Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14
IN HONOR OF SHIELDS.
Statue of the lrIsh-Amercan otaCeS'ld"
Placed In the CapItoI.

Statue VI 6H6 " ioi' H''o -,
Placed in the Capitol
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. o. ho'nel
Goure was added this afternoon 10 'ne
DISTINGUISHED array of warriors, states
mon and inventors whose monuments
arocted in Statuary Hall Of the Unteo
states canitol symbolizes the regard III
which they were held by at least one
stato Of the Union. Gen. James ShleloS'
who was thus honored, was the 1aVofl'e
son of three states. His ashes resi- AZ
Missouri, but Illinois, by resolution u
it's legislature, decided that ms s'alue
shonld he one of the two which 1t is
entitled to place in Statuary Hall. III
nois therefore, had the chief place IN
+o.Gav's ceremonies, butGMlssourl ana
Minnesota also took advantage OF the
onnort,nity to do special honor TO the
memory of their soldier OF py-goIe
DAYS. Appropriate ceremonies aiid ~
dresses by representatives OF inc !nree
states named marked the uhNelllhs "
the statue. o,o1ooL
With small street parade which was an
incident rather than feature. OF the oc-
casion. A troop of cavalry from Fort
Mver and the Artillery Band stationed
in this city escorted the speakers ana
Quests from the Metropolitan Hotter
to the capitol. Following the
military were carriages in when
We're Gov. Altgeld and staff
of Illionois; Gov. Nelson and stan, OF
Minnesota; Gov. Stone and stan, OF
Missouri; the members OF the ohlelos
statue commission, the family OF 0en.
Shields, the committee ofarrangemeI's'
and the executive committee. Netel-
ans of the Mexican war, members OF thc
G. A. r. and of the Emmett Guards OF
this city brought up the rear OF the pro
cession which moved to the capitol;;
Senator Vest delivered the principal
address, speaking as follows:
Missouri thanks Illinois for placing III the
capitol of the nation statue OF Gen. James
Shields with that of Abrahanl> l1lncoln, hef
most distinguished citizens. Its cmlnently
suggestive that the great commonWcalth
which honored them both should orlnS
here the statues OF Lincoln and Shields,
ALWAYS political adversarics and at
one time personal enemies but never
divided in their love Of country. 1T augurs
we'll for the future when the petty DIVISIONS
of political opinion are thus ooilterateo an ana
the people of our country, OF all creeds, civil
and religious, can SO long as the government
exists look upon the marble images ofthose
who differed in methods but not in motive,
and OF whom the imperial judgment OF
their countrymen has declared that they
observed we'll OF the republic" OF all the
eminent men whose names will be
found in our countrys history,
james Shields alone has represented
three sovereign states in the United States
Senate 1t is equally significant that he
came to the Senate on each occasion repre-
scnting the same opinions and policies on
public questions. Cast III heroic mold,
ssteadfast to conviction, a stranger to fear
and duplicity, this soldier statesman
. is the most illustrious Representative
! Of those Irish-Americans who have
saptzed II blood i 1rSy 2AsFiisce t. s 0"5
Missouri honored him especially when liY-
Ing and the whole Union now claims his
| glorious career as common Legacy, but III
| Missouri, among the people who loved him
above all others, rests his ashes We regard
| him WELL for in our broad domain never
| American manhood nor sheds more lustre
| on the American name.
The statue Of Gen. Shields stands IN
| the southwest corner OF the hall,
fanked on each side by the statues OF
| distinguished heroes Of other states.
! The statue is a bronze military figure OF
| heroic size on granite pedestal on the
front Of which are the words: Gen.
James Shields, warrior, jurist, states
man." On the three other sides are
! the coats of arms of Illinois, Minneso-
ia and Missouri. The statue is regard
| ed as lifelike. 1t stands with mead
erect, the left hand resting
easily on the hilt of his sheathed sword
and the right foot moved slightly for
ward. The statue is the work Of Leonard
Wellsvolk, of Chicago, who has made
some famous statues of public men,
among them Lincoln, Douglass, Clay,
Chandler and Elihu B. Washburne.
James Shields history was pictur-
esque ndecheckered. He enjoyed the
distinction OF being the hero of two
wars, of having represented in the
United States Senate three states-Illi-
nois, Minnesota, and Missouri-of hav-
ing been governor of q fourth-Oregon
AND of having begun a career, cut
short by the war, in a ftth-Cai-
fornla- His last public act was to
preside over q political convention in
still another state, Wisconsin. He was
born in Ireland in 1910 and came to this
country in 1926. During those early
days in Illinois he challenged Abraham
Lincoln to fight duel, the cause OF
which has always been something
OF mystery. Lincoln accepted
the challenge and named broadswords
as the weapons, but the duel
never came off. Personally Gen.
Shields was said to be brilliant, dash
Ing fellow, brave as a lion in battle.
with a heart as soft as woman's: in
disposition rowing and adventurous, a
man whose personality held the mag.
1nat1On and fascinated the eva