The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-12-29

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\ A large aud enthusiasts meeting VA
held id New York recently % promote
fhc subscription f0r me pedestal II
lRartholdi'< Liberty Enlightening sha
lMmi,l. ~ he presented ~ The United
|Sfa'c~ hr tI~ French nation nnd erected
,t,n Bedlots Island. New York .iarhor.
a number ~ nddrc<srs were made by
prominent riiizrn.
The chairman oi shc committee having
III charge the collection Of money Tor Tho
pedestal, Hon. VIM NJ Evarts. after re-
viewing The circumstances under which
tle project Wa star'eA III onr ctutrrnial
wear. said thar q communication had int
|lbeen rerciycd from the committee IN; the
Franco American Union describing tho
,lpopularity 81 the rrnjcct III Frame. AZ
dearly as the year 1881 the enterprise l,nd
l|hecn endorsed by Isl towns in France.
Rciing through their municipal council.
j;,v 40 general councils Of As many prnv-
Iinces. by All the chambers OF commerce
-'of the great cities Of the republic. and hv
100000 individual subscribers. The
statue will probably be ready for trans
..|portation next summer.
u Touching the magnitude Of the pro-
posed monument. Mr.. Evarts said:
Il The simple statue will he. from the
'iplinth 10 the tor OF The torch. Las feet in
height. From the water level np 10 The
highest point In the span Of the Brooklyn
Bridge Is but 1861 feet 10 feet less than
This truly colossal statue. The dinsen-
,|Siors of the plinth. the space occupied
|by The feet and drapery Of The figure. j.
4 40 feet square las large A. house. II "
Iuf Iii
I and industry. SO generous q contribution.
llshouId be trained as mnniicont gift
'ifrnm the French people. Is one Of tho
iurpat evidences thar the great interna-
tional relations Of value AMI importance
i!bctween great countries are m longer
hy courts and cabinets. but
Ispriug out Of the intermingling pulses or
Ithe people.
y! The great Colossus Of Rhodes. known
lin iis time as the seventh wonder Or the
lIword. was erected ~ show The gratitude
t'nf tile Eholians 70 the gsptian king
aiNho was their ally in war when their
l--I;iberties were threatened by The King of
q lacedon. They were small people.
'-l;rhabising An island of hnF 40 square
nj niles. but that great work Of theirs WIS
'fnrected Al . cost of 500 talents. n 'he
,-'.aIue then Of bciween 000poa and $500
IpnO. II was Int io5 feet high. This
q statue ~ Liberty Enliyhtening the World
f-,wiIl Be l45 feet hirh. nprcsrel upon .
t-lpedc-tal ~ equal height. and will hc. not
~ the seventh wonder 81 the world. for the
Npnlcrs or The world are never ceasing
Ie|in nrmber. but viii be the wonder 81
s.|tho worll - much greater than the
lsICoiossus of Rhodes as The world now. OF
dlnhich Il will he the wonder. r. greater
Ithan The world of The Mediterranean Sea
lo'in classic times. The largest modern
!. I.tainr y tie one near Lake MaG4iore,
'e'in Italy. erected 10 the great Christian
r.. saint. Charles Borromeo, which. upon "A
I0eaestal 40 fret il height. Is IN Itself GO
|fces high. Nothing iii the history Of the
Iworll la approached the greatness of
this statute OF Liberty. Our genius did
jnof conceive 50 great q statue our art
AMI our mnnifccnce have not contrihu-
II IA TO its production This great free
I'm We aresimply called upon 70 receive.
to nlsce upon . perpetual site under The
:. Inrrrcfnal care provided by the govern
I ,i,nent II The United States. On pedestal
\ jthat comports in dignity and in eoIiditv
s,Ixith The statute Il Is 10 bear up. and
Z (which shall comport with the wealth
inland the numbers " these great cities ana
h.llhis great country. and show our apptc-
crIciation of the debt we can never repay
1 -|to France and which she simply adds q
c.lbv this magnificent gift. Tho numbers
sd!of those who will conc hithcr % zee me
! t-.light Of this commemorative statute 10
altman can count and they shall not cease
ntirominc until liberty itself shall have
!. -'cease,l 10 enlirhtcn the world, nor until
Ssithjs home OF tho free shall cease 20 attract
;f|the footsteps OF the multitudcs that seek
;dlthis shrine and this safety for their love
ovani exercise Of liberty.
WI All the conditions of our acceptance q
1nIthis great conception and great execu'
hsItion are already fixed. The French have
$25o0oO npon the statute, and tht
tie|best computation. without unnecessary
y, - x'cxpense. fixes the cost Of the pedestal q
600 to $25uooo.