This week, on the second anniversary of Wendell Willkie's death, workmen are landscaping the large lot in Rushville's wooded East Hill Cemetery. In the lot's center, a 15-foot granite cross rises over a tiny headstone; a pale pink granite bench faces an open, granite book. The stones, sculptured by Malvina Hoffman, are now wrapped in canvas. But when the wrappings come off, visitors may sit on the bench and ponder the book's message:
"I believe in America because in it we are free. Free to choose our government, to speak our minds, to observe different religions.
"Because we are generous with...
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