The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-11-19
CIVILIZING NEW YORK.
He Was willing to Do His Little to lie
Along the Great Cause.

He Was willing to Do His Little to Help
Along the Great Cause.
He was walking about City Hall park
and investigating things so closely that
finally asked if he was a stranger seek
ing any particular information.
Eyes, Tn stranger" he replied, "and
I've been walking around and wonder
ing why New York didn't make more of
her opportunities.
"How?'
"Why, right over there is the finest
site in the world for a statue to Chris
topher Columbus. he discovered Amer
lea, you know, but how many Of you
New Workers, as you hustle up and
down these streets, ever give it a
thought? Fact is, you don't care con-
tinental copper about it, If there was a
statue there, with a policeman in at
tendance, whenever boy came along
and asked who that was the officer
would reply:
"'Sonny, this is the man who discvf-
cred America, and you want to remem.
Der his name is Christopher Columbus.
There was nothing selfish about him.
He went dead broke that America might
be discovered and amount to something
Don't you see what an impression 1t
would make on his young mindT'
81 do"
"Then there should be q statue of
George Washington right over there"
he continued, as he pointed with his
cane. you've read of him, supposeT'
eyes"
"Father Of his country-crossed the
Delaware-whipped the Br1tish-frst
president Of this glorious republic, How
many of the thousands who cross this
park ever give a thought to George;
Not per cent. You folks bob ~ and
hustle and elbow your way around, and
never stop to think where you'd have
been but for him. A statue there would
be a constant reminder Of that great and
good man. Am right2"
II think you are"
Sand over there, facing Broadway"
he went on, "there should be a statue of
Henry Clay. Did you ever hear one
single man in New York speak Of ClayT
81 don't remember that / have"
EXACTLY. His name and deeds have
been forgotten here because he didn't
happen to be an alderman or wreck a
bank. Ask the average New Yorker
who made use Of the glorious expression,
Give me liberty or give me death, and
he couldn't tell you whether it was Cato
| or Clay. A statue to him would set your
people TO inquirag who Clay was, and
in time New York would find out thai
his memory was worth preserving. Is
there g statue to Shakespeare in this
! park
81 have never seen one"
"There should be one right over there
facing Park row. You--youve heard oi
him, presume"
GIVE heard his C3we mentioned"
"Just so--like al the rest. Heard hi,
name mentioned but you couldn't tel
whether be invented the steamboat o.
| wrote Paradise Lost More's the reasoI
why statue should be set up and q mar
stationed at the ba1e Of it to explain:
shakespeare great writer - wrot,
all Of Shakespeare's works-an English
man-works for sale at every respect
able book store-been dead some year
pass on Am right?
"You are"
"Of course / am. know am. ]
you folks was a mind to go at it yol
could become as cultivated as any on,
else in a few years. I've heard you wer
powerful sot in your ways, but I'm 60
ing 10 drop in and see the mayor AM
make few suggestions and show m,
interest in trying to ciyilize you.--Nev
York Evening World.