The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-26
THE WEEKS NEWS.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER go.

by Mr.. Medill was decided on.
The statue will be as handsome as art
can make it, 1t is the intention of Mr..
MediIl to erect a representation of
Franklin which will be a credit to the
park and city. The statue proper will
be of bronze, on a granite pedestal, and
will be as large as good taste and good
effect will permit According to the
present plans and specifications the cost
of statue and pedestal, when finished
and placed in position, will not vary
much from $4,000 The work will be
pushed as fast as good workmanship
will allow. The gift is noble one and
does credit to the head and heart of our
well-known citizen, himself one of Amer
icas Later Franklins."
THE Chronicle, the Democratic organ
of this city, pays tribute to Medill and
Franklin in the following graceful
words: I'm selecting Benjamin Frank
lin as an historic character greatly to be
honored, Mr.. Medill, who proposes to
erect in Lincoln Park bronze statue of
Franklin is, as might be expected of him.
loyal to his craft, but he recognizes, as
all men do, that Franklin was something
more than printer. He was statesman,
philosopher, as we'll as man of affairs.
among the men who united the colo
MES and worked for American independ-
ence, none were mere useful though his
field was not the theater of war. than
Benjamin Franklin. He was prudent,
sagacious, far seeing. Among American
patriots he had probably the shrewdest
and hardest head. Without the assist
ance of France the American revolution
would have failed. In procuring the aid
ciates. was the great persuasive force.
He was one of the very first men of his
time. His talents were comprehensive.
He would have made great captain If
his field of service had not lain in other
directions Had Braddock followed his
advice his campaign against Fort Duqu
esne, instead of an overwhelming disas-
ter would have been success. He was
postmaster general in the colonial days,
and in that service showed thorough
executive ability. Whether his home
was Philadelphia or Boston, he was
easily it's most public spirited citizen.
A shrewd philanthropist, his benefac-
tions are felt to this day.
Mr.. Medill's. choice of subject for
monumental honors is characteristic and
felicitous. His gift is generous, public
spirited and commendable."
JUDGE JOSEPH M. BAILEY of the Hi
nois supreme court died at Freeport, ILL.,,
on Wednesday night, October 16, after a
severe illness of several months. He
was born upon farm in Middleburg
township, Wyoming county, New York.
June %, 1888. The first years of Judge
Baileys life we're spent upon his fathers
farm. His early education was obtained
at the dictrict schools of the neighbor-
hood, and at the age of 10 he entered the
academy at Wyoming, N. Y, being
obliged to work his own way through
the academy, and subsequently through
college by farm labor and by teaching
school during his vacations. In 1901
he became a teacher in the Wyoming
academy, and in the fall of 1851 he en-
tered the sophomore class of the Univer-
sity of Rochester. He was graduated at
the head of his class in 1854.
Judge Baily studied law in the office
of Ethan A. Hopkins, and was admitted
to practice in the supreme court of New
York in 1856. In the fall of the same
year he visited Michigan. Illinois and
Iowa. finally locating at Freeport, where
for nearly forty years he lived.
He was elected to the bench in 1877.
In 1889 the Chicago college of law was
formed and Judge Bailey became its
President, and retained that position
till failing health rendered it necessary
for him to abandon active work.
Through his efforts and those of Judge
Thomas A Moran and E. E. Barrett,
who we're associated with him in the
conduct of the school, it was the first
night law school in the country to be.
come a success.
In connection with Judge Bailey's ca
reer there was an interesting prophecy
made at the conclusion of his first argu
ment before the supreme court of Hi
nois. 1t was in the sixties and after he,
then young lawyer, had finished his
argument. the venerable Chief Justice
Beese turned to one of his associates on
the bench and said: That young man
will one day be member of this court"
Twenty five years later the prophecy
was verified
CHICAGO heads the list Of those cities
which show an increase in their post
Office receipts for the quarter ending
Sept. 30. 1895. The whole country, and
especially the west. shows the effect of
the revival Of trade in the greatly in
creased postal receipts. Chieago's total
receipts are s1,1G6.396, showing an in
crease for the quarter of sl52,63l. New
York's total is s1.7O5.O93, giving an in