Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-02-19
The Nan on IIsrsehaeh. /.

0ohic oi hch- hfaiit = admirers
arc very busy getting np the means
lo have cast an equestrian statue OF
the General, which when completed
~ 10 ornament the ifnnJ oi tho
Treasury building in Washington.
Congress is n donate captured can,
non and the funds arc ln b. or have
been raised by private subscription.
His ENeellonoy has boon consulted.
even tho horse selected from which
10 model the animal, aud the artis,
Is at work. Don Pis,i, who ia "A
Radical in good standing. writes lo
the Cincinnati Commercial (Radi.
caD that there Is liillo inner iIis.
tory connected with this equestrian
statue worth giving to the public.
lilo says: "rhc work originates in
Philadelphia, under the direct sn.
prryision OF Plg-irOn Kelly. Aud
this accounts Tor certain tactical
fluids In the cocoannt' Up TO n cor.
tain time IL was believed, if not
known, that the President symps.
thixed with Western interest. Our
Gov. Hayes, for example, had very
satisfactory talk on chat suliert
with tho General, and said his views
sounded as IL based on the statistics
OF David 4. Wells. When, howoy.
er, his message made'its appearance
there was found II total revolution,
and all the might of the administra.
ton WAS brought 10 bear in favor
OF the present Infamous inequality
Of taxation under which Western
interests arc buried. And il soon
was whispered about that thai part
Of tho message had been prepared
and put in by old pig.iron Kelly
himself. The bronze horse hat
proved moro fatal to us than tho
wooden stced Of Troy. How could
his EXcellcncy resist the soft per-
suasion Of n gentleman who WAS
doing such grand thing for him?
An equestrian statuu-how far
ahead of other heroes Of tho war ho
would TO. Where is your old Pap
Thomas now? Whit arc Wcstcrn
interests to this? Let us have in.
famous tariffs; let them be augment.
cd. Ulysses VIII sit for ages in i'm.
mortal bronze, long after these
transient measures have passed.
away and we small men forgotten.
"Well, as the statue is to bo erect.
ed, We must have an appropriate
inscription, and l humbIy suggest
the following:
Erected to the Honor
or Ulysses S. Grant, General,
And President.
Ofobscure orig In aud questionable training,
lie held himself oof from parties,
And patriOtcally
Had no principles.
Entering the army
He fu ;lt bravely and won removing
By making the road to Richmond
| A hip phwny of human bones;
Happening to be .i5 !irst in command,
| When tho Conf, i racy fell,
From sheer exhaustion,
A grateful people made him President.
| lie proved his science
By reaching into the unknown
| For his Cabinet.
lie was generous,
Ard, to those who brought him gifts,
! lie gave fat office;
| And charitable,
For he fol his family At the public crib;
| And lives immortal m tie ouly man
Who ever helped
| 4 broti er-in-law.
! This monument
| Is built
| Ofprotec;ed copper and
MonOpoiizsd pig iron,
| Ry agratefui few
Who fatiened famously
| Whi.e tho people starved.
"Somo may question tho good
taste Of this, but submit tha; it is
quite in keeping with tho monu.
ment itsolf. 1t tho President can
afford that equestrian statue, l can
stand the inscription"
1t having been rumored that ons
Reader W. Clarke, Federal ap.
pointee, would bo removed. Don
don't believe it. He writes to tho
Commercial:
You were telegraphed that
Readers place was shaky. Don't
believe it. 1t has 'transpired tbst
Reader is n relative. 1t seems that
Reader was uncle to Oily Ross, and
Oily Ross father is brother to Lys-
US mother. Shaky. Thundorl liz >
AS firm as a rock"