was recognized not only from the personal friendship exist- ing between them, but also because to Mr Temple in his then official capacity as mayor of Muskegon Mr. Hackley had first communicated his purpose of presenting the statues to the city. Mr. Temple spoke as follows: "Vou have called for Mr. Hackle>'. Mr. Hackle>- does not speak on an occasion like this, not because he cannot, but because he is too retiring. He has spoken to the people of this cit\- in a iiKU'e substantial way than you would exjiect him to speak todaw and standing for the moment in his plact' to thank you in his behalf for the appreciation vou ha\-e show 11 him, 1 want to rider to a single instance out of the many in which he has s])()k(n in his usual substantial way to the j^eople of this cit\-. "On the 22(1 da>- of March, 1898, then represt-nting the citv of Muskegon, I received from Mr. Hackley, in a plain envelope, this letter: 44 " 'To the Honorable ]\Ia)'or and Common Council of the City of Muskeijon : "'Gentlemen: — I respectfully ask permission to place, at my own expense, in Hackle\' Park, statues of Lincoln, (irant, Sherman and Farragut, the same when erected to be tlu' proptrt\- of the city. " 'If this permission is given, I shall commit the execution of my design to the charge of F. A. Nims, Louis Kaiiit/ and Rew A. Hadden, with authority t(^ expend the sum of $20,000 in carrying it into effect. " 'Very truly yours, '"Charles H. Hackley. '"Muskegon, Mich., March 22, 1898.' "A few days since, Mr. Hackley made of me the request that I would answer for him on this occasion should he be called upon to speak, and I assure >'OU I do so with pride ami with i)leasure. I realize fully that I must so far as possible refrain from trenching uj)on the pro\ince of the orator of the da\^ and so far as I can, must ])ut nixsclf in Mr. Hackley's place, but I am unable to divest mxself of my gratitude as a citizen for Mr. Hackley's noble generosit)' or to separate m\- own indi- \idualit\- from what I shall sa\-, and speak to >ou exactly as Mr. IIackle\- would himself, but will tr\- from his stantlpoint to inter})rt't to _\-ou the thought which must have governed the actions and noble gifts which Mr. Hackley has presented to this cit>-. "First. I must believe that he considers good citizenship abox'e all else in a reiniblic like ours; that hi' holds himsilf aiul every man a trustee for the i)eo|)K'; tliat the citizen of today was l)iit the child ot yesterday; that the child of to(la\- is but the citizen ol tomorrow; that the citizen is the state; that the higlur the t\ pe of the citizi n, tlu' better the (jualit)' of the state, and the better the (pialitx- of the state the nol)U'r. the more pcrmam-nt and the more iiuluring it shall l)e. llence it you will look o\ir the gifts which ha\e bi'eii i)resented to us by Mr. llackle\-, 1 think you will find standing out boldlx' and in wondrous wisdom an exemplification of what I have said. 45 "Aijain, from liis i^itts and actions tlo \vc read the U-sson that whih' wc li\"c \vt' nia\' do our works of s^ood, our acts of nol)U' m-ncrositN', not necessaril)- that wc ma}' recei\-c adulation, hut that we ma\- join while li\in,<4 in the enjoyment of the j^ifts themsehes. "A.^ain may we read that, if we give w'hile we li\e, no fraction of our gift is lost, but to the utmost larthing it is e.\))ended tor tlu- he- net'icint purposes for which it was intended. "Coming down to the occasion of toda\', these statues which we ha\'e now uiui iled are not placed here to perpttuate the memor\- of internal strife, to mark and empha- size a war of brother against brother, but to show to those that are now here and to those who shall come after us that in a free government where e\-er\- man is a citizen and a soldier, and no man a conscript in its armies, for tln' ))reser\ation of our nation, for thi- life of the repub- lic, an army as patriotic as the world will e\er look upon or e\er has, stands ex'er reach' to repeat the story at Lexington and the \ictory of \'orktown and tin- peace at Appomattox, for freedom, lib(,rt\- and their perpetuation. It is to tidl also that in a country like ours, the most glorious example ot sell go\-ernmeiit that now or e\'er did exist, that in a goxi'rnment ot tlu' people there is no aristocrac\' and that from the humbli'st ranks of citizeiishij) may rise heroes equal to the kings of any age or any nation, ever willing and e\er read\' to defend and niain\-iin its institutions and its public life. A. F. TEMPLE Mayor of Muskegon. I897-'98 46 "Tliis is tlu' li'sson laiiLjht hy the .^ifts which today become a part (it the jjiihhc ])ropc'rty ol the pcopk' of this city. The K-sson taught by every other j^ntt wliicli Mr. IIackle\- has i^rcscntccl to the jx'ople of this city is equally important. Within your sis^dit stands a bbrary built and endowed by a part of that same fortune which the tlonor rej^ards as a trust for the people with whc^m he lias been associated for more than forty years. Its tendency is to make e\er)' boy and i^'wl a better citizen. Such was the object of the donor. Within a short distance of }'ou is another example of his good judgment and good citizenship the I Iack]i\' Manual Training School, built and endowed and maintained without exjiense to those who enjoy its pri\ ilegi's. The useful, the ornamental and the artistic ha\e all been embraced within the gifts for which the people of this city ought to be and are duly grateful. If mistakes have been made in appropriating the money generously tendered to the public, those mistakes have been mistakes of head, not of heart; but are they mistakes? Could the money which those gifts represent ha\e been more judicioush', more wisely, more ])atrioticall\', more comprehensi\eh' in- vested for the benefit of this and future generations? Of this the gifts themselves must speak. Mr. Hackley has exercised in these matters his best judgment, and there will not be heard a \oice to say that he has not exercised that judgment with the utmost regard for the welfare of this people. At any rate, the institutions that he has built and endowed, the work he is doing, the park he has pro\ided, the monunuMit to the memory of the soldiers and sailors who fought to preserve the L nion, and these statues, which are the supplements of that gift, must be tlu' answer to the question, has the money been wisel\- antl patiiotically t'.\i)ended." Following Mr. Temple's remarks, the chorus undi'r the direction of Eric DeLamarter, sang "America. " The chaplain pronounced the bene- diction and all eyes turned to the statues. The cannon boomed, the flags that veiled the broii/.es fidl, and Lincoln, (Irant, .Sherman and h'arragut were exposed to \iew, the band mcauuhilc plaxing the "American Re- jiublic March." 47 The four young ladies to whom were assigned the honor of un\eil- ing the statues were: Lincohi, Miss Helen Eimer; (irant, Miss Belle Bauknecht; Farragut, Miss Anna Kirkpatrick ; Sherman, Miss Mabel l^oyer, all being daughters of deceased soldiers. They were assisted by the following members of Company I, who serxed as an escort: Corpor- als C. J. Mortivedt and C. E. Green; Sergeants August Silkeyand Roy E. Ashley, and Pri\ates Ton>- Baker and George Bullock. The people at once ihrongi'd through the i)ark tor a closer \iew of the statues, and so long as daxlight lasted I lackley .Scpiare was the center of interest, as {\\c new gifts to the cit\- were admired and commented on b\- the citizens. THE SCULPTORS... AND THEIR WORK t? *c? t' CHARLES HENRY NIEHAUS. Charles Henry Xiehaus. the sculi^tor of the statues of Lincoln and Farragut, is a western man, being a natixe of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he passed the formati\-e years of his life. His parents were of German birth and the artist son, with the usual (iernian thrift, was put to making his own li\ iiig at an early age. Hui fate seems to ha\'e directed his earliest efforts toward the career he is now identified with, for he successi\-ely engaged in woixl car\-ing, casting and cutting in marble. As a boy he was a capal)lc draughtsman and when chance put some cla>' into his hands, he rc-alized that it was through its mi'dium that his future work must be expressed. He became a student at the School of Design in Cincinnati and there won a tlrst prize in drawing and modelling. Then, with little i'(|uipnu'nt and small means, I)ut with a full stock ui entluisiasni and (Ktrrmination, he made his wnv to INhuiich, entering the Royal Academy and (|uickl\' winning his wa\' to honors and commissions. Among the I'l >rnicr was t lie (list inction of obtaining a first prize, medal and diploma, lor a composition, "bleeting lime," the first prize, b\' the wa\'. excr given to an American sculptor by a Ciernian academy. Mr. Xiehaus spent oxer three \'ears as .a student in Munich and Iroin there he went to Koiue, wliei'e he had a studio for se\'eral \'ears, execut- ing several commissions and making thosi- studies that e\ery artist does for the real lo\e of his w < irk. The ( iartield stat ne, now in Cincinnati, was one o| the lirst ot his commissions and was done in his studio in Rome; so also was the nude figure of a Creek athlete ((uuing from the bath, which lakes the name of "The .Scraper," from the implement he holds in 49 his hand and with which the ancient Greeks used in takinir off the excess of moisture. This statue was exhibited in the hall of statuary at the World's Fair. Last year a famous sculptor saw it at a New York exhibi- tion and remarked its puril)' of handling-; some one near by said: "Oh, Niehaus did that to see what he could do with a nude." "Niehaus!" said the sculptor, "I didn't know Niehaus did that. I thoui^ht it was an anti(|ue." For Mr. Niehaus has been rather idrntitu-d with monumental and architectural work; statesmen and heroes and characters that re- quire thoui.jht and \-i<.:;-or and stren^^th in their [lortrax'al and con\'entional treatment. The heroic statue of Git:)bon in the ConjS^ressional Library is an example of this, as is also the figure of Hahnemann which will be unxciU d in W'ashini^ton ne.xt month. Li both of these Mr. Niehaus, with sensitive appreciation, hascau.^ht the thout^ht- ful essi'utials that belong;- to the historian and to the physician, and has distins4"uished their respective tendencies. The statue of Moses, also in the Congressional Library-, shows as sensibly at once the t}'pe of the law-<:^i\er. Amoni;- other sini^le jjieces that Mr. Niehaus has done of j)rominent persons arr the Hooker statue in the Capitol at Hartford, Conn., that of Davenport at the same place, and one of William Allen in the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington. Mv. Niehaus has ne\-er failed to take one of the prizes in e\ery competition he has enten^d and he is [)robably represented by more work C. H. NIEHAUS 50 than any other American sculptor. The historical doors of old Trinit)' may be mentioned in this connection, and, also, the immense pediment of the new Appellate Court House in New York, in which the sculptor has embodied the written and unwritt<'n law in a ,L;r<)U|) of fi\'e represent- ati\e fijj^ures. The personality of I\Ir. Xiehaus is an unusual one; he impresses one as a sui jreneris at once. Radical a.^ainst an\'thino- he considers wrong or unreal or un]ust. he is s\'m])athetic and tolerant to a degree wht.-re other matters are concerned. He works with tireless energy and with remark- able facilit\" in obtaining results. He believes in the Greek purity of line and handling and iie\er goes br\'ond those restrictions to get a tell- ing effect or strained impression. His work is sensitix'e and symi)athetic and \i-rsatile enough to take in all e.\j)ressions of ])lastic art, but with it he has a practicality that ki-eps him well in hand with his sul)ject. The pitfall of most nu-n of undoubted talent is tlu' inseparable consciousnt'ss o.'f the artist's indi\idualit\' rather than of the work it projects; with Mr. Xiehaus you feel that he is more a medium of expression of tlu' charac- ter he models — he sinks his indi\idualit\' in the greater feeling that his statue expresses. In the Lincoln and b'arragut statues, to be un\H-iled, he h.is aimed to catch the essentials of their characteristics, the ])eriod in their lives and the deeds that bring them most \i\Mdl\' to the public suggestion. Lincoln is taken during the last years of his life, when he was most endeared to the American nation and when the impending tragedy takes the memory back to the greatness and thi- pitifullness of his fate. He is the statesman, the iuart\'r; \'et human and placid and gentle. abo\e all the resigned human |jhil()S()])her. In making this statue, Mr. Xiehaus had access to the photographs of Lincoln in the war dtpartnic nt and to the death mask of him, and to \arious "Lixis" of the dead Tresulent. The Farragut is the intrepid naval warrior, in lull action ol com- mand at his post. His feet are planted llnuly to sustain liiiu in the movement of the vessel and his glance is cast far o\'er the water in sur- 51 vey. Admiral Farraout's son lent Mr. Nichaus the photographs for this statue and he had various ])lastic studies for reference. In l)oth statues, he endeaxored to present the culminating epoch in the lixes of his subjects, and to express their characteristics as simply and directl)' and clearl>' as possible. But the rugged strength and the greatness are as well indelibly stamj)i-d in them. That has gone into them without endeaxor, for with true artistic sympathy those things come of themselves. J. MASSE Y RHIND. J. ]\Iassey Rhind, sculptor of the statues of (irant and .Sherman, whose studio is located at 208 E. Twentieth street. New York, is a Scotchman and comes of a family of artists, his grandfather, father and brothers all being sculptors. He was born some forty years ago in Edinburgh where his father's work may be seen in the famous Walter Scott Memorial in I'rinces street. Coming to America about elex'en years ago, Mr. Rhind followed his inherited bent and has attained a high place among the younger sculptors of this country. He has had some notable commissions and his work may be seen on several well know n monuments. He is a close student, a tireless worker, and he does ntU cease until he realizes his ideal, and his conception stands before him. Mr. Rhind was one of the decorators of the Grant tomb in New York. His statue oi Stephen Girard for the new cit\' hall in Philadelphia is an excellent thing, representing the old T^rench merchant in a char- acteristic pose. Perhaps the most notable of his recent works are the figures on the new I^xchange Court, Mr. Astor's building on lower Rroadwa\', New York, and the Corning fountain recently erected in lUishnell Park, Hart- ford, Conn. The Exchange Court figures represent four epochs in New York history, \iz: The period of discoxery — Henry Hudson- with the \en- 52 turesomc front of a man used to facing dangers; the Dutch jjioneer day -Gow Stu>-\"esant —whose rugged face and sturdy tlst h)se nothing from the fact that he stands on a wooden leg; the break-up ot coh)nial chi\'s — Gen. WOlfe — who is the ideal soldier and officer, high spirited and capable; and the modern period — Gov. Clinton — the nineteenth century man, calm, simple, strong. The fountain is a comj)osition in which Mr. Rhind has introduced the American Indian with fine effect. A group of four girls stand at the center, and four warriors, each a type of a different stage of the Indian's life, are at the four sides of the base. Charles Dudley Warner in the April, 1900, Munsey pays a high tribute to Mr. Rhind's originality and skill in executing this design. The two figures he has made for Muskegon- Grant and .Sherman — are characteristic of Mr. Rhind's genius. In carrying out his commission he has had access to much material in the wa>' of photographs, uniforms, casts, etc., and has had the benefit of criticisms by personal friends or meml)ers of the families of his subjects. The figurr of (irant is that of a man who thinks, makes up his mind and then acts impurturbable, quiet, seeing all sides ot his probh-m, car- ing nothing for show and display, but with a firm set mouth and jaw that mean dogged determination, and \-et there is nothing brutal or inliuman about tile face, a man eas\- toajjproach, democratic, kind, but he is e\ery incii the soldier. 1 h' is the Gciural who crushed the rt'bcllion that we might ha\e peace. The Sherman is an fntirel\- diffrrcnt t\-i)e. Ilr is e\ iiiiMUl)' on the field, tense and alert, watching a moNcment ol the army. kAt'r\- lint- is full of action. His head is tlrmly posed and his whoU- carriage that of a leader, cai)able, (piick, fearK'ss. He is the .Sherman who helj)ed (irant from X'icksburg to the end of the war. and especially who led tlu' march "I'Tom Atlanta to the Sea." The sculptor has aimed to show Sherman in action, and he has succeeded. 53 In response to a request for a statement as to his work in making the statues of (irant and Sherman, Mr. Rhine! wrote as folh:)ws: "Naturally the prominence of the two subjects entrusted to me for Hackley Square attracted me very much, and in studying Gen. Grant I fortunatel\' had the acquaintance of his son, Col. Fred Grant, and although he was not in this country during the time I modelled the statue, I had a great deal of assistance from tlie famil\-, who sui:»plied me with photographs of the (leneral, taken during the war, the period my statue represents. In the many photographs I had access to, (most of them were snap shots taken in and about camp), I in\ariably noticed that he was mostly seen in a resting pose, one hand on a tree and the other in his pocket or slipped in his waistcoat, gi\ing to me the idea of the man of deep thought and e\idently indifferent of his personal appearance; in fact he always suggested to me a second Napoleon. To con\-ey all this in a military statue- which one would naturall\' expect being in costume — was rather a problem, especially as he was rareh' or ne\'er known to wear even a sword in camp. "Fortunately a particular friend of his, and a General under him, learning that I was digging for information kindly sent me a photograph of liim showing his belt and swf)rd worn o\er his waistcoat, with the coat open. This was just the compromise I wanted and I ha\e authentic proof that if he wore it at an>' time, then that way. This ga\e me the oj)por- tunity of introducing the difterent sides so well known in his character and still preser\"ing enough of regular military trappings, so that in years to come no one would ask 'but why is General Cirant without a sword?' "The likeness I got principally from photographs procured from a well known Philadelphia photographic firm, and with the death mask. His close friends in New York seemed satisfied with it. I might say that in (irant his face was t|uite interesting, as one side was so gentle and quiet, while the other had always a determined strong expression. "General Sherman was in a way just as difficult a subject, and as 1 was working alternateh' on the two statues, (viz: a day or two at the time on 54 each), I found the long lean h'ncs of Sherman ciuite a change after a clay or two of the strong, sturdy action of (irant. I\Iy success in Sherman I lay greatly to the kindness of his son, Mr. P. Tecumseh Sherman, who made it a practice of calling at the studio twice or three times a week in the morning on his way down to business. Through his invaluable assist- ance I had the use of most of the General's clothes, worn during the war, and they showed me more than anyone could tell me what kind of a man physical 1\- he was. Of course I had previous to this seen a good deal of his brother, John Sherman, who shows a family likeness. "While my Grant was the deep thinker and planner, m\- idea of Sherman was the (leneral at the front looking out for the enemy's lines, and to show, if possible, in a standing statue an indication of a forward movement, indicating that determined aggressi\'e spirit anxicnis to get there. "The likeness I got mostly from the death mask, which is a par- ticularly good one, although his son's head suggested a great many points to me and explained many characteristics only indicated in the mask. "I sincerely trust that my statues will please the old \eterans, and should there be some citizens that think they are not just as we usetl to see them, I trust they will remember that 1 ha\e tried to illustrate the finest jjointsof the men and at supreme moments, and not merel\' photo- graphic representations of Generals Grant and .Sherman." ^% EEGRETS OF THE ABSENT Amonc^ many letters of reorct from those who were unable to be at the unxeilin^- were the following: FROM IHK F^RFSIDENT AND HIS CAIUNET. President W'm. Mc KiiiKw Washington : I have received the kind inxitation extended to me 1)\- Phil Kearny Post, G. A. R., to be present at the ceremonies to l)c Juld at Muskegon on Memorial Da\' and regret that the nature of my duties and engagements is such that I shall be unable to attend, although it would give me much j-)leasure to join with the members of the Post in doing honor to the memor\' of the distin- guished Americans whose statues are to be un\eiled on that occasion. With my thanks for the courtesy shown me by the Post and with best wishes for the success of the ceremonies, believe me, etc. * Secretar\- of the Treasury: — Acknowledges the cordial invitation of Phil Kearny Post and regrets that a previous engagement, which cannot now be broken, compels him to deny himself the pleasure of accepting. * * John Hay. Secretary of State: — Very much regrets that his engage- ments are such that it will be impossible for him to leave Washington at that time. * Charles T^mor\- Smith. Postmaster General: — Regrets e.xceedingl)- his inabilitx- to accept the kind invitation of Phil Kearn}- Post. * James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture: — Regrets that previous engagements will prevent him from accepting the inxitation of Phil Kearn\' Post. 56 John D. Long, Secretary of the Xavy: — Presents his thanks to Phil Kearny Post for its kind inxitation and ret^rets exceedin<^dy thai he is uiial)le to attend. * . * * 1^1 ihu Root, Secretary of War: — Regrets that pressure of public business will make it impossible for him to accept the courteous iinita- tion of Phil Kearny Post. * Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior: — Presents his compliments to Phil Kearny Post and sincerel\- regrets that his engage- ments elsewhere will dejirix-e him of the pleasure he would otht'rwise have in accepting its kind inxitation to be present at the unxeiling of the statues to be presented to the city of Muskegon on Memorial Day by Hon, Charles H. Hackley. * THE U. S. SUPREME COUK T JUSTICES. Meh'ilh,^ W. Fuller, Washington: — Regrets to say that it is imjjos- sible for him to accept. * Justice Brewer: — Regrets that his prior engagements are such as to prevent his attendance. * * * Justice Peckham: Regrets his inability to accept the courteous in\itation of Phil Keanu' Post. * * * THE AKMV AM) THI-; NAVV. Nelson A. Miles, Washington: Regrets \ery much that owing to other engagements it will be impossible for him to be there. * * * .Admiral I )iwe\', Washington : Ri'grels that his engagements will not permit him to accejjt the kind imitation of Phil Kearny Post for Memorial Dav. 57 FROM THE RELATIVES. Julia Dent Grant, Washini^^ton: — I with my ciaiiLjhtcr, Mrs. Sartoris, regret that we are unable to be present on the interesting occasion of the unveiling of the group of statues of our four most distinguished heroes. Though not able to be present in person be assured that in heart and sympathy we will be with you. We beg that through you we may convey our grateful thanks to the donor Hon. Charles H. Hackley. * * * John Sherman, Washington: — I have received the kind invitation of Phil Kearny Post and greatly regret that my engagements are such that I will not be able to attend on that occasion. * * P. Tecumseh Sherman, New York: I regret very much that it will be impossible for me to accept your kind inxitation to be present at the unveiling of the statues. I sincerely hoj^e that the occasion may be a pleasant and memorable one. I have seen the model of the statue of my father, (ien. Sherman, and was much pleased with it. I trust that the others will be equall\' satisfactory. * * Miss Elizabeth Sherman, Washington: I desire to thank the gen- tlemen of Phil Kearny Post for the very kind inxitation to the un\-eiling of the statues and regret exceedingly that I cannot be prt'sent. * Mary Grant Cramer, P^ast Orange, N. J.:— With thanks nu' sister and myself acknowledge \-our kindness in sending us in\itations to be present at tlie ceremonies to be held at Muskegon on Memorial Day. Much as we might enjoy this interesting occasion we cannot do ourselves the pleasure of being present, but hope many others will enjoy it and that nothing will occur to mar the interest of this notable event. * Loyall Farragut, New York: — I regret exceedingly that I shall be unable to attend the ceremonies at Muskegon on Decoration Dav. I am 58 connected with a railroad and the trip west would interfere \er\- much with my ckities at the iMid of the month. Trusting- that the inau<4-uration will be a success under the charge of your Post, etc. Mrs. Minnie Sherman-Fitch, Pittsburt^: Presents her com[)liments to Phil Kearny Post and regrets she cannot participate in the ceremonies at Muskegon on Memorial Day. * * * U. S. Grant, New York: — I beg to acknowledge with thanks the re- ceipt of an invitation to be present on the occasion of the un\eiling of the statues on Memorial Day. Both Mrs. Grant an\' m\'self would be delighted to he present at the ceremonies and greatly regret that my business engagements prevent the acceptance of your \er\' kind imitation. * Mrs. Paul Thorndike, Boston: — Thanks the committee of arrange- ments of Phil Kearny Post for their kind invitation which she regrets she is unable to accept. At the same time she begs to assure them of her deep appreciation of the honor they are paying her father's (Gen.iifa»*'s) memory. /^/Ll/ov.ix..' of this resolution, pro])t'rly iiigrossed, be presented to Mr. Hackley.' ,v^J LIBRARY OF CONGRESS -::>■. .'i-i' c -- >r^ ■^'. '-> ■-i;;:rA ■*<--'ii;«i..X ^^6^3^Vv';>i^ i-^?>^ 01 6 090 801 4 ^