The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-09-23
The Bartholdi Statue.

Whcn Fatrick ltonry put his old cast
iron spcctaclcs back on top of his head
and whooped for liberty no did not
know that some day we would have
more Of it than wo knew what to do
with. He little dreamed that the timo
would como when we would have moro
liberty than wo could pay for. When
Mr.. Horny sawed tho air and shouted
for liberty or death do not believe
that he knew that tho time would come
whom Liborty would stand knoc-dcep
in tho mud of Bedloo's Island and
ycarn for solid place to stand upon.
1t seems to mo that we have too
much liberty in this country in somo
ways. We have moro liberty than we
have money. Wo guarantee that overy
man in America shall fill himsolf up
iull OF liberty ut our expense, and tho
less of an American he is tho moro lib
erty ho can have. II he desires to on
JOY himself all he needs is n slight for
oign accent and willingness to mix up
with politics as soon as he can get his
baggage of tho steamer. Tho moro 1
study American institutions the moro
regret, that was not born foreign
or, SO that could have something to
say.about tho management Of our great
land. II could not bo foreigner, [
believe would prefer to bo Mormon
or an Indian, not taxed.
am ofton led to ask, in tho Lam
guago OF tho poet, "Is tho Caucasian
played outa" Most everybody can
have good deal OF fun in this country
except tho American. He seems to be
so busy paying his taxes all the time
that he has very little timo to minolo
in tho giddy whirl of the alien. That
is the reason that the alien who rides
across the United States on tho "limit-
cd mail' and writes a book about us
before breakfast wonders why wo are
always in hurry. That is tho reason
we havc to throw our meals into our
selves with 4 dull thud aud have no time
to maintain warm personal friend.
ship with our families.
We do not caro- much for wealth,
but wo must have freedom, and free
dom costs money. Wo havo advcr-
tised to furnish bunch of freedom to
cvory man. woman, or child who comes
to our shores, and wo arc going to do
liver the goods whether wo have any
left for ourselves or not. What would
tho great world beyond tho seas say to
us if somo day the blue-eyed Mormon,
with his heart full of love for our
femalo scminaries and our old women's 8
.homos. should land upon our shores
and find that wo were using oil tho
liborty oursolvcs2
What do we want OF liberty, any
howp What could we do with it if we
had itp 1t takes man of leisure to
enjoy liberty. and we have no leisure
whatever. 1t is good thing to keep
in the house 'for the use of guests
only" but we don't need it ourselves.
Therefore am in favor of n statue
OF Liberty Enlightening the World. be-
cause il will show that wc keep it on
tap winter and summer. We want the
whole broad world to remember that
whom it gets tired Of oppression il can
come here to America and oppress us.
We arc used TO it. and wo rather like
II. Ii we don't like it we can get on
tho steamer and go abroad, where we
may visit tho oiictc monarchics and
have high old time.
Tho sight of the Goddess OF Liberty
standing there in New York Harbor
night and day, bathing her feet in tho
ripping soa. will bo good thing. 1t
will DO iirst-rato. 1t may also bo pro-
ductive of good in direction that
many havo not thought Of AS she
stands thcro day after day bathing her
feet in tho broad Atlantic, perhaps
some moss-grown Mormon moving to-
ward the far West, confirmed victim
OF the matrimonial habit, may iix the
bright picture in his so-called mind,
and remembering how. on his arrival
in New York. ho saw Liberty bathing
her feet with impunity. he may DO led
In after years to try it on himself =
BHl Aye. im boston GLOBE.