The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-08
Iliinois at Atlanta.
THEY LOVE THE BELL
The PhiIndeIphinns as Euio Arc willing
for H. to Come To tie Exposition.


Philadelphia. Pa, July 6.-(Spec:al)-An
effort Is being made here by the Society OF
Sons of The Revolution and the Society of
the Cincinnati to prevent the old liberty
boil going to Atlanta at the coming expo
sition.
They even threaten to take legal meas
ures In case thcy cannot succeed by argC-
mcnt ~ a meeting of the Sons, held yes
terday afternoon, the matter was dis
cussed and a. committee was appointed TO
wait on Mayor Warwick and endeavor TO
induce him to stop tho bel being taken
away from Independence hall. Later in the
day this committee waited upon the city $
chief executive. Who received them cor
ii 4ly They presented their opposition
furclbly and asked him to all them.
The mayor replied that the journey Of
the bell into the south would, In his esti-
nation, be an invaluable lesson in patriot
ism. and knit the north and south to-
Eether in a closer union. II would be an
object lesson by which the whole country
would be benefited. Councils, he said. were
the legal guardians of the'city's property,
and therefore, had right TO allow the
bell to be taken to Georgia il they saw
fit As they haC given their permission
for it's removal. he said the only way to
prevcn. il would be TO file a bill in equity
in the courts, and if possible secure an in
junction against the removal OF the sacred
relic.
In reply to the mayors opinion that the
bell would be an object lesson to the south,
the committee said that it had already
been sent to New Orleans at the exposition
there, and they thought that was sufficient
Then Mayor Warwick told them that
when the bell came back from Atlanta he
would be glad to join in any proper meas
ures to prevent it's removal from this
city at any subsequent time.
A prominent member OF councils who
is on the committee to go to Atlanta, said:
Each council is the judge over any mat
ter that may come before 1t, and one coun-
ell cannot, by resolution, take away any
of the rights Of Il succeeding body, and
as councils are the custodians of the city's
property, they have the sole right to say
whether the liberty bell or any other Of
the citys movable property can be- taken
out of the city.
"The bell IL, in one sense, the heritage
of the citizens of the United States, and
# will prove a great object lesson if placed
on exhibition at the Atlanta exposition
II will 40 10 Atlanta. In spite of any Of
these societies"
The statement that the crack in the lib
erty bell had been enlarged or increased
by the trip to Chicago is without founda-
ton. Rumors to that effect were plentiful
during the time of its removal and the
chief of the bureau OF city property. A. S.
Eisenhower, carefully examined the bell
and found that It was exactly in the con-
dition It was when it started on the trip
The crack had not been enlarged even a
minute fraction of an inch. Howeve', to
preclude any probability of such an oc-
currence, extra precautions were taken on
the return trip by placing a rubber cushion
beneath the bell TO prevent any Earring on
the rail- Those who accompanied the bell
on It's triumphant tour to Chicago are for
the most part, heartily In favor of It's being
taken to Atlanta. Never mas there been
such an outpOuring of patriotism since the
war as was witnessed along the line of
tho memorable "trip. Wherever the train
stopped thousands were ready to greet il
with cheers and flowers and waving flags,
and at no place. large or small its
presence left unnoticed. AL the worlds
fair il was one of the greatest features of
the whole great exposition, and millions
Of people from every country of the globe
paused before the great silent herald Of
independence and honored ii with uncov-
cred