The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-29
A MONUMENT TO GENERAL GRANT.
a Popular Subscription Proposed In Wllci
fFI the Poorest lIny Take Part.

A Popular Subscription Proposed In Which
the Poorest aIny Take Part.
Tho following circular has been sent
to the Governor OF Connecticut by n
business man. 1t Is likely to prove u
very popular move. lie says:
"a duplicate OF this communication Is
sent TO tho Governor OF each o!the States
that did not scccde In 1861, and To those
OF the States that have since been ad.
mitted, and also to the Governors Of all
tho Territories.
ats object Is 10 suggest n proper and
practical method OF accomplishing what
the people have long and earnestly dc.
sired, VIZ: To perpetuatc tho memory
aud great deeds OF our greatest soldier,
Ulysses s. Grant, by II suitable monu.
lnent. .-N
ITO do this, I suggest that on Wednes.
day, October first, next, In every school
district In tho Slate, by M organization
OF It's own, aui III all the States and Ter.
r~itories, referred to, opportunity shall
DO given for every man woman and
child to contribute halt u dime each for
that purpose. That no ono, however
rich, shall DO allowed to give more ex.
cept In cascs-which 1t 10 to DO hoped
will BIO very rare-of people being too
poor to give even that small amount,
then others In tho same district or State
should be allowed 10 make up the def.
cheney. Surely patriotism and pride Of
locality will insure the full collection In
districts and States.
TT IL maniicatly improper and rapug.
nant to the feelings OF the common PEG.
! pie that a few rich men should build n
monument to General Grant, but the
spectacle OF all tho people uniting aud
contributing 10 the work would be n
most gratifying one, and unique in ali
countries andin all times. II places-as
is proper In such a work-the banker,
the merchant and the capitalist on n
level with the poor and tho lowly, and
the presidentand his Cabinet, and mem.
beers OF Congress with the toilers all over
tho land.
"The population in the territory 70.
ferrcd to cannot be less than iorty.6ye
millions, and at the rate named tho col.
lection would yield two million two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, civ.
ing two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars for grading and foundations and
substructure, aud two million for the
monument proper. ..,,
"a work 30 extensive as this aud OF
such a character, and for such an object,
appealing rs 1t does TO every individual,
should properly be inaugurated BY the
Governors OF the Several States; and
suggest that simultaneously, on some
day to be named by the Governor oil the
State OF New York, q proclamation, OF
some proper form ofcailing the attention
OF the people Of the States 10 the matter,
and naming the day or days for It's ex.
ecution, would, beyond question, insure
it's success. 1t would remove forever g
stigma, now becoming hard to be borne,
from the richest, most generous and
most patriotic people on the face Of the
earth.
~ believe that the money when col.
lec:ed, should be put in the care OF the
Treasurer OF the United States. Tha,
the President ofthe United States would
be the proper person to appoint II com
mlttee to advertise for and pass upon de-
signs, he holding q revisory power in all
cases, whether Of designs or contracts,
and the money only paid out on his
check or draft.
Permit me to say, in closing, that
believe that the city OF Washington, D.
G., is the proper nite for General Grants
monument.
Permit me to add further, that | be.
lieve most earnestly tina. the people Of
the United States are not only willing
but very anxious to erect 4 monument
to General Grant. That it would be a
libel upon them to doubt their entire
willingness 10 give for .ha. purpose the
small sum named. The success Of this
project, then, will depend upon it's prop.
er Inauguration, and the earnes!ness and
energy with which business men and
those who usually lead in a community
shall interest themselves in the work.
"LUcIUs Briggs"
"G'asgo, Conn, July 81, $780,"