The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-23
A TERRIBLE TALL,
WASHINGTON IN WALL STREET
Wards statue OF the Father Of His
Country, and Criticisms Thereon.
New York Cor. Inter Ocean.

New York Cor. Inter Ocean,
Well, public mems acts are bound to be
closely and critically scanned. The dear and
dead George Washington is not exceptional.
He recently went into Wall street, taking q
position in bronze on the steps of the United
States treasury building, and we are finding
fault with him.
He is thirteen feet tall, and yet Is so placed
as theoretically to have emerged from ten
foot door to make an address to the specula-
tors. The house is only one story high, and
the relative sizes Of it and the man carry one
in memory back to big Edwin Forrest
standing as a noble Roman in front Of q
puny stage temple. Moreover, the new
statue Of Washington Is so elevated that his
face can only be looked squarely at from
below, unless view be obtained from the
upper window Of an opposite building.
Try an experiment with the features Of an
acquaintance, and you will see that they pre-
sent an almost unacceptable appearance IL
you look at them either from above or be-
meath The likeness with which you are
familiar is that which you have derived from
a level view Thus the Ward statue Of Wash
ington is facially all right when seen favor
ably, but the Wall street men, as they gaze
up in hurrying past, are impressed by a
strange, querulous countenance, as though
the father Of this country was greatly aston
ished and displeased by what his specializing
sons are doing.
A small, nervous unobtrusive man stopped
at the same time that I did, to study this
efiigy. He was Jay Gould. As Ieyed him
covertly, and at length addressed him, big
ger, buflier fellow edged up to us. This was
q body guard, without which the millionaire
seldom walks the street. Gould was one day
struck by a Major Selover, whom he had
hurt in pocket, and he doesn't mean to be
caught defenseless again. But tho guardian
oblieingly let us talk little.
"What is your opinion of itr asked.
"a first-rate statue" Gould replied. ut is
what you say as to the disproportion of this
figure to the surroundings is sound enough
but don't see how it could have been diff
ferent without being worse Would you have
Washington set up among tho Wall streeters
without being bigger than they arei OF
course not The statue IL impressive as II Is
decidedly; and the pose Is excellent-with
its attitude Of stepping forward, and the
right hand outstretched, as though speaking
to the whole Of Wall and Broad street. You
think this expression is unpleasant from our
point Of scrutinyf But just see what mel
looking at His eyes are on the front OF the
stock exchange. Idont agree with you that
he seems indignant To mo he seems to be
merely puzzled-and that's natural, isn't itT
Gould laughed at his own joke, and it was
evident that had quite turned his thoughts
away from stock jobbing. He Is an educated
man of artistic tastes, you know, and when
among the books and art objects Of his Fifth
avenue residence is said to almost exclude
mammon from all consideration. l might
have extended his dissertation on the statue
but for an unfortunate remark.
"Perhaps he Is wondering whether West
ern Union is going to absorb the Baltimore
& Ohio's telegraph" said l.
Gould shut his mouth like the snap Of an
oyster. Doubtless be was Disguised because
he couldn't casually discuss statue with .
stranger without being, - - thought plisa
tor speculative potnta