Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
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Tie Was willing to DO His Little to Hell
Along the Great Cause.
He was walking about City Hall parl
and investigating things so closely thai
finally asked if he was a stranger seek
ing any particular information.
Eyes, I'm stranger" he replied, land
rye been walking around and wonder.
ing why New York didn't make more OF
her opportunities.
"HowT'
"Why, right over there is the finest
site in the world for statue to Chris
topher Columbus. He discovered Amer
ca, you know, but how many of you
New Workers, as you hustle up and
lown these streets, ever give it a
shought2 Fact is, you don't care con-
.inental copper about it. II there was a
'tatue there, with policeman in at
tendance, whenever a boy came along
md asked who that was the officer
would replyi
"'Sonny, this is the man who discov-
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 mind?"
II do"
"Then there should be a statue of
George Washington right over there"
he continued, as he pointed with his
cane. you've read of him, suppose2"
"Yes."
Father of his country-crossed the
Delaware-whipped the British-hrst
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 up 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 right?"
81 think you are"
"And over there, facing Broadway"
he went on, 'there should be statue of
Henry Clay. Did you ever hear one
single man in New York speak of Clay?" |
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
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 1t was Cato |
or Clay. A statue to him would set your
people to inquiring who Clay was, and
in time New York would find out that !
his memory was worth preserving. Is
there a statue to Shakespeare in this
park?"
81 have never seen one"
"There should be one right over there,
facing Park row. You-you've heard of
him, presumed"
"Tve heard his name mentioned"
"Just so--like all the rest. Heard his
name mentioned, but you couldn't tell
whether he invented the steamboat or
wrote Paradise Lost More's the reason
why statue should be set up and man
stationed at the base Of it to explain:
Shakespeare great writer - wrote
all Of Shakespeares works-an English
man-works for sale at every respect
able book store-been dead some years
pass on Am rightY'
"You are"
"Of course | am. | know am. If |.
you folks was a mind to go Mt it you
could become as cultivated as any one
else in a few years. I've heard you were
powerful sot in your ways, but I'm go
ing to drop in and see the mayor and
make few suggestions and show my
interest in trying to civilize you.-New
York Evening World.