Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-13
DAILY POSTINTELLIGENcER
THE eRasr MoxraEsT.


The effort TO raise rSsney for shs
erection Of 9 fitting monument q, she
tomb Of General Grant does not meet
With . great degree Of success. Up 10
last evening only . .ries over $3s10o
had been sabscr1bsd altogether, and the
amount required for the wsrk 10 sstt-
mated al sI0oOO0. From the discreFr
aney between The sam desired and the
sum subscribed IL issgident that the
country Is entering upon another Aeits-
ton for funds, witch may LAST for a.
long q time As did that to raise the
Washington Monument fsnd. To be
sure, the mosemens has cnly began, but
ID was reasonable te hope for Q more
liberal response from the people bsswesp
the time Of Grants death and that Of
his funeral A subscription Of 90, 900 Is
pitifnl showing for three weeks work
AMONG SIXTY million people wrouRhi
mp 10 the highest pitch Of admiring
enthusiasm. II subscriptions come in
10 slowly when everyone IL taIkieg Of
Grant and thinking Of Grant, wheB the
sermons from the pulpit and tbs discus
si0us Of the press are about Grant, hos
much more slowly will they come In
when the present outbsrst OF National
grisf 10 over and nlels look upon Grant
as upon any other grand character IN
cut historyf
The indifference displayed 10 this
matter 10 not difHsalt Of explanatiOn.
Whistler the feelinf BE- right or wrong,
IL 10 certain that the people are tired
contributing 10 the ersoiioa OF statues,
monuments and pablie works within
the precincts OF New York City. 10 diff
feEsuI PORTIONS Of the country indspen
dent movements have been inaaRursted
for the erection Of Grant statues, and
subscriptions TO these funds have been
ready enough. Ia at least one instance
that OF the fwnd for the Chicago
statue, the amount Subscribed Is actual.
~ In excess Of that subscribed for til,
National monument. People feel more
like giving moaey for statue which
they can see every day than for menu
msnt thousand miles away. II IL fell
that one great and expensive nonumeu
Ia New York wonld not DO a. saIissso
tory ~ less prstentious memorial a
the hero's resting place with Q score o
siAtues in different sections Of the coun
try.
Many suggestions have been made viii
ayisw of Matchmaking the movement 70
the erection Of tho monument, bat a
yet none Of thesa have been acted upon
Az the movemsps stands today 1t is IN
deniably more local Than national In IL
character. TIE Grant Monument Com
naittes was appointed by the Mayor O
Nev York, and ice members are exolu
siyeIy New Workers.. IL has been pr0
posfsi 10 supplsnt this committee viii
one Of 1ore national character. con
sistin2 Of one prominent citizen fror
each State Of che Union. The head
quarters Of suah committee would 0
eourss be In NeW York, and there th
executive oonaittee would do its Worh
but the presencs among she members o
we'll known citizens from all portions o
the eoatry would have the eject of re
lisvinR the monument Of its too elArin
New York cslor.
Among other suggestions are those o
sx-Presidens hayes and Commands
Burdstte, Of the Grand Army Of Oh
ltepubiio. The former Ia that Oh
Grasd Army Posts throughout III
country take charge Of the collection
Of funds fer tho monument, and Cd
latter that an appropriation be mad
from the National Treasury. Nj
Hayes Suggestion h good oHe, II th
araad Army fesls equal 20 the task
but that Of Bards.ts is not 30 oom
naendable. The erection OF monu
nsent with funds appropriated by Con
aress would strip the movement entirel.
Of its popular character. and make III,
memorial nothing more OF lees than |
public bnildina without any partieula
oso.