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The advocate., 1897-08-04
A Legislative Review.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:--A great deal
that is misleading has been said and
written about the late legislative ses-
sion and the supposed influence of the
lobby, The lobby was there, 1t is true.
Heretofore, the only thing necessary to
accomplish its purposes was to set up
the drinks at the Copeland and 'see"
few bosses; but things have changed
somewhat, and the people had elected
s Legislature a majority of whose
members were pledged to enact some
laws out of the usual order, hence the
lobby in sll its glory and power. Did
1t succeed in its purposeSP If meas
ured by legislative results, it played
anything but q winning game, al
though it may have wasted some of its
faVOrs on fellows who could not deliver
the votes.
The Legislature failed to pass a rail.
road law In harmony with the Popu-
listic idea, that is true. But how was
it brought about? Our critics say by
"ways that are dark" 1t that is so,
how do we account for the fact that,
with one or two exceptions, the entire
Republican minorities In both Senate
and House voted with the prevailing
sideP In view Of results as a whole,
and the facts of record, I am assured that
the supposed bOOdlers played a losing
game. l believe, however, that the de-
feat of proper railroad legislation was,
in large measure, the result of personal
snCsgonisms and superior management
on the part Of the gentlemen support
ing the so.called Harris bill. 1t is gen.
orally known that Legislative advantage
is gained by the appointment Of COM
mittees In favor of any given leRisIs.
tive policy, and to that end q working
majority of the committee having In
charge the subject matter of proposed
legislation should reflect in their per-
sonal views the wishes Of the party
they represent.
In view of this weIl-known rule, al.
ways recognized in Congress, we may
be pardoned for desiring to know why
the Railroad Committee of the Senate
did not represent in the opinions of a
majority of ito members the well
known demands of the Abilene con-
VentiOn on the subject Of railroad
legislation, rather than the views Of
what has been called the conservative
silver forces" l IbelieVe that legisla-
tive machinery should be used to &C
compliRh party purposes, and that the
Senate committee should have been in
Legislative harmony with that az fhe
The advocate., 1897-08-04
Great Rock Island Route Playing Cards.

Great Rock Island Route Playing Cards.
Send u cents in stamps to John Sebas.
tlan, General Passenger Agent c., X. I. g.
p. railway, Chicago, for the slickest pack
Of playing cards you ever handled, and on
receipt of such remittance for one or more
packs they will be sent you postpaid,
Orders containing 80 cents in stamps or
postal note for same amount will secure
five packs by express, charges paid.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

In addressing sdveI Clsers invariably
include every word and figure given in
the address, as this will greatly asoist ia
insuring prompt delivery Of your COM
manication 10 the appropriate depart
ment.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

4
perhaps compromise measure on thC
lines of the proposed Hackney amend
ment--could have been prepared, anC
with the support of both committee
its parliamentary advantage woult
have insured It's passage had II beer
backed by fair management, make
this criticism without intending any
personal reflections, but for the pur
pose Of showing some Of the weak
points in the line of battle, and In The
exercise Of my right, with that of every
other Populist, to ask questions.
The railroad question does not, nee
esssrily, involve any question Of per
sonal character, but does involve one
form Of the contest now going on be-
tween social forces, and Is practically
battle between the owners Of invested
money seeking larger returns on the
one hand, and the people from whose
labor such returns must come on the
other. This battle has been on In
Kansas since the Legislature Of 1888,
of which the writer was q member, and
was a prominent factor at the Abilene
convention. OF this the writer has
personal knowledge, The result shows
what may be expected when we lay
aside welLknown party demands to
meet some question of present expedi'
ency.
The votes, as recorded in the Senate
Journal, show that thirteen Senators
elected by PopulIst votes joined with
the Republican minority In defeating
maximum rates by the passage of Sen.
ate bill 524. This bill may have repre-
sented the conservative opinion Of the
so-cslled silver forces, but it did not
represent the demands of the Peoples
party. After its passage, II not before,
1t had the active support of the railroad
people, perhaps not because they
formed it, but because 1t could be used
to defeat more radical action by the
House, and to that end their plan of
procedure was to delay action in the
House on its own measure until the
Senate bill could be substituted for
consideration and thus gain half the
battle by parliamentary advantage.
How we'll they succeeded is now, in
part, a matter Of record.
House bill 678 Qhe maximum rate
billy was reported February 8, read a
second time the following day, and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole
House, where 1t remained until Febru-
sry 20, when Senate bill 524, which had
been pushed through the Senate, was
messaged to the House, read first and
second time, and without going to the
usual committee, was, on motion,
promptly substituted for the House
bill; and thus, by prompt parliamen.
tsry tactics, the House was prevented
from even considering its own meas.
uFe. 1t must be remembered that this
motion to substitute simply presented
question of choice between two ex-
treme measures, for the purpose of
consideration only, the one having
been dormant In committee for sixteen
days and the other fresh from the Sem
ate and supported by the prestige of
Senator Harris name. The motion
had the narliarnentRrH effect. however.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

You can get the old reliable Kansas
Farmer and the ADVOCATE, both one
year for Sl.5O. The Breeders GaSsttS
and ADVOCATE Tor e20O.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08
GRANT MONUMENTS.
Memorials to the Nations Hero In Many
Cities.

Memorials to the Nations Hero In Many
Cities.
As the nations hero many other mu-
inequalities have honored General Grant
by the erection of monuments and stat
ues. Probably the most pretentieus OF
these is the one in Lincoln park, Chi
cago. 1t is q bronze, equestrian statue
of heroic size and rests upon a large
memorial bridge. 1t was erected by the
citizens of Chicago at a cost of $65, 900.
The movement to raise this statue was
started the day after General Grant
demise, and the monument was un-
veiled in October, 1891. Mrs. Grant
was present, and thousands of Grants
old soldiers were also there.
Another equestrian bronze of the IA
nous general was unveiled in Brooklyn
about year ago. 1t is of heroic size
and is mounted on fine pedestal. 1t is
most artistic piece of work, having
been designed by the celebrated sculp-
tor William Ordway Partridge, who de-
signed the statue Of Shakespeare in Lin
coin park, Chicago. 1t stands IN Bedford
square, facing the Brooklyn Union
League club house, where the enterprise
originated.
A most lifelike statue was erected in
Galena, Ills, the former home of the
great soldier, about six years ago. 1t
represents Grant as the citizen It is a
full length bronze and shows him in
civilian dress, standing in character
istic attitude.
Leayenworth, Kan. also has bronze
monument of General Grant that is a
worthy tribute. 1t is of heroic size and
is mounted on handsome pedestal. II
stands near the National Soldiers home
in that city and was unveiled Sept IA,
1889. One Of the first monuments to be
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08

dences Of a high and mature civilization
we have sadly betrayed our lack of age
and the absence of refined sentiment
which comes with years. But we are
rapidly improving. This structure
which has been erected as last resting
place for the dust of man who has
been national hero but few short
years not only excels anything of the
kind in the new world, but rivals any
of the great tombs which other nations
have built for their illustrious dead.
We are going to make the dedisation,
too, as impressive and memorable as we
know how. An elaborate programme
has been arranged. The high officials of
the states and the nation are to partici-
pate. On land there will be big pro-
cession of both martial and civic bodies.
On the water there will be naval dem
onstration which will be even more in
teresting and spectacular. The men
most prominent in the affairs of today
as we'll as those survivors of the silent
leader who were in the forefront when
he was winning fame and honor will be
there to pay him spoken tribute
President Mckinley and most of his
official family are expected to be there.
General Miles and other officers of high
rank in the army and navy will attend,
and the governors of all the states of the
Union have been invited. Many of them
have accepted and will come with their
staffs arrayed in all the martial mag
nifcence which such dignitaries assume
for state occasions.
OF course Mrs. Grant and other rela-
tives of the great general will be the
chief guests of honor. The family will
be very we'll represented, for besides
Mrs Grant there will be her daughter,
Mrs. Sartoris and her three children
and Colonel and Mrs. Fred Grant. The
widow of the dead hero will be the oen-
ter of the group and the target for q
million kindly glances. She carries her
age gracefully, and her snowy white
hair, partly covered by the dainty lace
cap she generally wears, is very becom-
| ing The old veterans who marched
with Grant will be especially interested
in Mrs. Sartoris, whom many of them
last saw when. little girl. she occa-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08
THE sARcoPHAGUs

beauty Of the lines is pleasing it is the
apparent solidity which impresses. You
are not surprised to learn that the great
blocks on which rest the 80 foot portico
pillars weigh 40 tons each. You almost
realize their weight when you look at
them.
The monument is 1856 feet high It is
100 feet square on the base, and this
rests on an underground foundation of
concrete 10 feet square. This founda-
tion rests on the bedrock of Manhattan
Island, which crops out on this part Of
the island more than 1876 feet above tide
water The body of the tomb is a square
structure Of the GFecian- Doric order of
architecture.
The north, east and west sides are
finished in plain severity, but the south
side, in which is the only entrance, is
embellished by portico, formed by a
double line of tiuted columns The en-
trance is approached by a long flight Of
stone steps 10 feet wide. The lower
structure is sfnished with an ornate cor
nice, above which is parapet. The COR
nice is 80 feet from the ground and is
decorated by frieze Of carved lions
heads. The circular cnpola is 20 feet in
diameter Above this is the lantern,
somewhat smaller. and on this rests the
coDical dame
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08

Directly In front or the entrance Is To
be placed an equestrian statue of Gen
eral Grant on pedestal which will
rise out of the center of the stairway.
Above the portico four more equestrian
statues of generals on Grants staff will
also be placed, but none of these will be
in position at the time of the dedica-
tion, or, in fact, for some time there
after. There will be another group of
statuary in the center of the parapet and
just above the simple inscription tablet,
and towering over all, ON the very apex
of the cone, will some day be placed the
chariot and prancing horses of the sym
bolical Victory.
The interior of the tomb is in the
form of cross, 76 feet at the greatest
dimension, the four corners being piers
of masonry, connected at the top by
arches whose eapstones are so feet above
the floor level. On these arches rests an
open circular gallery, 40 feet in diane
ter from rail to rail and eliminating
in paneled dome 105 feet above the
floor of the crypt below. The panels of
the dome are to be decorated with high
relief sculpture representing scenes con-
nected with the life of General Grant.
Directly under the apex of the dome
and few feet below the main floor of
the tomb is the sarcophagus, of polished
red porphyry, which contains the ashes
of the honored dead. The body Of the
sarcophagus is followed monolith,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08
COLONEL FRED D. GRANT.

COLONEL FRED D. GRANT.
General Porter delivered the oration,
and single wooden warship, the Yam
tic, lay off in midstream and fired sa-
Lutte. Mrs. Grant, her eldest son, her
daughter and her three grandchildren
were there, but the national and state
governments were not represented.
Then, block on block, the stately pile
began to rise. When the site was first
selected, there were many visitors to
Riverside park, but after month or
two the people seemed to forget all about
it, and only an occasional reference was
made to 1t in the newspapers. Foreign
tourists, as rule, took particular pains
to hunt up the insignificant little brick
tomb where the silent old hero lay and
where a solitary gray coated park po-
liceman kept lonely vigil.
Time and again the work on the tomb
had to be suspended, and the dedication
was postponed from year to year. Gen
eral Horace Porter watched the progress
of the structure anxiously, as did the
architect, Mr. J. H. Duncan of New
York, who impatiently saw his noble
design taking shape. Mr.. Duncan, by
the way, has remained very much in the
background, whether by inclination, ac-
cident or otherwise I do not know, but
it hardly seems that he is getting the
need of praise and credit which his ar
tistic conception ought to bring him.
Perhaps it will come later
But now the beautiful Doric mauso-
leum is practically complete. Only the
finishing touches, such as placing the
groups of statuary and putting the last
strokes to the interior, remain to be
done sit has been worth waiting for"
will doubtless be the verdict of thou
sands who will see it for the first time
on April ~.
The eye IS first struck and the atten-
tion held by its simple dignity and sub
stantial massiveness There is durability
written in every line, from the huge,
square foundation blocks to the solid
capstone which tops the conical dome.
There is grace, too, and the eye follows
up from pillar to cornice, from drum to
lantern, zigzagging up the stepped cone,
which tapers off until it ends naturally
in the fattened apex. But while the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08
Wilhelmina.s First BAN.

Queen Wilhelmina's first ball is thus
pleasantly described by representative
of a German paper as quoted by Berlin
correspondent: ''The great ballroom in
the royal castle at S'Gravenhenge was
bathed in a food Of light, in which
sparkled gold embroidered uniforms and
silken robes studded with gems Only
very few of the invited guests had re-
manned at home, for they stood like a
living wall, leaving only narrow space
which led up to the throne. The court
marshal hurried up and down, begging
and entreating them to leave this space
free for the queens, who would put in
their appearance at 9. Fanfares and the
shout, Hare majesteiteni' announced
their arrival. A deathlike stiffness pre-
vailed, only interrupted by the rustling
of the robes of the deeply courtesying
ladies. The young Queen Wilhelmina
looked lovely. She wore a white silk
dress, its only ornament being two roses
fastened on the left shoulder. Strings
of diamonds were interwoven with her
fair hair, their brilliance wing with
the sparkle of her eyes and the bright
joy in her sweet face, while hundreds
crowded up to the throne to have the
honor Of an introduction.
The young queen glanced down at
the moving crowd below her, who were
crushed up into very small space. The
band struck up quadrille d'honneur.
Queen Wilhelmina rose and danced this
set in the most graceful manner with
the Russian ambassador, Ridder de
Struve Count du Monceau, chief Of the
military cabinet, was similarly honored
Then hundreds again crowded round the
throne seats, names buzzed through the
air, followed by softly spoken words by
the queens and gracious bows. All this
was certainly not SO easy for the young
queen as the rhythmical gliding over
the parquet floor. Again the crowds all
crush up together, and through the mar
row lane, between fair, dark and bald
heads, the queen leaves the room in
which she for the first time had enjoyed
that pleasure for which all young girls
long-her first ball. -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08
RIVERSIDE DRIVE.

The Picturesque Park Where the Grant
Mauso1eum Is Situated.
Perhaps it would be folly to claim for
the Grant mausoleum architectural per-
fection, but he would indeed be blase
critic who could find fault with its su-
perb situation. Crowning one of the
highest points on river girt Manhattan,
it raises its splendid, graceful bulk from
the brow of a promontory that is 1874
feet above the waters of the Hudson.
The capstone Of the dome is nealry 800
feet above high water mark.
No matter from what direction you
approach, the shining white Doric pile
is above you. Place it ON almost any
other spot in the city, and 1t would be
dwarfed by the surrounding buildings
Central park is walled in by skyscrap-
ing family hotels and apartment houses.
Morningside park is bit of sunken
meadow, and Battery park is hemmed
In by big Office buildings except on the
waterside. But Riverside park is a green
strip on the edge Of high bluff which
forms the eastern bank of the river.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08

1t is probably question of interest
with most women as to how the late
Mrs. Hungerford took her nom de plume
of ''The Duchess. Bah" explains it
in a conversation she had with her
Mrs. Hungerford said:
''Many years ago, just at the time
was writing Phyllis, stopped work
for awhile and went to attend tea at
the home of one Of my most intimate
friends. Just as was going to enter the
drawing room my host saw me, came
forward, waved the footman away and
himself announced me to the guests as
Her grace the duchess.
"He said this with great solemnityr
and as all of us knew each other we'll
there was a great deal of laughter and
fun about it. Then somebody took it up
and said that the title well became me-,
because I am exactly feet and at that
time was very slender. 1t was probably
foolish, very frivolous, but we were
light hearted, all young together, and
laugh seemed the very best thing that
could happen us. So this name was put
on the first sheets of Phyllis, and these
sheets were sent across the water, where,
funnily enough, l am known by my.
title, though in England it is not used
and not recognized.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08

GENERAL HORACE PORTER. CHAIRMAN OF
THE GRANT MONUMENT COMMITTEE.
weighing four tons. The cover weighs
another ton. It was quarried in Mon
tello, Wis, after long search had been
made for suitable material The gran
ite is dark red in color and of very
fine grain. Every inch of it is polished
to mirrorlike smoothness, and the sur
face is entirely without ornament. On
the face of the cover, in simple block
letters, is carved Ulysses S. Grant. :"
The sarcophagus rests on plain base of
blush gray Quincy granite which is 10
feet 10 inches square.
When the cedar casket is transferred
to this substantial sarcophagus, its steel
casing will be taken off. Another sar-
cophagus, exactly similar to the one re-
Gently placed in position, is being pre-
pared at the same quarries, and in time
twill rest beside the present one. When
this narrow stone tenement is occupied,
the visitor to the<1mb may look down
from the balcony above and see resting
side by side in eternal sleep General
Grant and his devoted wife, exactly as
he had wished it to be.
The crypt is SO arranged that visitors
will be able to walk all around the two
sarcophagi, but the best view will be
obtained from the. balcony above, sim
liar arrangement to that of the tomb of
Napoleon in the Hotel des Invalides
The we'll of the dome is lighted by rich
stained glass windows, SO that the effect
will be particularly artistic. The whole
interior Of the tomb is wainscoted with
polished marble, SO that there will be no
opportunity for defaceiaent, and the
crank tourists who have contracted the
habit Of writing their names in public
places will be discouraged when they
find that their inscriptions can easily be
wiped off with damp cloth.
In the hollow piers and in the inches
around the crypt there will be shown
collections of battleffags and Grant
relics. One of the corners will contain
spiral iron staircase by which visitors
may climb to the top of the base or
square part of the structure, whence an
unrivaled view of the lower Hudson
and the city can be obtained
twill he some time before the grounds
around the mausoleum are laid out as
originally intended, but when this work
is finished the pure white structure will
rise from plot of velvety green lawn
relieved by shrubs and beds of flowers
Even in its present condition it is
when it reaches full completeness it will
be one of the most attractive spots on
the continent.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08
THE MAUSOLEUM.
History and Description of General Grant

History and Description of General Grants
Last Resting Place.
Nearly score of years ago, when
General and Mrs. Grant were in Europe,
they visited together the tomb Of Isa-
bella and Ferdinand. The sight Of that
royal couple who had been sleeping
there side by side in peace for centuries
appealed to the usually practical and
phsentimental soldier. Turning to his
wife, he said tenderly:
Julia, this is the way we should
rest in DEATH =
Years afterward, when death had
claimed the great general and his body
had been brought down from Mount
McGregpr to New York city, where II
passed through miles of solidly packed
mourners, there came requests from diff
ferent parts Of the country for the honor
Of providing last resting place. Ill
nois wanted it because that state wa
popularity regarded as his home. Ohis
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08

GENERAL GRENvILLE NJ DODGE. MARSHAL
OF DEDICATION PARADE,
There is so much more boulevard
than park to Riverside that New York
ers commonly refer to it as Riverside
drive. The boulevard is double one,
each drive being fully 20 feet wide,
and on the riverside are bride paths
and broad promenade protected by a
parapet.
The side of the bluff which slopes
down to the river has been laid out in
terraces, with winding paths, by Ohm
stead, the celebrated landscape architect
who changed Central park from a swamp
to bower of beauty. On the east side
the drive is bordered by the homes OF
New Yerk's merchant princes.
At the northern end the roadways
merge into one big drive. which sweens
around Jne IomD, o1pp1ng TO a sIIgntty
lower level on the upper side. From
this curve can be seen the noble Hudson
the Rhine of America-its busy wa
ters deeply framed by the lordly Pali-
sades, which rise majestically on the op-
posite side of the river This is the set
ting which nature has provided for the
Grant mausoleum, and it is fitting
one