New-York tribune., 1896-07-09
THE SHERMAN STATUE AGAIN.
REPLY OF ]. Q. A. WARD TO THE ANSWER
OF THE COMMITTEE.

REPLY OF ]. Q. A. WARD TO THE ANSWER
OF THE COMMITTEE.
The following reply has been cent by J. 9. A.
Ward president OF the National Sculpture Society.
10 the answer OF the Sherman Statue Committee OF
the Society OF the Army of the Tennessee. which is
composed OF G. VI. Dodge, John W. Noble. d. b.
Henderson and Cornelius Cadle;
Gentlemen: I am In receipt OF your letter OF June
II In answer TO mine OF june 8. respecting the
competition for the design OF the monument to Cen
one point which you raise may be plausible enough
to deserve eucidaon. and that Is that we suieret m
protest until the final award had been announced
The is that up to ha1 % our Snfre par naa We
recommended two competitors, and two only Ior
further compeon ana you 81 seefss either nf o be
should have protested at once 1t Is true that you you
added others OF your own nu hs Dq tn
our advice as we have every reason to expect that
would ~ vo s*R m lasny yo 'aI
sions" It might even have done good II we nad
wseo o IA mSas ts s s
rned by he rdt in q.
not only himself. but those who had before sur
The announcement OF your award the first
notification We had that your promise TO take expert
advice to be no more completely luiiliie,' az
tosn yce Wa yIo to a nap ss commep in reaching s
cluslons" and this announcement formed the earl m
test promptly.
With this exception cheerfuly submit without
further argument the questions Of propriety of pr1S
cedure which you raise These are questions which
the public Is compeen, to decide for Itself upon the
But there is another and much larger question
upon which the public has not sutclent evidence TO
because there Is no other tribunal and because the
public has right w, to xhc to H. erec, M ne
General Sherman. $4,000 was contributed by the
J' er by trusting to Your own in neglect Of more COM
petent because more instructed judgment. you have
ms hs 10 c it t"s worthy
Of art than might have been obtained rsrcre Tor II, IL
that confer authority. in every profession and In
every trade shall confer authority IN the choice OF
nney P"SnS woTks ks at the TO question upon Which we
have notined you that we should a2p9al to ne ne
public not you erroneously suppS.e by an an
the hGn saTs Of fnf ed It
to invoke the Senate to arrest the execution OF
your protect as matter OF rae, nr 'me @
we have appealed in the first instance to the Sec
re,sry Of War as the custodian OF the pnpc money
but against. expert advice. And we have done VIVA
by nsmrns SS fS o e"ch o. The scupors
competition. instituted conducted ana decided by
exhibit his model in competition, with The other
three ths cay From Mr. sare Mr.
sem sent. " Mr. % Rohl-smiih has informed usA us that Ii
health and an absence from the country would pre-.
exhibition. but that In the early autumn he might
be able ID do
We therefore respectfully invite YOU to co-opera &c
with in securing exhibition OF the competitive
practicable In other cities Of the Union TO YOU we
present the consideration that, II the public alr e
with you choice will be ratified ana vinlca.c d.
For ourselves 1t Is sufficient inducement that suc n
an exhibition would necessarily tend TO promote
discrimination between more less admira bic ex-
pe e Of t hs, os, art To ers oss about sue" result
society exists Very respectfully yours.
j. .. A. WARD.
President National Sculpture Society.