The evening world., 1894-05-30
STATUE OF GREELEY.
1t Is Unveiled To-Day with Inter.
esting Ceremonies.
Offering Of Oak Leaves from Chap.
paqua by His Daughter.
Work Begun Years Ago, but 1t Took
Printers to Complete It.

An event of the day was the I'M
yelling OF the statue Of Horace Greeley
at the newly baptized Greeley Square.
Broadway and Thirty-thlrd street.
The statue was erected under the
auspices of Typographical Union No. 8.
the members of which, with Brooklyn
Typographical Union No. 9s, Horace
Greeley and Farnham Posts, G. A. r..
and the Colonial Guards of the Som OF
the Revolution, marched to Greeley
Square. headed by the Catholic Protec-
tory Band.
The exercises began at 80 o'clock. with
"Pilgrim's Chorus by the band. The
Rev. c.. NJ. Clendennin. son-in-law of
Horace Greeley. offered rayer and then
Mr.. Greeley,s f~avorite hymn, ''Ont Sweet
ly Solemn Thought" was sung. w. W.
Niles. Chairman Of the Statue Commit
made an address, and George ii. Moore,
President OF the present Statue ommit
tee. presented the statue to the city.
N statue was h unveiled by Miss
District-Attorney Fellows. in behalf OF
Mayor Giiroy, accepted this gift, and then
Congressman Amos J. Cummings. VIII
knew Mr., Greeley intimately, made the
lent OF the New York Press club, spoke
on Horace Greeloy's Influence on the
NeWspapermen of To-Day
Mrs. j.. NJ. Clendenin, a K OF
Horace Greeley, placed in the lap OF the
statue at the conclusion OF the exercises
a wreathe of oak leaves from trees I'm
the lawn OF C~happaqua, Mr.. Greelcy's
old home. Attached to the wreathe was
a card on which was written by the
loving hand OF the famous editors
~aughter "Th woods of Chappaqua
send greeting to the one who loved
When Mr.. Cummings arose TO speak
he was received with n storm Of APP
plause., AS soon as quiet had been re,
stored he spoke In part as follows:
Horace Greeley, Ike Lincoln, was
born in poverty, and Graded in ob-
security, Like Lincoln he was a thor,
examples OF de 'elopment under the new
Republic.
Although twenty-one Summers have
warmed the soil OF freedom since Horace
Greeley was laid to rest in Greenwood,
his memory IL still fresh In the hearts
OF the people.
Horace Greeley was born twenty-nin,
and twenty. years after the death OF
Franklin, He IL frequently termed thC
second Franklin. but there were market
differences between the men.
Franklin had wonderful intellectual
energy. tempered by the best OF Judg.
ment. Greeley had equal mental energy
but swayed by the emotions of the
heart"
Continuing. Mr.. Cummings reviewed
Mr.. Greeley's whole career and achieve.
ments IN the Journalistic field. and his
wonderful influence as an editor.
"On the morning after Lees surrcn
der" continued Mr.. Cummings. his AZ.
peal for universal amnesty ran through
out the land, His sympathics were free
ly extended to the ruined Confcderates
But his appeals for gCnc~ous treatment
awakened bitter resentment in the
North.
The bailing OF jefferson Davis. the!
the most condemned and unpopular ac
Of Mr.. GrCelcy's life, is to-day considere,
the most m~agnanimous and dl4ihter
ested. II furnished the whole key not,
" his career.
1t ~revealed his Puritan independence
his intense passion for justice to every
man and his tenderness OF heart.
At the conclusion az Nj. Cummings.
there was tremendous applause.
Letters OF regret were received by IN,
Committee from President Cleveland
Nice-President stevenson, Senators Hi
and Murphy, Speaker Crisp, John u