New-York tribune., 1894-04-06
Mr. STLZERS ION, LIBERTY"

. MR. SULZERS ION, LIBERTY"
II is not likely that eX-Speaker Suzer intehh-
cd 70 mislead his hearers when he said in the
Assembly on Wednesday In one OF those ierViu
outbursts Of real elOquence which nave peeh
known in times Of high excitement 10 arrest
the lifted elbow of a thirsty constituent hold
ing ten cents worth Of whlSkcy In suspense
while the spell crcpt over him: ut has been
said by a great statesman. 'Oh, Liberty WIFI.
crime has been committed in your name
Still he did mislcad them. though unlntehtlon-
ally If the exSpeaker will indulge us, we VIII
endeayor TO set him right There are ony TWO
points upon which correction Is needei' pu'
these seem somewhat essential. IL WIS ho' "
great statesman who said 1t originally anu II
II had been, that is not what he sald' "r'"''
statesmen have frequently repeated IL. WIN
and without quotation marks. quite Il h..n
nrocosslon Of them-ntlmate friends Of Mr
Sulzcr-lately went up the river uttcrihg tue
onostronbe 70 Liberty as they went: TO which
they added the wise observation 1ouhd ai'"n5
the literary remains of the late Andrew Jack
son and now claimed by MS heirS' iHc "o'''
IS governed too much
In attrbuting the familiar apoStrophc To llp-
ortv IN "o great statesman Mr.. Sulzcr, no
doubt, had III nina Tcllldlh hIi'' ~ NV -
Mr. Tilden shortly after the completion OF III"
monumental pile in front of the AS'or iio"s''
now occupied by the PoStofiicc Department. the
design Of which Is 10 represent in architecture
,he effect of Il Mississippi River steamboat
starting down Broadway from the 'ly i''i'
park Unon thc completion of this imposing
structure corner on the ground h'or WIS III
formally set off for n piccountcr by III" United
atfl nFp
the cdjtcc- a charter for running IT WAS
issued to a Western gentleman. who, hrsiuhihs
lIfe as n member Of Congress, had In the usual
manner Of Western statesmen embraced 'n'
opportunity offered 10y that position 10 lauh'h
out upon a career and had gradually TlN'h /"
tba nosition of successful retail dealer In pie
of all denominations and various dates "l ISSUE
crhc reader will pardon what may seem Il" DC
digresSions in this recital They are necessary
in orrlcr 10 establish in The mind th" conditions
under which Mr.. 1ildrn broke ont. In what th'
late y. T. Willis. referring In blank NcrN" I"
the domestic troubles ~ King David, calls "th'
resIstless eloquencc of woe Til" opening oil
thc plccountcr WAS signaliz'I 10y grand III
gathering from the Who'll" lower part "f thr
island Of the pampcr,h CLASSES. who nave h''h
DISTINGUISHED from their frllowciilZ"us III aII
AGES rs people who want ii" for luncheon
The pie Of the period wore II crumbly. inco
hercnt crust. which, when consumed. aN ''"v
ornor Morris of Connecticut would say. Eek
manu-" became cluSiv" and fuGaciouN. why
dwell on the painful details. A. o'clock =. ~
citizens were standing ankle deep IN pie crust
reaching for their mails. This WAS th" Junctnrc
al which the late Mr. Tidrn, stepping casually
into the corridor and observing the havoc
waved his hand over the scene Of ruin ana
apostrophizcd Liberty.
II Is not improper to add that he immediately
went ont on the sidewalk. and with his face
turned 10 the lower part of the Island where
a smaller number of Democrats can cast Il
larger number Of votes than anywhere outside
of GravcScnd he raised the banner or Reform
and "opcned bari" beside It. Never rose the
Pannonian lcglons upon the announcement or Il
donation with greater aacrty than did III"
! earnest patriotS on this island NJ the cry or
| Rcform and the opening Of the "barl' From
dive and ginmill and saloon they spranG Ike
| the warriors Of Clan Alpine at the whistle OF
I their chief and each one said as he wiped MS
! mouth upon his sleeve This ere Reformcr Is
! the huckleberry for me-
| Rut Mr.. Tilden did not give out the apoStro-
phe TO Liberty as original. He was very well
| aware that. though not absolutely precise 1t
was very nearly what Madame Roland said as
| she passed Il statue Of Liberty on her way TO
be executed No doubt Mr. Tlldcns intimate
friend the Hon John Bigcow. who was for "A
time Minister 10 France had frequently seen
the statue and could have given him the quota
| ton I'm the original French. 1t Is TO the credit
Of Mr. Tilden's sturdy Amcricansm that hc
preferred the translation, even M the risk of
| inaccuracy.
| Having now set Mr.. Sulzcr right as to the
apostrophe 10 Liberty, we beg 10 impress upoh
him the importance Of avoiding similar mis-
| takes In future. If the utcrances Of Madame
| Roland are 10 he credited TO Mr.. Tilden. what
| hope is there for any woman who aspires To
| Immortality? A little thing like that Is more
| likely to discourage such a woman as Mrs
Lease and keep her from saying her best things
than all the eggs in Georgia.