The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-05

miss the horn and spanner and soap locks,
and the Directory upon which in his latter
day dignity he sweafs witnesses;- no
matter-the deed is done; William, after leav-
ing us for long time in an enthused state,
has once more surprised us. There is nothing
certain after all
When we got over the first shock of this
revelation, we felt gratifed at the prominence
given Mr.. McMullens counterfeit resem-
blance on our principal street. We feared,
indeed, that some malignant enemy, who had
Intellectually lain for him long time, might
smash Mr.. Bailey's plate glass, in a misdi-
rected but violent effort to get at the Fourth
ward chieftain, but at the present writing his
efigy remains intact. We will not here pre-
tend to criticize Mr.. McMullens statue, but
we may say that it scarcely seems benignant
enough. 1t has been long time since we
saw William (and, much as we admire him,
we hope it may be longer time before we
see him again), but if our minds eye is to be
depended on, the statue at Bailey's doesn't do
him Justice. If ever he had occasion to hit a
man, he did it in bright-faced and smiling
manner, and did not scowl his victims wits away
after the manner of this statue Nor would
he ever have used the slung-shot, fighting
ring and other unfair advantages we see
scattered at the base of it. The artist
thought by these means to add to the strength
of his portrait, but it is plain that he did not
know William McMullen; that he only saw the
outside of him. He did not see even that
correctly; for who ever saw Bill in a Spanish
cloak? AS the Indian orator remarked, ''Not
one." 1t would not be pleasant to be in the
same room when a tailor should offer to
make William such a garment. No; the
statue should have been cut with William in
his shirt-sleeves, and with a fire-plug some
where in the neighborhood. 1t may not be
too late yet to make these alterations.
But let us finish this matter in a thorough
and becoming manner. William undoubtedly
| is the Prisoners Friend, but the wretched
convicts have other disinterested adherents,
almost as jealous as he. If McMullen can
have statue, are Mann and Cassidy to GO
without? Is OByrne to go unrewarded of
monumental fame? Brooke, Phillps-are
they to have no share in this glorifcation in
stone? They, too, love the prisoner; he is
their meat their drink, their all. They should
each of them have statues, and they a0ouId
have, If there was as much gratitude in be-
friended prisoners as there ought to be. Mr..
Mann, "took" as the angel of Justice, with a
raised sword, typifying the intimidation of Il
jury, and with quart measure full of
shack'es, showing what he had saved his
clients from and what he could place over the
fists of those unfortunates if he chose, would
make most appropriate statue. Mr.. Cassidy
as Gabriel with his Horn would also make
remarkably fine statue. Of course the horn
would mean the teetotal everlasting blowing
up of error, thing Mr. Cassidy has been
devoted to ever since he was called to the
bar Somebody ought to act on these hints
at once. A number of statues are impera-
lively called for, but it will be best not to
attempt too much at first. Let the statues
we have designed be built for commence
ment.