i) I BIBLIOTHEQVE MINT^^VLPIGEiwoNTi^ * : INAUGURATION Montreal's Monument TO THE LATE Higllt 0on. Sir Mil lilacdonalil, G.Cfl. BY His Exoellenoy the Earl of Aberdeen, QOVERNOR-QENERAL OF CANADA, June 6th, 1896. >i- ■■• .^;f^■ Jigfajii,^ i'« I n o Am. lltituciliitQ (CcriMiioiitcs. Reception of His Excellency the Governor-General. Introductory Remarks: SIR DONALD SMITH, K.C.M.G. Unveiling: By His Excellency THE EARL OF ABERDEEN, Govf dnor-Qenfual of Canada. "IRiilc .ii3ritaiinin." Bv Bands The Speakers : HON. SIR MACKENZIE BOWELL, K.C.M.G. HON. GEORGE E. FOSTER, Minister of Finance. HON. J. A. CHAPLEAU, Lt.-Governor Province of Quebec. SIR H. G. JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, K.C.M.G. SIR ADOLPHE CARON, K.CM.G. HON. J. A. OUIMET, Minister Public Works. HON. W. H. MONTAGUE, M.D. God Save the Queen. '••.•>'• I > ■> > 1 59108 5n lUctiioriaiii. Not here ! Under the som])re pines of Cataracjui lie tlie l)ones of him whose familiar features are to-day unveiled to the kiss of Canadian air. This is not even his nuMniment. That is too mi,t,dity a svnictm'e to he seen save through the diminishing lens of history, or as a |)ainted picture on the map of the world. It is one of the colossi in that immortal gallery where the nations, living and dead, stand as memorials of the men who made them. These are but cenotaphs that we raise in the midst of our cities to remind the generations to come whose hand it was that shaped their Canada for them. No other figure looms so large in Canadian history as that of .Sir John Macdonald. He entered Parliament before the century had told half its years ; he was still there when it entered upon its last decade. He served as a colleague of .Sir Allan McNab, and he sat at the council tal)le with Sir John Thompson. He li\e(l through generation after generation of public men. Glancing back over his life, it seems as if it were a chain of four links. There was a time when he was "Mr. Macdonald. of Kingston." a shrewd, studious, ambitious, popular young man, of whom his friends hoped much. Then when a score of battles and a score of victories had made him closely known to the people — wdien his natural power of leadership had asserted itself, and he stop(\^Vi.th i^iartier on.tke .steps of power— >..:.. . * • • *•; the name that was oftene.st oii Xljttlips'triitlt^i&rtelif'lHm was "John A." To friend and foe alike, iie Was O^lyV^-;:"':^^^ faVniliar, jovial, shrewd, successful, patriotic "J'o'hn xJi.*" Then came gradually a later period when we seemed better to appreciate the altitude of the man and we called him "Sir John" — he was more of the si)hinx now. more of the statesman of Imperial proportions. The two Canadas had become a Dominion, and the ruler of it was seen in a lart;er light. And then, although he never lost that title when we had occasion to speak of him in pul)iic, those who loved him fell ii.to the habit in his later years of thinking of hini, with all reverence as with all affection, as "the old man." lie was our Palmerston. His was, in many respects, an ideal nature. They said he had personal magnetism, which was but a cold way of saying that those who knew him. loved him. His handshake was a i)assport to friend- ship, and his friendship, when gained, was as lasting as iron. Ab.solute fidelity was one of his traits — fidelity to friends, fidelity to country, fidelity to Queen. He was not a hypocrite ; he was a man, with a man's appreciation of the temptations and the weaknesses of men. Hut why analyse a character that jjroved its own worth daily by the sure way in which it won the aflfection and the confi- dence of mi 1 ! Of his talents as a tactician, of his abilities as a leader, of his length and breadth of vision as a statesman, the achievements of his life speak with sufficient emphasis. He has proven his possession of .so many qualities, that his most familiar biographer can have little new to tell. But this is an occa.sion to remember rather his kindnesses ; his loyalty to his friends ; the things that he did, not for {personal glory, nor even to serve the nation or the empire, but simjily to help a fellow traveller on the rugged path of life. His hand was always busy with such deeds of pure friendship. He was loyal ; he was patriotic ; he was broad- minded ; he was a natioiml optimist ; he was human-hearted ; he was great. Sir 3(ohn ^. jUncCkoiitilCi. Lines written for the Unveiling of the Monuinent to the late the Right Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald, K.CM G., PC. liv .\R'riirK c. DorciiTv. '■ Slat sua ciiiaii ! The ,i.;()l(k'n s.(lory of llu- iioonlide hour. So lull of si)lcii(ii)iir aiul so riiii in power, Soon passes downward lo the deeper shade. Where all its radiant heatns in twili;4ht fade, And issuinj^ Ni.!Ljht, u])on her sotnhre way. Veils all the vanished beauty of the day. So with man's life ; for one brief hour the crown In lustre jflistens, circled with renown ; Then Death's i^rini spectre dims the <.jlorions noon, .Vnd leaves a void and darkness, all too soon ! lUit to the liviu}^ still remains a debt ; In lovinj; rev'rence ami with Love's regret. To keep the memory by such deeds of praise In honour nurtured through the range of days. Lo ! here, the shadow of a powerful name Linked to the glory of undying I'ame 1 Lo ! here, tlie uumumeut of Love's regret— Of svmpathy with him whose sun has set! In I'.iilain's Isle, 'mid I'",ii.L;laii son^, llif Iiest, Htr uohlcst, who in soiiljiliircd iiiarhlf rist, He lioltls a i)lare. And von npoii tliis j^roniid Now (U'ckt'fl uilli (Inwtis, hut once \sitli j^rei'Usward crowned And lalilet, saereil to the clu-iiNlu-d dead, I "n veil this Tribute with uncovered head, As witness ot" a grateful nation's j,;rti-( And lovint^ memory of a jieerles-, Chiil'. "I'ls hut the outward form, seen \\i;li llu' eves Ofhlind mortality, which lades and tlies. The j;enius and the hidden forte which swayed In Council and in Senate undismayed. These j,;raven are upon his country's heart, And of her destiny an- now a ])art. No path of roses trod the dauntless Chief. His labour constant and hin leisure brief; His country's honour and his counlrv's s^ood \\'ere dear to him, and strotif^ as ties of bloo 3 } . * . ' . . J ) ) » ' I : : t 3 : . > . : i * > » , ; . S . 3 i ^ ^ J » * • J J J J 3 1 . - . 5^1 » » * ^ J i i i 1 '■' t J * » » » :>3 I ) }> >ltli( SUBSCRIBERS to the SIR JOHN MACDONALD MEMORIAL. Sir Doii.ild A. Siiiith, I.onl Mtc)ilRii. IIiikIi C.rnli.'mi. II. >V A. Allan. II. J. Ik-< IlKV James Ross. Sir Josfiih llicksoii. R. ('.. K(i^- C(j. lion. I'l. .\. DrunutniiHl. CaiKuia Conla,t;f Co. J G. M:ukiiizie A' Co Krolliinjihain \ Woikinaii I.t. Col, !•■. C. Iliiishaw. R. W. Craliaiii. John II. rllUuv. lliiKli I'aUin. David MorricL'. R. H. Angus. Mrs. Mary Dow. C. li. limlaiul. 'r. C. liraintrd. A. H. hinis. Iltiiry liiilnur. W. C. .MniuU rloli. \V. \ 1'. 1'. Cinric. W. Ck-mliiuienji A; Son. SI. Lawrence S\if,'ar Kelinins Jolin Dnncan. llnK'i McLennan. R. Cowans. R. Hersi j. James Oiiricn. Lrank I'.anl. H. K. ("ireeiie. Colin Mc.\rllinr. Jolin II. R. Molson. 1). McCaskill \- Co. Dominion Wire Co. \Vm. Dow \ Co. I''rien. ''.rahani. R. C. Janiieson A: Co. C.arth & Co Sir H. I,. I.angevin. S. Carsley. I .. Cheney. !•; St. I.onis. II R Ives. Ilenr\ l.ynian. J. CradoL'k Simpson. 1). Tooke. Hon. Henry Starnes. W. D. McLaren. I'.. W. Ilaniilton. 'I'. Davidson Si Co. Hon. J. A. Cliaplean Dr D. Mei;ach!an. H. .\l)l)oi|, n.C. J, I). Rolland. L. C.naedin.yer. Sun S: C< cjtVV'lJ'... ... : . \\iau.:r:vsis5n. •: ;•..: • • • • • •• Hon. A. W. Ogilvie. I.f 1 ■urnean I'lls S: Co. W. W. Watson Judue Wurtele. R. White. M. S. lM,ley Mrs M. H. C.anlt. Matthews, Towers ^t Co Cilover N: Hrais. K- Schnlt/e. Sons iS; Co. McD.iugidl. Barrett N: Ci: Dominion Blanket Co. Kwing, Herron N; Co. Wm Kinloeh. Capt. 'I'lios. Howard. H H Ame>. W. Scott S: Sons. Arthibald Nicoll. R. White N:Co. Theo. Rol)ilail!e. J. W. Wood. r. Doran. H. Hoyan I). McCarthy, M. Ileniy Canlt J. H. I.. Stralhy W I'.wing A- Clvong \, Co. .Andrew Hade. D. A A l.ockerby. K. Campbell Nelles. H. datehonse. Acl.-Sergt. Hughes. J. Horslall .^ Sou. W. A. Itaker. A. Mieliaels. I). A. McCaskill. James Ciankshaw. F. S MacLennan. Dr. .A. Proudfoot. M. Chas. I'oley. C. A. McDonnell. A. ('.. Donghtv. Joseph H. Jacob. • ••• •• • .4 * • «•• •«• la -^