The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-29
WaShingtOn'S Dust Will Never
Rest on the HudSOn's Banks.
MOUNT VERNON HIS CHOICE
The Proposition TO Remove the Sa-
cred Dust TO New York Unpatri-
otic-opinions of Prominent Citi-
zens-Same Think 1t IL Cha ra cter IS
tic Gotham Advertising scheme.

commenting Yesterday on the New York
project 10 transfer Washington's remains
to New York, as outlined in The Times 1t
as perhaps needless to say that all the com
ment on the proposition, without exception,
in this city, was most unfavorahle. When
ever the subject was brought up it was
either laughed a as too absurd for serious
thought, OF torn 10 pieces vigorously. No
one among all those who saw the articlesin
The Times or n the New Yorkpaper which
has given them most publicity, had one
word of Commenddtion for the plan, OF
fer thepeoplc who originated ii, OF evenIo
New York itself.
Many New York men have unquestionably
given their support To the idea. Theyha ave
talked Of the beauty OF the plan, of its rea-
sonablencSS, of its patriotism, and even OF
its necessity No one among all those
quoted in New York had anything to say Of
is SelriShness, OF It's New YorkiShness. of
It's inDuSSibility or OF its absurdity.
The New York plan 5 simply to give up
Mount Vernon and To carry WaShington's
oilst from there and place it beneath an-
other granite pile at the other end of River
side. saw at Seventy-Second street, where
il would stand clear and distinct, where
all the world may see it, overlooking the
gateway OF the western hemisphere, on
one OF the most beautiful spots of what is
to be the greatest city in the wond-piant-
ed where an may see and take lessons from
the l.fc If the hero OF war aad of peace
In conversations with Washingtouians
and with NirGinians, and with people from
E.s ~ Ia a TpnDTfpr for The
Times has found these few simple reasons
why this plan should not be carried out
Mount Vernon. was the home Of the
Father OF His Country, and was selected
bv tim before hc died as his resting place
after death.
The wife Of President Washington also
desired thathc be buried al Mount Vernon.
He has rested there for century now,
nearly, and the SPOTS historic, is hallowed,
is a Mecca for Americans.
Washington was a Yirginian. Virginia
has the same right to guard the remains OF
her dead hero as New York has to erect a
tomb 10 Grant.
The city Of Washington is the Capital or
| the nation Mount Vernon is in sentiment
a part of the Capital The proposition
would be very InucI more easy o. a argument
that the great new Grant tomb should be
torn down ana the remains ofGrant brought
and placed at Arlington or at the Soldiers
! Home.
| if there should ever come any question
! in the future as to the removal or Wash
ngton's remains from Mount Vernon there
| could be no question ast0 their being taken
away from the Capital OF the nation The
! crypt under tue capitol was designed as
/ tomb TO Washingt
Riverside Drive is a great pleasure park
! in reality It has been thought by many
! that the beautiful and imposing monument
! to Grant. which was on Tuesday dedicated,
might ha- been placedin d more fitting 10
cality. Some have said that this mag
nificent tomb will take away from the
frivolous enjoyment OF Riverside Drive,
and that Riverside Drive Will take away
I from the solemn dignity which should sur
rulnd the tomb 0f Grant
Several people were interviewed by q
| Times man yesterday whose opinions may
! tie quoted. Mir : Ii. Kaufman, who is
uemter OF the Washington Monument As
! SoCiation, says. No community outside Of
/ New York in the United States would for
! a moment consider such a proposition
| It seems strange if even New York VIII
! The whole country Will rebel against
an, such abSur idea if New York attempts
to make a serious project of it,
Charles c. Glover said: The proposition
IS toe absurd TO admit OF discussion, and
/ therefore viTlnot mention the iRnumerable
| reasons which come to my mind to make it
! asburd."
A gentleman, who, for reasons that will
easily be seen, did not care to have his
| name mentioned. said: New York is not
| an American dty. Such an idea could
only come from a mOngra town without
! American ideas and American sentiments;
without any true patriotism or clear con
| ceptien Of the relations which Washing
1 ton bears TO his country, and which New
York bears to the country It is selfish,
| hoggish. un-American scheme. i am sure
/ that no other community in the United
| States would have been equal to its sug-
gestion.'
Admiral Franklin, member or the
| Grant Monument Association, said: 1t
would be great mistake, ifthere were any
| possibility OF the country considering it Sc
riously. Washington belongs to Virginia
in the same way that Grant belongs to New
| York. and more
| Dr. Daniel T. Clarke says: 1.-The thing
IS ridiculous. Why don't the New York
| ers want TO move the Washington Monu-
| nient to New York, and the public build
| ings. and the whole city? Undoubtedly it
would be a good advertising scheme for
New York if they could be moved there.
No one outside of that city would tolerate
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